Inside a Pregnant Woman's Brain

I have been doing laundry and cleaning up for the last few hours and these are some of the thoughts bouncing around in my head:

The first is a question to all of you out there-Do you think that someone can become a great writer or are you just born with a natural ability to write? I have not been given the gift of great writing, and just wondered if anyone thinks it is possible to take classes or learn how to get better at it. For example, I think that spelling is a gift. You either have it or you don't. I am a pretty good speller (for the most part) and I didn't study dictionaries. Is that how you good writers feel about writing? It just comes to you? The interesting thing to me is that I can't tell just by talking to someone if they are a good writer or not. Some people that I would never think, can express themselves so well on paper. Okay, the end.

#2 Being a mom is hard work! I wish I had the secret formula for what makes my kids happy and content. It seems to change every day. One day they will be so easy and fun and the next we are doing the same thing and they just can't stop fighting, yelling, whining, etc. I am just glad we get tomorrow to start fresh and try again.

#3 I am not thrilled with my laundry detergent. I don't feel like it cleans my clothes very well, especially my whites. How do you get your whites whiter? I feel like bleach turns my whites grey. Hmmm...

#4 I love the Olympics. They inspire me to be better. I was watching the women's cross country skiing today and was amazed how tough those women are. Cross country skiing is HARD!! They were flying! I just love how if we push ourselves, our bodies are able to do amazing things. Also, Johnny Weir bugs. Nice pink lace up in the back of your costume,weirdo. He is just a little over the top for me!

#5 I have an awesome husband. I know you are all sick of me saying it, but really he is awesome. Today he called to see how I was doing and I broke down in tears. He knows me and knows that when I cry, it must be serious. I know I am pregnant but I am not an overly hormonal person. For the most part, I am pretty even keeled (atleast I think I am-you may want to ask James). He came home from work shortly after the call to deal with the boys without me asking him to. He also went and picked up my phone today which was dropped off at a t-mobile store by a kind stranger that almost ran over it this morning. I know he probably wants to throttle me for leaving my phone/keys/wallet everywhere, but he keeps his comments to himself. After that, he picked up dinner for me and the kids. Love him.

#6 Preston pooped on the bathroom floor tonight. He waited too long while playing in the bath, and couldn't make it the 2 steps to the toilet from the bath. Atleast it wasn't IN the bath right? He also thinks his real name is Prestopea not Preston. He corrects me if I call him Preston.

#7 We bought some pink paint for Claire's nursery and it is SUPER pink. Like bubble gum, pepto bismal pink. I didn't want it to be too light but think I may have gone overboard. Hopefully it will be okay when we get the white beadboard up. Anyone know where to get the best deal on beadboard??

That's it. My thoughts for the evening. Goodnight.

Late Announcement

In case any of you haven't heard, we are having a GIRL!! We are all so excited and can't wait for her to come join our family. I thought I had told everyone, but realized that I had not even mentioned it on the blog yet. I received some baby girl clothes from a neighbor today and it was so fun to see pink! It's like a whole new world! We are naming her Claire Diane (don't tell me if you hate the name please) and are expecting her arrival in the middle of May. Only about 3 months to go!