i'm thinking if i hurry up and eat all the easter candy, then it will be gone. so i'll stop eating candy.

that is just one of the random thoughts going through my brain right now.

others include:

• a friend of mine gave me a graco duo glider (aka: a double stroller) when i was in dallas last, and i really, really wanna start walking in the mid-mornings with casen and ellie. starting tomorrow, i'm at the halfway mark of this pregnancy tomorrow, and i'd really love to not pack on the pounds too much if i can help it. see easter candy headline.
• i wrote and deleted then rewrote the previous bullet after contemplating whether the admission of already having a double stroller (whining: "it's pale green and maroon plaid and a different brand than my carrier!") would lower the chances of my coming to own a super awesome baby trend deluxe sit-n-stand, which can be a traditional sit-n-stand or a traditional double stroller, that matches my stuff. pathetic. i know.
  
• i had an ob appointment yesterday that sorta got lost in the mix since i also found out i'm having a SON (!!!) yesterday (sorry.. i exclaim that every 20 minutes these days.) i gained a pound. in a month. it's weird because i lost 15 pounds in my first 12 weeks of pregnancy. i gained two back by week 15.5 and then one by week 19.5. so do i not start counting what i gained with this pregnancy until i get to the original start weight?
• be clear, i only lost weight because my body was finally DOING something - making a baby - to burn calories. there is plenty to sustain my SON without gaining much. i'm already in possession of plenty of baby weight. i never gave it back from the last time.
• i'm contemplating a very organized spring cleaning/project completing mission. angela inspired me. i'm thinking of going room-to-room, one room a day, with a detailed list of projects in that room and supplies for deep cleaning. we're talking baseboards and grout here, people. note that i am still just contemplating this. baseboards and ground are typically way out of my league.
• i don't think i've loaded the dishwasher in...a really long time.
• miracle grow truly is a miracle.
• i'm tempted to hoard my $150 freelancing check (oh, so impressive, huh. blah.) from march to buy pretty flowers. i'm thinking of saving it until may so i'll have pretty stuff on my back patio for christal's shower. though miracle grow is a miracle, i don't want to risk buying stuff now and having it all die before the party, which is a highly likely possibility.
  
• i want a vegetable garden. i think i will try one. tomatoes and peppers are what i want most. i would die for a roma tomato and an orange bell pepper right about now. mmm.
  
• i said on this blog yesterday, before i went to the doctor, that i'd just started feeling the baby through really light flutters, and i felt like i should have been feeling more. i told the nurse about it at my ob appointment yesterday, and she said all is well. "don't you have another little one?" "yeah." "how old?" "13-and-a-half-months." "oh, yeah. the baby's been moving. you've just been busy." makes perfect sense. this time last pregnancy, i was staring at my belly so much i could have counted pores. since the appointment, i've been feeling HIM (my SON!) lots more. if HIS sonogram was any indication, i'm in for some excitement this second half. HIS arms and legs were waving like HE was swimming in the olympics. i'm so excited to feel HIM now. simply miraculous.