My mom calls this morning and tells me that my picture is in our local paper for the Thursday Edition (humiliating!). Our Coleman Chronicle and Democratic Voice only runs Tuesday and Thursday and is 50 cents much like any small town paper. I immediately asked if she was joking and who put it in there and what am I wearing. I just knew I was going to embarrass myself and I was right. I later found out no one put my picture in there, every week they randomly put an old picture in the paper from an event back in the day and have people guess who it is. Lucky me, right? So, here's your laugh for the day! My mom and I think this picture was taken while I was in junior high (we think 8th grade) and I got 1st runner up in our local Christmas Pageant (no I never won any of the pageants I was in unlike my sister who only entered once and won it). I think there was only about 6 people in the Christmas Pageant that year... LOL. Don't you just love the puffy sleeves on my dress? :)

Finally, I am wearing makeup again and have retired "my workout uniform" as R.J. would call it (my uniform was a tank top and hot pink nike windshorts in case you were wondering). No, I was not working out it was just comfortable and actually fit. I am feeling better these days and make myself get up and do something everyday. My problem is I don't get very far. I'm good for a couple of hours in the morning and then the baby sends me home to take it's daily 3 hour nap. Yes, I said I take a 3 hour nap everyday (how lazy am I!!!!) I usually go eat lunch and get to run a couple of errands and then around 2p.m. I'm pooped! My head starts hurting and I'm out for the count. While you might be thinking a daily 3 hour nap would be nice-- it's not. I can't seem to get anything done. Plus, I have NEVER liked naps. I hate how they make me feel after I wake up but these days I don't really get a say in what I do. Let me back up and say that I'm still sleeping my full 12 hours at night! What the heck! Someone help me please. Now, I guess I don't take 3 hour naps everyday but I do take a nap daily whether it be an hour or four hours. The only problem I have found is sleeping positions. R.J. and I read our Pregnancy book every week and last week it said that I couldn't sleep on my back anymore because the babies weight puts pressure on my spine and major blood vessels. I can't sleep on my tummy anymore either for obvious reasons and I am a total tummy sleeper (this really sucks)! So, I'm down to only sleeping on my sides and the book said the left side is best for me to sleep on. Well, I really think this a crock of crap because woman 50 years ago didn't know any of this and they had healthy babies. I told R.J. I feel like they are nickel and diming me to death with this pregnancy! Okay, back to my story I was going to tell. Let me reminder you that R.J. is an engineer and follows the book on everything (rather annoying sometimes). One night not long after this, I was sleeping soundly around 3a.m. on my back (only position comfortable these days) when R.J. hit me and woke me up!!! He started yelling at me and told me I was sleeping on my back and to switch to my left side!!! Can you believe this?!?! First of all, I do not like to be woken up from my sleep and second of all he has taken this WAY TO FAR. I'm not sure what I yelled back but I can guarantee he won't be waking me up again from my sleep to tell me to switch to my side! I know he was just trying, but note to self-- don't wake up a sleeping pregnant giant :)

Kelly and Ash

Today I did something that I told myself I would not do. I'm very disappointed in myself but at the same time it was soooo good. R.J. and I went to the grocery store this afternoon around 3p.m. to get groceries for the week. We had leftovers to eat tonight but I really wanted a pizza. So, I decided I would treat myself to one-- after all, I deserve it. I call the Pizza Hut that I always call and start to place my order (1 thin n' crispy medium 1/2 pepperoni 1/2 canadian bacon with mushrooms on all). The girl on the phone proceeds to tell me that they are out of mushrooms. Mushrooms!!!?!!? Really!?!?! I told her that I didn't want my pizza anymore. I mean, why would I pay to eat something that wasn't exactly what I wanted? I know it sounds stupid, but it wouldn't taste the same. I immediately got very upset for some progesteron reason and I started crying. Yes, I said crying (what the heck!!?!). R.J. was looking at me like I had lost my mind and I truly believe I have after recaping the event. I was just so upset because I was craving my certain pizza and I wanted it by golly. I hung up and knew of another Pizza Hut that I could go to. I got on my iphone to try and find the number to call in the order so it would be ready when I got there. But I couldn't get it because Pizza Hut wanted to know my address and I didn't know any addresses by the location that I wanted to go to. So I decided to call 411 and the lady was so rude. She gave me some Pizza Hut in Austin. By this time R.J. was getting very frustrated with me and I was frustrated with the situation. We then drove over to another Pizza Hut that we never go to and ordered my pizza. While I was in there another customer who was in high school just stared me up and down. I knew she couldn't tell if I was pregnant or just fat. It was pretty awkard and she won't stop staring at me. I ordered my pizza and for some reason I found myself spilling my guts about the whole episode to the Pizza Hut employee. Needless to say, I don't think I can ever go back in there without feeling totally stupid. I mean, why do I feel the need sometimes to tell my whole life story to strangers??!? I wish the story ended there but I then took the pizza home and ate the WHOLE PIZZA BY MYSELF minus 2 small slices! I have never ever done that before. I feel so guilty but oh my gosh it was good! I told myself when I got pregnant I wouldn't be that girl. I guess I was wrong! R.J. couldn't believe it!

Amber and Aunt Terry

Me, Amber and Tyler (Taryn's son) Sorry Reid and Will-- you guys weren't around yet!

This past weekend my sister informed me that my brother Will reads my blog everyday. She said it cracks the family up because he reads the blog and then retells it in his "Ashley voice". LOL (In other words, making fun of me!!) I bet it's hiliarious because he's pretty funny. I made the mistake of telling my parents, Amber and Will that I liked the name Mallory for a girl(among many other names) when I first found out that I was expecting. Well, it stuck with him for some reason. Everytime I call the house and Will answers he asks how Mallory is doing or he tells me to remember and buckle up his neice Mallory! LOL.. It's pretty funny because as you know we don't know the sex of the baby yet. He calls the baby Mallory like it's really his or her name. It's going to be even more funny if the baby ends up being a boy!