Pregnant woman's grocery store run = $50

Ahhh - yes, a pregnant woman knows how to grocery shop! Not necessarily for a family - or even for a hungry husband... just for her own personal satisfaction. Let's see, we covered the basic food catetgories, right? Can we say CARBS?!!! How much bread does one need? - 2 loaves, bagels, pita bread, hamburger buns, galore! Then, there's the SALT category - in regular and cheese flavors. DAIRY gets checked off with milk and snickers ice cream bars. And SUGAR (that's a food category in my book) - with powdered donuts and hershey's syrup... no, that is not a pregnant woman's craving - they aren't meant to go together, but they did get eaten in the same night! CapriSuns added some flavored WATER - much needed for the baby, of course. And finally, you might ask - how the heck did I spend $50? Well, I wouldn't be a very responsible pregnant woman if I didn't take my prenatal vitamins... so that was half the total bill. I mean, the doctor does say I'm getting all the baby needs in my daily vitamin dosage - so the rest of my diet is free game, right? My husband says, "Making a pregnant woman [fat and] happy = priceless!"

"There's no such thing as an animal ambulance."

Well, maybe there should be... Frogs to Dogs thinks so. Check out this horrible story that aired on Good Morning America of a young couple in Texas that was speeding to the emergency vet clinic because their tea-cup poodle was choking. They were pulled over by a law enforcement officer, rightfully so, but were given absolutely no leeway once the officer found out why they were speeding. I can only imagine how I would have handled this cop!

While Frogs to Dogs has been fighting for opportunity to run an emergency pet transportation business in the state of Georgia (long story that includes political warfare and the notion that animals lives just aren't as 'important' as human lives), we'll continue moving forward with our plans of providing the service soon, even if on a scaled down version of the orginal plans. Hopefully, no one has to suffer like the Texas couple, but if enough stories out there like that are shared on national TV, the need for emergency pet transportation will become more real!

It was a hoax... SHOCKER!

For those of you who don't know, Drew got WAY into the whole Big Foot find over the course of the last week. In fact, we went to several parties over the weekend and that was his preferred topic of conversation. He was a true believer. One of the folks subjected to his rantings sent this article to me today. Too bad - big foot was hallow! Maybe if baby Zbeeb decides to wait it a week to join us, Daddy Zbeeb will know what he'll be wearing this Halloween to welcome him in the world. How scary would that be!!!

Cake Time!

With shower season approaching - for my bundle of joy and several others that are currently waddling around like me - I thought it only appropriate to discuss a shower favorite for everyone - the cake. Through another friend's blog, I stumbled upon some wrecked cakes! All I can say is WOW - please don't let something so right (delicious cake) go so wrong (stupid decor)! Click here for more cake wrecks.

Thanks Max!

We received our first baby gift off our registry yesterday. That's not to say this baby hasn't received other gifts - "Nana" Claudia has been insanely generous, and "Ya-Ya" Mary, "Big Nana" Flo, and Aunt Barbara have all shown that this boy will not go wanting! However, yesterday was very special - I came home and there was a box at the door that said 'BabiesRUs' and I knew it was a gift from our registry. I took the box inside and showed Andrew - both of us got that giddy feeling from our wedding when we'd come home to mystery boxes at the door. It's so exciting! We opened the box and our dear friend, Maxine Robinson, had given us one of Andrew's favorite items - the REMOTE CONTROLLED mobile! Drew particularly likes the aquarium theme (shocker), but we both love the idea of turning the mobile on and off without entering the room and disturbing the baby. This gift was highly recommended by new mom, Heather. Thanks Max for the mobile (and quite possibly, the gift of sleep!).

Andrew's Birthday... AGAIN!

I'm definitely rubbing off on Drew - he celebrated his birthday for weeks this year (like I like to!). First we went to Boston and spent some b-day time with his family, then we went to B.B. and Willie and hollared happy b-day all night long, and finally this past Friday we went to Mom's house for burgers and cake with my family. For the man that historically isn't interested in birthday parties at all, I'd say he enjoyed every celebration!!! For pics of the dinner, click here.

Baby (and Momma) Update

I had a doctor's appointment this morning that I had been dreading since I got pregnant - the torture of drinking 50 grams of glucose before getting pricked for the test for gestational diabetes. In all the books I've read, I understood the glucose cocktail to be horrifying to get down. Admittedly, it wasn't as bad as I suspected, but certainly not a fun experience, nonetheless. It tasted a bit like that nasty Tang drink, of old. At any rate, the prick test results were immediate. I scored a 90 on a scale of up to 140, so the doc said I don't even come close to having gestational diabetes. Woohoo! He also says I'm not anemic. All good news. To date, I've gained 15 pounds, which is in the "normal" realm, but it sure feels abnormal to me! I heard the baby's heartbeat this morning - and he's been quite the kicker in the last couple of weeks. All is well with mom and baby.

Officially in my third trimester, I'm going back to that 'always tired' stage. I went to read a book last night around 7pm and I'm pretty sure I got about 3 pages in when I fell asleep and didn't get up until 8am this morning. Nice!!!

Of course, I have the best husband in the world. Whether I'm napping, propped up on the couch with 4 pillows, or inhaling ice cream, he just smiles and nods. He has been incredibly supportive and loving during my "growth" period! :-)

Former President Jimmy Carter rockin' the harmonica... who knew??!!

Former President, and Georgia native, Jimmy Carter was in the audience at the B.B. King and Willie Nelson concert we attended this past Sunday. By accident, I caught the coolest thing on video - I had planned to video Willie singing "Georgia," but to my amazement (and that of the whole crowd), Jimmy Carter came on stage to play the harmonica!!! It was awesome. It's not the greatest video quality, but you'll get the vibe. I couldn't get it to upload on the blog, so check it out on YouTube!

Willie sings 'Happy Birthday' to Andrew!

We had a great night Sunday at the B.B. King & Willie Nelson concert at Chastain. We were headed for the lawn, but Reese got hooked up with excellent seats at a table, so we really celebrated Andrew's birthday in style. Todd and Marisa joined us for a great night. A quick video is below, but for more great pics, click here.

Willie sings Happy Birthday (to Drew)...

Our Boston Babymoon

The last trip before baby arrives - our vacation to Boston was jam-packed with fun! We visited family, saw historic sites, and ate great food. Seems like the baby grew every day we were there with all the good eats... at least I think so! We're home sweet home now, but we had a great trip and were excited to see all the Zbeebs, Hansons, Beebes, Fortunatos, and Dowlings! Some group shots are below, but to enjoy more pics of the trip, click here.



John, the other family photographer :-), also took some pics while we were visiting... click here and here for those!

Thanks to all the hospitality we received - can't wait to see everyone again soon!