day 260:
i can't really complain. so far this pregnancy has been pretty easy.
other than getting bigger and hotter, i am doing pretty good.
although, i have a sinus infection (which i'm sure is unrelated to the pregnancy).
and i have gotten a little dizzy from the pressure built up in my head.
but again... nothing really to complain about.
so i thought since there is only about two months left, i should give you an update on the baby...
baby balut is about 3.3 pounds... and is being compared to four navel oranges.
only 9 weeks left. i can't believe how fast the time has gone by.
day 259:
i'm not sure what it is about guns that intrigues boys so much...
and i'm not sure what it is about pain that is so funny to them either...
my brother, his friend, and our two cousins decided to use air soft guns and paintball guns on each other.
for fun.
they each took turns shooting at each other. one person would put on the mask and head to the edge of the woods, while the others stood by the house taking turns shooting at the live target.
and laughing every time someone got hit.
the "rules" were, you weren't supposed to shoot on automatic, and you were supposed to stop shooting the person when they ran out of the woods.
both rules were broken.
of course i was there taking pictures... and i have to admit, i was laughing pretty hard too.
day 258:
i know what it's for, but seriously guys... you look ridiculous.
at first i thought you looked like the horses they used to use for jousting. like a knight in shining armor might be riding you...
then i got closer... and i decided that you look like some freak-show donkey-rabbits.
day 257:
i'm getting bigger... and it's getting hotter... in case you were wondering, this is a bad combination.
i knew full well that this summer was going to be tough. i knew that i would be in my last two months of pregnancy just as the summer was at its hottest.
but i didn't really know how that would feel.
and then it happened.
and tim put in the air conditioners.
i might sit here in the living room all summer long.
day 256:
tim and i don't agree on everything.
one of the biggest disagreements we have is about orange juice.
tim likes oj with no pulp. can you believe it?!
i, on the other hand, like lots of pulp.
how do we solve this problem, you wonder? well, we buy two kinds of orange juice. a his and hers, so to speak.
but this morning... this morning i was out of mine, so i thought i would just have one glass of his.
i took one sip and dumped the rest down the drain.
it was like orange medicine or something. i like my juice to seem fresh squeezed. i want to drink my oj and close my eyes and imagine that i am drinking it straight from the juicer.
who's with me?
day 255:
i am a dog person. (like i really had to say that)
but this is a little ridiculous.
as i was driving to a friend's, i realized that there is paper everywhere in my car.
you see, griffey likes to tear paper up. so while i'm driving, and paying attention to the road, she will find anything she can... a pay stub, a receipt, a post-it... anything, and she will tear it to shreds.
as i was shaking my head at the paper, i then notices all the nose marks on my windshield.
griffey insists on pressing her wet snout all over my window.
and the sad part is, even if/when i clean, she just does it all over again.
i remember the days when i didn't even like one little thing out of place in my car. i used to keep air fresheners fresh, and the leather polished.
now... well, let's just say, now i don't.
day 254:
tonight the Watoto Choir visited our church.
they were the cutest bunch of kids i have ever seen.
and their singing and dancing was awesome.
they are all from the watoto orphanage in uganda.
they travel around singing and sharing the message that God loves us all. they share their heartbreaking stories, but explain that there is hope! that with God they they have found happiness.
they were so inspiring. their love of God despite their suffering was so moving and their happiness was evident in their smiles.
day 253:
i was trying to take a picture of the clear sky...
you see, i went to watch tim's baseball game, and while i was sitting there, the dark clouds rolled in and it started to pour.
so i left. soaking wet. but by the time i got home, it wasn't raining.
in fact, it hadn't even rained one drop here.
so, i thought i would take a picture of the clear sky. and write about how it rained there, but wasn't raining here...
and of course, griffey just couldn't stay out of the picture.
day 252:
this little bird makes a lot of noise.
he sits right outside our backdoor, so every time i bring the dog out she gets all upset.
you see... griffey is a hunting dog. a bird dog to be specific. and even though we have never taken her hunting, she still loves to chase birds in the yard. it's just ingrained in her.
but this little bird. he just sits there on the gutter. she can't chase him, so she gets ticked and usually sits and barks at him until i drag her away.
day 251:
let me start off by saying, this is the first time that my face has been on the blog.
it's kinda hard to hold the camera far enough away. and it's big and heavy. and awkward.
anyways. this picture is more about my sunglasses.
i have had this pair for years. never lost them once. which is a miracle.
but, i once heard it said that the speed at which you lose a pair of sunglasses depends on how expensive they are.
the more expensive, the quicker lost.
100% true.
day 250:
my best friend is marrying my brother.
and today was the bridal shower.
the bridal party worked hard to get ready for this big day, and i have to say it was a complete success.
the decor was perfect.
the food was amazing.
the friends who shared in the event made it wonderfully memorable.
i want to say, we missed those of you who couldn't be there, and we are thankful to those of you who helped make this day a success.
for those of you that couldn't make it...
here are a couple of shots to show you what you missed :)
day 249:
griffey was barking. which isn't a rare, but this time, she just. wouldn't. stop.
running from window to window. whining and whimpering the whole time.
so tim went to bring her out and that's when he yelled for me to get the camera.
griffey had spotted a new friend.
a painter turtle... just sitting in our driveway.
not sure how he got there. but then again, we seem to get lots of animals roaming around our property.
day 248:
a few of us went shoe shopping for julia's wedding.
but as my blog showed yesterday, i will not be able to wear the same shoes as everyone. which stinks because the shoes we picked are super cute.
as were most of the shoes in the macy's shoe department.
it was torture walking around there. not just because my feet hurt, but because my heart hurt. my little heart hurt knowing that i couldn't wear any of the cute shoes in that store.
day 247:
i can't really complain. i mean, so far this pregnancy has been pretty easy.
i have not been sick one single day. i have had no heartburn. and there are a whole bunch of other things that i have not had to deal with either...
i do get tired, but i try to go to bed at a reasonable hour, so that usually helps.
but... my feet.
lately, my feet have started to swell so bad that even my nike free wonder shoes aren't cutting it.
it's a good thing it's spring and flip flops are socially acceptable because that is alllllll i wear.
day 246:
i try to mix it up on my blog...
sometimes i shoot inside, sometimes outside.
but today when i went outside to shoot, i heard this crash behind me. i turned around and saw griffey.
she had smashed her little face through the blinds so she could see what i was up to.
how dare i go outside without her!
day 245:
i baked cookies!
for no reason at all.
well... i guess there was a reason... i had a stale store-bought snickerdoodle and was so disappointed that i baked a whole batch of fresh cookies.
i made lemon snowflakes.
and when tim got home and tried one (apparently for the first time ever) he was so impressed he said he never had a homemade cookie that good.
wife of the year.
day 244:
a while back the roof started leaking...
one night it rained and we heard little drips falling onto the stove. there was water leaking in at the top of the stovepipe.
tim wasn't too pleased.
but then, the next time that it rained... no leak.
and then the next time.. there was. and then there wasn't. you get the picture.
i thought maybe it had something to do with how hard it rained, but today it poured. and poured. and poured...
and not a drop of it leaked in the house.
weird.
day 243:
today was my cousin danielle's first communion.
i couldn't make it to the church, but i heard she did great!
i did, however, make it to her house for the food :)
and the company. i love seeing my family! we had a great time catching up with everyone.
sometimes when i get caught up catching up (if that makes sense) i don't get many pictures.
but i did get a few shots in and danielle looked absolutely beautiful.
day 242:
i am soooo tired!
usually by friday night i have completely crashed... but tonight i had plans.
we had to get together to get ready for julia's bridal shower.
i can't go into too many details because julia can't know anything.
however, i can say that if it weren't for my mom and sheri and tina's mom helping us, we would have been up allll night.
we had a blast, but i'm glad it's over. i may have been ambitious in my crafting ideas. but i can't wait to see the finished product next week!
day 241:
today i went to watch the biggest game in tim's coaching history.
let's just say that hampshire regional high school is not known for it's baseball program... but today, they made it to the playoffs.
with a little help from coach balut of course.
i am so proud of you.
day 240:
we played a new game at youth group tonight... and by "we" i mean everyone but me.
don't get me wrong, i tried to play, but it was hard... with the baby n' all.
the gist of it is, keep your feather in the air as long as possible.
even though it would have been fun to compete, it was more fun watching.
everyone did a great job.
although jamie did the best and i didn't even get a pic of her... i was too busy laughing :)
good times.
day 239:
my flowers died.
so to replace them, my husband picked these off our front lawn.
i thought they were beautiful... but i'm pretty sure they might be weeds.
i guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
day 238:
this morning i saw tina's status update on facebook: "ok, i don't want to brag(yesido) but this cupcake frosting i just made... you should probably just come here and try it. uh-may-zing".
so it only made sense to ask her to bring me one when we met for coffee tonight.
now, i'm not one to judge, but...
i'm sure it will taste "uh-may-zing", but it doesn't look "um-may-zing"... it doesn't even look good.
she said that the sun melted the frosting. likely story.
but like i said, i'm not one to judge... so i will eat it anyway. and i am sure i will love it!
love you tina <3
day 237:
today is mother's day. it was neat getting mother's day wishes from all of my friends and family. although, i don't feel exactly like a mom yet, i know i am one.
this afternoon we went to my parents house for lunch. while there, my mother gave me two chairs she got at a tag sale.
at first i wasn't so sure about these chairs... they are... well, they are pretty ugly. but then i sat in them... and i completely changed my mind. they are so comfortable. and they glide too!
now i love my porch. i can't wait to sit outside and enjoy a cup of coffee.
day 236:
tim and i went to run an errand at the west farms mall and then ended up exploring west hartford.
we have lived in CT for some time now, but always head north when we go out.
i suggested trying this restaurant "the elbow room". i read about it in a magazine a while back and thought it sounded really good.
it was.
then after dinner, we walked all around the center. i never knew how cute it is there! i had heard of "blue back square" before, and even asked friends to go check it out, but no one seemed to think that it was anything worth driving to.
well, it is my new favorite spot.
day 235:
tonight i went to the webster underground with the amazing carla ten eyck (www.carlateneyck.com) and her awesome husband dave, to see the band "the awakening" play in a battle of the bands.
this is the band i got to shoot at carla's photography workshop, so it was really neat to see them play.
they were really great, and although we were a little old for the crowd the appeal to, we hung in there with the best of them.
but now i'm ready to crash. so here are a few shots i got while there.
day 234:
it's funny really.
i buy the dog little toys here and there... like the ones i got her on her birthday, and she either destroys them, or ignores them.
but this old beat up tennis ball? this tennis ball that doesn't even have fur on it? she can't seem to live without it.
day 233:
one of our favorite dinners here at the balut household is the costco pizza.
it's only $9.99! and it is really good.
although i pull off the tomato and basil, i do like the flavor they bring to the pizza.
i feel like this blog is becoming more and more about food these days...
i wonder why?
;)
day 232:
feeling the baby kick is pretty cool.
i don't really know how to describe it. i mean i could describe what it feels like, pop corn popping, but i can't describe how i feel when i feel it... if that makes sense.
my pregnancy has changed since i have been able to feel the baby kick too... i actually feel pregnant.
before, i knew i was, but didn't really feel any different, but now, i feel the baby all the time. i love it.
however, it's kind of strange seeing the baby kick. if i watch my belly, i can actually see it move when the baby kicks. and that i haven't gotten used to just yet.
day 231:
i'm all for saving the environment, but seriously, this bag is just ridiculous.
i don't know if you have had sun chips in their new 100% compostable bags, but if you have then everyone within a 10 mile radius of you heard you.
the bag is so loud that when we drove to florida last april, we had a rule that no one was allowed to eat the chips in the car if someone else in the car was sleeping.
the bag is so loud that the sun chip company actually redesigned their bags because people complained about them.
for real. click here if you don't believe me.
and i'll tell you what... this bag isn't much quieter than the last one.
although, i have a sinus infection (which i'm sure is unrelated to the pregnancy).
