Day 166 of 365

1. A successful day of presentations
2. Lunch paid for by someone else
3. Mom and dad are home from their vacation
4. Starting to feel sad about leaving some of the people here in the office
5. No sadness, though, to be leaving this job

Day 165 of 365

1. Midsummer festival in WoW starts
2. Finding the energy to do laundry!
3. Walter actually coming upstairs as he is now apparently scared of our bedroom
4. NGB going to Timmy's for breakfast foods
5. NGB's MOST tactful reminder that my large and getting heavier breasts will be around my knees if I don't wear some kind of support

Day 164 of 365

Saturday

1. A wonderful dinner with NGB
2. The laziest day known to man, and loving it
3. Sore breasts - any symptoms of pregnancy is good! This has been alomst too easy...
4. Remembering what not to take for granted
5. The huff of breath from a puppy when they decide to fall asleep

Day 162 of 365

1. Walter's happy dance
2. Garlicky mashed potatoes (I can taste garlic again!)
3. The love and support of a a patient man
4. More closure at my old job
5. A warm bubble bath

Day 161 of 365

1. A lazy day at home
2. The ability to nap the instant I feel exhausted
3. I have found my true food love - FRUIT
4. Watching Sherman sleep curled up in my housecoat
5. We have the layout of the nursery planned - now we just need the second trimester and the furniture

Day 160 of 365

Wednesday

1. A wonderful pasta lunch with girls from work
2. A wonderful pasta dinner with some girlfriends - and more girls know about the neo geek babe!
3. My first used pregnancy clothes
4. More projects winding up at work
5. NGB, for the first time, touched my belly and kissed it

Day 159 of 365

1. BellaBand. My new pants that I will grow into are currently falling off me. The BellaBand is preventing the huge social embarassment of my white granny panties showing
2. Arizona Diet Blueberry Green Tea - it tastes even BETTER when I am pregnant!
3. A great meeting this morning and the chance to say goodbye to some wonderful colleagues
4. Communicator at work - a perfect way to chat with friends and pass the time
5. Only 3 hours until I can have a nap. I am SO tired!

Day 158 of 365

Monday

1. This pregnancy giving me back some of the taste and smell that my allergies have taken away
2. A few more deadlines met at work
3. NGB cleaning the house for me Monday, so I wouldn't have to on Sunday, to prepare for company
4. Having friends over last night and NOT telling them, even though they asked. Repeatedly. Because I wasn't drinking. Apparently me NOT drinking is a huge thing and can only mean there is a baby.
5. NGB loving me despite my apparently drinkinf problem *grin*

Day 157 of 365

1. Getting to talk to my adopted sister about Sprout
2. Walter snuggled up against me as I was throwing up in the toilet yesterday - he is such a good and loving dog
3. NGB running upstairs to tell me about something he wants to buy for Sprout, he is so excited
4. Wanting to do nothing more than crawl into bed and sleep this Sunday away, but finding the energy to get up and do those things that need to be done
5. Well, finding that energy AFTER my mid-morning nap

Day 156 of 365

1. A new amazing breakfast place - Park Allen Restaurant
2. A full day or errnads and nosing around with NGB
3. Figuring out what the ONE thing is that makes me puke
4. How absolutely excited my dad is about this grandchild - he just has to tell everyone!
5. Finding a dress that will have plenty of room for a July 4th wedding

Day 155 of 365

1. Not FEELING pregnant... no morning sickness, just some dizziness and the knowledge I can't have the traditional Friday glass of wine
2. NGB's best friend is coming to town
3. Glorious weather predicted for the weekend!!
4. Meeting my new boss yesterday, and really liking him a lot
5. Starting to get my office cleaned up for my departure

Day 154 of 365

1. Finding CHEAP pants that are really big and baby-gut friendly
2. REALLY getting it - I NEED water or I get super light-headed
3. Maybe figuring our what car I want to get
4. A wonderufl evening with NGB last night
5. Getting up early enough this morning that I was able to do my dailies and raid prep BEFORE work today! Crazy.

Day 153 of 365

1. Being a big girl when they took my blood sample
2. Remembering Walter's irrational fear of bangles (yes, the bracelets) before his head exploded in fear as I was rubbing his head with the hand wearing the bangles and thus making the tinkling noise RIGHT BY HIS HEAD
3. A few more "to-do's" crossed off the list of stuff to finish at work before I go
4. Being able to successfully undertake the COMPLEX peeing in cups that the tests required (Grab cup. Pee. Stop. Wipe. Grab OTHER cup. Finish peeing.)
5. That I am a mother

Day 152 of 365

1. IM at work. Be it the official one, or google... it's nice to chatter with friends and loved ones
2. Possibly my last Indian buffet for awhile. Felt bloated and dizzy and maybe a wee bit nauseous after todays lunch. I may need a break
3. Some great jobs on NGB's horizon
4. The first official post-Sprout doctor appointment tomorrow
5. Feeling that my life is moving in the right direction... that feeling of being stalled and stuck is gone

Day 151 of 365

1. No new missing tastes from my palette
2. Feeling not too tired or fat or whiny
3. Being able to share the good and the bad with NGB
4. Better weather on the horizon
5. A few baby lists created

Day 150 of 365

Sunday!

1. Realizing that we need a new car, one that will fit Sprout and his paraphanelia
2. Finding a car I love!
3. Putting an offer in on it, but thankfully finding out about the $15,000 accident it was in before we paid for it in full
4. Stil not much for symptoms of Sprout (other than the inability to taste certain foods)
5. Dinner with Mom and Dad

Day 149 of 365

A few days missed... Saturday

1. Brunch with 2 close friends, who now know about Sprout
2. The support and ideas I have been getting from friends and family
3. Vis for Pies desserts
4. Finally knowing when to give up on a recipe
5. A quiet night in with NGB, after I bailed on friends that were having a potluck in fear of having to explain why I wasn't drinking because I NEVER say no to a glass of wine!

Day 148 of 365

1. Some clarity about my working future
2. Satisfaction in knowing that I have made positive working relationships
3. Still no morning sickness
4. A chance to see a wonderful friend tonight
5. So much socializing to do this weekend!

Day 147 of 365

1. A good concert last night
2. An amazing authentic mexican restaurant discovery!!
3. Telling one person... someone to talk with
4. Starting another blog, for me and NGB to track this whole baby thing
5. Still no morning sickness

Day 146 of 365

1. Pear-Lychee Green Tea
2. Getting groceries bought yesterday - saved us $35!
3. Doctor appointment booked for next Wednesday, to get this all confirmed
4. Figuring out a good excuse about why I am not drinking alcohol right now
5. Another great concert tonight!