Snickerdoodlette

According to the ultrasound we had this afternoon, we're having...

A GIRL!


(Hopefully our little girl's head is not as large or as creepy as this child. Sorry for the weird graphic, but I totally felt that this post needed one)

Here she is:



Sorry for the sub-par scan job, but its the best I can do.
My first stop after work today = Baby Gap.
The ultrasound tech created a monster today when she told me it was a girl. How am I supposed to NOT shop for this child?

PS, based on the photos, our child is already TOTALLY CUTE. You might think that's my bias opinion, but look again - our baby is perfect!

The Happy Parents

Update

I love November. It rivals December for the greatest month of the year award. This November is no exception. Its been busy and I know its only going to get crazier - Bring it On!
This weekend was particularly eventful.

Exhibit A



Spa Night. Who says you have to go out to have a date? Snick knows how to party no matter where the party is at. While it may look like Snick got two brow lifts, two nose jobs, cheek implants, and chin reconstruction this weekend, I assure you it was just several biore strips. Haven't you ALWAYS wondered if those things really work? You know, the gorgeous teen on tv with virtually NO BLACKHEADS puts a biore strip on her nose and voila! She's got a blackhead farm on her leftover biore strip!
Well, we decided to test the integrity of the biore strip during our spa night.

The Verdict: Biore strips are legit! They totally work. Except I'm still wondering how no-blackhead girl had so many more on her strip than I did, but whatever. And my apologies for the lack of happy faces in the picture. You literally CANNOT move your face with those things on. Its like paper mache on your face! But I promise we really did have fun as we de-blackheaded our faces and watched several episodes of 30 Rock. Married life is just grand, if I do say so myself.

In slightly less disturbing and personal news, we were able to attend a baby blessing today. Our dear friends the Tranes, blessed their baby Austin this morning and it was wonderful! Can't wait for it to be our baby! But seriously, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I was so emotional during the whole thing. I'll blame the pregnancy hormones, but in all reality, I think I just love babies. They are so precious.

Here we are with the Tranes and the Ellingsons (other dear friends). Please ignore my fat face and skin tight skirt. Nothing fits me right now. Pretty sure I had to crisco my rear end to get it into my skirt this morning. Oh, and that was after Nick ripped off two finger nails trying to zip up my skirt.



Speaking of precious babies. We find out on Tuesday if we are having a boy or girl. I'm so excited that even typing that practically gave me an anxiety attack. (In a good way, I promise). But seriously, I can't wait to know the gender of our snickerdoodle - it will make my online browsing much more efficient. Luckily, as my Dad has kindly pointed out ohhhhhh... probably 40 times, Darrell makes a good name for a boy or a girl, so either way we already have a name! ....

In other precious baby news, Snick is flying to Portland for female Snick's birthday on Wednesday. I can't wait to squeeze Cole, Keith, and little Ally. I know they are probably counting down the days until they get to see me too. Grandma She-She, Puffy, and D-Licious will also be in attendance - you do the math. Wednesday = Pure Awesomeness.

This week is a big one for us. See you on Tuesday for a Snickerdoodle update.

Keeping up with the REAL Kardashians

Some of you may have heard of the hit reality TV Show, Keeping up with the Kardashians.
The hip, hot, and totally outrageous family is actually based on the lives of the Smart family, who wished to remain anonymous despite their immense popularity and ridiculously amazing genes. Allow me to demonstrate:

Kris Jenner and Bruce Jenner: THE PARENTS

Bruce Jenner is a former Olympian who is famous not only for his good looks but his macho athletic skills. Bruce loves his daughters and enjoys joking around with Kris whenever he gets a chance.

Kris is a total Betty (obviously) and her daughters thank her everyday for contributing such fabulous genes to their family pool. Kris is always trying to help out her kids and is famous for her hilarious one-liners.



Kourtney Kardashian: THE OLDEST SISTER

Kourt is the shortest of all her sisters, but as the oldest, she often has to rein in her younger sibs. She is the only Kardashian with children and she is totally the best mom ever.



Kim Kardashian: THE HOTTIE

Kim is the most popular of all the Kardashians - in fact, the show is mostly about her. She is a workaholic, but loves her job, and many say that she is destined for success here in the states and abroad. Oh, and she's totally popular.



Khloe Kardashian: THE MIDDLE SISTER

Khloe is the most inappropriate Kardashian sister, always making jokes in awkward situations and she often enjoys pestering her sibs. She recently got married to Lamar Odom, who is much taller than her.



Rob Kardashian: THE BROTHER

Poor Rob. He is the only Kardashian boy and his life has been one of constant torment, thanks to his sisters. He's totally gorgeous and often dates girls that annoy his sisters, just because he can.



Kendall Jenner: THE BABY SISTER

Kendall is sporty, and often wears scrubs around the Kardashian house all day. She loves when her older sibs come to visit so she's not always stuck with Kris and Bruce.



Kylie Jenner: THE OTHER BABY SISTER

The youngest of all the Kardashians. Kylie's best friend is Kendall - you rarely see them without one another.



Is it simply a coincidence that the Kardashians want to be just like the Smart family?
I don't think so.

BIG NEWS: A Snickerdoodle

This tasty treat of a fellow officially has a Baby Mama.



Exhibit A (The Baby Mama):



Exhibit B (Proof that the Baby Mama is capable of her status and title):









I look good with a baby right? (Now is the time you reassure me that I'm not crazy and that I am indeed capable of all this)

Exhibit C: The Baby Daddy
* I considered not putting any of Papa Snick in this post because he always makes me look bad with his charm and perfect jaw.





He loves making me look bad.



Our Snickerdoodle arrives in April. So that puts me just under 13 weeks. I wish we had a tender ultrasound picture of our delicious snickerdoodle, but our health insurance is... sub par, so we have to wait until we find out the gender (around Thanksgiving) to show everyone the profile of a future America's Next Top Model
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Just kidding, my thighs? Our baby has no chance! But if Male Snick does nothing else in this life, pray that he contributes 95% of our snickerdoodle's genes, (for the baby's sake, of course).

I'm hoping that declaring my pregnancy on the world wide web will make this all feel more real.

So far, it's not working. Lucky Male Snick is calm, non-neurotic, energetic, and well, not pregnant. He makes up for my crazy, hormonal, slightly chubby, and well, feminine side.

Okay, now for the fun stuff. Here are snickerdoodle's stats so far:
Baby Snick will be:
- The 40th great-grandchild of Eldon and Phyl.
-The 11th great-grandchild of Robert and Delores.
-The 3rd great-grandchild of Evelyn and Bernie.
-The 4th grandchild of Durrell and Shelly.
-The 1st grandchild of Melinda and David.
-And in case you live under a rock, the first child of these crazy people:

Holla for the Hubster

My hunka-hubba-lubba-hubster is taking the LSAT on Saturday.

This might be my bias opinion, but I believe Sir Nicholas deserves a shout out. He has been so diligent, so focused, and so law-schooly. Seriously, any law school would be lucky to have such a handsome, intelligent, and logical student. In the words of Elle Woods, "He totally looks the part." (Minus the hot pink ascot and creepy gay weiner dog).
8 hours a day is a long time to study when you are a full-time student working two jobs. But male Snick has got it down - proving again that he is super law-schooly. Nick has also proven that the verb law-schooling is in fact, a viable verb.

In all seriousness, the past six months or so have reminded me why I loved Nick enough to marry him. Besides his obvious good looks and charm, Nick is the hardest working person I know. He has forgone sleep our entire marriage to provide for us and I know that those acts of charity will continue throughout our lives. I can't even remotely function without a solid 8-12 hours! I guess you could say we are the perfect match... Someone has to be the taker in the relationship right? Maybe someday I will give Nick a chance to take, but I feel like I'm doing such a good job that I will continue to let him give. Just kidding, but seriously, I love this guy.


Proof that he looks something between an Abercrombie model (minus the disgusting sexual messages on his t-shirt) and a Greek God. Okay, I may have stolen that line from John Tucker Must Die, but John Tucker has nothing on Nick Jordan in my opinion.











Please keep my hubster in your prayers this week! And don't call or text him! HE IS STUDYING! And when he's done studying - he's all MINE!