The Williams Family Blog

32 Weeks–AKA–Where are my ankles?

mariewillms — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:48:00 +0000

Well, I have finally arrived at the swollen ankle portion of our pregnancy. And my fingers looks like little sausages. It wasn’t a gradual progression; one morning I woke up and my wedding rings didn’t fit, and neither did my shoes. It was a sad day. I look especially horrific by the end of the day. After being on my feet all day at work, my feet/cankles are especially sore and puffy. My poor husband is even too afraid to touch my feet. I would post pictures, but I am afraid my readers would unsubscribe to this blog.

Dear Clementine,

mariewillms — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:20:12 +0000

Congratulations on your 27 week birthday! I feel you celebrating every minute of the day. I mean, sometimes it feels like you are trying to escape. However, please do not try to escape just yet; you need to stay put for another 10.5 weeks. Don’t worry–it will be here before you know it. We have your crib set up in your room, and we registered you for a lot of fun things at Babies R Us. Daddy went a little overboard; he was clicking every other thing in the store. Don’t worry, I cut him off after cuddly pink blanket #12. He also couldn’t resist buying you a board book. It’s called Olivia, and it’s about a little pig who gets herself into all kinds of mischief. It is sure to be an instant favorite!

In the meantime, Baby Clementine, be good in there. And get lots of rest before April 11th because there are going to be lots and lots of people who are ready to play with you!

Love,

Mom

PS–Also, it is not very nice to kick your mommy in the ribs when she is trying to sleep. Also, 3 A.M. is not an appropriate time to play. Please keep this in mind in the coming years….

Clementine

mariewillms — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:49:20 +0000

Everyone keeps asking me if I have been having bizarre food cravings. The answer is no, no not really. However, I discovered a new love for those tiny clementine oranges. I bought a big bag around thanksgiving, merely to be healthy. But then, I discovered how delicious they were, and began eating several everyday. One night I was sitting on the couch, watching TV, and all I could think about were those clementines. So I peeled two to snack on. But a few minutes later, the baby was like, “Mommmmmmyyyyy! Let’s eat the whole bagggggggggggg!” She was promptly sent to bed.

Since then, the baby has been nicknamed “Clementine.”

I’ll admit that its pretty darn cute, and kinda growing on me!

Pregnant Face!

mariewillms — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:14:53 +0000

One of the hardest things for me to get used to is my undeniably pregnant face. Some say the first thing to go is their butt, or thighs, or belly. Of the baby weight I’ve gained so far, half of it is in my cheeks (which are actually bordering on “jowls”). This means that I have been avoiding the camera as much as possible lately. But then I realized, “Hey! I’m pregnant! Who cares! I’ll be cute again in 6 moths or so.”

So here are some before and after pictures, so you know what I’m talking about.

Gatlinburg(ish), TN, on Spring Break 2010.

Starkville, MS; after the Snowpocalypse of january 2011.

Look at those cheeks! And why do my eyes suddenly look so tired and droopy? Babies are awesome, but pregnancy is so weird…

Baby Kicks!

mariewillms — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:42:27 +0000

After much consideration about abandoning my blog, I have decided to give this thing another try. Pregnancy has actually gotten fun, and who wouldn’t want to blog about that?

A couple days ago, Matt actually got to feel Baby kick. I have been feeling her for a few weeks now, but this time she actually thumped my hand. On monday night, I was watching Wheel of Fortune, and Baby Girl kicked me so hard I jumped and yelped a bit. It didn’t hurt, but it was startling.

As we speak, she is thumping around in there. She is most active around 10 AM and 6 PM. So much fun knowing her routine!

C25k: Week 2

mariewillms — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:14:53 +0000

WE are still “running.” I put running in quotes because what I do looks more like swimming upright and on land. This week’s podcast has six 90-second running intervals, followed by a 2-minute, brisk walking interval. I won’t lie: Today was hard for me. I blame it on the fact that I was under-hydrated. I didn’t get the change to drink very much water at work today, and it is just so hot at school. But don’t worry–I WILL be ready for our run on Thursday.

Matt, on the other hand, looked pretty good. He invested in new running shoes last week, and I got some cute new workout capris. Nothing like new accessories to motivate a body!

The Truth about Men and Women

mariewillms — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:04:53 +0000

My husband likes to StumbleUpon quirky websites and such before bed. So, when I wake up in the morning there are usually a couple webite links in my inbox. Here is the comic strip from this morning. It’s so true and it made me feel better to know that I’m not the only irrational woman out there…..comment if you find this one accurate!

(StumbleUpon is also how we found out about hyperbole-and-a-half. Another hilarious, LIFE-ALTERING blog.)

Couch to 5K: Week 1, Day 1

mariewillms — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:14:44 +0000

Just this weekend I went to a dear friend’s wedding, and caught up with some of my college friends. Of course the wine and the gossip were flowing, and I left feeling nostalgic and all caught-up on some old friends who do a terrible job of posting their lives on Facebook/blogs. Apparently, everyone is doing this Couch-to-5K and Marathon Makeover thing. And as we stuffed our faces with the most decadent wedding cake I have ever tasted, we all laughed and swore we would never do any of that “running” crap, on principle alone….

Well, never say never, my friends.

Matt and I have been talking about how we need to get in shape and start eating healthy. I thought I had him talked in to joining my lovely, air-conditioned, cable-TV accessible gym. But as soon as I got home from the wedding, Matt turns to me and says, “So, there’s this app on the iPhone….” (oh, if I had a nickel for every conversation that begins this way)…”and I was thinking we could do the Couch-to-5K workout! Look–It tracks our progress…”

Today was Day 1, and I didn’t die. Matt, of course, had everything prepared. Last night, he downloaded a Podrunner podcast for Week 1 on our iPods. So today we synced our iPods and took off. We went to the indoor track at the Sportsplex, of course, because it was dangerously hot outside today. It was twenty minutes of running and walking intervals, and the podcast had a signal that told you when to walk and when to run. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be (I say that now; tomorrow will tell a different story). Just when I thought my calves were going to explode, the tempo would change and I knew it was time to walk again. Just have to make it through three more times this week, and we get promoted to week 2.

Stay tuned….this is bound to get funny!

It’s Time We See Other People….

mariewillms — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:56:13 +0000

Dear Humidity,

I know this my sound a bit sudden, but I think it’s time we see other people.

I know that when we are together, after being apart for a long stretch of time, everything falls into place with us and life is good. Remember when I came home from Arizona? And I stepped off the plane, and you hit me in the face like a hot, wet towel? And how I took a deep breath and almost choked from all the moisture in the air? You made me smile and I realized how much I missed you. But the longer we are together, the more I realize that I can’t see myself spending the rest of my life with you.

Things have been up and down with us for years, and the last month has been the most trying time in my life. When I was in Canada this summer, I had some time to think about us. I don’t know, maybe I fell in love with the cool breezes, or having to wearing my cardigan in the evenings, or the way my hair fell into place like a Panteen Pro-V commercial. The thing is…I realized that I don’t like who I am when I am with you. No one should have to sweat as much at I do at 8:00 in the morning! No one should have to wait until the dead of night to emerge from the house to run errands! NO ONE’S HAIR SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS!

So let’s make this a clean break, ok? We had a good run, but now it’s time for both of us to get on with our lives.

Regards,

Marie

I’m Pretty Sure The Wal-Mart Cashier Thinks I Don’t Bathe

mariewillms — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:35:31 +0000

Sorry I’ve been away from my blog for a while. School got the best of me the last two weeks. So far, I got two presentations, two lit responses, one 5 page critical analysis, and take-home midterm out of the way. Today I took a little “break” and decided to post a quick update:

1. The Washer: Broken, repaired, then broken again. Dad and Michael are coming to town on Friday to bring me a new one. Don’t worry, I haven’t exactly missed doing the laundry; and I have put together some very exciting ensembles as of late. (Can’t wait to see you, Michael! Even though I know driving to Starkville to change out an old washing machine probably constitutes as the lamest day of summer vacation ever….)

2. The Cable: I think I have been black-balled by Metrocast. I have been stalking these people since July 2 to no avail. So far I met 5 different Metrocast techs and talked to another over the phone. I gave up for a while out of frustration. Then, I called again yesterday and today. Both times I was told someone would be out to help me. Both times I stayed in my house all day long only to realize that I had been stood up! Right now my channel line up looks like this: ABC, religion channel, NBC, CBS, ABC (again?), Trinity broadcasting network, Starkville TV, Home shopping network, CSPAN, CSPAN2 (really? Is CSPAN2 necessary?). It’s almost comical at this point….

3. So I go to Wal-Mart tonight becuase I need dish soap, and ended up buying dish soap, new body wash for me, new body wash for Matt, and an economy size jug of hand soap refill. Plus, I came straight from the gym. Imagine a sweaty girl with mismatched gym clothes walking through Wal-Mart with her arms full of soap products. IT’S A SOAP EMERGENCY! Oh, man, I laugh just thinking about it!

4. I have discovered a new blog. A blog so funny that I have come close to wetting my pants on several occasions. I don not know this person, but I want to be her best friend. YOU. MUST. READ. THIS. BLOG. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/