Out of the mouths of babes

As a (former) kindergarten teacher, I've come across some pretty funny quotes from students of mine. I even have a document where I'm saving them all in hopes of writing a short book one day. This little conversation, though not from one of my kindergarten classes, is rather humorous.

On our way up to a wedding this weekend, Nathan and I stopped at an In N Out Burger for lunch. At the end of our meal I went to the restroom. All the stalls were being used so I waited my turn. As one of the doors unlocked a mother and her young son, perhaps 3 or 4 stepped out. The little boy looked me up and down over and over again, and as I went into the stall and locked the door I heard this conversation:

Boy: Mommy, why is that lady's tummy so big?
Mom: She has a baby in her tummy.
Boy: But, where is the baby?
Mom: It's inside her tummy growing, just like you were. You were in mommy's tummy when you were real little too.
Boy: But how did the baby get there?
Mom: (in a hurried voice) Let's wash your hands honey.

Ah. Children. How I love their innocent wonder of the world. Too funny. Nathan says I should have shouted "I'm not pregnant!" but it's just a little too obvious at this point.

A Day at the DMV and other such pregnancy adventures

I recently had to renew my driver's license at the DMV. Actually go to the government building, pay the fee, take an eye exam and a new picture. Although I think this is unfair while pregnant, there's no controlling that and it seemed easy enough.

Wrong.

As most of us Californians know, our state government is in a sad sad state as of late. The DMV (along with almost all government offices) is now closed certain days of the month for furlough days. This limits the amount of time one can conduct business with them. Ugh. So, even though I had made an appointment and arrived on time, I still had to wait in a long line just to tell them I was there. Then I, like everyone else, took a number (yes, after waiting in line), and waited for my number to be called.

The visit did not go as well as I would have hoped.

First of all, it was raining that day. And the line was out the door in the rain. Fabulous. Then some man is smoking directly behind me. Um, hello, pregnant woman in the very near vicinity! So I went Mama Bear on him and he stepped further away and exhaled in another direction.

Then when I finally reached the lady at the reception desk, she complimented my hair. Which sounds great, right? Except that her hair resembled Farrah Fawcett circa 1975. Oh no.

Then I realized that I had forgotten the document which had all my info on it that I was bring. Shoot. As I'm finishing up filling out a brand new document to replace the old one, my number gets called.

I pay my fee. The man asks me to read the letters on a chart against the wall. All I see are fuzzy b's, p's, q's, e's and other letters I'm not entirely sure about. My vision is shot. Pregnancy doesn't help. My driver's license now says I need corrective lenses. When did THAT happen??

I take my picture, forgetting to remove my bright yellow purse on my shoulder. After the click, the man says, "Great picture. Even got those dimples in there." Um, what? I have dimples?? Since when??? Apparently my face is fatter now too. And I have dimples.

I then go to New Leaf market to get a few groceries. Granted, these were groceries that I was craving, not necessarily healthy things, namely: Coconut bliss ice cream, Green and Black's chocolate bar and 2 for 1 Odwalla protein drinks. Hey, gotta get that protein in there from other sources than just meat!!
The guy at the checkout stand then comments as he's beeping through my purchases, "Well, someone's trying to gain weight!"

Sheesh. What a day.

Belly Pics from Mother's Day

Here I am at 28 weeks. Well, actually BABY is 28 weeks, not me, I'm considerably older than that......

Sometimes from the front, you can't really tell (unless I'm holding my stomach, as shown). I just look a little bigger. But from the side, it looks like I swallowed a basketball.

Dresses and cardigans are my new bestest friends as they camouflage well the poundage placed on my upper arms, thighs and fanny. Well, at least I tell myself that they do.

Spring in New York

And I don't mean the "new York". I mean the Big Apple. The city.

Took my last airplane trip (at least for awhile) to New York City. I went with my best friend Ali, who just so happens to have a very cool sister who works as an assistant costume designer on broadway. Ah, it's good to have connections.

Anyway we enjoyed central park, Brooklyn's botanical garden, Times Square, shopping and the highlight: 2 broadway shows including the opening night of American Idiot by Green Day. Of course it was a big-to-do and a handful of celebrities were there: Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka, Rosie O'Donnell, Edward Norton, of course the band Green Day among some others. I only saw them from a distance, mostly because I'm too shy to approach them. Oh well.
We partied into the night (2am, not bad for a pregnant woman!) and enjoyed all the free food at the after party.

I have to admit that I was a little intimidated by New York before going there. It just seemed SO famous and so daunting, that I would never feel quite comfortable. Nevertheless, it was great! I heart NY! Truth be told, I think I might just be a city girl. If that's even news to anyone.


Amazing fabric stores: floor to ceiling of every kind of fabric and related material you could possibly imagine.

First time to NY? Gotta go to the Empire State Building, right?

Michael & Sarah's wedding

Nate's youngest brother, Michael got married Easter weekend. Youngest in that he came about 3 minutes after his older twin brother. Anyway, now everyone in the York family is married. 4 sets of Mr. and Mrs. York. Whew! It is finished. Beautiful wedding, great people, fun was had by all. Congratulations Michael and Sarah!

Nathan and his other 2 brothers, Ryan and Allen in the bridal party. Love how they all held their hands the same way, with their left hand on top so that their wedding bands show.

Drumroll please......

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!

We can't believe it. I personally thought it may have just been impossible. But it's true. Or at least 99.9% (according to the ultrasound technician) true. And best of all, everything looks good and healthy.

Here's my favorite interaction of the day:

Technician: Do you want to see between the legs?
Me: Yes, please.
T: Any wagers? (looks at Nate, Nate shakes his head)
Me: I think it might be a boy, I had a dream it was a boy....
T: Ok, let's see here.........well, there's "his" vagina.

Too funny. We also found out that the placenta is anterior lying, meaning that it's in front, so no wonder I haven't felt too much kicking. Oh well. There are worse places it could lie.

Our daughter (ohmigosh, that sounds so weird), was a bit of a stinker too. She kept moving away from us and refusing to give a profile picture. Plenty of face-on ones though. She was moving and punching up a storm too. One picture we even got with her hand beneath her chin, graduation style! Such a little poser. She's definitely a Grellmann girl!

Slightly Pregnant Pictures

~9weeks

Ah, body image. Gotta love the way we love/hate our bodies. So much societal pressure to look a certain way. Even in pregnancy.

~19 weeks

Recently, my weight hasn't been an issue for me. I've been on the low end of the BMI index for awhile now, and even at my heaviest, (freshman, 15 baby), I was still within the normal range. So, seeing my weight go up and up, is a bit hard for me. I know it's ok, but sometimes it freaks me out to see those numbers I've never seen before on a scale! But I'm not complaining (yet). Just telling. Please don't look at my butt.