How in the world do you pronounce jicama?

Your pregnancy: 32 weeks

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.


8 MORE WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Random Question...

Do giraffes get hiccups....?

It's quiet...a little too quiet

Mackenzie has been gone camping with her grandparents since Thursday evening. The silence is maddening! I didn't realize how much I missed all the noise she makes! Nor did I realize how noisy she is. This house is way too quiet for my own sanity. Mike and I were married for almost two years before we had Mackenzie and I'm not really sure how we made it through this deafening silence. Of course, we didn't know what we were missing either.

Definitely food for thought.... when I was 18 my plans did not include marriage and kids and a house and all that suburban crap that comes with it. Now I can't even imagine life any other way but this! Yes folks, I've become a typical housewife... oy vey.

Joke of the Day...

"My favorite channel is the Lifetime Channel because Lifetime is television for women -- Lifetime: Television for Women. Yet, for some reason, there's always a woman getting beaten on that channel."

-Jim Gaffigan
-Comedy Central Jokes.com

Marriage...

So my brother-in-law is getting divorced after several years of marriage. Since he and his soon to be ex-wife got married shortly after my husband and I did, it's definitely got me thinking. What is it about some relationships that make them last while others just fizzle out, founder, and eventually die a horrible death?

Husband and I have definitely been through our share of ugly marital issues and divorce had most certainly crossed both of our minds. We decided that things were worth saving, and we were right. Yes, things get stagnant sometimes, but it's up to both of us to make an active decision to be together. Along that same line, we had also decided that we wouldn't just stay together simply for the sake of not being alone or just being "together for the kids." There has to be a long-lasting desire to be partners with someone, otherwise it's just not going to work and you'll both end up bitter and empty.

Divorces are so sad. They bring out the worst in people. It's really hard to see two people who were madly in love with each other end up to the point that they absolutely hate each other. What's even worse is when kids are involved. There are so many psychological issues that are linked to kids who are from broken homes. Even those kids who are in their 20s and 30s who later find out that their parents were just sticking it out until all the kids were grown up suffer from similar problems as the kids who experienced divorce at a younger age. It's almost like a betrayal to the kids. To think that everything is fine and have that rug pulled out from under you, no matter what your age, is probably devastating and would definitely have a life-long impact.

Bottom line: love the one you're with and if you can't do that, at least try to be nice to each other when things end.

The First...

So at the behest of a friend... I am starting a blog. Tadah!

I'm not sure how I feel about this right now, nor do I know what the heck to write. I think I'm just gonna throw whatever in as I feel like it. This might include daily ramblings, bits of poetry, my stress at the moment, as well as random bitchings about people/situations that irritate the holy crap out of me.

So there it is folks, stay tuned for amazing and riveting tales of my life (no promises)!