Well...Manny is in there...

I felt Manny move for the first time today!!! It was so exciting!!!! I was at my desk eating some breakfast when I felt this spinning in my stomach. Now, I have felt somethings before that I thought were Manny, but they turned out to be just flatulence :) (I thought it would be easier to read instead of the other version) Anyway, this time it was different. It lasted longer and it felt like something spinning rather that bubbles or flutters. I felt it again this afternoon and it was so exciting!!! All the ladies at work were so excited when I told them.

Later, when I got home, Adam was saying hello to the baby and was asking Manny to move for him. He was a little sad when I told him that he won't be able to feel Manny move for probably another month. But he will get to feel Manny soon enough!!!!!

Birthday 2

Today I celebrated my birthday with my sister, her bf Andy, my mom, brother, niece, and Teddy. We had a lot of fun!!! My mom and sister picked-up Nello's pizza which is amazing. I actually only requested that because of this great salad with the most delicious salad dressing. I didn't have any pizza as Manny sometimes doesn't like it and punishes me with heartburn. Actually, Manny always punishes me with heartburn no matter what I eat or do...hmmmm....Anyway, I digress....After dinner we all played a few rounds of Sponge Bob Uno. Now for those of you who have children, this is a great game. And for those of you don't, it is a great game for all ages. There are special little surprises that aren't in the regularl Uno and keep the game interesting.

After games I opened presents. And was my family generous!!! My sister gave me some new hair clips which I desperately needed along with this great book called Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy. Now, I am reading What to Expect When Expecting but this book is so much better. It is really like talking to your girlfriends...where as the other book is good for some of the medical stuff related to pregnancy. That is my opinion anyway. Andy gave me a Mother Hood gift card, which I am excited to go and see what they have to offer. My brother gave me a gift card to Einstein Bagels (which is perfect and both me and Manny enjoy) and an Old Navy gift card. I can't wait to pick out a bathing suit!!!!!

My mom was of course more than generous. She gave me so many new maternity clothes!!! I will tell you, I better start sprouting a belly soon so I can have a chance to wear all this stuff I have. She also gave me this pregnancy keep sake calendar so I can write down all the cool things that happen daily or monthly with my pregnancy. It is going to be really cool to go back and read everything that happened :)

After presents we enjoyed some brownies for dessert and Alyssa and I challenged each other to a great game of Critter Crunch. It is a new game on the PS3, which again may be aimed at children, but whatever, I have fun.

I do have pictures from my birthday and I will post them when I can. :)

Birthday

Well I turned 27 today and it started out pretty good! Teddy first surprised me on Monday with the new Verizon Droid. It is very awesome. Then this morning Teddy came in around 6:30 with a chocolate muffin, candle, and sang Happy Birthday. Which is a family tradition that my mom started when we were kids. He also bought me two new maternity shirts!


Then I opened some presents that my wonderful in-laws sent me. They also gave me new maternity shirts, gift card to Mother Hood, and a new elephant charm for my bracelet.


As I left that morning I was feeling pretty good, it has started out to be a great day. Then it went down hill. As I was backing out of my garage, I ran into the side of the garage causing the plastic cover on my left mirror to break off. I was so upset....I just sat there and started to cry. Now I know I cry at everything, but this time it was legitimate. First, I am hormonal so I am sure I cried harder than necessary; Second, I had to walk all the way upstairs to tell Teddy what I did. He didn't get "mad" necessarily. I think because I am pregnant, it was birthday, and I was crying like someone had died he didn't vocalise how mad he was. I was also upset because this was my first brand new car. only 10 miles on it when we bought it and it is only a year old. The only thing Teddy asked me was if I was playing with my phone. I wasn't, I swear, I would admit it if I did. I felt so guilty because I knew it was going to expensive to fix the mirror and Teddy just bought me the phone. I offered for him to take the phone back, but he said no and walked away.


Later that day I met my BFF Lizzie for lunch. She had a pregnancy appointment over in my neck of the woods, so it worked out perfectly. Only, she forgot it was my birthday and told the waitress we were just getting together to celebrate a late Christmas. Which was true...but we were also celebrating my birthday. I was quick to remind her that it was in fact my birthday and we told the waitress who just stared at us like we were idiots. Then Lizzie told her that she was the pregnant one at the table and her mind wasn't working. I also had to jump in and explain that we were both pregnant and that the waitress should just take out order so she could leave. Lizzie gave me two ASU shirts and some nice and comfy ASU pants. I gave her a wedding album. She never ordered pictures or an album because they were too expensive for her. Well I just ordered a copy of the c.d. and made the album online. I am pretty excited about the album and the shirts too. I don't have any maroon ASU shirts!


That afternoon my mom sent me the most beautiful flowers. They were all pink and pretty :) All of the ladies at my office loved them.
That night I went up to the bowling alley to watch my dad bowl in his league. It was a lot of fun. My sister-in-law Lauren and my Grandma Brown joined us. Then we headed off to Denny's. (Shout out to my cousin Cameron for both of us having birthday dinners at Denny's). It worked out perfectly because my sister was able to meet up with us for dinner. However, before we sat at our table Lauren and I had to use the little girl's room.

Well, when I tried to lock my stall door it wouldn't lock. So I hung my purse on the door to hold it closed. Lauren left the restroom and then someone just opened up my stall door!!!! It was crazy!!!!!!!!!!!! When I got out I was very nice and told the girl, who kept apologizing, that it was okay but the door doesn't lock so be careful. As I was washing my hands she got the door to lock. Well good for her. I wasn't so lucky. Then she proceded to tell me how to lock a bathroom stall door. That is when the "hormones" kicked in and I said "You know, I'm not an idiot. I know how to lock doors it wouldn't lock for me." And then I left the bathroom and headed for our table. As Lauren and I laughed about what happened, the girls from the bathroom were seated right next to us and kept staring at me. By golly, if my Grandma wasn't there I would have said something to them again!!!!! Sheesh, how many incidents with the bathroom can one girl have.

When we got home, Teddy was able to attach the plastic piece back on my mirror. The only things that don't work are the blinker and the electric part to move the mirror. Hopefully it won't cost as much to fix the rest.

3 Tomatoes And A Mozzarella Stick

No I didn't make this up and it isn't a new movie or sitcom. It is a name of a restaurant here in Phoenix and we are representing them. I only blogged about this because I love this name. Every time I see it I crack up laughing....

Manny Update

It has been a few weeks since my last update about Manny. Things have been pretty up and down. I went in for genetic testing and the results for downsyndrome came back in the low percentile.

The Dr.'s say I am 15 weeks pregnant, but they always add two weeks. I have heard different versions as to why, but by my calculations I am 13 weeks. I know this becuase I know the first day I could have conceived...Anyway, maybe if Aunt Cay reads my blog she can explain???? Everything that it says I should experience in my 15th weeks I am or have. I am forgetfull, clumsy, my clothes don't fit right, I go to the bathroom more. Those are all good signs that my pregnancy is moving right along :)

I am in my second trimester now and the books and everyone who has been pregnant has said that it gets easier in the second trimester. However, I have gotten sick two times and my body hurts all the time. It was not like this the first three months!!!! I have more energy, but when I do anything "normal" by body aches for days.

My appetite has gotten better; however, I need to learn to not gorge but graze...That is my goal for the second trimester. Not to overindulge myself. I am gaining the normal amount of weight, which is good. I was also given a whole wardrobe of maternity clothes from a family friend. It was so nice of her to give them to me. And they are the cutest clothes ever!!! I am going to dress better now that I am pregnant than I did before!!! Holla!!!!

I haven't felt Manny move yet...I can't wait for that. Teddy has started talking to the baby :) It is pretty cute...Sometimes he whispers so I can't hear what he says...

I went to the store yesterday and purchased the cutest onesies and pants for Manny. They are gender neutral, so they will work if Manny is a girl or a boy. I am not going to tell you what they are in case someone buys them for me. I will just take the ones I bought back :) hee hee hee...

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the update :)

2010 Olympic Games

Since the Winter games are starting in February and the Summer games will shortly follow, I thought I would show you how the Brown Family competes in a Summer game classic....gymnastics...

COMPETITORS

Devyn Brown seems to be the only competitor that actually practiced the events. She will hesitate from time-to-time, but always finishes with 100% perfection and is looking forward to walking away with the Gold.

Stacey Wright apparently didn't practice much for the competitions. It almost appears as though she can't remember how to do the routines at all. Stacey will be lucky to make it to the finals.

Lindsay Brown managed to fit the competition in to her busy schedule and her form is perfection. You will find Lindsay encourages her competitor's on from the side as she is happy to see anyone win...or make a mistake to cost them the Gold.

Alyssa Brown performs the events with grace and poise. However, her fear of the routines shows tremendously. Hopefully that doesn't cost her points in the end.

EVENTS

1st Event: Cartwheel - Competitors In Order: Devyn, Stacey, Lindsay.

2nd Event: Handstands - Competitors In Order: Alyssa, Lindsay, Stacey

Okay, okay. Incase you didn't figure it out...we were not competing in the realy Olympics. We are in my Grandma's backyard. A few of us got together to visit with our Iowa cousins Jim and Marlene Meyer and went outside to play.

I really believe we could have gone to the Olympics...I hope you enjoyed...

Little Manny

Per a request, here is my update about little Manny. Adam found out that we are expecting our first child around July 19th. We actually knew when we got back from our honeymoon...how we knew that is not appropriate for the blog....This is an ultrasound picture from our first appointment. Manny was moving and dancing around...it was really funny and even funnier to watch Adam reenact it!!!!

Oh, we are not naming the child Manny. Officially anyway. There is a show called Modern Family, and there is a character named Manny who is the funniest and cutest thing ever!!! He is short, chunky, and hilarious. Well I have such high expectations for my children, that I want my son to be called Manny and be just like the Manny on t.v. So for now, and probably forever, the baby in my bell is called Manny :) Even if it is a girl it will probably still be called Manny.

Bathrooms

I have recently started at a new law firm and obviously use the restroom throughout the day. The one thing I have noticed is that I use the same stall every time I use the bathroom. Generally, I am the first to use it everyday and I get pretty excited that no one else has tainted that stall. I have figured out that the stall is far enough away from the door it is unlikely that someone will use the stall on either side of me and it is in between the sinks so there isn't a high chance that someone will look through the cracks in the stall...Hey, we have seen someone do it from time to time.

However, during my course of employment and bathroom runs I wonder if I subconsciously chose the stall for those reasons above. Is my bathroom experience so important that I have to layout which stall best fits my "requirements"? I have yet to have an experience where my stall has already been taken and I wonder how I will feel when that happens...I will keep you updated...