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I'm a blogging MACHINE! woo hoo!

Have I told you all how funny my unborn baby is? She's HILARIOUS. I mean, she thinks she's hilarious. Yeah, she has an attitude problem. Her latest trick is sticking her foot in my ribs and keeping it there. I nicely ask, "please remove your FOOT from my ribs" does she listen? nooooooooooo. she sits in there thinking she's funny, and cute...."look at me, I'm a funny fetus". yeah...NOONE thinks you're funny...FYI.

That being said. she had the hiccups last night! How cute! that's pretty cute, right?

Things are coming along here in the apartment, a few things we are still shopping for, including a pediatrician...this weeks project, for sure. If any moms have a list of questions I should ask the doctor, send them my way...I'm always open for advice!

That is not a beached whale, the picture below is a picture of me at the beach. We decided to grab some sun this memorial day weekend. That's my maternity bathing suit...don't be jealous of my fat bellllly (say it like that fat guy in austin powers...it's way funnier that way).

besties share everything...

So, here I am ....35 weeks. Everyone keeps sayin, "oh my gosh, it's gone so fast"....

REALLY? because I feel like i have been pregnant my whole life! But I'm glad it's gone so fast for  YOU! I have been pregnant since OCTOBER. that is Halloween, thanksgiving, xmas, awkward moments day (real day-look it up) new years, valentines day, black history month, my birthday, Easter, Bo Bice day...the list goes on and on. I can't remember the last time I ate sushi, (if i knew I would have gone to Alabama and come home and not been able to eat sushi again, I would have given myself mercury poisoning with TONS of sushi) had a cold stella or smoked crack...you're WELCOME baby!

So, as luck would have it , my best friend, and recent maid of honor, melissa, is having a baby too!!!! she's having a boy! so, naturally, our kids will get married...and as MORE luck would have it, we have been able to take a few baby prep classes together...we took a marathon lamaze/baby prep class in Jersey, in her BEAUTIFUL state of the art hospital, that more resembles a hotel than a hospital, but I'm not complaining. Nope. Not complaining that my hospital was updated circa 1977 and it is shared with another person and a goat and she has a flat screen tv and marble sinks. No, what is important is that we have healthy babies. Of course hers will be born into the lap of LUXURY and mine will be in a bassinet made of twigs and berries...

anyway, here is a picture of our old bellies...

for the record, I honestly don't know why we were lifting our tops. I think we were showing our sweaty sports bras. But we really don't need a reason, I'm just disclaiming. 

and now...current bellies....

*melissa's face is cracking me up!

So, it's weird to see how i'm carrying (a girl) and she is carrying (a boy)

So, there is a current belly pic. It's really nice having melissa to talk to, complain with about all the crap that our bodies are going through! She's gonna be an amazing mom! Love you lissy!

the sprain heard round the world and nesting...

so...I am still battling with my sprain. The cast is off, the boot is off, but the pain is still there. Here is a lovely picture of my club foot....nice and swollen for ya.  And yes, it is as bad as it looks. gross. 

So , the time came. Travas found out the sex of the baby. A friend of mine sent us this adorable;e vibrating chairs...and it was pink. Trav knew not to open the box but as he moved it, the box within the box fell out, and on the INSIDE box was a cute little picture of a little girl in a PINK vibrating chair. He was bummed for about a day and I was bummed for him, but it has been so fun showing him all the clothes I have purchased for her and calling her by her name is WAY fun! That's right, we have a name! Woo hoo! so all is good. 

*NOTE TO ALL YE WITH LITTLE FAITH.... I DID NOT SLIP, SPILL THE BEANS OR ANY THING OF THE SORT!!!!!!*

"ellyn, you can't keep that a secret..."

"you'll slip...."

blah blah blah....

in other news....

The past two weeks Travas has taken to many projects around the house. One might refer to this practice as nesting. I refer to it as messing up the house and putting it back together. We have emptied our downstairs closet and turned i

t into the babes closet. That's right , like a true Manhattan baby she will spend most of her first months in the closet. (insert obvious gay joke here). Here is Travas amidst one of MANY of his apartment projects thus far...

You can see glimpses of the "nursery" in the back. If you ever come over, PLEASE don't call it a closet, call it a nursery...Travas is very touchy about this. 

Belly pics to come!