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Ode to Scensty

Alright so this won't be an "ode" by definition. I'm feeling quite under the weather today. I simply can't take it anymore. Even on a sick day where congestion is battling for my attention, I can still smell EVERYTHING! Jeff calls it my superpower. I call it my supercurse. I have evaded the morning sickness battle and have yet to bow down to the porcelain throne. I have reigned my flag of victory over emotional moodiness on most days. I have gladly given way to my cravings for salads over sweets. And I triumphantly walked the streets of DC averaging upwards of 5 miles a day with the amazing baby maker at my side ready to make frequent bathroom pit stops as necessary per my request. But things have started to stink and it's only getting worse... At work the other day, in the hallway to the restrooms, it smelled strongly of urine. Urine! Which only leads me to question if my supercurse is just revealing what has always been the case - that being smelly schoo...

It's in the Water

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Baaaa dump. Baaaaa dump. Baa dump. Baa dump. Baa dump. Bump Bump Bump Bump Bump Bump!  Something was in the water. Now it's in my belly. At least, that's how everyone says it happens. Right now it's about the size of a raspberry and has webbed feet. ;) Yes, ladies and gentlemen...the moment you've all been waiting for (some for over 6 years)...announced on the eve of the 2015 new year...premiering in August 2015...........Jeff, Amy, and Bump!..... Baby Bump that is. That's sort of strange for me to think about. I never really expected to have kids. Truthfully, didn't want them up until a deep change of heart in 2013/2014. Those were Creator's molding times in my life and in my faith. Regardless, Jeff and I had decided to wait until the five year mark (at the earliest) to even consider the parenting life.  So here we are now. Er, me most specifically doing the busy work - but with Jeff by my side as excited as a hubby should be. He's...