A funny thing happened on the way to work

When I drive to work most mornings, I have my front defrost on high gear and use my windshield wipers because of the condensation that forms. Well...I was minding my own business driving to work, and about a mile into the drive, what I thought was a small leaf lands on my windshield near the wiper. I look closer and realize its a small frog!
I wonder how it got there, but then begin to worry about how I am going to get it off. In a few blocks I am going to be getting on the interstate and the last thing I want is to see this frog fly off when I hit 60MPH and splat into the car behind me.
"There is a light ahead" I think "maybe I can jump out and flip him off the windshield"
But I realize I am not going to have that opportunity. My windshield is quickly fogging up and I am having trouble seeing out the bottom of it. That condensation is going to quickly rise and I won't be able to see a thing. I start tapping on the window trying to make him jump. He moves, but it's only a little bit forward. I can't tell if he is on the hood of my car or sitting on my wiper due to the darkness and condensation. I can't wait any longer and I have to turn on the wiper so I can see where I am driving. I fear he is too small and that my wiper may catch his foot and then smear him on the windshield. ewww!!!
I flip the switch and watch the frog go up and down on the wiper. Yikes....at least he held on. Now I have to get him off the wiper. The light ahead is still green and there is a car behind me, so no chance to stop.

'spray him with water' I think...maybe that'll get him off the wiper.

As soon as I pull the lever 'Crap!' I realize that the wipers go on automatically after the water!!! I panic and realize this could be gross if the wiper smears the frog. There is nothing I can do, I have a front row seat to this poor creatures last breath.
He hangs on for the first up and down, but as the wiper reaches the bottom he hops up onto the windshield. Oh no....Here is comes...I think as I divert my eyes so I don't see, and when I look back, the frog is gone and there are no guts on the window.
I prefer to believe that he hopped off as the wiper nudged him and since he was going about 45 mph he sorta 'hang-glided' down to a very soft patch of grass on the side of the road. When in real life the poor thing probably jumped and hit the pavement 3 feet below traveling 45mph. Can something that small get road rash and survive? I just hope the car behind me didn't squash him.

20 weeks

Here you go, This is me and our new son at 20 weeks.

Belly picture

Sorry, this post does not have the belly shot yet. I have been practicing every morning in the mirror trying to find the right pose. For those of you who have never taken a belly shot, it's a bit stressful. When in your life do you want to look fat and take a picture of it? Then you try to find the best way to capture your round belly.
Should I take is showing my bare tummy? What if my belly button looks weird? What about that mole? When should I take the picture? I look smaller in the morning than I do at night after eating and drinking all day. (Side note: I lost 2.5 lbs the other night...from getting into bed, to when I woke up....and all I did was sleep and pee twice)
Or should I wear a belly band or tight tank top and take a picture with something covering my expanding waistline? Where do you put your hands when posing?

I'll figure it out soon and make Bob take the picture.

Things that he grows

Recently we have been able to enjoy some of the fruits of Bob's labor.

My husband has a a green thumb and really wanted a garden. We did not know where to dig the garden at the new house, so we decided to plant some veggies in tubs - peppers, carrots, onions. And he planted a watermelon seed too. We have about 5 melons growing right now and decided to try one early to make sure they were growing alright. Someone told us that in China they have square watermelon - they are easier to stack. They put the little melon in a box to restrict it's growth. I'll let you know if I come home to boxes in our backyard.

Joyful Thing Number 2

I posted before about my bodies decision to grow bangs and the crown of frizz that now exists around my forehead - That was joyful thing number 1.

My joyful thing number 2 is actually joyful - I can feel him moving around inside my belly every now and then. Nothing too big, just little flutters....I can't wait for the first actual kick or movement when I can tell what he is doing. I am sure I'll be complaining about it when he is kicking at 2:00am and I am trying to sleep, but for now....it's kinda cool.

And if you didn't catch the subtle hints above.......it's a boy. We found out Tuesday that we're having a boy and Bob can't wait for a new golf buddie and someone else to mow the lawn....