Book Reviews

I got the books I requested at the library:

"Revenge of the Spellmans" by Lisa Lutz was funny like her other two books. She uses a lot of footnotes which I liked in the first two books but this one had way too many. And she referred to the previous stories a lot so you could pick this book up without reading the first two. There is going to be a fourth installment at some point so hopefully she do away with the footnotes and also the promoting of the other books "now in paperback". Kinda got old.

Maeve Binchy's book "Heart & Soul" was good. I like how she interweaves her characters lives together. She also refers to previous characters in her other books which is kinda neat. It is like she can't let go of these people she created. She also makes it seem like Dublin is a VERY small town and everyone knows each other.

I read Mary Higgins Clark's new book, "Just Take My Heart". Easy read; and very predictable. It usually takes me a little longer to figure out who the bad guy is and how things are connected but not this time. It is about a women who is prosecuting a man who she believes killed his wife. Yet as the trial moves forward she starts to be in her heart that maybe he is really innocent like he says.

Finally, I've just begun Joy Fielding's new book, "Still Life". It is about a women in a coma that can hear everything everyone says. What she thought was a hit-and-run that lead her to being in a coma, she discovers might be something more sinister. It's pretty good thus far.

Baby Update

My baby boy has been kicking a lot lately. Last night while I was reading in bed he started kicking. The book was resting on my stomach and all of the sudden I saw it jump up a couple of times. Today at work when he was kicking I saw my shirt pop out a bit. He is very active! It seems to be in the morning and in evening, when I'm relaxing. Though if he likes dinner he gives me a few kicks. Then again he could be kicking me to let me know he didn't like it! I haven't seen any hands or elbows or feet sticking out but I'm sure in a few weeks that will be next.

Right now I do feel good. No more food sickness (though still no chicken), and I feel I've got more energy. Right now I enjoy being pregnant. I like feeling the baby move around and let me know he's there.

Baby Bump: 24 Weeks

As you can tell, I'm getting bigger!!



According to Babycenter.com "your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon."

Poor Emma!

Okay, the pictures that are getting posted are from things that happened last year! I know I've been really slow getting these posted up here and also put on my Flickr account. Sorry! So this is old news about Emma. She is completely fine. Still a spoiled brat!

This past November/December she had to have surgery to remove a pretty big lump on her belly. Thankfully it wasn't cancerous. It was a procedure where we dropped her off in the morning and picked her up that afternoon. The poor thing was so drugged! She was out of it, and would try to follow you around to the point where I felt I was forced to sit and watch TV because I didn't want her moving around (right forced!). We had to check a few times to make sure she was still breathing. That is how out of it she was!

Here are a few pictures of Poor Emma!



This one was probably taken the next day. As you can tell she is much happier! Though that cone around her was pretty funny! She was running into everything!

Kitchen Pictures

I'm finally getting around to uploading some pictures to Flickr, and I also thought I'd include them in the blog. The first one is of the shelves I put up. They contain my salt/pepper collection, and some of the old Betty Crocker books that I love. The second picture is of the IKEA table I got before the holidays. It is so perfect for the kitchen! It can be folded out to fit up to four people. I love it!





Still not completely done with the kitchen but I'm getting close!