Weird

They can do some pretty amazing things with ultrasounds now. Check this out: http://www.baby-insight.com/babies.html
I'm not sure I would want one of those pictures because if I saw my baby all squishy looking like that I might get sad that my kid was so ugly.

My funny kids

The baby has been moving around like crazy the past few days. Last night I was taking a bath and she was all over the place. I laid really still and pretty soon I could see my belly bouncing around a little bit. That was pretty cool. She must have been doing flips in there because I could feel her more than I ever could before. I just had to kind of laugh every time my belly moved. It's so surreal.

Today was the Waite Park city-wide garage sale and Joseph and I went out looking for baby things. We found pretty much nothing. Nothing but Beanie Babies that is. We saw them nearly everywhere we went. At one garage sale I was paying for some Beanies and Joseph was playing a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot game with this other little boy at the sale. The other kid won and Joseph turns to me and happily says "I didn't win but that's ok because I still have my imagination and no one can ever take that from me!" Talk about surreal.

Joseph is a winner

So Joseph won for his age group in the Waite Park Kiddie Parade. He looked so cute driving his little 4 wheeler with his little float behind it. He was waving and smiling his little heart out. At the end when they announced he was the winner he just went running up to get his prize and he had the biggest grin on his face. He won a $20 gift certificate to Coborns that I told him he can use however he wants. I'll have to take him in tomorrow and let him spend a few dollars on whatever he wants to buy. I'm guessing we're going to have a house full of Scooby Doo yogurt, fruit snacks and cookies.

Greatest Americans

Ok, Ben insisted I do this so I'll do my best. I have no idea what makes an American "Great" so bear with me. I'm kind of thinking along the lines of who had the most influance over America and it's culture.

Presidents-
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
I wish I could think of a more contemporary president but I can't. I refuse to list JFK because people only think he's great because he was killed. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

Military-
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas McArthur

Inventors/Buisnessmen-
Albert Einstein
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
Henry Ford
Bill Gates

Other Fields-
Walt Disney
Martin Luther King
Lewis and Clark
Mark Twain
Susan B Anthony
Fredrick Douglas
Steven Spielburg
Dr Spock (the baby guy, not the Star Trek guy)

People who almost made the list:
Elvis - He's kind of an icon but did he really influance American culture? Yeah, I guess so but having you life end with your head in a toilet does not = great in my book.
Oprah - She mentions a book and it becomes a best seller. She mentions a product and it sells out at stores. She mentions a cause and the money comes pouring in. She's not a terrible actress. She came very close but in the end I decided she's become pretty insane lately and that's not so great.
The Wal-Mart guy - Probably the most important American buisiness man ever. To bad the company he started is ruining America. No list for him! The same goes for the guy who started McDonalds.

So there's my list. I wish I could have come up with some important people in the fields of education, medicine and art but I can't.

One of those days

Today was one of those days that had me thinking "And why do I want 2 of these things running around the house?". Joseph was a holy terror at the Dr's office. He was running back and forth screaming about a healthy colon and trying to open all the drawers. When I pulled him over and told him knock it off he started crying and saying "I'm a bad man! That's why you call me Mr Rotten!".

Anyway, it looks like getting Joseph in to see any kind of specialist to get him an "official" diagnosis is going ti be a huge pain in the ass. The one person in St Cloud who does that is not accepting any new patients at this time. That means we'll probably have to see someone in the cities but even that can take up to a year to get in to see someone. The best part is that we won't even be able to get him into a therapist until he's gotten some kind of flippin' diagnosis. The whole thing is so frustrating! I was nearly in tears when his doctor was telling me all this. How can it be so difficult to get someone to look at him and say "This is what you're dealing with and this is how we can help him?" Augh. I'm really in a bad mood now.

Joseph stuff

Joseph grinds his teeth so much that I'm worried he's going to have them down to little nubs by the time they are supposed to fall out. His dentist said he would probably grow out of it but it has only gotten worse. When he's asleep in his room we can clearly hear him in our room, that's how loud it is. I asked my chiropractor about it and she suggested I bring Joseph in for an adjustment. So on Wednesday Joseph is going to have his first chiropractor appointment. There's no spot in the baby book for that.

Here's what Joseph has to say: I'm watching tv. I like pie. I like puppies. Daddy eated one of Mommy's cookies. I'm watching tv. That's all. This is from Joseph. I like Velma. I have 100 babies in my tummy.

What's new?

Well, let's see. The Relay for Life went really well. In addition to the money we raised before the relay we raised nearly $100 there doing Reiki. Our silent auction stuff sold and raised some good money too I think. I won a bottle of root beer and a certificate for a free pizza. All in all a pretty successful day.

On Wed. Joseph is going to be in the Waite Park Kiddie Parade. Mom and Dad made him a float that he's going to pull along behind him on his little 4 wheeler. The theme of it is "Halloween in June". It's pretty cute. He's been practicing his parade wave and asking me every 3 seconds if it's time for the parade now? Now? Now? How about now?

Joseph has some kind of nasty, hacking cough going on. He has a doctors appointment tomorrow but for now he's pretty unhappy. He also feels a little bit warm so I'm keeping him full of Tylenol and juice and trying to get him to rest. Luckily there is a Sponge Bob marathon on TV today.

Last year we had a couple of ants in out kitchen and I put out some Terro and the problem went away in about 2 days. Yesterday I noticed 2 ants on a kitchen window and I put out a little bit of Terro. When I went back in later there were ants all over the stuff. I could watch those ants all day. They come marching up all serious like and start to drink. Then you can see their little bellies (?) start to swell up. When they're full they stagger off like they're drunk and then 2 more come and take their place. I put out more stuff this morning but there haven't been any ants there yet. I hope that takes care of that.

I'm 22 weeks pregnant now. By now the baby weighs about 15 ounces and is nearly 11 inches long and has developed eyebrows. Also, the baby's first little poop is developing. How sweet! I feel her move all the time now. Most often I feel her early in the afternoon or late at night. Babies at this stage get hiccups all the time so that's probably what I'm feeling.

Run Dick Run

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2957 - This is some pretty funny stuff. It's a buch of spoofs of the old Dick and Jane books. WARNING - not for the easily offended or faint of heart. Also, do not click on any other links on the site unless you are willing to be horrifed and shocked. But this is still funny.