Things I dislike about winter:

1) Bitter Cold …the kind you just cannot shake. When the wind blows you think to yourself, “I should have worn two pairs of pants.” Once you finally get inside, the cold goes right down to your bones so you still shiver.
2) Driving in snowy/icy conditions… it is not just the bad weather that bothers me but the hoards of morons on the road who do not seem to notice the snowy conditions. I never feel bad when they get in an accident but what about the one or two innocent people they take with them?
3) Snow is pretty for three days then it turns grey and stays that way until it melts.
4) Static cling
5) Chapped lips…I swear I have gone through three tube of Chap Stick this winter alone.
6) Shocking myself every time I go to turn a damn light on! (This one actual inspired my little rant.)
7) I know it is going to be a long time before summer break.
8) Not being able to go on walks on the trails near my house. I guess I could but then again we have dislike number one.
9) Winter clothing is more expensive
10) Cold feet in the bed with me, warming themselves on my already warm feet.

That is it for now…

Welcome Lauren Christ

Yesterday at 6:53PM a new addition was added to the extended family. Lauren Christ was born weighing a healthy 8 pounds and 21 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well. Big sister Anna goes back and forth between being intersted in her new sibling and not caring all that much. Congrats to the whole family. We can not wait to see the new addition.

Surprise

I had to take a sick day today for a doctor’s appointment. Not really a doctor’s appointment, but I had to go to the hospital for a Rhogam shot. It is not a big deal. They do have to monitor you for a little while afterwards and they only had morning appointments, hence the sick day.

So I got the shot and I was sitting in the waiting room. While flipping through my book of course I have to get up and go to the bathroom. (That is probably the most annoying thing about pregnancy.) As I approach the bathroom I notice it is a unisex bathroom with only one toilet, not a big deal. As I open the door there is an old guy standing there going to the bathroom! He forgot to lock the door, at least I hope he forgot and is not a weirdo. I have never walked in on a man peeing before out in public. I hope that was the last time as well.

Vicks

A few months back I posted an item about Vicks Vapor Rub. It stated that if you had a bad cough put Vicks on the bottom of your feet and put socks over them and with in a few moments your cough should clear up. I had just heard this from a friend and did not try it myself.

Well I have had a cold for a few days now and last night it moved into my chest and I developed a horrific cough. You know the kind of primordial cough where it almost feels like you are scratching your throat you cough so hard. After about an hour of trying to ignore it I decided to give the Vicks thing a try. I am happy to report it worked wonderfully. I guess some of it could be psychosomatic, but I do not care. My cough cleared up and my sinuses did a little as well. Since I can not take any decongestant while I am pregnant it was nice to hit on something safe to use. I will be using Vicks (actually the generic stuff) again tonight.

A Magical Place

As most people know I am a little bit of a neat freak. Well I found a store that definitely plays to my OCD, the Container Store. It is a magical place with row after row of ways to organize every room in you house. I am definitely going to have my closets done there when we move in a few years. Yesterday I bought a bunch of 13x13x13 mess bins to store stuff for my little one. They will fit nicely in the large cube shelving unit that should be arriving in a few days. I am hoping this will be a game plan to help my house stay looking neat. Nathan keeps laughing at me when I say this though.

Also while I was there yesterday I got a device to help organize my spice shelf. I will admit I had more fun than probably the normal person organizing that yesterday. I also bought an organizer for my sock draw. I filled it up and was delighted until I went to put it in and found it was just a little too big, alas. I am going to see if I can use it once we put the baby’s dresser together