Tagged

I've Been Tagged

I was tagged by Megan at Butterfly Dreams N' Things Here are the rules lovelies!

The Rules
1. You must post the rules. (And link up who tagged you)
2. Post 11 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for  you in their post, and then create 11 new questions to ask the people you've tagged.
4. Tag however many people you want.
5. Let them know you've tagged them.

The Facts
1. I am 14 weeks 3 days pregnant.
2. I have been married for 1 year 5 months.
3. My favorite part of cheerleading is any sort of stunting.
4. I don't think that table tops are real jumps.
5. I love 2/7 of my Pandora play lists are good old music (love is a battlefield and leather & lace)
6. Shows I can't live with out are on almost every day: Glee, Ghost Hunters, Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, Grimm, Dexter, Biggest Loser.
7. I have 2 sets of best friends; 2 in the CO and 2 in the AK.
8. Wayne's World is still to this day one of my favorite movies.
9. I hate flying...not because it's scary....but it's SO BORING!
10. Before I got pregnant, I would cry if I found out some one was pregnant. "why *sob* does *sob* everyone get to have babies but me?! *wail*"
11. I would love to quit my job and open a cheerleading gym, but the success rate in such a small town makes it impossible.

The Questions
1. What was the last song you listened to?
Rhiannon-Fleetwood Mac
2. What was your favorite book as a child?
Ella Enchanted
3. If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and why?
Ryan Gosling...need you ask?
4. What did you want to grow up to be when you were little?
A rock star (but during my kindergarten graduation, I said "artist")
5. What is your favorite show on TV?
Vampire Diaries...but mostly because I just finished catching up and am now obsessed.
6. Who is your favorite band/musician and what is your favorite song of theirs?
Florence and the Machine- Howl...but I love most of their songs.
7. Did you play sports or were you in any clubs growing up?
I tried volleyball for a few years, but cheerleading was my sport.
8. How long have you been blogging and why did you start?
I have been blogging off and on for about a year. I started to document my weight loss.
9. Where did you meet your best friends?
the 2 in CO I met through cheerleading at the Fort. the 2 in AK I met growing up here.
10. Do you hate Valentine's Day like I do?
not really, I like the idea of celebrating your love, but I don't think it has to be anything huge.
11. If you could be any movie character who would you be and why?
Bella Swan, so I could ditch the zero and get with a hero (Jacob Black)


New Questions
1. Team Edward or Team Jacob?
2. Team Angelina or Team Jennifer
3. Do you watch sports on TV?
4. What shows do you watch regularly?
5. Who is your fav famous person and why?
6. If you could only bring 3 (non-survival) things to a deserted island, what would they be?
7. If you had to bring one celebrity with you to the deserted island, who would it be and why?
8. Would you eat human flesh if you had nothing else to eat?
9. ....would you eat your dog?
10. What is a song that you hated before you loved?
11. If you had to pick a super power, what would it be?

Now, for the fun part. Tag! You're it!
Lou @ Guinn and Bare It

Cheerleading

Hello everyone,
     As I've mentioned in the past I coach cheerleading. I cheered all through middle school, high school, and 3/4 years of college. This is my 2nd year of coaching, so I have been involved in cheerleading for near 12 years. I am addicted.  For September-March I wake up, go to work, go to cheer practice, eat, and go to bed. It's a glamorous life...

My methods of coaching are simple:
You either want to work hard or you don't want to cheer.
If you whine about something, I make you do it more often.
If you look like an idiot, I'll let you know.
If you get hurt because you weren't doing what you're told, I won't pity you.
If you're not broken or bleeding, suck it up!(unless it's a kick to the face, then you get a drink of water)
When you do something right, I will congratulate you...and tell you 2 things to make better next time.


Why would a girl want to cheer for me? Honestly, sometimes I don't know...but then I look back at what my girls have accomplished over the season, and I'm proud...so proud that sometimes I want to pregnant cry for a few minutes.

How has pregnancy effected my coaching?
I find that I'm a lot quicker to get on my girls' cases for making rookie mistakes.
I have low tolerance for chatter.
If I get mad, they run until I'm no longer mad...and it takes longer.
I get hungry mid-practice...more often.
I can be super proud of them for hitting a new stunt and then super ticked off when they take too long to get a drink...in a matter of seconds.
But the one thing that hasn't changed is that I love each of those girls and ask myself to go as far as they would go for me. They're my kids, and they're awesome.....ok, pregnancy may have made me more sappy...but shut the heck up, it's my team, I'll get mushy when I want!

The one thing my doctor warned me about what spotting my girls stunts. If they are doing a new stunt, I am normally standing right up in their business in case a fall occurs. However, the doctor would prefer me to stand far enough away that I don't get kicked or elbowed in the stomach.This would be easy to some, but I have been involved in cheerleading for 12 years. I am conditioned be there just in case. My girls normally don't need me there, they catch well....I just feel like I need me there. As my pregnancy has been progressing, it has been easier for me to step back. It's mostly because the girls experience less scary falls and more controlled ones. But I am realizing that I want to take a step back to protect my little break dancer (baby). It's a weird feeling to be out of the danger zone, but it's what the doc wants for my baby, so it's gotta be right.


Any who, I have a prenatal appointment tomorrow, so hopefully I will have some cool stuff to share then. But right now, I will leave you with some jokes:

Questions to ask your health care provider- (I put my favs in bold)

My husband and I are very attractive. I’m sure our baby will be beautiful enough for commercials. Whom should I contact about this?
Your therapist

How will I know if my vomiting is morning sickness or the flu?
If it’s the flu, you’ll get better. 


The more pregnant I get, the more often strangers smile at me. Why?
‘Cause you’re fatter than they are. 

What’s the difference between a nine-month pregnant woman and a model?
Nothing, if the pregnant woman’s husband knows what’s good for him.  

What does it mean when the baby’s head is crowning?
It means you feel as though not only a crown but the entire throne is trying to make its way out of you.


Does labor cause hemorrhoids?
Labor causes anything you want to blame it for.


And your awkward pregnancy photos titled "Staying Active?":

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Week 14 and Baby stuff

Hello readers,
    Well, I am officially 14 weeks and 1 day pregnant and into my 15th week. :) My friends in Colorado were telling me about a blogger who would post what she was suppose to be feeling while pregnant vs. what she actually felt. So I thought I would share in a similar fashion. So here goes:

Info for week 15:
My baby is 4 1/2" long and weighs 2-3 ounces; it is roughly the size of a large navel orange. It is looking less like an alien and more like an actual human fetus. It ears have moved to it's face, instead of looking like deformed gills on the side of it's neck. My baby has the coordination and strength to flip you the bird (or wiggle it's toes and suck it's thumb...your move, chump). Also, my baby can breathe and suck in that nasty amniotic fluid (which I learned a few weeks back it was able to poop in....I was not impressed...I may or may not have dry heaved for 20 minutes after learning that bit of info).

Info for mommy on month four (From What to Expect When You're Expecting):
Physically I may or may not feel some or all of the following-

• fatigue
• does it ever stop?
• decrease urinary frequency
• I'm not sleep-walking to the bathroom any longer, so round 1 to the good guys!
• An end to, or a decrease in nausea and vomiting
• This ends for some women completely?! I bet it's those skinny bitches...all cute and pregnant. Big Girl, over here, still feels sick at least once a week...but that's better than hugging the toilet all day and night; like the first trimester.
• Constipation
• This is a problem I NEVER had until I was pregnant. My family has no problem with the bathroom, it's one of our fav places to be...however, being pregnant I spend a lot less time there (peeing aside)....which isn't so bad, as I am still able to make regular visits.
• Occasional headaches
• YES! It sucks, I get headaches often and with force...but hopefully it levels out later on...please baby Jesus!
• Increased appetite
• Weird, I've felt this before pregnancy...I guess I'm just one of those girls who's body is more aware of pregnancy than the mind is... ;)
• Varicose veins of legs and/or hemorrhoids.
• I have Varicose veins in my feet! WTH! I also have some on my upper thighs, not a cute look when I slip back into my bikini....LOL! and I already promised myself I wouldn't get hemorrhoids. So no problem there!
• Fetal movement near the end of this month.
• Check! :)

Emotionally

• Mood Swings
• Hmm, I have really noticed anything except my husbands increasing ability to piss me off.
• Excitement/or apprehension if you started to look or feel pregnant at last
• I definitely cried over a huge blue vein on my side for about an hour sobbing "I don't want to be ugly AND fat!" while Alex kept me from collapsing in self-pity.
• Frustration at being "in between" your regular wardrobe and looking pregnant enough for maternity clothes.
• Oh man, I put on maternity pants right after I got a positive on my pee stick. I'd been saving those bad boys for the day it would be socially appropriate for me to wear them...not really...but really.
• A feeling you're not quite together, your scattered, forgetful, drop things, have trouble concentrating.
• I honestly don't think I've hit the "pregnancy brain" stage yet. Although, I have become increasingly clumsy.  Still awaiting the "crap where'd I put that sandwich" phase.

And that my friends, is how pregnant I've been feeling :)


On a separate note:

    I was laying in bed today (watching The Vampire Diaries...oh, those Salvator boys...*day dream*) and started to wonder what I needed to buy for our nursery. To some of you this may seem like an obvious question, but I found myself wondering what I was forgetting.  I got the basics: crib, changing table, rocking chair, bedding, etc. But then I got to the tricky stuff; like baby swings, bouncy chairs, Bumbo seats, play mats, monitors, diaper pails...the list goes on. And if you know me at all, I feel that I need all of those things in order to be properly prepared. So I started working on a budget....and became instantly aware of how poor I will be after checking off the items on my shopping list.

*sigh* it is a good thing that I am having this baby in the summer. My husband's job relies on the fishing from the Alaskan summers. Therefore, we should be able to purchase these things; which makes me feel very lucky. I imagine going through this without the financial means to purchase all the wants I have for my baby and I realize I'm already stressed out enough even with the ability to buy these things. So I took a moment to thank Jesus for blessing my family with the ability to purchase baby junk. Hallelujer! Not only that do I feel blessed to have the financial means to buy what my baby needs, but I also live in a great community and have amazing friends who are willing to hand-me-down their baby things.

Also, I've decided to start leaving you guys with some comics, etc....but each post will have an awkward pregnancy photo included. This week's title "I wonder how she got pregnant?" Enjoy!

Ok, that last one's a bad joke...but a pretty funny one.

Questions:
What do you think the first symptom of pregnancy is?
Did you have a symptom that made you think "I should pee on a stick?"
Is there a symptom you have heard about that isn't on the list for this trimester?
Do you stress about being able to provide for a child if or when you have one?
Are there things you'd like to hear about on my blog?

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