...I could borrow Doc Brown's Delorean and fly to Feb. 8th!

Seriously, I know I've made it this far without going crazy...but now that the BIG ultrasound is only 5 days away I'm finding it hard to think about anything else. It's so close and in just 5 days we'll find out if I've been growing a penis or a vagina. THAT'S A BIG DEAL!

Not only do I find out that good news...I also reach the halfway point! Holy cow! It does NOT feel like I've been pregnant for 20 weeks. Then in only 8 more weeks our baby will be viable outside my womb. Granted, we want Biscuit to stay in there for another 20 weeks, but if he/she insists on coming out early we'd like for him/her to wait at least another 8 weeks. For more than one reason...his/her health and potential complications...we don't have any baby things yet...we don't have a crib...clothes (except for a santa outfit thanks to Amanda and some diapers thanks to Courtney)...nor have we gone through any childbirth classes, breastfeeding classes, NOTHING.

Basically, at this point we are so unprepared for this baby that even in 8 weeks I don't think we'll be much more prepared. Sheesh! When you think about all that it gets a little overwhelming...so I think I'll try to think happy thoughts instead. :-) So stay tuned and we'll reveal the sex on Friday, February 8th! I'm thinking pink, Brad's thinking blue, and everyone else is thinking BABY!

...I could snap my fingers and what I dream of would arrive.

Yes, it's true...I'm impatient. :-) I like to have what I want when I want it. Do I realize this can't happen all the time? Yes, of course. Do I know that if you didn't have something to want for then life would be boring? Yes, of course.

I have had zero cravings to this point. I'm halfway through my 18th week and my have the cravings kicked in. And of course...it couldn't be that I want a hotdog or a pickle or something simple like that. Nope...I'm dying for a Giovanni's pizza and some of their creamy italian dressing. Both of those things are no available to me in Louisville. For the last week I haven't been able to think of any other food except those two things. Nothing sounds good except those things and I really don't want to eat anything except those things. Well, if you forget about the cupcakes, popsicles, and crab rangoon I had this weekend. :-)

Thank you to my Aunt Marty for bringing me both of these two things I so desire...so I can move on. :-) I seriously might drink the italian dressing when I get it...I can make no promises. hehe. YEAH FOR GIOVANNI'S!!!! PIZZA POWER!

...American Gladiators would be on every night!

I can't lie. I was intrigued when I saw that THE Hulk Hogan was hosting the new American Gladiators show. I watched the first episode and was really happy to see that there was yet another episode on after the first!!! Yes, that's right, two episodes in one night. My pregnant arse stayed up until 11pm watching that enjoyable mess. Well, as we speak there is another one on right now that Brad and I are enjoying. Yes, that's right two days in a row! I don't remember American Gladiators being quite as good as it is now. Maybe it's the hulk that makes it great. :-)

...each year would be as eventful as this last one.

Well, I'm off work today, which is good because I'm still sick, but getting better. So I'm sitting in the chair with my pups and I'm researching baby things (of course!). I started thinking about what a HUGE year this has been for me and my friends and family. I was going to put it in a little recap, but as I started putting it together it wasn't as eventful as it seems. We've watched my "little brother" leave for basic training, Hawaii (where he was stationed), and then to Kuwait and onto Iraq (where he is currently stationed). We've been through a total of 4 herniated discs. (Zac and Cousin Amanda combined) We've had two babies. (Rachel & Dan, Nathan & Courtney) We've gotten pregnant. (Brad and I) We've gotten three new jobs. (Zac, Nikki, Mikie) We've gotten new cars. (Me, Nikki, Amanda, Laurie) We've had a wedding. (Amanda and Matthew) We started dating our first boyfriend. (Shera!) We registered to vote. (Shera) We've had family members pass away. (Granny, Cousin Cathy) We got a jetski. (Dad and Mom) We turned 50. (Robert) We went to Hawaii for Thanksgiving. (Mom, Dad, Brad and me)

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of on a whim. But seriously, it was just a great year. We had a lot of great things happen. Some bad mixed in throughout the year, but overall it was an amazing year. Most people resent the unhappy things that happen, but in my opinion it all happened for a reason and I'm happy to have gone through it and made it out safe and sound. So, to everyone who reads my blog, have a happy new year and I hope that 2008 is eventful for you and reveals everything you wish for.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

...people would use their brains for more than place holders.

Seriously, if you're a smoker then you should have to sit in your car with ALL your nasty cigarette butts. I'm pretty sure the next time someone throws a cigarette butt out of their car and it hits my car I believe I will be throwing a bottle of water out of my car to hit theirs after I zoom in front of them and cut them off. I mean, how is that different from littering? People think it's okay because it's just a small little piece. Bottom line is that IT'S A PIECE OF PAPER YOU'RE THROWING OUT OF YOUR CAR, DUMBASS!

Basically, these people think that it's okay to throw a smoldering piece of paper out of their window so that it doesn't stink up their car (like I give a flying rat's ass about the smell of their car...wouldn't want to inhale any EXTRA smoke) and hit my car with it. GREAT! Well, I say if you think that's a good idea, then perhaps I think it's a great idea to dent your friggin' car with my 1/2 full bottle of water.

Seriously, can't people use their heads?!

...I would be able to hear Biscuit's heartbeat all the time.

We heard Biscuit's heartbeat today at the doctor. It was strong and we could hear it very clearly. It was amazing. We're both so in love with our little Biscuit already. :-) The doctor said that hearing the heartbeat with the doppler was a great milestone and it marks the risk of miscarriage dropping to next to nothing. So she said if we were waiting to tell people, which we weren't, that now it is officially safe to shout it from the rooftops. So because I'm not allowed to climb rooftops, due to danger of falling, we're shouting it here instead.

WE'RE PREGNANT! WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY IN JUNE! WE'RE GOING TO BE PARENTS! WE CAN'T WAIT AND WE'RE IN LOVE WITH OUR BABY ALREADY!

Whew...okay, there ya go. Feel free to spread the word as you wish cause we're as in the clear as we're gonna get. :-) We've ordered a home doppler to listen to the heartbeat at home as often as we like. I can't wait!

...school would still be about coloring in the lines.

Sheesh! So this weekend I had a 40 page assignment due. It was actually due last Wednesday, but my angel of a professor gave me an extension to this weekend. Well, I wrapped it up and sent it off to her yesterday. Now all I have is to finish a fairly simple assignment just correcting a few things and a final exam.

Seriously "burnt out" doesn't describe how sick to death I am of school. I love what I'm learning. I love the kids when I go in to observe, but seriously...the homework, quizzes, tests, and projects are getting really OLD. This semester is finally over, but damn! It can't be over fast enough if you ask me.

Then mid-January it all starts all over again! Thank God for Christmas break!!! Why can't I just color pretty pictures and get A+'s?