101 DAYZ: Any Day Now

So, I'm sitting here while my widda poo poo is moving around like crazy and I'm thinking about the fact that as of TODAY...I am FULL TERM! I have completed 37 weeks of pregnancy. I'm at the "any day now" mark.

There's a functioning, fully formed baby moving inside of me.

Today I start walking like a mad woman. I'll be walking every minute of the day if I can stand it. I want him to drop down and get ready for the the big exit!

You know what's crazy to me? I can feel all of his body parts when he moves. Before it was just a mass of hard round stomach, but now it's real life baby parts that I feel- arms, legs, his head. Without question it's the most amazing thing ever, and the most strange...

The amazing strangeness of pregnancy is the interesting part- it can change you so much.

My hormones are back to being out of whack. I cry about/because of/at anything... Oh wait...I think I did that before pregnancy. WELL, ANYWAY...it's become worse!


Am I about to cry right now?

I have to admit that I'm better than I imagined I'd be. I thought I'd be a hormone monster.

This is the beginning of the waiting period.


When is the X gonna get here? Only God knows that...but I know I can't wait to see him!

Trumpette Johnny V Baby Socks - 6 Pair
from: KidsSocks.com

The Theme Song

Yes this is posted over at ShittyFab.com but I like it so much much I had to post it here too.


 

101 DAYZ: I Call it Koochie Stretching

There are few things in this world that embarrass me. Now, ADD this to the list...

Some call it a taint, medical folks call it the perineum, some just consider it the space between your private part and your dookie hole.

None of that is important here. The only important thing is that you know what I'm referring to.  


It wasn't until I got pregnant That I learned that those things(the taint, the perineum, or the space between the private part and your dookie hole)can rip and/or are cut by the doctor when giving birth.  OOOUUUUCCCHHHH!!!WHHHAAAATTTT!!!  I GAGGGED!

D and I have been so focused and now that I am about 27 days away from my due date, D and I have been doing something that is recommended to reduce the risk of a tear and it is awful!

KOOCHIE STRETCHING... Am I being too out front right now...TMI?

Well, I don't care.

The things that I'm doing for this baby already astound me. And I must admit...it is a little embarrassing to have your husband actively STRETCHING APART your WHO-HA with olive oil.

There is NOTHING sexy about it. God Bless him for his dedication.

ARE YOU READY?

Can you guess which SHITTY FAB duo has an official premiere date for their new web series?

MinDog & Metch of course!

'Til Death Do Us Part

Sometimes it's okay to be an international criminal.  Right?

Criminal, yeah, that's strong language but it makes me feel more mischievous and less cheesy.

Watch the video below for illumination... Yes I already know I'm cheesy (I just made note of that above) and corny and a tad sentimental at times and I'm not apologizing for it!

Collecting People: Edition #2 Benoit Begerault

Well, well, well I finally found another person to collect.  It's been a while but there is no time like the present.  Today I'd like to introduce you to Benoit Begerault (see video below).

How the heck did I meet this man? Airbnb that's how.

I was going to Paris and I had to find a place to stay.  Since I was determined to stay in a particular area and wanted to cut cost I tried an alternative to a regular hotel stay.  One of my friends suggested Airbnb and I'm glad she did!

I was a bit nervous(so were most of my friends and family as they demanded the exact address and asked why I couldn't stay in a hotel like a normal person).  I released the nervous energy well before I landed in France. I realized if the situation was bad, if Mr. Benoit Begerault was crazy I could always exit the building and head for a hotel.

My wallet is happy I didn't have to do that and so is my soul.

Benoit turned out to be funny, welcoming and warm.  I feel like we are on the verge of friendship.  He made me laugh, mapped out my daily plans for me (even when he was visibly tired), he gave me wine, and best of all he is an actor/film maker and lots more.  When he found me moving furniture and building a makeshift tripod out of random boxes in his house because I had to tape an audition he didn't even ask questions.  Benoit, bless his heart, even took time to ask how my day was every night and seemed interested in what I had to share even though I'm sure he's heard how much everyone loves the Eiffel Tower and all the tourist attractions in Paris more than a thousand times.

Watch the video below to meet Benoit and if you are ever going to Paris and want to change things up a bit-stay at one of the places he has to offer.  You will not be sorry!

 

101 DAYZ: The Wild Human Boy

I'm on the phone with Metch RIGHT NOW and we're talking about the baby. Well, really, I'm telling her about the baby.

The convo led me to think about what kind of genes my baby is getting. Since he has D and I as parents, I'm considering what OUR gene pool could produce...

I think our combined genes could make this.

A WILD HUMAN BOY!!

Is the world really ready? Am I ready?

And now that I'm so close (FULL TERM IN 2 WEEKS)... all I can say is...all I can say is... ... ... ...

Am I In New York?

For a second I thought I was in a New York City subway tunnel(see the video below). I'm definitely in Paris but in this instant it seemed a lot like home minus the rat infestation the MTA can't seem to control... (1 of 2 for MinDog and all of our followers of course).

I'm in love with this city. I DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE but I must. So instead of hating that I have to leave I've just decided that I will spend my next birthday in Paris.

September 24, 2012 I will be in Paris. Want to join me? Have you any idea where you will be or where you would like to be in 2012?

Angels

"People see God every day, they just don't recognize him." - Pearl Bailey

I collect obsessions the way I collect lists and people to love- in abundance and without caring that I may have to let it or them go.

I haven't started collecting  figurines or anything but I’m currently obsessed with angels.

I've noticed that they are everywhere!  I hadn’t been looking closely but once my eyes were opened, once I realized that angels, God’s messengers, are everywhere- I became obsessed.  People say it all the time (that angels are everywhere) but I hadn’t really seen them.  Really seen them. 

I don’t mean I’ve had a visitation or anything like that.  I’m only saying- I KNOW I’VE SEEN ANGELS IN ACTION.

After I saw, I began to hunt.

Today I’m wondering if I should keep my angel hunts going or if I’m supposed to allow the angels to reveal themselves. 

My obsession began after there was one revelation of an angelic being followed by several more(I'll tell you later- I promise)on three consecutive days… now I’m always looking; hunting.  When I smell a good deed my eyes open wider.  Is that an angel or a regular do gooder?

Hmmm...

Angel hunting is exhausting but it puts a whole new spin on people watching and observation.  Get into it if you dare.

Dear God, Thank you for everything.  Thank you for angels.  Your child, Metch

What?  Is my brief thank you note to God too much?  Your answer to that isn't  important... what I really want to know is- have you ever seen an angel?

Obsessed

As you may already know- I'm fascinated by all things good and all things Adele.  I've been obsessed with this video for a while now.  I watch it whenever I have a moment to spare(at least three times in a row to boot).  Will I ever stop watching it?  NO!  This is footage for study.

Simple.  Powerful.  Full.  Truthful.  Beautiful.





Um...you didn't ask but yes, I found earrings that look just like the ones she's wearing.

101 Dayz: Gay Bar Baby Shower

Only Metch can concoct the caliber of LIES and planning that led up this day!!

Add to that- a rag tag mob of my crazy friends and you have my SURPRISE Real Housewives of Atlanta themed Gay Bar Baby Shower!!

I WAS ACTUALLY PHAEDRA!!!!!

I mean pickle in mouth photo-shopped pregnancy photos and a huge poster of David and I dressed like Phaedra and Apollo holding their baby...folks walking around dressed like the housewives...I even had the damn ballet dancers!!! AND best of all I was set up...by METCH! I showed up looking like Phaedra looked at her shower- I had rhinestones on my face, lashes and all!!

HOW DID EVERYONE IN MY LIFE FOOL ME? HAHAHAHAHA!!!

THE LIE

Metch: MinDizzle I got myself involved in this thing. I can't tell you what it is...because I want you to be surprised. All I'm gonna tell you is that you have to come support me. I can't believe I am doing this...It's like this competition thing...

MinDOG: SON I am THERE!!!

As the weeks passed I got a little more information...

1. It involved some of our gay friends...

2. She was embarrassed because of what she had to perform in the show.

3. It was something like a pageant.

4. One of her friends was also in the show and she was helping him out.

5. She was wearing booty shorts and a bathing suit top in the opening number.

6. All of her guests had to arrive Blinged Owt! So that she could get extra points.

7. Since I am pregnant I should think of Phaedra when I get dressed because that would give her SOOOOOO many points.

ALL LIES!!!

God I love HER!! And I'm mad that she has always been the type of person that has so many crazy ideas and stories that I readily believed a story, that when I think of it now, I recognize as LUDICROUS!!!

I thought I was going to see her perform in some sort of gay pageant where she got points for her guests attire... hmmmm...

But all lies aren't bad.

I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE. I CRIED 200,000 TIMES.

There was even a running bet on how many times I would cry.

My friends are AMAZING BEYOND WORDS!

There was sooooo much LOVE!!

And I am sooooooooo blessed that I have people in my life who love me, David, and our yet to be born baby this much!!!

Our First Blog Award!

Looky here, looky here- we just received our first blog award and boy oh boy, we are thankful!

Fellow blogger Nicole over at THE WORLD OF MY IMAGINATION nominated us for the Liebster Blog Award (according to her latest post Liebster means dearest or sweetheart in German) and we are definitely honored.   Thank you Nicole P!!! 

After scouring the internet for more information this is what we found:

Rumor has it that someone in Germany, possibly someone named Liebster, created an award for new bloggers to show appreciation and thanks for their blog, Liebster does indeed mean sweetheart in German, you can only receive the award from another blogger who has also received the award,  awards are to be passed on to blogs with 200 or fewer followers(some sites say 300 or fewer), once you give the award to a fellow blogger-you are to contact the blogger to let them know and you must copy  and paste the award on your blog.

We feel like we’ve officially become part of the blogging community.  You may be shaking your head as you mutter, “you blog so you were already a part of the blogging community.”  You are correct.  However, so many of the blogs we read and/or follow have a bevy of awards given to them by fellow bloggers and for a while now we have been asking/wondering, “how can we be down?”   We even considered creating one of our own…

Thanks to Nicole we don’t have to ask or wonder anymore.  We might still create one- just give us time.

Yeah, we feel more official… It’s nice to be recognized.  It’s nice to have a reader who thinks what we share is worthy of an award.  Mind you, we place little to no importance on awards but heck we love getting them.  Both of us will utter this same sentiment when we accept our Tony, Oscar, Emmy and Image awards…

Let’s get down to business- as you saw above this blogging award has rules.  Since we pride ourselves on being great citizens we follow all rules unless they have anything to do with grammar, traffic or life.  We will follow the same rules that Nicole followed since the rules vary a bit across the world wide web.

THE RULES

    1.      Thank the giver. 

    2.      Pass on the award to 5 other blogs with less than 200 followers.  Leave a comment and follow them.

    3.      Copy and paste the award on your blog

    4.      Hope your followers will spread love to other bloggers.

MinDog & Metch  FOLLOWING THE RULES

    1.       SHOUT OUT TO NICOLE PYLES- once again thank you and we hope you thrive at your new job!

    2.      It’s so hard to pick since we have been collecting lots of great blogs lately but hey when we get our next award we can spread more love.  For now here are our five in no particular order(we totally understand if you are not into this sort of thing and don’t accept but we’ve decided to play the game...at least you don't have to answer crazy questions):

Butterscotch over at SUNDAES WITH BUTTERSCOTH

Krystina at CUP ‘A HOT CHOCOLATE

Sydnie at LOVESTUTTER

ADULT AWKWARDNESS

Roses Daughter at MY LIFE 


In the true Shitty Fab form of rule breaking we are passing this award on to six not five blogs... Saucy B kinda just made it since she has 255 followers- oh to be so popular.  Check her out over at  THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A SELF-PROCLAIMED SAUCY BITCH.

    3.      We have copied and pasted the award above but since we are so happy to receive it we will paste it again just because.

    4.      We sit here hoping that love is being spread this instant.  We’re spreading love, are you?
    
   
   We hope you'll visit the blogs we listed above and maybe stop by Nicole's blog and see the others she nominated along with us.

"The value behind this award is for us to get to know other bloggers who might not be well known, yet have a lot to share... This is not about growing your list of followers (believe me, it won’t happen), but of building a community."   -That's what this blogger says and we hope it's true.


Have a happy Thursday!