An Ode to My Squishy

"I shall call him Squishy
And he shall be mine
And he shall be my Squishy"
-Dory, Finding Nemo

Oh my Squishy, so soft and warm
How I love that you mold to my form
My sleep has improved so much since that day
That I found you at Wal Mart in the huge metal tray
Your furry half rests gently under my face
While the silky smooth remains securely in place
Between my knees, you perfectly reside
To prevent tossing and turning at my husband's side
Your long, tender body holds baby and me
Until the time I must get up to pee
But when I return, there you await
To lull me back through dream's happy gate
You've saved my back from aching each night
Oh my dear Squishy, you sure treat me right
So please continue to bless me with sleep
And alas, my Squishy, by my side you will keep

All About Matt

I got husband tagged! I've been tagged a lot lately, but I really liked this one so I am going to do it anyway. But please, no one tag me for awhile, I need a break!

1. What is his name? Matthew M. Carroll
2. Who eats more? In one sitting, he can definitely eat more, but I eat a lot more frequently.
3. Who said "I love you" first? Him! I wanted to say it, but I was waiting.
4. Who is taller? We are EXACTLY the same height.
5. Who is smarter? Depends on the subject. I am better with English, but when it comes to computers, I'm the dunce in the corner compared to him.
6. Who is more sensitive? Hello! Pregnant! Need I say more?
7. Who does the laundry? We both do. He probably does more loads, and then I fold and hang up the clothes more.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at it from the foot of the bed, I do.
9. Who pays the bills? Mostly Matt.
10. Who cooks more? I used to cook every night, with the exception of special occasions. Matt would always help me when I needed an extra set of hands too. Now, however, he makes breakfast, lunch, and dinner since I can't handle being in the kitchen. Such a sweet guy!
11. What meals do you cook together? Our two favorites to make together are wan tons and tacos. (He makes the homemade tortilla shells while I cook meat, grate cheese, and chop veggies.
12. Who is more stubborn? Neither of us is all that stubborn, we are both pretty "go with the flow".
13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Usually that's the only thing we argue about. "I'm sorry, I was wrong, its my fault." "No, I'm sorry. I was wrong."
14. Who has more siblings? Me. I have five, he has one.15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I'm going to answer this one by saying one of Matt's favorite quotes: "I wear the pants, but she washes them, folds them, and puts them away. So if I want to know where they are, I have to be nice."
16. What do you like to do together? EVERYTHING! We especially love going to, or renting, movies. We have the same taste concerning most movies, which makes it great! Also camping, hiking, boating, walking, cleaning, cooking, swimming, babysitting, shopping, playing games, playing mario party, and if we had the money, traveling.
17. Who eats more sweets? We both enjoy our fair share of goodies.
18. Guilty pleasures? Downloading illegal movies, and bags. Not like girly handbags, but Matt has an obsession with backpacks and other such bags.
19. How did you meet? He was the "class president" in my seminary class our senior year of high school.
20. Who asked who out first? I asked him to a girl's choice dance when the first guy I asked said no (he had already gotten asked).
21. Who kissed who first? He kissed me, but I made it rather difficult by laying with my head in his lap. Its an awkward position to try and kiss someone in. Try it.
22. Who proposed? Definitely Matt! He had everything planned out perfectly!
23. His best feature? There are so many to choose from! But I will answer this one in two words: soccer player. He has got the best calves I have ever seen!
24. What is his greatest quality? Again, too many to choose from! But I love that he is always serving other people! He never just sits and watches, he is always the first one on his feet to lend a helping hand, no matter where we are or what the circumstances are.

I tag anyone with a husband they want to brag about! Bonnie, Kristine, Aubrey, Laurie, Haylie, Julie, Stacy, Janae, Lissa, or Ashlee....any takers?

Fun Times

Last Friday Matt and I went to see his cousin in Thriller at Kingsbury Hall. If you've never been, I recommend it. We had a lot of fun! Some of the acts were quite honestly a bit lame, but the majority were very entertaining. Before the show started Matt and I were sitting in our seats looking over the program. All the dancers were wandering around the audience in their zombie costumes trying to scare people. This little boy came up right behind me and was trying desperately to scare me. I've worked at a haunted house...people in costume just don't scare me. So Matt and I are looking through our program and one of the main dancers in this 11 year old kid who is a super professional dancer. Not only has he traveled the world performing and won countless competitions, but he also teaches dance at a studio in salt lake. The 11 year old kid teaches! Dang! So after reading his rather extensive bio I said "Wow, this kid's a freak!" Meaning I can't believe an 11 year old has accomplished so much. The little zombie behind me is still trying to frighten me at this point and he even goes so far as to stick his head between Matt and I and try to breathe loudly. I finally turned around and said "Look, you can try whatever you want, but you aren't going to scare me." A few minutes later he finally got the hint and took off. Then the show started and wouldn't you know it, the kid who had tried to scare me was down there center stage moving around like he owned the place. The very same kid I had called a freak. No wonder he wouldn't leave me alone!

Yesterday was our 3rd anniversary. Matt and I decided (that morning on our way to work) that we wanted to take the day off. So we spent the whole day together and had a lot of fun! We went to a movie, got ice cream and pretzels at the mall, went to dinner, and later rented a redbox to conclude our evening. It was a wonderful, relaxing day! It was so great to spend the entire day with my honey!!

Today was Matt's birthday! Happy birthday Matt! I told him I wanted to take him to dinner for his birthday after work, only he didn't know that I invited a bunch of our friends to meet us there. We all met at Bonsai and had a lot of fun. Then afterwards, we went to Breezy's house and played games. It was a really fun evening, and hopefully a nice surprise.

Our brilliant chef at work
Catching Shrimp

The whole gang
(Steve, Breezy, Matt, Me, Suzy, Bryan, Ricci)

4 Random Things

I got tagged. Again. Matt hates the whole tagging concept, but I think its kinda fun sometimes, especially when each time I get tagged its completely different questions.

4 Things I like about my husband:
1. He is the sweetest man on the planet
2. He always makes me laugh
3. We can talk about ANYTHING (and we do)
4. He is super good with kids

4 Movies I can watch more than once
1. While You Were Sleeping
2. Hairspray
3. Music and Lyrics
4. Enchanted

4 TV shows I watch (Since we don't get TV, my shows are all viewed via the internet or DVD)
1. The Office
2. My Boys
3. Scrubs
4. Gilmore girls

4 Places I've been
1. New York City
2. Washington DC
3. Disneyland
4. Disney World

4 People I email regularly
1. Matt
2. Errin
3. Rose
4. Mom

4 Favorite foods
1. Sushi
2. Lobster/Crab/Shrimp
3. Steak
4. Salad

4 Places I would like to visit
1. Latvija
2. Hawaii (with my hubby this time)
3. Ireland/Scotland
4. Caribbean

4 Things I am looking forward to in the next year
1. Having a baby
2. Getting the nursery ready
3. Baby showers
4. Finding out the sex of the baby

4 People I tag
1. Julie (you need to be initiated since you're new)
2. Janae
3. Stacy
4. Dana

Text Stalker

So last night I was laying in bed, not quite asleep yet but working on it, when I received the following text from my friend Errin:

"R you sight it"

This text came from out of the blue so at first I thought maybe she sent it to me by mistake. I wrote her back and asked what it meant, with no reply. Then I thought maybe it had to do with an earlier conversation we had had and she was asking if I was excited in some funky "text language" I just didn't get. Well I got to work this morning and asked her about it and she had no idea what I was talking about. She had gone to bed early and wasn't even awake when the mysterious text came t0 me at 10:26pm. Errin thought I had made the whole incident up, or dreamt it, or something until she opened her sent messages and sure enough, the message had come from her phone. Now I've heard of phones taking pictures on their own in your pocket or purse because the little camera button gets bumped. But I can't imagine her cell phone could have selected to send a text message, pulled my name out of the contacts, typed up the random words, and then pushed send unless the thing is posessed! The only explanation that leaves is that Errin text me in her sleep last night. How funny is that? So apparently I have a text stalker who contacts me in her sleep. Awesome!

I now feel it is my duty to warn those of you who are addicted to text messaging. Watch out because after you've fallen asleep, its possible your over-worked thumb muscles will start spasming and find your phone to text someone without your knowledge. You too could end up a text stalker, so please be careful. You have been warned.

Girl's Night Out

(Left to Right) Lindsay Lowe, Debbie Bass, Debbie Ritchie, Rose Barrett, Me, Errin Johnson, and Gloria Bacca (the stinker refused to be in it) is taking the photo

Last night a group of ladies from WesTech, along with myself, went out to dinner. Every once in awhile we all go out together and go to dinner and sometimes a movie. Its fun to get out with the girls now and then. The reason for last night's excursion was Lindsay Lowe is moving to California and will be leaving us at the end of next week. She will be missed! Lindsay is hilarious and so much fun to talk to! She tells the best stories! So we wanted to send her off in the best way possible. By going to Chilis, ordering yummy drinks, eating lots of food, and laughing till we almost peed our pants. Good times!

Football

I got this joke today and I thought I would share it for fun. I'm not THIS blonde, but it made me laugh cause I so do not get football!

A guy took his girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench.

After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience. "Oh, I really liked it" she replied, "especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents."

Dumbfounded, her date asked, "What do you mean?"

"Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it, and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was: 'Get the quarter back! Get the quarter back!' And I'm like...Hellooooooo? It's only 25 cents!!!!"

Its a...a...an alien?

As promised, here are some cute first baby pictures! Awwwww! I had another ultrasound today and I actually made sure to take the pictures with me this time. If you've had kids, you can tell what everything is (hopefully). If not, they are nicely labeled for you.

I love this one! It looks like the cute little hand is just above the mouth. Almost sucking their thumb, but not quite.

A close-up of the profile.


This one made me laugh. Looks like an alien. Seriously.
Here, let me rotate it and zoom in for you. Now check it out!


The head looks like it comes to a point. Then there are two large, dark circles on the sides that look like huge alien eyes. The head looks detached from the egg-shaped body. I think its awesome! A keeper for the scrapbook for sure!

Anything you can do...

Have you ever dealt with people like this before? That no matter what you say, they try to one-up you? I can't tell you how often I've encountered conversations like this:

Person: "Hey, how are you?"
Me: "Oh pretty good, I've been kind of sick though."
Person: "Well, I was so sick yesterday MY temperature was 106!"

Person: "You look sad, is everything okay?"
Me: "Yeah, just a rough weekend. We got in a car accident."
Person: "Well you should have had MY weekend! First, we got caught in traffic and missed the concert we paid $50 to go to, then my kid got sick and threw up everywhere, then our dog died."

Person: "Why'd you cancel your trip to Disneyland?"
Me: "My surgery cost a lot of money and we're still paying for some of the medical bills. So we can't justify going on a trip right now."
Person: "Well at least you don't have a husband like mine! WE spend a lot more than YOU do on medical stuff!"

Okay, so I exaggerated a bit on the person's responses. But seriously! Why do people feel the need to prove that their life is worse than yours, their trials are harder, and their heartbreaks are more intense? I am particularly referring to my last example. Somebody, who will remain nameless and I know they don't read this blog so I'm not worried about it, actually said this to me not too long ago. All I could think was: "How do you have any clue how much it has cost us?!" And "I never claimed my bills were worse than yours! I was simply answering a question that you asked me!" I'm sorry to vent but it drives me crazy when people make claims that their trials are worse than my own. We all have completely different lives and situations! What seems really hard for one person might be a breeze for someone else. But you have no idea how hard it is for them because you are not living in their shoes.

This conversation with the unnamed person actually occurred awhile back, but it came to mind again today. Our appeal with the insurance company didn't go through =( so long story short, I was asked by HR to create a spreadsheet with all the bills from my surgery and figure out how much out of pocket we have spent. As in, how much money Matt and I have directly spent ourselves on my medical bills since this whole thing started back in April. The amount shocked even us! Matt almost passed out when I told him the numbers! All I can say is we have spent (and still owe) enough money to pay for Matt to go to school for 4 semesters!! Now I feel like singing to this person:

YES I CAN! YES I CAN! YES I CAN!

Dreams

So when I was told that you have very vivid dreams when you are pregnant, I always thought it meant ABOUT being pregnant, or at least about your unborn child. I have had countless dreams about being pregnant UNTIL the day the little strip said yes. I have not had a single dream since where I have been prego at all. I have, however, had extremely vivid dreams. Which has brought me to one conclusion; I am having a bear. Three of the nights this last week I have dreamt about bears. I have no idea, maybe it means I am going to be like a "momma bear" or as Matt put it "Maybe it means you're having a girl cause girls are ornery and so are bears." Well whatever the case may be, here are some small details about these extremely vivid and alarming dreams:

I was driving down a very, very dark road all alone and a huge black bear cut me off and I hit him with my car. He wasn't dead, but my car was, and the bear started to get up and come after me along with several other wild animals.

I was at Yellowstone with a bunch of family members and my sister and I were waiting in the car while others used the restroom. A cute little bear cub comes up over the hill near our car and looks at us. Next thing we know here comes mama bear, a huge brown bear, who doesn't like us looking at her cub. So she approaches the car, shakes it a few times, and breaks her paw through a window trying to get at us.

Matt and I went to the circus and they had these polar bears doing tricks and such. Well I got called to go down in front and "assist" the trainer. I had to step carefully as there were large white bears laying down all over the ring. The trainer had me put my head in the open mouth of one of the bears and...CHOMP!

Why do pregnant women have such vivid dreams? And why have mine been so scary lately? In the last few weeks I have also dreamt:

My house burned down while Matt was at work and I was home sick. I was luckily able to save the dogs but nothing else was salvageable.

My sweet little nephew got hit by a train. I won't give you details on this one but I woke up sweating and crying.

I was at Yellowstone, again, and Matt and I were older and had four or five kids. (I never saw any of their faces or even knew their sex). Our oldest was taunting the Bison and one charged and I got stabbed in the shoulder with his horn. (Again with the killer animals)

The only good dream I remember since getting pregnant is I dreamt the series finale of Gilmore girls. And let me tell you, my version was way better than the real final episode.


What were some of your most vivid dreams about while you were pregnant?