"You'll understand when you get there"

As you grow up, you hear this statement many times. And every time you hear it, it is reeeeeallly annoying. But then you climb the ladder of events: college, marriage, baby and you come to find, it's true. And there's just no better way of saying it. So now I do truly believe those who have gone before me when they say this and I will be patient and not be annoyed. I will understand when I get there and I will heed the advice I am given.

I am really missing biking today. It is so beautiful and that off road trail in Plano would be sooo perfect right now. Alas, I am pregnant. Maybe next Spring!

So things have been really great the last six weeks. I cannot complain! There has been occasional sciatic nerve pain but not bad. I'm going to go buy a belly band tomorrow because I think it will really help at work. Sometimes my belly just craaaaamps up and it hurts but I can't tell if it's because I have to pee or just because.

I definitely have gotten my appetite back! I want to eat evvverything. Right now, macaroni and cheese sounds good, along with a grilled stuffed burrito. :-)

This post is really boring but I wanted to let you know that I'm happy and feeling good. I'm in the "I could so do this again" phase. A good place to be.

I'm Freee!!! Shhhh!!!

Hans writing in!

Day 249. I have loved living with mommy and daddy. As I sit in my kennel tonight, wishing I was out chasing squirrels, I can't help but think about milkbones and their nutritional. . . . . . Hold on! What is this ? Oh my god. Dad left the door open. Should I get out? They really like me to stay in my kennel at night. . . . But maybe he meant to leave it open! Maybe he'll get up before mommy in the morning and it will just be our little secret! . . . No. That's not it. Mommy is always up first. Hmmm. What to do? Maybe I'll just try to poke it with my nose. . . ::SKRREECCH:: No! Dang they need to WD40 that door. . . Ok, it didn't wake them up. Alright I'll try again, slowly. . . slowwwwwllllly. Oh my god I'm free!

Oh, oh, oh! My second favorite thing in the world! They left the bathroom door open! Why they refuse to let me drink from this ever-giving spring, I will never know. ::Shutters:: ohhhh the water is sooooo good.

Mommy and daddy's door is open. Hmmm. I don't think I'll visit them tonight. I think I'll just go to my couch and sprawl. Mommy and daddy say that it's my couch. That is so very sweet of them. It must not have been expensive. . . I think I'll just lay here and close my eyes just. . . for a. . . second. . . .

AhhhhH!!! Mom's up! I slept too long! Ok, ok, ok. Look sweet. . . . Ok, she's not buying it. Look innocent! Ok. . . it's sort of working. . . she's not yelling, yet. . .

Mommy to daddy: Did you mean to leave Hans out?
Daddy to mommy: What? No! What did he chew up??

Chew up? I would. . .NEVER, sir! I mean. I know my past with papertowels hasn't been entirely clean but . . . chew . . . up. . . gah. I'm offended!

Mommy to daddy: Nothing that I can see. Hans is just on the couch.
Daddy to mommy: Hans, the escape artist.

Escape artist. I like it! I shall now introduce myself to all my friends as Hans Houdini! I will tell of my great escape and tell them some day they too can escape from their kennels.

I sure hope mommy and daddy take me to a park today. I wonder if they know the weather will be good or not. Till next time!