uterus stretching

These last few days, I've felt a stretching, dull cramp like feeling in my uterus area. The feelings are not constant, but instead come and go through out the day. Nothing sharp, and different from AF cramps. I read on my WTE board that several other women as far along in their pregnancies as me also feel it too. We're chalking it up to our uterus's expanding and making room for baby. Any one else feel this too? I just made 7 weeks pregnant today.

I wish there were ultrasounds every week.

I believe I receive!

P.S. I got tagged by Emmy to do the 6th folder, 6th picture thingy....so here it is:



This picture was taken on my birthday three years ago. This was an out of town trip to my home town that my girlfriends and I took to celebrate my birthday. We're at a bay after a two hour long drive exploring the countryside of my home town. It was a very fun day. The one on the far right just had a baby boy on Easter Sunday. The third girl from the left has a son who will be turning one at the end of May. I'm the girl in the blue towel....and I look pretty tough, but I'm really nice, I promise. lol.

6 things that make me smile

So, I got tagged by Emmy. The following is a list of 6 things that make me smile.
1) My doggie - Pa.hupu. He is a loveable, hyperactive, very large, american bulldog. For now, he's the baby of our family.
2) My DH. Duh, of course.
3) Watching the american idol and the bachelor. Yeah, I'm a sucker for those happy ending reality tv shows, even if it's all in the editing.
4) My girlfriends. Yesterday, DH had to work, so I spent the day with my girlfriends and I must say, we had A BLAST! We did a road trip, on the way out we scored some ultra VIP tickets to a great sporting event and while there got hooked up by the event hosts and got tons of free drinks, on our way back we stopped at a road stand and bought each other roses and the road stand guy hooked us all up with a free stuffed animal of our choice saying we could each be his valentine, and we sang the WHOLE WAY BACK at the top of our lungs to a 90's CD. =)
5) The thought of becoming a mommy and my DH becoming a daddy.
6) the Lord!

On the uterus front - no news yet from the doctor about my lab results. Hope he calls soon!!!

Addictions and Awards

I got tagged again from Just Me at CanYouImagine. (so cool, Just Me, i also read your comments and FINALLY learned how to do the cool link thingy to text!!!) Hooray.

The task: list 5 things you are addicted to and then nominate 5 more people:

1. Reading infertility and TTC blogs (duh, aren't we all?)
2. Reading books (LOVE LOVE LOVE the library where I borrow all my books. I'm also a member on Shelfari).
3. drinking hot water (got the tip from a preggo GF who now drinks hot water instead of tea - which has caffeine. I've started it and found that I really like it. It fulfills my need to drink something hot in the morning and it doesn't have caffeine. I'm so ready to be pregnant -- cant you tell?)
4. TTC - unfortunatley, I haven't been able to do it for over 7 months now, but i'm hoping that will change next month, and I'm hoping that I wont be TTC for very long b/c I'll be pregnant soon!
5. spicy foods - I love all things spicy - hot soup, chili pepper water, yum yum.

I nominate ---- anyone - I know I'm really bad at this nominating thing. I'll get better, I promise.

EXACTLY 1 MONTH UNTIL THE BIG DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT!!!!!!!!!

Tag, you're it!

I got tagged!!I got tagged by Kim at Baby Shmaybe (http://babyshmaybe.blogspot.com/). The rules of the tag are as follows:1. Link to the person who tagged you.2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about you.3. Tag 7 random people at the end, and include links to their blogs.

Random facts about me:

1) I professionally straigten my hair spending gagillions of dollars each year going to a particular stylist who uses this japanese style straightening method called "Yuko." It really works though, and I love my straighter hair (helps to alleviate the frizzy bush that was on my head previously).

2) I can drink a lot of alcohol for a girl and particularly love beer. My DH and I now call ourselves "beer snobs" as we will only drink high priced imported stuff. Our preference - german beers, including weiss beers. Previously, I was a diehard bud light and michelob ultra amber fan.

3) My favorite liquor drink - vodka martinis with either olive juice (dirty martini) or pepperonci juice and tabasco (enfuego martini). Close second favorite - bloody marys.

4) I am part native-Hawaiian.

5) I dance hula and I love it.

6) Ever since I was a little girl, I would play with pointy corners on things, such as blankets, pillows or my dad's collard shirt. To this day, I still play with the corners on my pillows. The corners must be pointy or I wont play with them. What I mean by "play"-rub them with my finger tips and rub the corner in the little divid above my upper lip. (i know, I'm weird).

7) I dont like to see people uncomfortable or feeling awkward, so I go out of my way to please people. I have a hard time chewing someone out, even when they are in the wrong. For instsance, one time, my DH and I stayed at a hotel and when we checked in to our room it was filthy. There was a juice stain on the carpet (and it was fresh!), a cigarette butt on the comforter and the room smelled like smoke. I made my DH call down to the front desk to demand a room change b/c I was too shy to do it. Any my current occupation, demands the exact opposite type of personality. Hence, I try to find a medium balance between the two, which is difficult.

I'm not going to tag anyone, but if you've read this blog and want to participate, please do so. =)

The Hubby

I've been tagged by Emmy to do a post about THE HUBBSTERS. Kinda cool, kinda fun. Thanks Emmy! http://emmynjoe.blogspot.com/2008/12/husband-tag.html

5 Things DH Loves:
1. Me (but of course)
2. our puppy
3. his job, he's a fire fighter
4. football
5. reading or learning about our native culture

5 Things on DH's "To Do" List:
1. pressure wash our back patio
2. recycle
3. buy more dog food
4. pull out the Christmas lights and ornaments so I can decorate the tree
5. weed out some bushes around our yard

5 Foods DH Enjoys:
1. poke (raw fish)
2. steak
3. oatmeal
4. crab legs
5. salmon

5 Things You May Not Know About DH:
1. he loves to read
2. he plays world of war craft (which I hate)
3. he generally does all the cooking (on his days off, he has the time)
4. he has a big (you know what) lol, tmi, I know
5. he lost 12 pounds and is on a mission to lose 20 more

5 Quirky Things About DH:
1. he doesn't like to have his foods touching each other (ie. wont put his bacon on his pancakes)
2. he is an impatient driver
3. he loves reading the newspaper
4. he drinks hot green tea almost every night
5. he has a very slight stutter that I didnt notice until one of his friends told me about it several months after we started dating.

This was fun. I love my DH too. Thanks Emmy for tagging me. I now tag the following people:

Just ME, Cassie Lou Who, Courtney

Postcard Project

From LFCA, I learned of a cool new postcard project hosted by Fractured Rainbows. http://fracturedrainbows.blogspot.com/2008/12/urgent-postcards-needed.html
She has invited everyone to send in a postcard that her kindergarten class will read, telling the story of the Gingerbread Boy's travels around the world. Click on the link to learn more.

I'm sending one from my home state. (Ok, so much for my secret identity.) Here's what I wrote (which I'm quite proud of, I must add).

Dear Marshall Elementary Kindergarten class,

I was cruising the island's North Shore the other day,
when I noticed a gingerbread boy heading my way.
He wore little blue swimshorts and carried a surfboard, giant and white.
I had never seen a gingerbread boy surf before; My what a sight!
I stopped to say "Aloha!" and asked where he was from.
He said Marshall Elementary Schoool in Lewisburg, Tennessee is from where he had come.
He explained, "I escaped to travel the world and to see some new sights!
I will surf big waves today and dance hula at a luau tonight."
I chuckled to myself and thought with some glee,
I better let the kindergarten class know where the gingerbread boy may be!

Aloha from Hawaii. B-MoM.

See, dont you think I'd be a fun creative mom? I love little projects like this to make children happy. Just today, I picked up an angel from a local angel charity. How it works: you select a paper angel, and on the angel is the name of a child or an elderly person who is in need this Christmas. It lists the person's age and their Christmas wish. Last year I picked up an angel for a little girl who wanted a doll. This year I picked up an angel for an elderly woman, 78 years old, who wants a pillow and blanket. How sad is that? That's her Christmas wish. I wonder what kind of pillow and blanket she wants? I've got till Dec. 21 to figure it out. It's kinda fun to go shopping for someone you dont know. It's nice to know you're helping to make their Christmas a little brighter.

toodles (and dont let my real identity get out, ok?)

Lemon Award

I have been awarded the "The Lemon Award"The Lemon Award is given to bloggers who have an attitude of caring - of turning life’s lemons into lemonade. This is my very first award!

Thank you to Emmy from Emmy's Thoughts. (still dont know how to make names link to blogs, so here's here blog addy: http://emmynjoe.blogspot.com/2008/12/lemon-award.html)

Following the spirit of the award I pass it onto the following people who I think need some recognition: I've also picked some people, who I'm not sure follow my blog, but I follow theirs:

1. Betty from I Married Barney, Now What? (http://mrsbarneyrubble.blogspot.com/)

2. Just Me from Can You Imagine (http://canyouimagine123.blogspot.com/)

3. RMCarter from In Pursuit of Parenthood (http://www.inpursuitofparenthood.com/)

4. Amy from Musings of a Teacher (http://simplemusingsofateacher.blogspot.com/)

The spirit of the award requires me to name 10 people/bloggers who really deserve it but, as I’m still relatively new at this whole blogging thing, I’m not acquainted with a wide variety of blogs.

So I think we all could use some encouragement! We all have the ability to turn our lemons into lemonade...even if it ends up sour!!! Chin up, girls! We will ALL BE MOTHERS ONE DAY!!!

vote for my blog!

Ok all,

My last last post (The Story behind the Title) has been entered in charity contest hosted by Ronda at Ronda's rants. (I dont know how to make words turn into links just yet -- so here is the link to her blog:
http://rondasrants.blogspot.com/)

Here is the excerpted portion of her blog regarding the contest:

So, I am having a little contest in which you may blog a story about a time when you lost. But, in that losing you have gained something bigger! The winner who will be selected by a poll which will openSaturday, November 22 and close...Wednesday, November 26!The announcement will be made on Thanksgiving Day!Post a story written now or in the past, let me know and link it to me! Also, let everyone know what charity you would like to blog for...this will let others be aware of some important charities out there! The deadline for entry is Friday, November 21!I will donate $50 to the winning charity!Here are two entries so far...I will keep adding to this post!Candid Carrie's My Dearest Madeleine RoseHippie Family's Giving to GiveJourney of Faith- A Path to Motherhood The Story Behind the TitleSo I won't be blogging this week...but I will be reading your blogs!

She is allowing all of her readers to vote for the blog winner. Should my blog win, I'll feel really cool. I'd also like to donate all of my winnings to the Christian Children's Fund (http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/) I'm also contemplating signing myself and DH up to become a sponsor to a child in need. Heck if we cant have children of our own right now, why not start practicing with CCF and at least begin sponsoring a child in need?

Anyways, to vote for my blog, log on to Ronda's page, and on the top right hand corner she lists the three blogs under the heading "My Losing Season Contest". Click on the "The Story Behind the Title" and then hit vote. Ok, that's all for now.