Its always a sad thing when we go to walmart, walk through the movie isle, and realized we got jipped yet again by our favorite movie store, FYE. They had American in Paris for 5 bucks.....and we spent 15.....oh well.
I grew up watching classics like My Fair Lady, Gigi and the Music Man. My family loves old musicals, and when I left home, I started collecting them as well. I never dreamed Nick would love them too! Right before we got married, I decided the fireplace in my apartment was disgusting and asked my landlord if I could paint it white. Then, I made Nick help me. Haha, and while we painted, I turned on Hairspray. Nick loved it so much, we watched it again immediately after it was finished! Then after we were married, I introduced him to Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man and Singing in the Rain. Haha, oh man.
Singing in the Rain is played at least once or twice a week at our house. Nick says it is the greatest movie ever made. He also loves dear professor Higgins and that horrible song "why can't a woman be like a man?" He started doing a little research of his own reccently, and added An American in Paris and Anchors Aweigh to our collection. He is convinced Tristan is going to be the next Gene Kelly.
I'm actually really glad Nick loves musicals as much as he does. We are both convinced its a tragedy that they don't make quality movies like that anymore, and we want our kids to love them as much as we do too.
Here's a list of musicals we love:
Singing in the Rain, because it is just amazing! "I can't stand'em!"
My Fair Lady, "just you wait 'enry 'iggins, just you wait!"
Fiddler on the Roof, Tevya is hilarious "Tradition!!!"
Music Man, "He's a what, he's a what? He's a music man!"
Hairspray "you can't stop the beat!"
Phantom of the Opera "Christine, Angel!" we are most impressed by the mascarade seen and how in sync everyone is.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, cute movie, but I despise those two kids....."hooray hooray hooray!"
Gigi, "Thank heaven for little girls!"
An American in Paris, ah the sounds of George Girshwin
Anchors Aweigh, it has Frank Sinatra and baby Dean Stockwell!
Oliver, "consider yourself part of the furniture". I sang a song from this for solo and ensemble in the 8th grade.
Dr. Doolittle "My friend the doctor says..."
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers , Nick's dream is to be a backwoodsman, haha
The Slipper and the Rose, yeah, only took us 2 and a half years to find this movie!! "oh ho ho, what a comforting thing to know!"
Pete's Dragon "we done had our bath in may!"
Oklahoma, Nick would watch this one every day if he could too!
State Fair, I really love this movie, it has the most catchy music I think. "Its dollars to donuts that our state fair is the best state fair in our state!"
Brigadoon, how can you pass up a magical city that only appears once every 100 years? And Gene Kelly of course.
The Sound of Music, which by the way I'd never seen till I bought it for Nick.
And of course we can't forget the wonderful Muppet Christmas carol that we happily watch all year round. Tristan is going to grow up dancing and singing!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Down to the Home Stretch
Wow! I can't believe I have less than a month left to go! About 23 days actually, because if he stays breech (which he probably will, the booger waited to long to turn and now he's too big!) I get to go a week early. And oh am I ready to be done!!! I can't fit into anything anymore, I've started wearing T-shirts to work instead of my scrub tops, and I lounge around the house in my Sunday dresses because they are the only comfortable things I own. I had a dream the other night that I gave birth but the only thing on my mind was how skinny I was! Haha, I hope it's not like that.
I think I'm getting into that nesting stage though. All I want to do, not that this is really different from how I normally am, is clean my house. But then I realize how tired I am and end up asleep on the couch instead. The last few nights have been torture!! It's probably because I am up moving around all day so Tristan sleeps fairly well. But then at night he is a beast! He will not hold still, which means I can't get to sleep. So I end up tossing and turning and staring at my clock until 5 or 6 in the morning. It is wretched. I mean I know, no sleep, prelude of what's to come. But! At least Nick will be able to hold him while I get all comfy on my tummy in the bed. And! His head will be out of my ribcage. Ahh.....such sweet thoughts.
We also got a package from my dad this morning, containing lots of treats and a cute little outfit for Tristan. Nick and I had been wanting to get him a suit, but haven't been able to find the perfect one. My dad loves getting adorable dress clothes for his grandbabies and picked out the cutest suit! Of course it will be kinda big for him right now, haha it's for 12 months. But! It's kind of Easter/Spring colored, so this time next year he will be able to wear it.
I also cannot wait till I can have my revenge on the elephants upstairs. It'll be sweet when Tristan keeps them up all night crying. *evil laughter*
I think I'm getting into that nesting stage though. All I want to do, not that this is really different from how I normally am, is clean my house. But then I realize how tired I am and end up asleep on the couch instead. The last few nights have been torture!! It's probably because I am up moving around all day so Tristan sleeps fairly well. But then at night he is a beast! He will not hold still, which means I can't get to sleep. So I end up tossing and turning and staring at my clock until 5 or 6 in the morning. It is wretched. I mean I know, no sleep, prelude of what's to come. But! At least Nick will be able to hold him while I get all comfy on my tummy in the bed. And! His head will be out of my ribcage. Ahh.....such sweet thoughts.
We also got a package from my dad this morning, containing lots of treats and a cute little outfit for Tristan. Nick and I had been wanting to get him a suit, but haven't been able to find the perfect one. My dad loves getting adorable dress clothes for his grandbabies and picked out the cutest suit! Of course it will be kinda big for him right now, haha it's for 12 months. But! It's kind of Easter/Spring colored, so this time next year he will be able to wear it.
I also cannot wait till I can have my revenge on the elephants upstairs. It'll be sweet when Tristan keeps them up all night crying. *evil laughter*
Thursday, March 31, 2011
A couple things I've decided
Mmmmmmm...nothing like a bowl of cardboard to get you started in the morning. I was at walmart perusing the cereal isle (about the only thing I can eat not blended). And I saw this deceptively tasty looking box of Fiber Plus Cinnamon Oat Crunch. But then I got it home and tasted it. Bluch! Oh well, I paid for it, so here I am, munching on good for you plywood. Well hey, what pregnant lady doesn't need extra fiber, am I right??
The Biggest Looser is pretty much the most awesome show out there. Nick and I are completely addicted. We don't have cable, so it's a good thing we can watch it on Hulu. It's become kind of a nightly tradition, curl up on the couch we moved from the living room to be in front of the computer and shout at the monitor because everyone on the show is dang stupid. Nick wants Rulon to win, but I think he is a dodo. He sneaks tortilla chips in the night!
Bastian is officially the most whiney kitty in the history of the universe. He bangs on the door and cries like he is dying everyday. Then he beats the snot out of Sukisue, and I always find him with clots of her fur in his mouth. That child needs a serious beating. Not to mention he pulls toilet paper out of the trash and eats it. I sure hope Tristan doesn't take after him.
Ah, speaking of Tristan. I could go 3 weeks early and be perfectly ok with it. Of course that means I would have a baby in a week and a half.....but hey, I would not mind. I can't imagine getting ay bigger! I hardly fit into my scrubs anymore, so the whole world can see my beautiful love handles which I have acquired since being pregnant. And then I squash myself everytime I get up on my little work barstool. But really, I have braxton hicks contractions like 40 million times a day, so maybe I will. Tried going shopping at walmart with Nick the other night (Tangled was completely sold out.....grrrrr.......) and it took us about 30 minutes longer than normal because it felt like I was dragging Rulon through quick sand. My whole uterus cramps up taking my thighs right along with it. The things we do for our children.......
And super glue. It's a great idea to keep your nails together. I have my R thumb nail that is held together in three places with super glue. A little weird? Probably.
And last, scrapbooking has become my Zen. Expensive as it is, I never realized just how dang crafty I am. It is soo relaxing and fun. Then I have to show Nick every single page I make afterwards. I used to bake like I scrapbook now. Only, that was when I had 5 roommates who had boyfriends that would eat all my food. Can you believe Nick doesn't like sweets very much? It saddens me greatly because I never get to bake pound cake, cookies, sweet breads, coffee cake.....etc.....anymore. Oh well, I still really enjoy cooking. But, back on topic.....I can't wait till I have pretty pictures of my baby to put on my already fashioned scrapbook pages!
The Biggest Looser is pretty much the most awesome show out there. Nick and I are completely addicted. We don't have cable, so it's a good thing we can watch it on Hulu. It's become kind of a nightly tradition, curl up on the couch we moved from the living room to be in front of the computer and shout at the monitor because everyone on the show is dang stupid. Nick wants Rulon to win, but I think he is a dodo. He sneaks tortilla chips in the night!
Bastian is officially the most whiney kitty in the history of the universe. He bangs on the door and cries like he is dying everyday. Then he beats the snot out of Sukisue, and I always find him with clots of her fur in his mouth. That child needs a serious beating. Not to mention he pulls toilet paper out of the trash and eats it. I sure hope Tristan doesn't take after him.
Ah, speaking of Tristan. I could go 3 weeks early and be perfectly ok with it. Of course that means I would have a baby in a week and a half.....but hey, I would not mind. I can't imagine getting ay bigger! I hardly fit into my scrubs anymore, so the whole world can see my beautiful love handles which I have acquired since being pregnant. And then I squash myself everytime I get up on my little work barstool. But really, I have braxton hicks contractions like 40 million times a day, so maybe I will. Tried going shopping at walmart with Nick the other night (Tangled was completely sold out.....grrrrr.......) and it took us about 30 minutes longer than normal because it felt like I was dragging Rulon through quick sand. My whole uterus cramps up taking my thighs right along with it. The things we do for our children.......
And super glue. It's a great idea to keep your nails together. I have my R thumb nail that is held together in three places with super glue. A little weird? Probably.
And last, scrapbooking has become my Zen. Expensive as it is, I never realized just how dang crafty I am. It is soo relaxing and fun. Then I have to show Nick every single page I make afterwards. I used to bake like I scrapbook now. Only, that was when I had 5 roommates who had boyfriends that would eat all my food. Can you believe Nick doesn't like sweets very much? It saddens me greatly because I never get to bake pound cake, cookies, sweet breads, coffee cake.....etc.....anymore. Oh well, I still really enjoy cooking. But, back on topic.....I can't wait till I have pretty pictures of my baby to put on my already fashioned scrapbook pages!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Pregnancy is not for wimps!
Ok, I will be the first to admit it......I....Am....A....Wimp.
I'm sitting in my 34 week appointment with my doctor who also happens to be my employer, and I'm telling her all about the woes of pregnancy which she is more than familiar with. And I think trying to comfort me and make me feel good about myself, she laughs and says, "well Sara, pregnancy isn't for wimps, it's hard." I'm glad she can be forward and blunt with me about everything, and I'm also glad that I have this advantage working in health care. I've learned soo much! I'm just hoping when the time comes, I won't be the patient calling in and freaking out, but I'll be able to say, hey, here's what I would tell someone calling in.
The last leg of pregnancy.........it sucks. Being pregnant and not being able to eat what I want sucks. Being pregnant, not being able to eat what I want and working......sucks. But! Shelly also reminded me that you get something amazing for all of your hard work. And that something amazing, has a huge head.
Laying in bed this morning I look down at myself and see this softball sized mass sticking out of my stomach.....and it's hard as a rock. Yep, Tristan takes after his daddy.....haha just kidding. But the little booger is still breech, and I think it's very unlikely that he will move because he has been terribly stubborn up until now. So I've been prepping myself for a version, which means doctors will manually try and turn him from the outside. And if that doesn't work, I will end up with a very attractive scar on my belly that will serve as a memento of my 9 month battle.
My other favorite part about the last few weeks of pregnancy (5 left!) are the Braxton Hicks contractions. I've been getting them since about 20 weeks (lucky me), but now, they are super fun. I'll be in the middle of rooming a patient, and I'll try to quick stand up from the computer to take a vital sign and not be able to move. Then I just look like this 90 year old hunched back woman. Oh, and I dropped a pen the other day and reached down like a doofus to pick it up and both my hips popped like machine guns....yeah that patient had a good laugh.
I also love how Nick and I will be sitting on the cough together and I will point out Tristan moving. Then he makes this disgusted but in awe face and goes, "what the crap?!" So I grab the blanket and cover my belly up, and then he laughs at me. I guess it does look kinda crazy. It sure don't feel to great at this point either.
And one more thing. Finally! My nails have grown to a respectable length. And so I painted them all pretty like. But then two of them broke. I didn't want to cut them off because then the rest of my nails would look ridiculous, so I held them together with bandaids and then went to buy super glue at the store. Then I just glued them back on. Am I silly or what? Probably, haha
I'm sitting in my 34 week appointment with my doctor who also happens to be my employer, and I'm telling her all about the woes of pregnancy which she is more than familiar with. And I think trying to comfort me and make me feel good about myself, she laughs and says, "well Sara, pregnancy isn't for wimps, it's hard." I'm glad she can be forward and blunt with me about everything, and I'm also glad that I have this advantage working in health care. I've learned soo much! I'm just hoping when the time comes, I won't be the patient calling in and freaking out, but I'll be able to say, hey, here's what I would tell someone calling in.
The last leg of pregnancy.........it sucks. Being pregnant and not being able to eat what I want sucks. Being pregnant, not being able to eat what I want and working......sucks. But! Shelly also reminded me that you get something amazing for all of your hard work. And that something amazing, has a huge head.
Laying in bed this morning I look down at myself and see this softball sized mass sticking out of my stomach.....and it's hard as a rock. Yep, Tristan takes after his daddy.....haha just kidding. But the little booger is still breech, and I think it's very unlikely that he will move because he has been terribly stubborn up until now. So I've been prepping myself for a version, which means doctors will manually try and turn him from the outside. And if that doesn't work, I will end up with a very attractive scar on my belly that will serve as a memento of my 9 month battle.
My other favorite part about the last few weeks of pregnancy (5 left!) are the Braxton Hicks contractions. I've been getting them since about 20 weeks (lucky me), but now, they are super fun. I'll be in the middle of rooming a patient, and I'll try to quick stand up from the computer to take a vital sign and not be able to move. Then I just look like this 90 year old hunched back woman. Oh, and I dropped a pen the other day and reached down like a doofus to pick it up and both my hips popped like machine guns....yeah that patient had a good laugh.
I also love how Nick and I will be sitting on the cough together and I will point out Tristan moving. Then he makes this disgusted but in awe face and goes, "what the crap?!" So I grab the blanket and cover my belly up, and then he laughs at me. I guess it does look kinda crazy. It sure don't feel to great at this point either.
And one more thing. Finally! My nails have grown to a respectable length. And so I painted them all pretty like. But then two of them broke. I didn't want to cut them off because then the rest of my nails would look ridiculous, so I held them together with bandaids and then went to buy super glue at the store. Then I just glued them back on. Am I silly or what? Probably, haha
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
My kids are crazy
Tristan has decided he is claustrophobic....and has little fits at least 10 times a day. Suki has an eating disorder...she never stops. And Bastian.....well, he's just a nut job. I think he's starting to realize what's going on and has become increasingly clingly. He follows me everywhere, even to the bathroom. If i don't lock the door, he will push it open! Suki's a little more social too, she just hopped onto the chair behind me and took up the whole thing. Crazy girl. Here are some pictures of them from the past week!
Suki guarding her food
Bastian catching the camera
Don't most kitties sleep on their tummies?
How can that be comfortable?
I have no idea...
Lounging around
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Dreamin
I've been having such weird dreams lately.....
I have nightmares about breastfeeding, and let's just say it never goes well. I have dreams about being pregnant still and being able to see actual limbs sticking through my belly and never going away. I have dreams about trying to hold Tristan and never being able to get it right, and so I end up carrying him around by his feet.
I also have incessant dreams about work. About me trying to go to the temple and a doctor stopping me at the door and handing me and order or a referral to call on immediately. Or about trying to draw blood and making a huge mess. Or about picking up a urine sample and realizing there is a hole in the cup and getting it all over myself. The worst one was where I went into the lab to put away instruments, and discovered someone hadn't cleaned off the circ instruments before autoclaving them, and instead of using water, had used bar-b-q sauce.....so then I had to redo everything. And then there are the dreams where the phone NEVER stops ringing.
Maybe I just need to get a better night's sleep. Which, of course, is slightly difficult when you have to pee every 2 hours. My poor little bladder. Sadly, Tristan is still breech, which means his large head is up in my ribcage and his fancy feet use my bladder as a springboard. I keep telling him he should consider flipping over so he doesn't have to have a bunch of doctors do it for him, but he doesn't listen. I think he tried it once, got kinda stuck and very frustrated, and then kicked me super dang hard for good measure. So there I was with a very unsightly misshapen belly being attacked by a 4+ lb monster. Good thing we have the perfect little shirt to take him home from the hospital in.
At least it shouldn't be too much longer now. I am getting very ancy and excited, mostly about just being done with being pregnant. A patient and I were consoling each other a couple days back, and we both agreed that the first thing we are going to do after we deliver is lay flat on our stomachs for a whole day. But I also can't wait to actually hold my baby. That is going to be amazing. And then I'll realize he doesn't just go back to the nursery....haha he comes home with me. Naw, it's going to be a lot of fun being a mommy.
I have nightmares about breastfeeding, and let's just say it never goes well. I have dreams about being pregnant still and being able to see actual limbs sticking through my belly and never going away. I have dreams about trying to hold Tristan and never being able to get it right, and so I end up carrying him around by his feet.
I also have incessant dreams about work. About me trying to go to the temple and a doctor stopping me at the door and handing me and order or a referral to call on immediately. Or about trying to draw blood and making a huge mess. Or about picking up a urine sample and realizing there is a hole in the cup and getting it all over myself. The worst one was where I went into the lab to put away instruments, and discovered someone hadn't cleaned off the circ instruments before autoclaving them, and instead of using water, had used bar-b-q sauce.....so then I had to redo everything. And then there are the dreams where the phone NEVER stops ringing.
Maybe I just need to get a better night's sleep. Which, of course, is slightly difficult when you have to pee every 2 hours. My poor little bladder. Sadly, Tristan is still breech, which means his large head is up in my ribcage and his fancy feet use my bladder as a springboard. I keep telling him he should consider flipping over so he doesn't have to have a bunch of doctors do it for him, but he doesn't listen. I think he tried it once, got kinda stuck and very frustrated, and then kicked me super dang hard for good measure. So there I was with a very unsightly misshapen belly being attacked by a 4+ lb monster. Good thing we have the perfect little shirt to take him home from the hospital in.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Scrapbooking
Ok, I blame Nick for my wild spending habits.
For Christmas, he got me a scrapbook and some colored pages to get me started. And well, I just loved it all so much, I went a little crazy and pretty much used most of it within a few weeks. So of course that meant I needed to get more.
Then, for Valentine's day, he took me to Joann's and we discovered their perpetual 40 % off everything sale, which meant lots and lots of stickers! Which of course....I used up.
So! On my day off, Nick went to school to study and take a test, which left me and the car very lonely. So we went for a drive, and found ourselves at my new favorite store ever: Hobby Lobby. There's one up by my sister's house in Riverton, so I've been once or twice. But I never had occasion to look at scrapbooking stuff till now. I went with the purpose of picking up a frame for my dad's birthday gift, and discovered they were having a sale......50 % off all frames. Hehe, I'm a bargain shopper......I can't resist a sale! So I found the perfect frame for him, then there was this adorable baby one I had to get for a picture of Tristan.....and then another fly fishing themed one I just had to get for Nick.
Then....I wanted to look at the scrapbook section. Let's just say they had about two more isles more of stuff than Joann's or Michael's.
Yeah, I pretty much walked out of there with way more than just a birthday frame......
For Christmas, he got me a scrapbook and some colored pages to get me started. And well, I just loved it all so much, I went a little crazy and pretty much used most of it within a few weeks. So of course that meant I needed to get more.
Then, for Valentine's day, he took me to Joann's and we discovered their perpetual 40 % off everything sale, which meant lots and lots of stickers! Which of course....I used up.
So! On my day off, Nick went to school to study and take a test, which left me and the car very lonely. So we went for a drive, and found ourselves at my new favorite store ever: Hobby Lobby. There's one up by my sister's house in Riverton, so I've been once or twice. But I never had occasion to look at scrapbooking stuff till now. I went with the purpose of picking up a frame for my dad's birthday gift, and discovered they were having a sale......50 % off all frames. Hehe, I'm a bargain shopper......I can't resist a sale! So I found the perfect frame for him, then there was this adorable baby one I had to get for a picture of Tristan.....and then another fly fishing themed one I just had to get for Nick.
Then....I wanted to look at the scrapbook section. Let's just say they had about two more isles more of stuff than Joann's or Michael's.
Yeah, I pretty much walked out of there with way more than just a birthday frame......
Nick hates that picture in the baby frame.....haha, it's one of those "mesh your faces and see what your baby will look like".....hehehehe. But here are some of my latest creations.
The first pictures we ever saw of each other
Nick and his mommy
Me and my best buds growing up in 2005 and 2007
My grandpa who just passed away last year
Me and my little brother
Of course the children Bastian and Suki
And me and my sisters
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