Pictures

I have been really bad at posting pictures this month so here are a few highlights from throughout the month of July. At the 4th of July Parade

Jilly is now the little climber. I have to keep a constant eye on her or up she goes.

Visiting my grandparents in Idaho. Jilly loved the golf cart. Her she is with my dad and Rose.

Jilly having fun on the golf cart with Mom and Dad.

Going for a walk.

And of course, stalking the cat...

We're having a...

We had our 20-week ultrasound today. Sean had taken the morning off in preparation to go with me. When I got up this morning I discovered him in the bathroom where he had been all night being sick. So I left Jillian watching Wall-E and Sean kinda watching Jillian and headed off to the ultrasound by myself.

I didn't really have any big feelings about what we were having this time. When I was pregnant with Jillian I knew she was going to be a girl. I kept calling Jilly and this baby "the girls" but I think it was out of ease, not necessarily out of any feeling that I was carrying another girl. Turns out my Freudian slip was ok because we are having another girl! I was pretty relieved (think of all the money I'll save by not having to buy everything in blue! Plus the girls can share a room when they're a bit older) although we would've been happy with a boy too. Baby girl #2 looks good, there wasn't any problems that the technician or doctor could see and I'm measuring a week late (surprise, surprise) but not enough to change my due date so we are looking forward to our second daughter arriving around Thanksgiving!

Sorry, no pictures, I need to scan them in.

Remembering MJ

One of my earliest memories is listening to the "Thriller" album on my parent's record player. I loved the album and begged my mom to rent the music video for me (this was way before my parents ever dreamed of getting cable). My mom finally relented and I couldn't even watch the video because it scared me. I had a reoccurring nightmare as a child where monsters were chasing me through my house and I'm pretty sure it was due to this video. Regardless, I loved listening and dancing to Micheal Jackson. I also remember hearing the "Off the Wall" and "Bad" albums for the first time at my grandparent's house. I'll chalk that up to having a teenage aunt in the 80's (thanks, Sharon!). My first experience with Weird Al Yankovic was recognizing that he was paroding "Bad" and "Beat It" and now I can thank Michael Jackson for my love for Weird Al. I was so excited when the "20th Anniversary Thriller" album came out. I ran out and bought it and reintroduced myself to my favorite MJ songs. I loved watching his epic music videos, especially "Remember the Time" and "Smooth Criminal". I've always been a Michael fan. I even own his latest album which I believe was his least popular.

I've been thinking about MJ a lot since I heard of his passing. I watched his memorial service today and couldn't believe how emotional I got. But then I got to thinking how much a part of my life Michael Jackson's music has been. I remember watching live concerts and seeing fans screaming and crying and thinking how great it would be to see him perform live. I never got that chance and although I had no plans to see his last tour I'm a little sad I couldn't see the King of Pop live. I chose to remember him through his music and I was sorry to hear of his early passing.

I'm glad I grew up with Michael Jackson's music in my life and even if I can't move like Michael, whenever I hear one of his songs I want to break out dancing. Thank you for your talent, you will be missed!