sara without an h

" you know, that ' s nice. "

how great is this old (circa 1977) sesame street clip?! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-L-Fg7lWgQ&feature=player_embedded] it's pretty sweet and a little bit creepy.

tuesday.

today travis and i planted an herb garden on our deck.  we now have fresh mint, rosemary, thyme, basil, thai basil, lemon balm, chive, and dill at our disposal!  i'm so excited to cook with so many fresh herbs this summer. we recently purchased a new point and shoot camera, which also takes HD video.  i decided to test out the video function today and try my hand at editing.  it's not perfect, but i think it's pretty good for a first attempt.  the song in the video is "mr. blue sky" by ELO.  it's easily one of my favorite warm weather songs! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnx19vsQ1E4] it seems my backside ended up being the star of this video.  sorry about that!  next time i'll pay more attention to where the camera is! i am exactly 21 weeks pregnant today.  sylvie is about 10.5 inches from head to toe and weighs almost 12 ounces!  keep on growing, little girl!  today i officially made the switch from the doctors in my OB practice to the midwife.  i'm feeling really good about this decision.  from the beginning i've been considering a natural childbirth.  i've spent the first half of my pregnancy thoroughly researching all of my options, and talking to the ladies in my prenatal yoga class sealed the deal for me.  they all see this same midwife, and some are about to have their second or third child with her in attendance.  everyone i've spoken to has glowing things to say about her.  i'll meet her for myself on may 13th. the big news for this week is that travis got to feel sylvie move for the first time!  she has been kicking like crazy lately.  during a particularly active few minutes, i had him put his hand on my belly.  after a few moments, his patience was finally rewarded.  his smile lit up the whole room.  it was amazing to see the look on his face.  baby girl, you are already loved so much.  i promise you that.

hippity hoppity.

for those of you who celebrate it, HAPPY EASTER!  i hope you have a wonderful holiday.  mine will be spent at work.  lovely (not). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCRUPWDIgYM]

a quick second post: meet merton.

ladies and gentleman, meet merton.  he is my new favorite youtube personality.  he hangs out on chatroulette and plays improv piano songs about the random people/creeps in encounters on the chance program.  piano nerds and technology?  in the immortal words of liz lemon, I WANT TO GO TO THERE.  warning:  the following videos contain some cursing. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTwJetox_tU&feature=related] this is ben folds' tribute to merton, which he perfomed live at his concert in charlotte, north carolina: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfamTmY5REw&feature=player_embedded] ben folds has long been one of my favorite musicians.  my older brother got me hooked on him when i was 9, and i've been a huge fan ever since.  that's almost 16 years of unconditional love right there. i know this post is in no way baby related, but this made my day yesterday, and i felt i had to share.

14 weeks (and 1 day)!

yesterday marked 14 weeks and my official transition into the second trimester!  this week our little baby is the size of a lemon.  HOLY HECK THAT SEEMS SO BIG TO ME!  i'm really looking forward to feeling movement in there.  i think i may have felt a first little flutter the other day, but i'm not sure.  it felt like a brief little flutter, like butterfly wings.  soon enough i'll be wide awake at night while this little one kicks away! i've been feeling a little under the weather lately.  i think my morning sickness, which had all but disappeared, is back for the time being.  this is disappointing, to say the least.  oh well.  chin up!  at least the round ligament pain i experienced yesterday did not resurface today.  that was worse than any amount of vomiting/nausea. as you can probably tell, i've experienced basically every common physical symptom of pregnancy.  from vomiting to fatigue to pain, i've had them all.  fortunately, i have been emotionally stable.  i did not expect this.  i cry at the drop of a hat when not pregnant, but have only had a couple irrational crying jags so far.  of course, one of those was last night, right after i got done bragging to travis about my emotional stability.  ho hum.  however, this version of this song never fails to elicit a few tears: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lg3pIXYrJM] stay tuned for a new bump picture tomorrow!

go go gadget potassium!

this is what delicious looks like: also, this movie has always been one of my favorites: tonight i watched it for the first time since becoming pregnant.  it's taken on a whole new significance and it makes it that much better.  if you're pregnant, a mother, or a fan of great movies i suggest you make an effort to see it, if you haven't already. i'm writing this post while struggling to stay awake until travis gets home from work.  i barely saw him today, and that makes me cranky.  i worked 8:30-4pm and he works 3pm-12ish.  i can't complain too much, though.  we have a very rare day off together tomorrow!  we're coming up on 4 years together this friday.  i can't believe it.  i think audrey hepburn and fred astaire say it best. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXSbQ7i-7c]

the weepies.

my hormones are in full force as we pass into week 8.  in this past week alone i have cried thinking about michael jackson, when travis left to go to class, and during an spca commercial. if i even hear this song, it's total waterworks. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6bARIaMhCM] the other big development this week (pun intended) are the boobs.  OH MY GOODNESS.  i don't know who these things belong to, but they aren't mine.  that's all i will say about that. one more thing.  i just joined an online community of bloggers called top baby blogs.  it's a great place for maternity and child bloggers to meet and offer support to one another.  if you would be so kind as to click the animated banner in the sidebar to place a vote for my little blog, i would much appreciate it.  thank you!