Regarding the Idiot I Unfortunately Work With

So I told my team at work about my news finally, even though I am not showing all that much yet. But I thought it best to tell my core team, but I also knew that someone would take this information and use it for his own personal conversation starter.

There's an idiot I work with and of course, he's got no life of his own, so he must resort to telling other co-workers my good news. If anyone knows anything about announcing baby news, it is that it should come from the one who is having the baby. I was going to post the email thread I sent telling him to knock it off, but I may get in trouble if I repeat verbatim, so let's just leave the story as he replied twice to apologize because he didn't mean any harm.

Of course he didn't mean any harm. He just does what he wants every day, doesn't think about his actions before he sends out stupid emails or makes his stupid comments, and doesn't get disciplined properly for inappropriate behavior. And when he's disciplined, he turns it into a joke, like it's everyone else's problem that he's a piece of crap. I just don't get how someone can be that unprofessional and unknowledgeable that all of us have to constantly spoon-feed him instructions on how to behave in a workplace. And why he is still employed with this company.

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I Make Good Panannies

So as I sit down for lunch, I realize that I make a smokin’ Panini sandwich, or as Anthony and I call them, Panannies. I feel bad because despite my love for cooking, I don’t get to do much of it at home. But when I do get to cook, I love seeing Anthony enjoy his food. And the Panannie gets him every time! I can’t wait to spend more time at home in a couple of months, so I can cook more and also to get used to our new little family.

I am now 15 weeks pregnant. My nausea has gone away (I only had it for like 2 weeks). Today in particular, I don’t have very many symptoms. Although I feel blessed and grateful that I don’t have more symptoms, it doesn’t ease my worries. I love feeling all of the side effects; it assures me. I have a doctor’s appointment at the end of the week, so I can’t wait to talk to her about what I’m feeling.

I am loving lemon and salt together. Instead of the primitive way of shaking some salt on a lemon wedge, I have now mastered art of making a lemon and salt “soup” in a saucer, bowl, or anything that has a bowl-like function. The ratio is usually 70 % lemon juice to 30% salt (I love salt; always have, always will). I proceed to sip with a spoon. That is my craving for the moment, and I cannot get enough of it. I ate 6 lemon wedges worth in an hour one day, and as a result, I had a bad leg cramp that night. I need to stop.

Poor Anthony is beginning take a beating. If I say I’m hot, he offers to turn down the air conditioner. I say no, I’ll get too cold. If he offers the fan, I say no, I hate the way it blows my hair in my face. If I say my hips are aching, he offers to massage them. I say no, because it’s in my bones, and his massage won’t do any good. I have trouble getting into the truck, out of cars in general, into bed, up the stairs, and walking far distances.

As a personal rule, I hate summer, even though my birthday is in the summer. I hate how stifling hot it is, how it seems as if you can’t breathe because it’s all hot air. I hate how it makes you sweat and feel uncomfortable, even though you could be wearing the lightest of clothing. I hate that we use so much of energy indoors just to keep things cool and comfortable; all I can think about is how our fossil fuels are diminishing and no one cares. I hate when I hear of stupid owners who leave their poor dogs in their cars in 110 degree heat. How can you forget about a living being inside of your car? Now, I’m not sure if all of these comments are amplified by my condition, but either way, I never look forward to the summer.

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36 inches

Measured Annie's tummy yesterday. 36 inches to be exact. Picture will come soon.

So I'm on break now. Last week was eventful. I finished off the school year with my class and I miss them dearly. I also walked this past Saturday to receive my fake Masters in Educational Counseling. Need to finish up in the summer with my big comp exam scheduled for August 27th. Should be studying right now.

While Annie slaves away at work I'm here at the house staring at the computer screen or t.v. screen. Like I said I should use this time to study. I begin my last fieldwork at the end of July. Between now and then I plan to clear out the computer/junk room and make room for Ziggy. Should be fun. I like to decorate believe it or not.

ok off to browse the internet...I mean study.

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Annie the Nauseous and Juror #9

Awww, Anthony' s post made me smile. We are excited and Anthony has been the greatest pregnant husband so far! If anyone else ever wants to have a baby with him, trust me, he'll take care of you! Anthony is the best baby daddy.

Yes, it seems as if ever since the two grandpas began to announce the news, I have finally been getting all the great symptoms that I thought for the first three months I wouldn't get. I have had some major nausea, when I wake up in the morning, or from a nap, or right before I go to sleep. I have been ralphing on and off, depending on how well I was able to stave off the urge to purge. Milk seems to help a lot. Eating slow and not rushing around helps, too. I no longer sleep throughout the night; I am interrupted by at least 4 trips to the bathroom during the night. I also am uncomfortable beyond belief when I sleep. My legs ache, my back aches and I have an anxious feeling that prevents me from relaxing enough to close my eyes. Of course, Anthony sleeps right through all of this.

But you know what? I love every minute of it. All of these yucky feelings really help me confirm that there really is a baby on the way and I'm totally fine with whatever this pregnancy throws at me. BRING IT ON.

So for the last two weeks, I have been Juror #9, fulfilling my civil duty. I actually wanted to be picked because I was interested in the process of it all. I served on a criminal trial, with a UPS guy who had a bunch of DVD players and recorders in his house, presumably delivered, but somehow ended up in his house. Definitely guilty, you say? Nope, I was one of the majority who found him not guilty. I don't want to get into it here, but there were just too many missing pieces of evidence that were never provided. I couldn't, with a good conscience, aid in convicting someone when I felt that the other party was keeping information from me. So we ended with a mistrial, and I'm proud of that. The jury all had strong feelings and we stuck to them.

Next up, we run the Mud Run this weekend! By we, I mean, Anthony, DJ, and Virgil, my cousin. Virgil is running in my place because I signed up for it early and then got knocked up later, so no more mud run for me. Oh well.

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The word is out...We are expecting!

Slowly the word is getting out via proud Lolo and proud Papa.
We are in fact expecting our first child this December (Christmas baby!). Annie is now about three months pregnant and we are so very blessed and super excited. We thank those of you who have sent your congrats and well wishes. We now ask for everyone's prayers. We believe the power of prayer will bring this baby into a healthy life.

Couple of things to add. Annie is finally feeling pregnant and by that I mean she is finally feeling nauseous and she's tossed it a couple of times. POOR ANNIE! We received our first clothing item in the form of "onesies". So cute! Thank you Susie and Manny. With our gift we've decided we want our theme to be organic. Annie and I, as most of you know, are very environmentally conscience...or try to be at least. Our "onesies" is made out of organic material and we just thought that was so awesome. My new summer project awaits me. This summer I will tackle getting our second bedroom together for the baby. I feel like I just got it organized with our junk and now I need to move all of it. Should be lots of fun!

Lastly, it feels really good to finally be telling everyone. I was super happy to share the news with the school staff. I loved being able to share the news with my class. Slowly I'm enjoying telling all our friends (I'll eventually get around to all).

That's it for now. We read the other day that our baby is the size of a plum. I like plums. Next week it will be the size of a peach. I'm glad they're comparing my baby to fruit.

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