Due date, shmoo date

Monday, January 16th came and went. Nothing.
That was the due date the doctor gave us.
Today is the day Corbin and I calculated, January 18th. So far, nothing.
Friday will be the day the Ultrasound estimated... I have little hope for that day either.
So it looks like Monday, January 23rd will be induction day. It's nice to know this pregnancy won't last forever.
I'm a little sad that the likelyhood of my going into labor naturally is low. It's not like the doctor has said that, but it's just what I feel.
But you know what? One way or another we're going to have a beautiful baby boy to enjoy real soon, and we can't wait to meet him!
I've been getting more and more excited as the day draws nearer. Excited to hold him for the first time, to put him in all the cute clothes he has, to share him with the world. (I'm also pretty excited to have my body back to myself. It's fun feeling him in there, but I'm sort of over it.)
I've also been getting more nervous for the labor, etc. I try not to think about it, because being nervous won't help me at all. I'll just try to roll with the punches as best I can, and I'm pretty good at that, generally.
All our peeps in the singles ward are so excited for us. I think they'll consider Theo the ward mascot or something. Last Sunday (the day before the due date), all the girls were in a tizzy about how excited they were for the baby. And all the boys were like, "well, tomorrow's the day. Good luck!" I'm going to miss them all so much when the baby and I are staying at home, but it will be so fun to introduce Theo to the ward and pass him around. Corbin likes to call that Rugby Baby.
This week I don't have work, I don't have school, I just have to wait around. Good thing I've got plenty to do around the house, and lots of good friends to keep me company.

The Oatmeal Mystery

Before I found out I had gestational diabetes, I would scoop up half a cup of oatmeal, cook it, and eat it for breakfast. Turns out that's twice as many carbs as I need in the morning... who knew?

One rule they gave me with the GD was not to have cold cereal in the morning (it's ok in the afternoon, but for some unknown reason it tends to make your blood levels spike in the morning). So needless to say I've been eating lots of 1/4 cup serving- size oatmeal breakfasts lately, and I love it.

I've been doing this diet for about two weeks. It doesn't sound like too long, but I feel that I am pro at it!

Now for the mystery. I get extra carbs for lunch and dinner, and tonight I decided an oatmeal dinner would be fantastic. So I went back to the 1/2 cup of oats. I now look at this huge bowl of food and think, "How could I eat that whole thing in the morning? It's so much food!!" What seemed normal before I now realize is crazy, and my body seems to agree.

Just goes to show, out of this bump in the road came good things. Blessing in disguise? I'll say so!

Birthday Success!

Yesterday was my birthday, and it was totally totally grand! Here's the run down of events...
Corbin woke up early to take care of the chores for the day, some of which have been needing doing for a while, so it was magical waking up and having them done. He went to visit the dog (which I usually do in the mornings), went to the store to get birthday necessities, replaced the light bulbs in the bathroom, and made me a delicious breakfast-in-bed (yellow rose included). All before 8:30! He is my hero!

After lounging in the bed for a while, he went to campus and I got working for Johnny.

In the afternoon Corbin came home and we got the house ready for the party, and made a yummy cake.

Friends arrived, and partying ensued! Just for my own remembrance, here's a list of those who attended. We missed those who couldn't come, but seriously, the house was already packed. We would have started putting people on the furniture!
Atwoods
Flanagans
Nguyens
Olsens
Ben and Brittany Bird
Diane Kiester
Adkins
Amanda Nielson

It was such a fun bunch, and I think everyone had fun. I know I sure did, and that's all that mattered! ;)

Also, throughout the day I got to talk to various friends and family over the phone and through texting. I'm sure glad I know such lovely people!

Yay! I'm 23!

Hilarious Podcasts

Lately I've been on the prowl for great, funny, clean podcasts that I could dive into. This habit all started when Corbin got me hooked to a fantastic radio news quiz show called Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.


We would listen to it on the radio on Saturdays if we happened to be driving somewhere, and the next thing I knew... I had finished years and years of archived shows in a matter of months. We're talking hours of an "oddly informative news quiz." When that ran out (to my great sadness), it left a void in my life. I needed something new.

Recently, I finished listening to a great book (as I am also wont to do), and I began my search for a new podcast. I searched around for a while, and found the Team Coco Podcast.


For those who don't know, this is three random people who work on Conan O'Brien's show, and interview other random employees. Sounds like it wouldn't be great, but it so totally is. I polished off their 30-something episodes in less than a week.

My apatite for good podcasts is insatiable!

So I looked around some more, and found this foodie blog called Spilled Milk.


It's a man and woman talking about all kinds of foods, from parsnip to hot dogs. And their laughter is contagious! Yeah... Their 30-ish episodes were no match for my listening stamina. I think it took me a matter of days to finish them off.

Now, I must wait for the weekend when each of these shows brings a new episode into the world. It's really hard, like waiting for Christmas, but every week!

I guess the moral of the story is, I like funny things.

Feed my hunger! If you know of a funny, clean podcast, hook me up! Obviously, it can be about anything, really.