Random Thoughts from a Pregnant Lady!

So, I have a bunch of random thoughts and figured I would just lump them into one big, random post! 

1. The Grocery Store on Mother's Day
I am a creature of habit and do all of my grocery shopping on Sunday early in the afternoon.  I have tried out many different times and days and this is the best combination for my particular store.  There are always 3-4 wine tastings (which I hate to pass up these days but do), we have live music to entertain us while shopping, and there are not many people there.  It makes for a wonderful experience.

I am also a big time planner and write my list out in order of the store layout and only go on aisles that have something I need.  I am a serious shopper and am not afraid to run over your unruly brat of a child sweet little one that is throwing a fit on the cereal aisle because he wants the Lucky Charms testing out how comfortable the tile flooring is.  Ask my Mom - she came with me once and had a deer in headlights look the entire time - but, we got in and out with a week of groceries in about 35 minutes.

Ok, on to my latest observation.  Never again will I go to the grocery store on Mother's Day.  I learned the hard way that most husbands decide to give their wives a break on the big MD and let them stay home instead of brave the grocery.  And they bring all of the kids with them so Mom has a few minutes of peace and quite.  This leads to a very crowded grocery store filled with men and children that haven't a clue of how to efficiently shop for anything.  And buggies filled with the most random crap you have ever seen.

Lesson learned, I will never shop with the husbands and kids on Mother's Day again.

2. eBay
I have never been a big time eBay shopper.  That is, until I found out I was having a little girl and have visions of her only wearing smocked dresses, bubbles, and outfits for the firsts 10 years of her life (ok, not really 10 years but until she can fight me on what she does/ doesn't wear).  Since I want to stay married and not go broke want to remain fiscally responsible, I have discovered the wonders of "New with Tags" on eBay.  It is smocked clothing heaven - brand new dresses and bonnets for a mere $15.  New bubbles that Kate's chubby thighs can spill out of next summer for $3 (yes, $3 - that is insane to me).  So, I have officially gone crazy with my eBay bidding!  We should have tons of new outfits arriving in the coming weeks and I am so excited!   And, Alex is excited that I am no longer buy the $80 smocked dress that our daughter will wear one time. 

3. Shower Invites
So, I am a bit of a control freak and have a Type A personality to the tee (did I really need to make that statement?  I'm pretty sure everyone that has ever met me knows all of that by now).  Well, because of this, I was actively involved in picking out invitations for my first shower (that will be in my hometown).  I don't plan on being involved in anything else but, I love paper products and wanted a say on the invites!  They are absolutely beautiful and I cannot wait for my guests to get them in the mail!  I will share them after they have arrived safely to everyone invited!

4. Red Food
I realize this morning that I am apparently have a thing for red food.  Case in point - my bag of goodies I packed for today: strawberries, red jello, ruby red grapefruit, and spaghetti with red sauce.  I guess I crave colors?

5. Maternity Pictures
I cannot decide if they are worth it.  Part of me wants pictures of Alex and I before we become a family of three and the other part of my thinks it is a waste of money to pay a professional to take pictures of my at what I hope to be my heaviest ever.  Please share your opinion on this.

That's it for now...see I told you it was random!