i dunno if it's because i found out i have gestational diabetes so my mind's playing tricks on me...but i've been feeling weird after eating. i want to hurry up and meet with a dietician so that i can find out for sure what i should and should not be eating. i've read some stuff online, but you know how that goes, and all of them say that you have to talk to a dietician regarding your body's specific needs. i know i need to stay away from refined sugars...so there goes all candies and cookies, which i've been loving during this pregnancy. i also gotta make sure i get some exercise, even if that just means walking around more. great. all i know is i'm not gonna poke my big fat stomach with a fat needle filled with insulin. i watched my sister do that when she was pregnant with kaelah and it wasn't a pretty sight.

made caleb salmon, asparagus and rice...and he hated it. this is the first thing he's ever rejected. previously i've always made chicken or beef with veggies and rice but i figured his brain needs more omega 3s so i tried this out. last night he fully did not want to eat his dinner and i had to resort to giving him a bottled meal because i didn't want him not to eat. instead of throwing out what i made, though, i tried "doctoring" it with chicken broth...and lo and behold, he just ate his entire bowl. thank goodness cuz i wouldn't want to waste that food.

so dave and i have been addicted to criminal minds...been dvr-ing every episode possible, plus watching it on the ion station (dunno what channel this is on digital...anyone know??) when we get into bed. dave is now my shemar moore...lol. dave's impersonations of him are kind of funny. i was never into that guy...he's a bit too "pretty" for me...but damn, he's HOT. told dave he can grow his little mustache connected goatie like that too. and wear tight shirts. and work out so that his body looks like that. just kidding. dave's favorite on that show is jj, and i know it's not only for her brains, so i can admire morgan...

gonna do pics with caleb on saturday with the same person who did our engagement photos. that should be interesting. she wants to do preggos pics too, but i'm not so keen on memorializing this big belly. we'll see.

gramma's coming back today and caleb's going to relish the attention! he's such a cutie pie...and i'm sure that's cuz i'm biased, but he is so funny and cute in his mannerisms now that he's a little boy. dancing is one of his favorite things lately...and he also has learned to shake his head "no" for everything under the sun. today is the first time he started to unravel the toilet paper roll. he likes to throw things into the trash or into his playpen and clap for himself. if he does something he deems "good", like put toys in the bucket or put my makeup brushes back where they belong, he claps for himself. he's obsessed with turning the tv on and off and still loves cell phones, especially jamming it up to your ear and listening to you say "hello." he will grab a pen and fake write, and grab a book and fake read. being home with him this break has been cool, just to see the different things he does.

we bought him one of those backpack leashes cuz he likes to walk around, but sometimes will not want us to hold his hand and will want to cruise on his own. he's getting frustrated with being in the stroller when we go out and his walking is at a point where he'd be able to handle walking for longer periods of time. i never thought i'd put a leash on my child, but for him, i'm all for it.

started him on a sippy cup...this is the nuby one which has a silicone sipper part. he didn't like the playtex or fogo one we got him, which has a hard sipper part. i think the nuby one still looks like a bottle, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

went to the doctor on monday and then the dentist on tuesday. i think i'm going to request a different dentist...this one has a scary hyper voice...not into it. dave and i held in our laughter till we got to the car, then did impersonations of how scary he was. i don't think i can handle seeing him every six months, even if the appointment only took about 10 minutes.

seriously, in like 2 months brynna is going to be here. that's nutts. we need to find beds for my mom and caleb and figure everything out. i have a feeling brynna's going to be a little bit early...maybe end of feb or early march...due date is the 6th but i'll be surprised if i last until then. plus, i was reading about gestational diabetes and how it can cause baby to be bigger, especially in the shoulders, and how that can cause more trauma during birth. i don't want a c-section...but i do remember the pain of caleb's birth in the days following. nutts. i mean, i tore all the way to butt with caleb...can't tear any more than that, right? blech.