Baby Registries Check!
Just to inform folks, we are now registered at Babies 'R Us and Target.
Happy Birthday Baby!
Welcome to your late tweens! I am so glad that you finally caught up to me. No more old lady jokes for at least another 5 months 
Seriously though, we've been together now for about 6 years now, almost 4 of those married. Over those 6 years, Jonathan has taught me a lot about many different things. Through him, I have even learned things about myself.
So, here's to the man in my life who means the world to me. He is my husband, my partner, my best friend, my soul mate, the one who knows me even better than myself... The list could go on and on. I appreciate all that you do for me, even if I don't say it directly. I thought of all days to tell you this, your birthday was the best. Thank you for all that you do for me. You are loved deeply (and more with each passing day).
Happy Birthday Jonathan!
Contemplating My Naval…Literally!
What am I contemplating exactly?
Well, maybe it's not so much contemplating but lamenting the loss of my belly button 
I knew that pregnancy would cause strange things to happen to me, but I seem to be rather preoccupied with the fact that my belly button is no longer in the right place. What is worse is that it is ever so slowly becoming an outie. Not that there is anything wrong with having an outie, but I have been an innie my whole life and this experience is rather unnerving. Logically I knew it would happen eventually, but knowing it and having it happen are two completely different things.
Who knew that something as strange and insignificant as this (when compared to actually having a child grow inside me) would disturb me so much. Maybe it is my body's way of having me deal with the stress of pregnancy, besides the TMJ Perhaps my brain knows that I can't deal with some of the more comman issues, such as is my child healthy, will I be a good mother, what is labor going to be like, etc. Instead, my brain has chosen to focus on something small and silly; something it knows I can handle.
For whatever reason, I seem to be very fixated on the loss of my belly button as I knew it. I knew I wasn't completely crazy when I saw an advertisement for these: Popper Stoppers. Apparently at least a few other pregnant women have contemplated their naval as well 
For me, it has become an obsession. Just ask Jonathan, I ask him almost every day if it is shallower than it was the day before. Oh well, at least I am entertaining
While I'm not quite in need of the popper stoppers yet, that day is fast approaching. So, if you see around and I look deep in thought, I'm probably just contemplating my navel. And whatever you do, do not ask how the belly button thing is going or I'm liable to introduce you to the latest fashion in popper stoppers 
HBO Options Ice and Fire
Finally, I motivating factor for me picking up HBO sometime in the future. HBO has acquired the rights to George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. They plan to turn each of the books into a season-long set of episodes. Said Martin on his site:
[The executive producers and screenwriters] impressed the hell out of me, and I'm really looking forward to working with them. They're both bright, passionate, enthusiastic. They know the books inside and out, they get the books, and they're committed to bringing my story to your television screens... not a vaguely similar story with the same title (ala Earthsea, or what passed for same on the Sci-Fi Channel). A Song of Ice and Fire should be in very good hands.
Winter is coming.
Back by popular demand
Here is the latest picture documenting Ashley's pregnacy:
I believe that this picture was taken last weekend. In addition, I have finally gotten around to uploading all of our pictures from Christmas. I have a few short video clips as well that I am going to try and get uploaded. Hopefully I will be able to get them up sometime soon.