This pregnancy thing takes FOREVER

 I'm 30 weeks pregnant, which isn't exciting, but I think I'll be excited next week, when the weeks-to-go count drops to the single digits.

PRILOSEC WORKS!  This is my 6th day of being heartburn-free.  It is miraculous and beautiful. I forgot what it was like to not have heartburn every night, and let me tell you, it is wonderful.

While being heartburn-free is AWESOME, I am facing Morning Sickness 2.0: Cruise Control: Tokyo Drift.  I've thrown up for the last couple of days, which I pray doesn't mean I'm going to be throwing up for the next 10 weeks.  I am nauseated...a lot of the time.  And I'm really tired.  But so far it is nowhere NEAR as bad as it was the first 4ish months of the year, so I am at least grateful for that. I can still maintain a mostly normal lifestyle.

Although I feel huge, I know I'm not really.  I can't bend down/roll over/move easily, but I'm not like FREAKISHLY uncomfortable yet.  Unfortunately, and this will probably stay true until she's born, Velocity is too big for the space she's in and therefore DRIVING ME CRAZY.  She doesn't just kick a lot, she kicks CONSTANTLY, and she punches, rolls, does windmills, and who knows what other shenanigans.  It's freaking water aerobics in there, and it's hilarious.  And it's really fast-paced!  And it shakes my entire torso!  And it's freaking me out!  Girlfriend needs some more wiggle room and I'm hoping my body can accommodate.

A pretty good representation of me at 30 weeks:

(Our non-pregnancy-related great news: Kyle just got a raise/promotion! I am very proud of him.  I'm now married to a Microbiologist II.)

Have you SEEN these?

(photo from CJane's blog)

They are absolutely GIGANTIC marshmallows.  Honestly, they are much bigger once part of one is in your mouth.  I could barely finish ONE, and that one made me feel siiiiick.  The boys clearly had no problem and ate several:

On Saturday we had a pretty great day up at Deer Creek Reservoir in Provo Canyon.  I sat and ate cherries/cinnamon bears/Pringles and enjoyed the boys' tomfoolery for hours--it's amazing how they can create entertainment out of thin air.  Eventually Council Bluffs and Emily showed up with a Wave Runner--unfortunately, pregnancy stopped me from participating. It really did look fun.

(Probably the closest these boys have ever been to each other)

We had a fun, relaxing time.  Now that I actually know about this place, we'll probably go back.  Better equipped with, say, swimsuits.

(Oh...Kyle's face.)

Things will be much easier once I'm not pregnant.  Of course, then we'll actually have a baby, which makes life difficult again.  Shoot.  There should be an in-between rest period!

Can't Sleep Fun Times?

Okay, not so fun.  I didn't even try all that long to go to sleep--but I was just laying in bed thinking unpleasant thoughts and I knew that wasn't going to end well.  Rather than wake Kyle up and make him listen to my (probably irrational) thoughts, I got out of bed.  Normally I'd just read, but this morning I finished Gone With the Wind (which Kayla recommended) and can't bring myself to start something new because I'm so devastated that it's over.

Today I had a doctor appt. and did the drink-the-kind-of-nasty-juice-stuff-so-they-can-take-your-blood-and-see-if-you-have-gestational-diabetes test.  It was great!  Actually it really was a great appointment because the doctor told me I could try Prilosec to help with my heartburn.  When I last asked the nurse told me I could only take Zantac, which I've now been using for a month and it has done basically nothing.  My heartburn (which is a daily/nightly occurrence) is only going to get worse from this point on, so I'm excited to try a new medication.  If it works...I will be ECSTATIC.

In other baby-related news, we've at least eliminated one of our baby name possibilities.  Velocity will definitely (ha, who knows) be either Ruby Kay or Abigail Valentine.  There are pros and cons to both.  I'm trying not to agonize about it, or over-analyze.  We have months to decide still (2.75 months actually) and I'm sure we'll make the right choice.  In the meantime, we're having a really good time working on the baby room.  I'm still painting this dang crib, which is taking forever because I get sick of it so easily.  It is going to be perfect when it's done though!  Kyle made adorable curtains for the room and hung them up while I was gone.  He also finished re-covering the chair that I worked on for a million trillion hours--I was so grateful to come home and see that I never had to stick a needle in that thing ever again!  Kyle is great, by the way.  His enthusiasm for this baby has been channeled into decorating the baby room, which is awesome for me because A) now I don't have to do it on my own and B) he has a great eye for decor.

Oh, and today I read an article about how morning sickness is correlated with a lower risk of miscarriage and (later) breast cancer, AND it's linked to higher IQ scores in the baby.  It's probably not true, but it did make me feel a tiny bit better about throwing up for nearly 5 months.  I need SOMETHING to make me want another baby, okay?

Movie Fun Times

Normally I can go months without going to a movie theater, but this month I feel like I've gone a million times. I saw a couple movies in California, and a couple here in Utah when my parents were visiting. I am pretty sick of the Cinemark ads that I now have memorized.

Toy Story 3 was fun and very clever.  Mom and I took Lucy to see it, which she was thrilled about.  Woody continues to bug me, because he isn't funny at all--just kind of lame and warm-hearted, I guess.  I absolutely loved Ken though--he was hilarious.  His passion for clothes just about did me in.  I didn't even notice that he was the voice of Michael Keaton. Totally random.  And Spanish Buzz was REALLY FUNNY.

I think it was a cute movie that was plenty entertaining.  Mom did cry in the end, but that's just because crying is in her genetic makeup.

Okay now.  We all know that Twilight is horrible and literary garbage and shouldn't exist and all that.  As a snobby English major, I do have to say that.  But as a HUMAN FEMALE I also have to say that I get the biggest kick out of it and have read all the books as soon as they come out and have seen the movies multiple times.  Okay and maybe I've read the books multiple times, but I am not ready to admit that yet.

ANYWAYS.  Eclipse was great.  It was technically better than New Moon, which actually meant it wasn't as fun to watch (less mocking and laughing at makeup/dialogue/acting/everything about it), but did mean it's more of a real movie.  The action has improved, the acting is better, and everyone looks more attractive.  It's too bad they're figuring all this stuff out on the THIRD MOVIE, but thats okay.  I was actually shocked that I thought RPattz looked pretty good--I usually think he's pretty freaky looking.  He's less pasty and tortured--more like a real boy who you could actually want to be around.  Jacob looks about the same to me (which is still way more attractive than RPattz).  Bella and Edward kiss more, BUT I don't want to cringe and die every time they kiss, so it works out okay.  Anyways, it was fun and funny and silly and ridiculous and awkward and everything I wanted it to be.  I saw it with my sisters and Mom and Marilyn--Christy (okay and maybe all of us) giggled until she was red in the face in some parts (the tent scene!).  OH and yes Charlie is still my favorite. I find him delightful.  My biggest complaint:  no Michael Sheen.  Very disappointing. He's hysterical and charming as Aro.  As there is basically no story they had to follow in Eclipse anyways, they should have just written him in.

I may or may not have plans to see it tonight with Celia and Ashley.  JUST because I promised I'd see it with them, but then ended up staying in CA a couple extra days and my sisters demanded I see it.  I swear this is not my fault.  (Secretly I'm excited to see it again.) (Can't admit it though.) (And really I'm only paying to see it once, that makes it better right?)  (I am clearly a tortured individual with no sense of self or dignity.)

OKAY LET'S GET PAST THIS.  JUST MOVE ON.

Oh man. I thought The A-Team was hilarious.  It was SO entertaining!  I loved it. We all loved it. It was a silly remake of an old silly show, so it was of course ridiculous, but just so FUN.  And the casting was great.

Instead of making me mad, Bradley Cooper was charming.  His character was awesome.

The guy from District 9 did a great job and was really humorous.  I'm glad he's in this movie, because I didn't like District 9 at all but I really liked him.

The fake Mr. T was perfect, I thought--not too Mr. T, but enough like Mr. T to make it funny.  

And Liam Neeson.  My word, Liam Neeson.  

I almost shouldn't say anything about him because I'm a married woman, BUT luckily my husband loves and worships Liam just about as much as I do. Kyle understands.  If we name our first son Liam, you will all know why.  Anyways, let's just say that DANG he's still got it.  They even dye his hair silver and he looks FANTASTIC.

I guess that's all I have to say about this movie.  Oh and I hate Jessica Biel, but she didn't ruin it.

This was in the dollar theater.  And...meh.  The kid is kind of a wannabe Zac Efron, without being as cute and likable as Zac Efron.  I like that Sean Bean is in it, but he wasn't in it enough to make it worth it.  Oh and the red-haired doctor who I think I like in Grey's Anatomy is in it...but again, not very much. 

It was an okay movie version of a book that is slightly better than okay.  Maybe that isn't fair, the book is...pretty good I guess.  Just not anything I'd get really excited about.

I guess that's just 4...but 4 is a lot to see in just 2 or 3 weeks, for me!

Lucy Fun Times

My week taking care of Lucy was incredibly awesome.

Noteworthy but not pictured: my first trip to the dentist since I got married (whoops), going to the opera in San Francisco with Mom and Katy, seeing Toy Story 3 and Eclipse, and millions of hours spent painting Velocity's crib.

Andfam 2010!

I just got back from an awesome vacation!  I am sunburned and sore, totally good signs that the first ever Anderson family reunion was amazingly successful.  We stayed at a beautiful condo right on Lake Tahoe and had a blast hanging out together.  My favorite activities were:

• kayaking every day (down the Truckee River, on the lake when it was smooth, on the lake when it was choppy, etc.)
• reading on the pier/on our balcony
• badminton
• doing puzzles
• eating in every night
• cards/games
• watching the World Cup
• waking up early and taking a ton of naps

It was basically heaven for Kyle and me.   Kyle certainly needed to decompress from work (which has been crazy lately) so I was glad we got to sleep whenever we wanted, especially after exhausting ourselves physically from all the fun things we were doing.  We went kayaking together several times for what felt like HOURS--which was definitely my favorite part.  Kayaking has always been one of my family's favorite activities so it was extra fun that Kyle got to experience it for the first time.

I don't think that me playing badminton was a pretty sight.  Especially the one time I actually moved to hit the birdie and, of course, fell down.  YES pregnancy has made me especially graceful.

Lucy is kind of obsessed with "the baby in my tummy" and always talks about her.  She also talks about the baby in HER tummy...which gets interesting/hilarious.

Katy made us these awesome shirts.  (I get partial credit because giving her a silk screen for Christmas was MY idea.)  They are totally awesome!  We...love robots.  She even made a sweet robot onesie for Velocity.

Lucy always got the last piece in.  (This was early in the morning...which explains why I look so great.)

We are kind of sad to be back--except Christy and Danny, who probably just got off the plane in HAWAII.  They are staying there for a week, which is why I am staying in Concord for a week to help watch Lucy with Mom.  We are having a ton of fun--BUT it also meant that I had to have ANOTHER airport farewell with Kyle.  This one was even suckier!  Lame pregnancy hormones/love.  I miss the guy already.

Separation Anxiety

In August of 08 I blogged about how sad I was to be separated from Kyle for the first time since the wedding.  I NEVER handled separation well--even when we were dating.  The first (only time) we were separated then was for a week over Christmas, before I left my family to meet his for New Years.  And that was MISERABLE and I bawled at the airport.  Oh, and for a week right before we got married--that was even worse.  I cried for DAYS over that one.

Since then, I have left Kyle many times--always to visit home or go on a family trip that Kyle has to miss out on because of work.  And I am ALWAYS miserable about it.  I am of course so excited for whatever trip it is I'm taking, but being apart from Kyle is the worst!  I still hate it.  We've now been married for two years and I think I should have gotten used to it.  I definitely handle it better than I did back when we first got married--I think I drive everyone a bit less crazy with my sighing and complaining about Kyle's absence.  (I think my sadness has morphed from being sad because my husband isn't with me into being sad because everything is cooler and more fun when Kyle is around and I miss him.)  But still, I always cry the night before I leave and when he drops me off at the airport.  Without fail.  In twenty years will this still happen, as I go visit our kids in college or whatever?  When will I get used to it?

ANYWAYS tonight he is dropping me off at the airport again.  I did cry last night, but I'll try to be brave as he drops me off!  Knowing pregnancy hormones as I do, I highly doubt I'll be successful.