fun. crazy. life.

At least there wasn’t much blood this time. Husband likes to take his life insurance policy out for a spin every week.
He usually comes home looking like this. He’ll knock on the slider door and wave, grinning, very proud of his rugged manly muddiness.
Then I open the slider and hear the dramatic story of how he fought the gigantic rock that leaped into the bike path and attacked him, flipping him over the handle bars and into the mud puddle.
Then I say something like, “Don’t even THINK of coming in the house like that. Go in the mud room, strip and put everything DIRECTLY into the washing machine.”
Then he usually makes some sort of snarky comment involving a raised eyebrow because I used the word “strip.”
Then I return with a raised eyebrow and equally snarky comment like “Whatever. Try not to touch anything on your way to the shower. Thanks for not killing yourself.” 
And so another biking season begins.

…how amazing my husband is.

He launched a new product at work. (And has a patent! My husband! Invented something!) So, on Friday, he was given a sheet of paper - and told he could pick a reward/gift/thing. There was a GPS, a nice watch, golf club travel case, a digital camera, a Sony picture station, a designer purse, some ugly jewelry. And what do you think he picked?

The ipod.

He does all the work and uses his reward to buy something for me. Even after living with a pregnant me. And a seriously-sleep-deprived-new-mom me.

I married the sweetest guy out there. Sorry, Ladies.

My husband warned me that I may be making enemies with that last post. So perhaps I should write about something else.
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We found out yesterday that Husband is being sent on a business trip next week. His new boss suggested that he consider it. Then he called me - very timidly - and asked how my day was going and stuff. I immediately said, “Where do they want you to go?” He - even more timidly - asked what I thought. I said, Sure. Its only for 2 nights. Then he went into a meeting and realized that the “suggestion” that he go was merely a gesture, since he is supposedly leading the training sessions. Humm…. Doesn’t sound like much of a “suggestion” to me!!  Whatever, New Boss!
The good thing is he’ll take the red eye home Thursday night and get Friday off. The bad part is that I will be completely on my own with three children for over 48 hours. I’m already planning to put them in afternoon care at preschool - for my sanity’s sake - and we’ll have meals delivered by wonderful church people. But I’m a little nervous. Oh well. As long as the kids get to school eventually. Even if its at 10:00. When school started at 9. Should make for some good reading for you people, though.
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We’re back to the doctor this morning for Colin’s weight check. Hopefully the doctor will be happier this time. He’s eating a ton and seems healthy enough… We’ll see. I accidentally let him sleep for 4 hours last night. I’ve been setting my alarm for every 3 hours to feed him and I guess I turned it off and went back to sleep, where I had a dream that I got up and fed him. Imagine my dismay when that dream was interrupted by a screaming, hungry baby and I realized I still had to get up. Its amazing what 3.5 solid hours of sleep can do for a girl’s outlook on life ;-) 
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UPDATE: He’s doing great! Weighed in at 8 pounds 3 oz, which means he gained an ounce a day! Yay, Colin!!

Boys.
My brother even called me to find out how my husband convinced me to buy a new tv. He wanted exact wording, apparently hoping to use the same arguments on his girlfriend. Although, seeing as he is a poor grad student who doesn’t even have cable, I believe my helpful advise was:  “Good luck with that.”
He also keeps calling me to remind me the proper spelling of his name and all possible nicknames, since we will of course be naming the baby after him. What other names could we possibly consider? (None of my family who reads this blog is remotely surprised by this campaign.)
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After being on bed rest and getting meals delivered to our door every other day by the wonderful ladies in my Bible Study, I am cooking again! I love to cook. And since I have been doing little except watching the Food Network  while laying on the couch, I am so excited to be in the kitchen.
I’m sad, though, since we don’t have any Easter plans this year. We can’t invite anyone over, since we may not be here, and we haven’t made any other plans. I love cooking big holiday meals. Maybe we can have a delayed celebration after the baby comes…..
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So, I’ve been told I’m pretty irritable lately.
I don’t see it.
Frankly, I think I’m being downright pleasant, knowing all the times I have been holding back what I really want to say. But, my picky family seems to think otherwise. My kids keep telling Daddy that “Mommy is grumpy.” And my husband has said something along the lines of “Boy, will I be glad when this is over!” To which I said something totally non-irritable like “YOU can’t wait until this is over? Did I miss the part where you were 9 months pregnant?” And he said something like “No, but I have to live with a 9-months-pregnant crazy person.”
And he’s still alive. Do you see how incredibly non-irritable I am? Whatever, Dude.
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Went to the doctor again today. He said baby could come any time, but it would probably be another week. A week!! What the frick?!? Wasn’t I laying on the couch for three weeks  to keep this baby from coming out? And now that he’s allowed to, he decides to stay in longer? Excuse me?? 
This kid is going to be trouble. I can tell.

Today he bought it. The new tv. The purchase he has been researching for about 2 months. Calling all sorts of stores, discussing at length with his coworkers at lunch. He decided what he wanted what would be the best fit for our family. Because this is a family purchase. For the family.

I went with him to the Sony store. (Because if you think I’d let husband go to the Sony store, having permission to purchase something, without me, then you clearly aren’t familiar with husbands.) And we came home with the most ridiculously humongous box housing our new tv. Lets just say good thing we took the minivan. It has been miraculously installed by husband, who summoned superhuman strength to carry it into the house all by himself. (And he made fun of me while I was nesting!)

So now we have a massive* tv. Which, after we all watched Ratatouille on it, I have to admit is a pretty stinking amazing tv. Although if it was a single inch bigger, it would probably not fit in our house. And, I am very impressed that he got a totally amazing deal. It was even $200 less than it was when he called the store yesterday. This was a clear sign from God that we needed this tv, according to Husband. Then we scored an amazing deal ($60 off!) on a dvd/vcr player to use with our old tv! Hooray for living near a Sony outlet!

*Our old tv was 24 inches. So by “massive” I mean massive to us. We’re not talking a movie screen here.

I find it hilarious that my kids think that if they shut their bedroom door I suddenly will have no idea what they are doing. Like its soundproof or something.

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Husband will be getting his new TV this weekend. I’m convinced this is what you call ‘frivolous,’ he insists its a ‘necessity.’ Of course, while I think things like curtains are a ‘necessity’ and he thinks any and all window treatments beyond shades are ‘frivolous.’
To each his own.
But he is bring home his annual bonus this Friday, so I guess I can cut the guy some slack and let him spend some of the money he earned. Cause I’m a nice wife like that.
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Went to the OB today and got another great report. Bump should arrive in good shape! I’m off all this resting next week! I can just ‘be smart’ and ‘do what I feel up to.’
I am so, so excited. If I have to watch daytime tv again in the next month, it will be too soon.
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Now I know I have been very outspoken about my feelings about Crocs. (If you’re new here, let me sum up: ug-ly.) But when buying new ones for my kids for summer, I discovered these. I may have to eat my words and buy me some Crocs!!