My Bucket List

There are so many things I want to do before I die. Some are more important than others. I know that life is short and so many people take it for granted. I love my life and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. There's just a couple things that are very important to me and I know I have to do them before I hit the "Bucket". I will have to wait on some of these, but eventually I know I will accomplish them all!

What's on your bucket list? I am curious to see what others dream of doing before there time is up!

Shannan

Pregnancy Joke of the Day:

What is the best time to wean the baby from nursing?

When you see teeth marks.

Dreams of hot dogs and frosty's

I've spent the last four days doing everything I can to resist my intense cravings for hot dogs while wallowing in my own exhaustion on the couch with a sink full of dirty dishes and four loads of laundry sitting on the floor. And isn't that the way it's supposed to be? I mean, c'mon, healthy food and exercise while preggo? Are you kidding me?!

The other day I drove by 7-Eleven and saw a picture of a hot dog and literally had to force myself to keep driving instead of pulling up, running inside, smothering it in mustard and consuming it in two gulps. I don't know what's wrong with me! Oh, wait, yes I do, I'm PREGNANT and that wreaks havoc with my system. I don't usually like frankfurters all that much, but right now a big, juicy dog is pretty much at the forefront of my every waking thought.

It doesn't just stop with the hot dogs either. Last night while sitting on my couch watching 'So You Think you Can Dance' I saw a commercial that almost made me go crazy. It was the Wendy's commercial for there new Frosty-Cino. Now I don't care much for coffee and I definitely don't crave it. But seeing this commercial made me want to run to the closest Wendy's and get the largest Frosty-Cino they made. I told my husband I had to have it. He of course was not going to get me one because it was about 9:30 at night and raining cats and dogs. I thought about that Frosty all night long. Its been a week and I still want one, but I always pass the Wendy's on my way home and never stop. Today just might be the day that I stop and try one. I think I am afraid it will disappoint me because I imagine it to be the most amazing frost cappuccino ever made.

So why do woman get crazy craving while there pregnant? I am not sure, I have always heard whatever you are craving is what your body needs for the baby. I am almost certain that a pregnant woman made that lie up to justify her bizarre cravings and to make herself think its ok to indulge in them. I want to enjoy the last 3 months of my pregnancy and I plan on doing everything I can. If that means eating all the things that I crave then so be it.

What did you crave during your pregnancy? I have heard of some pretty crazy things!

Shannan

Pregnancy Joke of the Day:

What is the most common Pregnancy craving?

For men to be the ones who get pregnant

Thursday Trash Talk

I love gossip and it can be a bad thing. I know that its horrible to get suckered into tabloids and I believe everything I read. I do have fun talking about deep dark secrets of other people. I mean if you choose to have a life that is in the spotlight then you need to be prepared to be photographed and everyone in the world will know your business. So Thursdays our my trash talking days where I will talk about topics going on in the tabloids. So enjoy!

You know, for a while there, Jon and Kate plus 8 on TLC was a fun, lighthearted look at what the Gosselins’ life is like raising a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. The kids were cute and we all sympathized with Jon and Kate struggling to keep the kids cleaned and fed. I’m not exactly sure when it all changed but what used to be an enjoyable little reality show evolved into some twisted money making machine for Jon and Kate to use for their own gain. When things first started out, we saw the family in a modest home with Jon working a 9 to 5 job and Kate staying home to take care of the kids. By season 3 on TLC, we see that Jon no longer works and the family is supported by their numerous speaking engagements, sponsorships and of course their cut off of their reality series. Jon and Kate’s attitude has changed to where they give off this sense of entitlement that has really turned off a lot of viewers. essentially they’ve used their kids to gain a “celebrity type” lifestyle which includes a whole slew of freebies from clothes, meals, trips, vacations, child care to even Jon’s hair transplant!! What’s messed up is that Jon and Kate have no qualms about receiving these at all. In fact, they seem to expect it just because their on TV. It’s pretty sad. And it seems that the little kids are paying the price for all of this.

I watched the new season that aired Monday night and I felt like I was watching something that I shouldn't have been. You know when your a kid and you watch the rated r movies and you know what your watching would get you into some serious trouble, but you keep watching to see what will happen next. It was like that. Jon and Kate were separated almost every time they spoke. They were on there couches alone talking about there marital problems. Kate even said the big "D" word and to be completely honest I think the reason that they were making there problems public on the show was to get more ratings. The ratings for the show were more than any TLC show has ever had. In the whole episode it was mostly Kate and she wasn't as bitchy when Jon was gone. As soon as he was on the show she turned into control freak Kate that we all know and love.

So now that there's problems in paradise its very hard for me to watch. I wouldn't want to watch anyone go through that. Whats fun about watching 8 children see there parents splitting up?? So I guess they did sign up for 40 more episode and Kate might be in them alone. So here are some new names for the show that I might hand over to TLC. I think there are pretty good.

"Jon divorced Kate and left her with 8"

"Jon cheated on Kate at Motel 8"

"Poor Kate alone with 8"

"Jon and Kate set a divorce date"

"Jon and Kate aren't doing so great"

"Jon and Kate split 8"

So will I watch the next episode of Jon and Kate plus 8? Probably, even though I think its horrible what there doing its like a bad accident that you just can't stop staring at.

Shannan

Pregnancy Joke of the Day:

I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?

With any luck, right after he finishes college.

I have a confession to make...

I despise being pregnant...

When I say this people look at me in disgust and they think " Well she will be a horrible mother". Truth is I am just being honest. I dont think I will ever be that woman that looks back on her pregnancy and talks about how she misses it. If I ever do say that I miss being pregnant then I am lying to everyone and I should be punished for saying so.

First of all I have tried for a very long time to get pregnant and I am so ready to meet the little boy that keeps kicking me every day! So why would I miss walking around with swollen feet that I cant really even see. When woman say that they miss being pregnant I am shocked and I have never wished to rewind my life. That is afterall what people are really meaning. After 9 long months you would think you have had enough of pregnancy!

I am a blimp actually I am beyond a blimp. I dont like saying that I am fat because I understand there is a growing baby inside me. Its very hard to not say that when your thighs are the size of what both of your legs together once were. I looked up the definition of Fat the other day just for fun. Yes I know what It means but the dictionary can be hilarious. The way words are described is fascinating to me.

Fat; (n.)

1. Obesity; corpulence.
3. The best or richest part: living off the fat of the land.
4. Unnecessary excess: "would drain the appropriation's fat without cutting into education's muscle" New York Times.
adj. fat·ter, fat·test
1. Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese.
2. Full of fat or oil; greasy.

I dont like the words obese but the words plump can be used in a nice way. I used to hear that my butt was nice and plump now people just use HUGEEE. "Girl your butt got huge" is what my close friend said to me the other day. Not Huge but HUUUGEEE. I was told by my 7 year old neice that I cant come over and play on here waterslide because I am just to Fat. Kids can be cruel because they are so brutally honest.

Other than being plump I am faced with sleeping challenges, lets face it pregnant woman can hardly drink caffeine let alone take any kind of medicine that relieves sleeping problems. I would love to get a good 8 hours of sleep, but instead I wake up with the worlds worst Charlie horse. Its not even gone yet. I still feel the pain in my calves. Seriously it was that bad.

I do however enjoy feeling him move around and kick. At first it was little on the bizarre side, now its just an amazing feeling and I cherish every second of it. I love going for an ultrasound and seeing how much he has grown and its astonishing to see your little one transform into you and your husband.

So does saying I dont enjoy being pregnant make me a bad mom? I dont think so, I know I will be an amazing mommy. Pregnancy is a long-drawn-out process and you would have to be crazy to not complain at least sometimes. I am a complainer and I have expected that but this girl has to have some kind of fun right?

Shannan

Pregnancy Joke of the Day:

The more pregnant I get,
the more often strangers smile at me. Why?
Cause you’re fatter than they are

Hello Everyone! I am just getting started! Welcome to my world

A little about me

• I love to write, I am very opinionated and I consider myself to be open on any subject
• I have tried 2 long years to have a baby and on January 1st 2009 I found out I was pregnant!
• I am expecting a baby boy due September 4th 2009
• I have been married since June 11th 2005
• I was an Army wife for 3 years and survived 2 long deployments!
• I was married at the young age of 18 years old
• I have accomplished alot in my adult life and I am proud of everything I have done for myself!

I cant wait to start blogging