Hey Jakey,

Now that I've been cruising around and actually visiting other people's blogs, I've found some cool stuff. There're these things people post on their blogs on a weekly basis, called "Wordless Wednesdays" (cool pix, no verbage required) and "Thursday 13's" (just lists of 13 things...) and such. Now, the ones I've seen posted are kind of complicated. You have to add special HTML and art to your page, and make sure and leave comments with others participating. I can't be bothered. So... I threw together my own artwork and now present... my own version of "Thursday 13," no strings attached.

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13 of my currently most annoying symptoms of pregnancy
(in no particular order)

1. Occasionally, my palms and the bottoms of my feet turn bright pink. Sometimes itchy, sometimes not.

2. My eyesight's going. I have to squint to read the baseball score on the tv.

3. I have to pee alot.

4. Sometimes I pee when I shouldn't...

5. I wake up with really fat, bloated fingers and toes.

6. I dry-heave so violently in the shower that my stomach starts spasming.

7. I fall asleep at my computer at work. (Okay, so that sometimes happens, even when I'm NOT pregnant... but it's more pronounced now.)

8. Stupid things make me cry. Like the end of the movie "Elf" last night. Jeez.

9. I'm either ravenously hungry, or urpy and full. No in-between.

10. My jeans are getting tight. Last time, I didn't have to start wearing different clothes until month six or so. Phhhhttt.

11. My nose is stuffy and runny all the time.

12. I can smell a dirty diaper (or most anything else with an odor) from two blocks away. The rubber mat in the mudroom at work. The layers of grime that coat the interior of my truck. Cut grass. The taqueria. The laundromat. And they ALL make my stomach churn.

13. Last, but not least, my boobs hurt. And you, dear heart, seem to be all sharp elbows and knees when you get anywhere near me (and the girls).

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So that's it. Look for another installment of Thursday 13 next week. Or not.

Cute, completely unsolicited Jakey anecdote for the day: I paused at the door after work tonight, fumbling for the house key, and I could hear you on the other side, knocking and saying, "Helloooooo! Hellooooooo!" Then when I walked in, you fought through my layers of briefcase and purse and lunchbox, etc... to give me a big ol' fat hug and a kiss on the tummy. Ha. You make me laugh sometimes.

Love you!