Been lazy about logging into my DA account (obviously).

I'm full term--was actually due yesterday--and according to the doc I'm 1 1/2 cm dilated and baby is in full birth position, so should be any day now. I'm going to take today to get all the little things done so I don't have to worry about this needing done or that needing done while I'm in the hospital. Went grocery shopping yesterday, today I'll work on laundry and finalizing all those nagging little details every day life throws at you.

Other than that, things are going okay. Kayleigh's been having 'special educators' come in about every week to help work with her and get her vocalizing and socializing more. I think she's coming out of her shell more, as she's doing things now that she wasn't just a month or even a few weeks ago. Maybe the kid's just a late bloomer? Hopefully she'll keep making progress and catch up to where she should be.

Watched Up last night and hoo boy, was I bawling like a baby at certain parts! Way to go Pixar!

Welp, better go get working on my To Do list. Lots to do!

So.

Ed McMahon
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Billy Mays

All gone. Within the same week.

The only one I'm really sad about is Billy. Cap and I have been watching his show "Pitchmen" on Discovery and really found him entertaining and fun. Now he's gone. It's really sad.

Personally, I'm getting a little sick of hearing all this crap about Michael Jackson. Has everyone forgotten the fact that he was a JOKE the last 20 years or so of his life? His music all sounds the same, and I honestly never understood the hoopla made over him, even when he was popular back in the 80s. He was a singer. That's all. Let's stop making him out to be the next Elvis. (Another singer I couldn't understand the popularity of.)

In other news, I've been updating my family blog again (www.familyofredheads.blogspot.com) and have started a new blog for fun stuff (www.ticklishcorpse.blogspot.com). Check 'em out if you've nothing better to do!

Pregnancy is going fine, btw. Baby is growing right on track and everything looks great. According to our ultrasound, it's a boy, which is what we thought from the beginning. Now I have to figure out how to afford clothes for a boy, as well as a new crib. Fun.

Well, let's start off by saying that altho we haven't seen the last two parts of the FOP special 'Wishology' yet (they're on our PVR), we were really happy with what we did see on part 1. Good writing, good story, no mean Cosmo or selfish Timmy. That's what FOP SHOULD be!

In fact, it kind of renewed my interest in the show and encouraged me to try and finish my only unfinished story on FF.net. (It's the one called "It Happened One Night" and is Tabby's coming of age story.) I figured that since I've got the ending written already, all I need is a few more chapters to GET her to it! I've got plans on how to do it, all I have to do is DO it. But I started working on it this past weekend and have almost 4 pages written for the next chapter. (Most of my chapters are usually 8 pages long give or take, so I'm about halfway done!) Here's hoping I will actually finish the thing before my determination gives out.

I'm a hair away from my second trimester. Gah! Still no more morning sickness (YAY!) and I think the reason I got sick earlier is because I was taking the prescription prenatals that the doc gave me. Once I finished the sample packs and moved on to a store bought brand, I wasn't sick anymore. But boy am I thirsty! And tired, but that goes without saying. I'm forever tired anymore.

Kayleigh is 15 months old, and will be about 22 months once this one comes. So we'll have two under two. Yikes! But it shouldn't be too bad. Once we get a routine down, we'll be fine.

She's doing really well, and walking/running everywhere. She's quick! The little stinker is just a blur when she gets going!

Other than that, not much going on. Just taking things one day at a time.

Well, I'm 10 weeks along and things are going okay. I haven't had the horrible morning sickness I had with Kayleigh Anne, which is another reason we're thinking this one's a boy. (According to the old wives' tales, morning sickness=girl, no morning sickness=boy.) This is just another addition to the list of things that make us believe it's a boy. We shall see in another month or so.

I would also like to extend my sincerest condolences (sp? some writer!) to *mouselady on the loss of her father. She's been having some tough times lately, and this is another hurdle life didn't need to throw at her.

On a completely unrelated note, as I look to the side I notice that I am showing no journal entries before the beginning of the year. Has DA deleted all my older journals? If so, that sucks. Guess I should have saved 'em while I had 'em. Bah.

EDIT: Nevermind. They're still there. Guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow!

Many thanks to all the well wishes and kind words in regards to our latest surprise. And 'surprise' is putting it mildly. We tried for over 4 years to have Kayleigh Anne, and this one happened immediately off birth control. Ironic, dontcha think?

I realize my announcement journal entry was pretty short compared to some of my long-winded rambles, especially considering the subject matter, but bear in mind that we were both pretty surprised, shocked and stressed to find that another bundle is on his/her way. Don't get me wrong, this isn't an unwanted pregnancy, just unexpected. Unexpectedly FAST. We were expecting it to take some time for the birth control to fully leave my system, say three months or so. Apparently not. This means that we'll have two under two when Pivnert's born. Yikes!

But it's not going to be so bad, I don't think. It'll just take some readjusting of our schedules and routines. We can handle it!

I have my first doc appointment on Monday afternoon, so hopefully we'll get an ultrasound to 1) make sure Pivnert is snuggled in right where he should be, and 2) to make sure he's ALONE in there.

I would put my little pregnancy ticker in, but for some reason I can't get it to show up right in the unsubscribed journal. Weird.

Thanks again everyone! Your well wishes are greatly appreciated.