Halloween

For Halloween I got to take Grace to her Gymboree class and she was a dinosaur. That night Josh and I didn't know what to do. He wanted to go to a party, and then he realized I wouldn't really have any fun in that kind of environment being 6 months pregnant and all. We stayed home and watched tv all night. We felt old and bored. Halloween is our favorite holiday and it wasn't all that exciting this year. Sigh.

So today we painted my belly like a pumpkin! I didn't want to paint it last night and then have to take another shower. It was too funny. Josh got half the smile done and I started cracking up! I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes and he just laughed back at me. Here are some pictures for y'all.

Kim & I at family dinner 10/30/08

Sophie not being shy of my trigger happy finger.

Teresa lookin' cute with her new hair-do!

Me & Sophie

Grace in her dinosaur costume for Halloween.

(The little girl I nanny for.)

Josh cutting up a duck he just slaughtered.

My pumpkin belly!

My artist! Thanks for painting my belly, baby! I love you.

Bonfire on the farm!

Prayer before our family bonfire dinner. September 25th, 2009

Martina, Teresa, Sophie, & Winston Jr. (My in-laws)

Winston Jr & Sr., Lynda, & Kim

Josh & I on the farm. =)

I am about 19 weeks pregnant here.

Mark & Caitlin on the farm. =)

Caitlin is about 29 weeks pregnant here.

Josh with his little sister, Jasmine.

Caitlin & I with our lil Pike baby bellies!
I'm having a boy & she's having a girl!

Kim & Jordan Goodrich. Jordan works/lives on the farm!

Kim is about 25 weeks pregnant here! (Don't drink the water around here unless you want a baby!)

This is hilarious. We had a big fire going & Josh was being silly.


So they all joined in. This was too hot to fix the food on. Just a fun time!
Mark, their Dad & Josh

Choc-o-holic

Hi, my name is Jamie and I'm a choc-o-holic, sweet lover, and sugar craver! So I was raised as a junk food junkie and didn't have a problem with it. Little debbie's and ice cream were always stocked at our house. I was a teenager and had great metabolism. Then I went to college. My metabolism slowed down and I started binge drinking on the weekends. Who didn't? That's what college is for! lol. So, I met Josh and he is NOT a junk food lover. He is the guy who looks on the back of the package of chips and reads the ingredients. The first time I saw him doing that, I asked, "Why are you reading the ingredients? Hahaa!" His response was, "So I can see all the shit I'm putting into my body." We were at a gas station late at night and desperate for a snack. After that night, my eating habits changed...or so I thought. I stopped eating fast food on a daily basis and cut out pop. I lost five pounds in the first week! I started pilates at home with a DVD I bought from an info-mercial. (1st time I ever did that!) My point here is that I LOST weight after we got married. Most people GAIN weight. So, I'm pretty proud of that. It was a total of about 15 lbs I kicked. Yippee! Then, we started eating the organic food that Josh raised on the farm. Even better! I will NEVER eat Tyson chicken again. (blah!) Almost 3 years later after meeting my love and making the lifestyle change, I pretty much kept the weight off within 5 lbs.

Then I got pregnant. =) I am now 23 weeks pregnant with 16 weeks to go (having a c-section at 39 weeks) and have just reached my weight from 3 years ago when we got married! I'm pretty stoked about that! I know I have some more to gain, but I figure I'm doing pretty good! And it's mostly just my belly, which makes me a happy camper! I always hoped I would be a cute pregnant lady and I think I am. I hope so, anyway.

Back to the sweets. I have craved donuts since the minute we conceived. Not just any donut; a very specific donut. It has to be a cake donut with chocolate frosting. Burke's Bakery in Danville and Kroger have these. Well, so does Dunkin Donuts, but the last time I got 'em from there the icing was chincey. No bueno. I want my donut dripping with chocolate frosting! And Burke's is the best place for that. And I can get a dozen for only 6 bucks. Holler. The past 2 weeks it's been snicker bars and butterfingers. Ice cream with chocolate chip cookie dough was just bought from the grocery store today and it's waiting for me at home. I've already had my snickers and a chocolate covered chocolate chip granola bar. Hey at least I got some whole grains in there! Half the ingredients I bought from the store today were to make pumpkin pies, cheesecakes, and cakes. They will all have cool whip on top of them and most have sweetened condensed milk in them.

This is BAD! Our child is going to be addicted to sugar! I swore I would continue to eat healthy for the sake of our baby's nutrition. I do still eat good stuff, it's just I have some sort of sugar at least once a day-usually more. I didn't think cravings were real until I got pregnant. Well, they are and they are strong! Apologies to my little baby in advance. I love you and please forgive me if you are a sugar addict.

I don't know if I want to be THAT parent that denies my child's right to sugar. It's not technically necessary for our growth and development, but ooooh is it good. Plus, most kids can totally pull it off and not gain a pound. I guess that's the least of all the things I'm faced with as a new mother. Whew! I'm looking forward to it, but sure don't know what in the hell I'm doing. I think I'll be pretty awesome at it, though. I've always wanted to be a wife and a mommy. I feel like one of the lucky ones in the world. I'm so happy! =)