99 Bottles of.....water?

I guess, for now, I have to sing 99 bottles of water on the wall.
We went to the dr this morning, for our check on Pierce.  He's doing well, moving about like a champ, and does NOT like anything intruding on his space!  She pressed the Doppler on my belly and searched on the right side...no dice.  Searched the left, found it, then he ran away!  She found it again and his heart rate was good and strong between 130-140...because he was so busy trying to run away from her!!
I'm measuring right on schedule!  Yay for no huge belly!
And, my biggest victory, this is the least amount of weight I have gained between appointments!  I had gained a little too much, so I was glad that this time I had only gained 3 pounds.  I can look at pics and tell that that is all in the belly!!
And, I learned that the little mild cramps I've been having are Braxton-Hicks...yay!  Already?  Ugh.  Oh well.  From what I understand everyone has them, it's just a matter of if you actually feel them.  I feel them in my back mostly...not a big fan!  I was told to just relax with my feet up and drink water.  I'm thankful we have a stool at work!

I usually do Fur Baby Friday, but lately  Sully looks pretty scraggly.  Little monster needs a haircut!!  So, today I saw this on Raven's blog and thought I would play along...

1. Started your own blog 

Yup, June 3, 2011....Blog Virgin

dang a LOT has changed since then!

2. Slept under the stars

once when I was 5, camping with family...

again for my 13th birthday, camping in the back yard

3. Played in a band

nope, NOT musically gifted, unless you count the kazoo

4. Visited Hawaii

I WISH!

5. Watched a meteor shower

Yes, we had one this past winter

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

Sadly, I can't say I have, but I have donated a TON of clothing...

7. Been to Disneyland 

not even Disneyworld =(

8. Climbed a mountain

If you count what we call mountains around here in North Alabama, yes, I have! lol

See?  At the top!

9. Held a praying mantis

No, not holding one of those wicked looking things...

10. Sang a solo

No, thank you!  Sang in the church choir, I'll sing with a group all day

11. Bungee jumped 

I haven't found the cajones to do that yet

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightening storm

I live in Tornado Hell, I've seen a million lightening storms

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

can't say that I have...or at least that's coming to mind

15. Adopted a child

nope.

16. Had food poisoning

Oh good grief, yes.  Lasted 48 hours, pure torture.  I have never in my life been so sick...and I've had bronchitis for 6 weeks, pneumonia for 2 weeks, and once had an ear, throat, and sinus infection all at the same time

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

nope

18. Grown your own vegetables

nope

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

and nope again...

20. Slept on an overnight train

never been on a train...unless you count the time my bff, Ashley, and I played on a retired caboose at the original Whistle Stop Cafe...more history on the movie Fried Green Tomatoes

21. Had a pillow fight

My brother and I 

22. Hitch hiked

ooooh no, I've seen the horror movies!

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

who hasn't?  I don't any more, I schedule my "mental health" days lol

24. Built a snow fort

HA, I live in north Alabama, we don't get enough snow to build a fort

25. Held a lamb

No, but they're dang cute

26. Gone skinny dipping

Nope, never brave enough

27. Run a Marathon

a 5k, not a marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

nope!

29. Seen a total eclipse

Yes! I was in 4th grade on a field trip to Biloxi, MS to a biology research place...it was pretty neat

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

both...when you've worked 6p-6a you've seen both in one day!

31. Hit a home run

HA, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with a ball bat...I played soccer for a reason

32. Been on a cruise

not yet

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

I'm starting to feel sheltered, no to this one too

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

Well, I haven't been to Ireland or Germany...so no

35. Seen an Amish community

No, live really dang close to several and haven't visited

36. Taught yourself a new language

Not hardly

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 

I try to be satisfied with everything in my life...but who is every truly satisfied with their financial situation unless you're a multi-millionaire? 

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

nope, here's that lack of culture thing again

39. Gone rock climbing 

I'm a wimp and don't think I have the strength...and don't want to find out that I don't by falling off of the wall!

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

nnegative

41. Sung karaoke

no.  way.  in.  the.  world.

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

newp

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

gave a homeless guy everything but my burger from Mcdonalds...count?

44. Visited Africa

No thanks...it's HOT there didn't you know?  I live in the South...plenty heat here

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

Yes

46. Been transported in an ambulance

not for my own ailments, but for a total strangers...several strangers in one day.

Confused?

When I worked for 911, they had us ride with the ambulance service to see what they do in the field...I decided they didn't get paid enough to do that job!

47. Had your portrait painted

nope

48. Gone deep sea fishing

I don't enjoy shallow fishing...lol

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

nopes

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

now tell me, if I haven't been to Paris, how could I have been to the top of the Eiffel Tower?

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

In a pool...does that count?  lol  Something tells me it doesn't

52. Kissed in the rain

Other than a peck...no.  As my mother would say, "God gave you sense to come in out of the rain!"

53. Played in the mud

Heck yeah, what kid hasn't?

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

No, not many of them around here

55. Been in a movie 

do homemade movies count?

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

That culture thing again!

57. Started a business

I sold Scentsy for a while....

58. Taken a martial arts class

I don't think fitness kickboxing counts...but I rocked

59. Visited Russia

newp

60. Served at a soup kitchen

No

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

I always thought Girl Scouts were weenies, even as a kid...lol

62. Gone whale watching

oooh, one day.  And I will cry

63. Got flowers for no reason

Yes, because my husband is amazing

We had been living together 3 days, I came home and found this!

And, I've gotten my favorite, Tulips, for absolutely no reason! 

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

I'm O+, so I tried to give as often as possible prepregnancy

65. Gone sky diving 

Not even on the list of things I want to do!

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

I went to the Holocaust Memorial Museum as a 12 year old...That's the first time I remember being emotionally moved to tears 

67. Bounced a check

ugh, who hasn't as a young adult first on their own?  Blerg.  Took care of it though!

68. Flown in a helicopter

No, and no thank you

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

I have a pic of all of my toys I saved!  Minus my Barbies, my mother still has those

Meet Raggedy Ann and Andy (Made by hand by my Mama just for me), Pickles the bear, Bunny (I was really original), Snuggle Bear, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too!

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

Yes I have! Some brave souls took our 6th grade class to Washington D.C.!

71. Eaten Caviar

absolutely NOT

72. Pieced a quilt

nope

73. Stood in Times Square

Never been to NYC

74. Toured the Everglades

Not the Everglades, but I have been to Silver Springs, and would love to go back!

75. Been fired from a job

Nope

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

Never crossed the pond

77. Broken a bone

Pinky toes count?  They're bones!

78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle

Last I remember, I was 3/4 years old and held on to the gas tank cover for DEAR LIFE!  I remember enjoying it, but also being scared to death

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

No, not really interested actually

80. Published a book

Nope

81. Visited the Vatican

Not yet

82. Bought a brand new car

J and I did!  Just shy of 2 months after we started dating and one month before getting engaged!  You can say we were pretty sure about what we had together lol

83. Walked in Jerusalem

that whole never-crossed-the-pond bit...

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

As a kid

85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve

no way, Jose

86. Visited the White House

We were going to visit the White House on my 6th grade D.C trip, but the World Trade Center had been bombed a few months prior and we weren't allowed in the gates...because a bunch of 11 year olds were a terror threat? LOL, I get it, I do.  

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

NO!  I caught fish as a kid, then Daddy cleaned and cooked them!

88. Had chickenpox

3rd Grade...just a few, but it was the best week out of school ever since I didn't feel poorly at all!

89. Saved someone’s life

I'm sure, nothing specific that I can remember, but I worked at 911 answering emergency calls from 2003-2007 almost 2008...and I've been working for law enforcement dispatch for 2 years now...so I'm sure.

90. Sat on a jury

Not yet, though with my law enforcement history I'm sure I'd be sent home

91. Met someone famous

3rd Grade...prior to chickenpox I think...George H. Bush came to the local air field and our class went to greet him.  He went down the line and shook everyone's hands...we were lined up in alphabetical order...I was a W, and was the LAST kid.  The last.  One more hand to shake, then a wall.  One more.  HE SHOOK MY FRIEND'S HAND THEN LEFT!  STOPPED, DIDN'T TOUCH MY HAND!  WTH?!  Yeah, still bitter lol

92. Joined a book club

um...no

93. Got a tattoo

nope, not yet

94. Had a baby

again, not yet...ask again in Sept lol

95. Seen the Alamo in person

Nope

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

i'm told I've seen it, but I don't remember

97. Been involved in a law suit

nono

98. Owned a cell phone

 I have a pic of my first two!

99. Been stung by a bee

once, luckily only once