Yesterday we had a server upgrade and lost comments to our last 2 posts, No Unsolicited Baby Advice and January 2008: A Month In Review. Thing is that when we RE-POSTED the posts, they disappeared again! So if you were contacted to re-post your comment, *ehehm* we lost them AGAIN. The server should be fine today so we shouldn’t have any more problems. Bare with us…*breathes*

January was definitely a fun and productive month for Mommy and I! With us discovering that we’re pregnant with our very first child just last month, and starting this blog chronicling our adventure through pregnancy shortly thereafter, the flow of things are going just perfect; and we’re loving every second of it! Mommy Daddy Blog has just made it through its first full calendar month (started in mid-December 2007), and oh my what an eventful month it was! So let’s recap! In January:

We started the year off with new goals and resolutions!

We have been through five wonderful weeks of pregnancy!

Sears had a huge sale on baby clothes, and we learned exactly why Daddy should be the one to do the shopping for those baby clothes!

We participated in our very first meme!

We “styled and profiled” in our brand new his and her maternity wear!

We asked a question: What has made parenting easier for you? The question garnered such great responses that we created a series based on those responses. The series got off to a slow start, with only two responses being covered so far, but I promise that the series will kick into full swing for February!

We had our very first (and certainly not our last) nitpicker!

Mommy added a new book to her library while I added a new gadget to mine!

We participated in some really great giveaways for parents!

We learned that leaving panty liners within reach of a child could have some quite hilarious repercussions!

And we plan for February to be an even better month! This is just the beginning! If you couldn’t tell already, we are very excited about our pregnancy! Whether you are expecting parents or already parents, grandparents or great grandparents, or just interested in parenting as a whole, please subscribe to our feed so that you can share the excitement with us without missing a single beat!

In closing, I would like to personally thank each and every person that took the time to stop by and leave a comment on one (or more) of our posts for the month of January. You all have really added to the excitement that we are experiencing and we definitely appreciate it! So without further ado *drum roll please!*…………

I carry myself as a very cheery person. I am very polite, I smile, I nod, BUT it peeves me to the point of no return when people talk to me like I don’t know any better and when I am ticked off, I will speak my mind or at least let it be known that I didn’t appreciate what was said. I haven’t gotten any crazy advice from people, but nurses keep asking me if this is my first baby. I smile and reply with “yes”. I don’t know if they are just curious or asking in hopes that they could nudge me to ask questions. I’m not leaping into parenthood blindly, therefore I don’t have much to ask. Maybe I’m being defensive, but I like to consider all things possible.

Yesterday my doctor told me that my body is built perfect for having a baby and that I shouldn’t let any one tell me that I can’t have a baby because I am small. I thought about that and pictured a person saying something like that to me. Something like that would just light my fuse!

Mamas, how many of you have been given some pretty ridiculous advice while being pregnant or after delivering? How much of that advice was given by total strangers? Well have I got a solution for all pregnancies and pregnancies to come; the Unsolicited Baby Advice tee by Mommy Trends! This tee has been added to my maternity wardrobe to ensure that I don’t receive any insane advice, plus I love the humor in the tee. I also love getting attention :-). Yesterday I wore the tee to the doctor and I received some compliments. Of course I told my Dr. that he’s authorized to ignore it, lol.

If would like to shield yourself from unsolicited baby advice, pick up an Unsolicited Baby Advice tee from Mommy Trends! They offer a selection of trendy maternity tees. One size fits all from the beginning to the end of pregnancy. The tees are made of 92% cotton and 8% spandex, so they are really stretchy and comfy. I wonder why all tees couldn’t be made like maternity tees? Enjoy 15% off your purchase by using the code LOVE during checkout and free shipping when you order 2 or more tees! Expect to be hearing about Mommy Trends again on Mommy Daddy Blog because I have another tee that I will not be revealing until the time is right!

While I’m on a role with asking questions, here’s one more. What is the most ridiculous unsolicited baby advice you’ve received during your pregnancy and/or post pregnancy?

During a server upgrade we lost the comments to this post! Ooo, sorry!

Today marks 26 weeks! Physically I feel great and the dreaded constipation hasn’t hit yet. Oh it’s about time I update my weight. I’m at 117lbs with a total of 12lbs gained. Today at the doctor, I partook in the glucose test. It wasn’t as bad as I expected. The cup of liquid tasted like a watered down soda. Thank goodness it wasn’t a syrupy concoction, as I envisioned. Had I not been hungry, experiencing heart burn and JT kicking, things would have been perfect. I seem to get heartburn when I start getting hungry. When I start getting hungry, JT viciously kicks. Obviously, he gets hungry too! So all of that had me a little queasy/funky in the tummy department for a few hours. I had a pap and breast exam done and we heard JT’s heart beating! Everything’s looking good. The doctor informed me that I have a wide esophageal path perfect for inserting a tube down my throat if I needed to have a C-Section and a wide pelvis perfect for having an easy delivery. He also said Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have a baby because you are small. He just went on about how my build was perfect, something that I didn’t see coming but it put a smile on my face. I know Daddy didn’t want to hear this, another man complimenting his woman’s body! Our next visit is Valentine’s Day, we have now entered the stage where we will visit with the doctor every 2 weeks. Now I have more to add to my Mom Agenda, woohoo!

(We have been keeping weekly accounts of our pregnancy since the 22nd week. If you’re interested in reading weekly updates prior to or following this one, click here!)

We were tagged by both Allena from Parenting Diva and Christine from From Dates To Diapers to participate in this meme. We were asked by Allena what we have planned for Valentine’s Day.

Well, Ruby Tuesday has been one of our favorite restaurants for the longest. Whenever we get a chance to go out to eat, Ruby Tuesday is always our first pick. So we’ll definitely be dining there on Valentine’s Day!

We also love watching movies. So we’ll probably rent a few good movies, cuddle up under some blankets, and watch them together until we fall asleep!

Now onto the rules of the “Alphabet Meme”…

Rule #1: Copy all the links below and replace a single link under the appropriate letter of the alphabet. If your domain name, or even the title of your blog, starts with an “A”, you’d replace the link under that letter and put the replaced link at the bottom. Also, don’t forget to credit the tagger, or where you got the list from, at the end of the list with a full URL of the post, so that a pingback gets generated.

A. An Ordinary Life
B. bloggingcents.com
C. caffeine-overload.com
D. DadThing.com
E. everythingandanythingblog.com
F. From Dates to Diapers
G. GeekMomMashup.com
H. happykeg.com
I. ipentimento.com
J. juliesjournal.com
K. kabalyero.com
L. ladylike4.com
M. MommyDaddyBlog.com
N. notjustmama.net
O. originalmx5.net
P. peapodsquadstuff.com
Q. qweddings.com
R. rowdigrl.com
S. shirleysdelight.com
T. thesocalledme.net
U. utada-online.net
V. valmg.com
W. wickedbabylon.com
X. xaviermedia.com
Y. yimto.com
Z. zbudapest.com

Replaced link: MommyMandy.com
Previous tagger(s): ParentingDiva.com and FromDatesToDiapers

Rule #2: You now have to “tag” at least five people and encourage them to participate so that this thing spreads like a virus.

1. Rachel @ A Southern Fairytale
2. Kellie @ Confessions Of An Organized Mess
3. Kim @ Mommy Knows
4. Tanyetta @ Days Like These!
5. Laura @ Life According To Laura

Rule #3: Ask a question for the people you have tagged to answer. This part is optional.

Where is your favorite place to dine out?

Me being the preggie lady that I am, I’m always trying to find hip and trendy gear to sport during this pregnancy and pregnancies to come. I love wearing tees with witty quotes written on them. While searching for the quote “we’re hungry”, I stumbled upon 2 chix! 2 chix offers some of the coolest novelty shirts for the haute mama and baby daddy! In 2007, 2 chix won Maternity & Style’s viewer’s choice award for favorite maternity clothing designer! Check Daddy and I out sporting our tees from 2 chix!

Whenever I want Daddy to bring something out of the kitchen for me or splurge on a snack at the grocery store I frown and say, We’re Hungry. So of course I HAD to have the We’re Hungry tee! The 009 Months tee (not pictured) has also been added to my maternity collection. I’m secret agent mommy, only I can’t do the crouch and roll too well! I’ve already gotten many compliments and giggles from friends while sporting 2 chix. I can’t wait to send pictures to the family to humor them! Celebs go crazy for tees from 2 chix and I can see why! Not only are the tees humorous, but they are super soft and extra stretchy for the ever-changing body. An original size fits 2-12 and voluptuous fits 12-18. At $38 each, 2 chix tees are well worth the splurge. Celeb or not, tiny or voluptuous, 2 chix leaves no haute mama behind!

So what does Daddy have to say about 2 chix?

………………oh, am I on now?……sorry…EHEHM!……

For me, I had to go with the Look what I did tee simply because I frequently find myself staring at Mommy’s preggo tummy and saying to myself “I did that!” This tee is perfect for the guy out there (*cough*me*cough*) who loves to brag about knocking up his woman. The tee just gives off a feeling of masculinity. Whenever I put it on, I just get the urge to proceed to the living room to watch Three Stooges, drink a few beers, and scratch myself. Yep, it’s THAT powerful.

As for physical characteristics, I went with a size XL. I’m a tall person, but at the same time I’m also built like a tank skinny. So I need a shirt that’s long enough to the point where it can at least shake hands with the top of my pants, but not wide to the point where I look like Subway’s Jared trying on his old clothes. This is a common problem that I have with shirts. They’re either thin but too short, or long but too fat. Not with 2Chix. The Look what I did tee was the perfect length; not too short, not too long. It was also the perfect width; not too thin, not too wide. I also like my shirts loose and the tee satisfied that also. So all in all, I love my Look what I did tee! *runs to closet, throws on Look what I did tee* *nyuk, nyuk, nyuk* *gulp, gulp, gulp* *scratch, scratch, FART* Yep, I love it!

(I’d also like to note that in the second picture of me (fifth from the left), I didn’t intend to make that “rockstar” hand gesture with my right hand. I was pointing to the tee and somehow my pinky finger shimmied its way out. I think it has a mind of its own. I will take over the world! Bwahahahahahaha! <----- My pinky just typed that on its own, no lie!)

(I'd also like to note again that in the third picture of me (sixth from the left) where I'm holding up two fingers and two eggs (yes those are eggs), that's supposed to stand for 2 Chix. Yeah you know, two fingers are equal to the number 2. And two eggs are like chicks. Baby chicks. Well wait, chicks are babies. Well they aren't chicks yet because they're not born yet. Wait, can chicks be born once they've been refrigerated? Oh no, have I been eating unborn chickens?!?!?!...... yeah, I pretty much suck at charades.)

Today I’m 25 weeks pregnant! Ever had muscles in your cheeks or thighs jump or jiggle? That’s currently what the kicks are feeling like. We’re going to have to pick up some more pillows because my hips are starting to get sore when I sleep on my sides. I have to keep a rotation going throughout the night. I started using my BabyPlus on January 21st. I’m not sure if I can keep up with using it two times a day, but I’ll try. I will be following up with a review.

According to Baby Center, at 25 weeks I should do the following: Dedicate time to your partner this week. Treat your partner to a romantic surprise. Write down all the things you love about him, tell him why you think he’ll be a great dad, or just go for a stroll while holding hands. Take time to connect on a physical and emotional level and celebrate what connects you and makes you love one another. Try to do something at least once a week for 30 minutes that clearly communicates the importance of your partner in your life, says clinical psychologist Diane Sanford.

Hmmm.

Next week we go for the glucose test so I’ll be sure to mention how icky it was. I’m hoping that we can get some more ultrasound pictures taken. I want to see my buddha’s face again! I’m not sure just how many more of these weekly updates that I can do since so little can happen in a week, but I’ll try my hardest to keep up!

(We have been keeping weekly accounts of our pregnancy since the 22nd week. If you’re interested in reading weekly updates prior to or following this one, click here!)