Bodily Functions... the next is not for the faint of heart.

So today a few normal things happened and some things that are not so normal happened as well.

I woke up and after yesterday going well, I thought.... Cereal that is the trick! I will eat it just after I brush my teeth. SO.... I got up, feeling bad because I have a cold but don't know what, if anything I can take. After the left nostril finally woke up and allowed me to breathe again, I grabbed my toothbrush, began that morning ritual... Unfortunately for me I somehow got a hair in my mouth. Normally, this would not please me, but I would go on, however with a great rush of panic a scrambled to get the hair off my tongue and into the sink, but since I was already foaming at the mouth that was all she wrote. Living on the border of getting sick most moments lately, that was the proverbial straw or hair in this case that broke the back of this camel. So I throw up, not a big deal right? WEELLLLL, that made me sick to my stomach in another way and then that smell in turn made me gag and throw up again. You know it is bad when you make yourself sick! So there I am, in such a position that allows for only magiver to succeed. The rest as we shall say is history. Dirty diapers just don't scare me at this point, at least Triscuit will be wearing one if he spits up!

On another note I got my blue cross card today so I am going to be able to go see how Triscuit is holding up. April 14th is my appointment. As well, I am totally a sucker for instant gratification, such a thing is not possible in a 9 month pregnancy, so that is why I am sure some man or woman invented http://www.fetalfotosusa.com me. So at 17 weeks I can get a picture of the little person in time to be able to give them a proper name. ( not that Triscuit may not make the cut) I have officially added it to my wish list!

nothing new on the house yet.... wish us luck. Shout out to the teen girls for being so supportive.

Love , Moe

I got to tell some more friends today about the baby. It is really interesting to hear about what they think, if they are as surprised as I was etc. The thing that gets to me sometimes is that I wonder what really was their initial thought. Was it "OH NO! Emily has reproduced?!" or "Poor little kid... " or was it " Man, Todd is in for nine months of a mess!"

In any event everyone has been very encouraging and so far, it does not appear that anyone has had the nerve to ask what we were thinking etc! SO thanks friends.

Moving.... it appears we are going to have to do more than just widen our waistlines, we need another room. We need a fourth room, as I currently work from home, Stephen has a room, Todd and I have a room, and can you believe that Triscuit has requested a place to sleep other than in utero.... so we are looking to find this house only with one more room.

I love this house.

On the Road again........................


So we loaded up the truck and headed to my Mom's. We took the Titan from Charlotte, to Southern Illinois in order to bring back some furniture my mom wanted us to have. One of the coolest things was the recliner... NOW LADIES before you let out that collective sigh this one has a story. The recliner was Jim's. He died a year ago last Christmas and the coolest photo I have of him toward the end was him in that recliner with Hannah my niece. He just looked at her, and she didn't know he was sick she just looked right back and gurgled and cooed and made him smile. It was great. So now, I have it, and in some way I hope that recliner helps our baby feel a little like Hannah did.

On another note, the ten hour trip wasn't that sweet for a girl who feels like she has had one too many margaritas without the chips and salsa. I just felt crappy so luckily I have the ability to put myself into a sleep coma in a car that took care of most of the ride there. We got in about 3 am Friday morning and I was up at 6. Something about this little buddy wants to make me a morning person.

Uncle chuck came over and that was great. We had dinner out, not that I wanted any but it was fun to see he and mom enjoy good food, wine and talk about becoming the snoop sisters. As well, in order to include Stephen in things they started telling embarrassing moments about me, and there are tons.

Finally back home last night it was great to be here. I just wanted to be still. Funny, after ten hours in a car home to just want to sit, but to be able to stretch out was nice. As well, we got to Nuggle with Nala. She was glad we were home.

That is all for now. Until the next upchuck.. I mean update.

Got a great email from my Cousin Liz. Not sure if you all know this but there have been a lot of little cousins born this year or made at least. First Leslie had Lilly, (might I mentions she did not come easily at 11lbs.) Then Mike had Maya, then Mark had Oscar (he came early) and Liz is due in June, and then me in November... Not bad huh? I bet Grandma Gordon, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Pat are all laughing at the progress. I will be the "youngest" parent 31/32 ... and my dad is still trying to imagine how it is possible his little girl is going to be a mom... me too POP POP me too.

I hope that all of these babies eventually get to hang out like we all did. We had great times learning to swim, or eat sand, and play speed solitaire. I hope the DON'T break bones like Kate and I did before most of these events!

Feeling like I had one too many margaritas last night... without the fun or fuzzy memory or having gotten to drink any of them... ahh love this stage....

For the curious side of you, below is from one of the millions of websites about babies. I am in week Six until approximately Thursday... here is what is says.

WEEK 6 of the baby

Your Baby's Development

This is a week of major developments as organs and parts of the body begin to take shape. Will your baby's eyes be brown, blue, green or hazel? It's much too early to know, but by week six the eyes are beginning to develop, and the earliest version of the retina is forming. Because the internal organs and limbs are in such an early stage of development, the embryo is very sensitive to any drugs, viruses or bacteria that might get past the placental barrier. Most birth defects begin between weeks four and eight of development (six to 10 weeks of pregnancy). Halfway through this week, the embryo will make her first movements, but you'll have to wait until your second trimester before you can actually feel your baby's wiggles. She's still very tiny…only about the size of a kidney bean, but this is a big week for your baby.

So many things are happening now!

• The neural tube, which connects the brain and spinal cord, will close this week. This is good news, because when the neural tube closes, baby is much less likely to develop brain or spine defects like spina bifida.

• The heart — still located on the outside of the body — is dividing into chambers and will find a more regular rhythm soon.

• Upper and lower limb buds are forming on the body and will eventually develop into arms and legs.

• The brain begins to fill Baby's tiny skull.

• The larynx and inner ear starts to form.

• Below the opening that will later form your baby's mouth are small folds where the neck and the lower jaw will eventually develop.

• Facial features are already forming as nostrils become distinct.

• Kidney, liver, pancreas, lungs, stomach, and intestines are developing, and the appendix is in place.

• The pituitary gland and muscle fibers are forming.

• The lining of the placenta begins developing.


WHEW i feel tired just reading all that.

Let the games begin....

Today began the first bout of morning sickness... heck lets be honest, isn't it really all day? So far no good. I don't appreciate it. I think that Kate felt the worst because I was talking to her and all of a sudden I interrup, (ok that is not that uncommon) and I had to go... UGH. And please PLEASE don't tell me to eat a cracker. It doesn't matter if you eat it, a steak or anything else, it just is the way we do things in the Gordon family.

wataweekend!



I spent this weekend without Todd and Stephen. They were in Atlanta with their dad on a some race track. What an adventure. While they were gone I was accompanied but a myriad of ladies to ensure I wouldn't be lonely. I had Team Chu at the house. It was cute. All of them are 16-18 years old and had dates on Friday and they trickled in between 8-10. Some with dates in tow. We watched the Goonies, and ate popcorn and I of course, fell asleep. So the boys left and I went to bed. About 2 am Nala ( our fearless nuggler) was in bed with me and started this fierce growl. Kristina was coming to sleep in my room and she was not sure about that! So we were once again assured we have protective animals in this house. It was great... kristina and I talked for about an hour and then we just passed out... Hopefully our child will want to do that sometime when I am like 500 years old to them! Will DVD's even exist to watch? Or will they be the 8 track of their childhood? Will their friends want to hang out here and watch a movie or is that just not going to be cool at all?

Saturday Team Chu headed to Mooresville to go to Rachel Chu's lacrosse game, we had fun, but they lost.

We came home, I rested momentarily and then began to prepare the house for dinner for 8 (aspen chicken, homeade mac and cheese and salad) and then a sleepover for 15 or so. SO... I started cooking about 5 and was done finally in the kitchen about 10pm.... The girls had a good time, and then about 7 am I started the waking process for church .... Needless to say, 2 bathrooms and about 10 girls... NOT BIG ENOUGH.

By Sunday I was so tired, Todd and Stephen came home and tried to show me their video of the race and I slept for about 2 hours.. PASSED OUT....

No one told me about the CRAZY dreams you have. Maybe it is because you sleep so hard you actually dream, or because junior is in there like the wizard of Oz pressing all the bells and whistles to get your attention! Either way, last night I was getting divorced, in some kind of version of Harry Potter and we were loosing our biggest client... I hope we start to get good dreams soon...

Mark (couzin mark) just emailed me, he knows too. To all of the Cousins... I didn't send out an email or anything because Dad said to wait... See what happens? Moe