Loud Talkers and Baby Stuff!

Yesterday, Niklas and I hit Idaho Falls to do some window shopping in the downtown area, along with other errands. It was a beautiful day and was nice just to walk around in the sun. After a while, I really wanted some ice cream. Big surprise---I always want ice cream now. So we stopped by Sundae's Eats & Treats and I ordered a sugar cone with mint cookie ice cream while Niklas got some rainbow sherbert and a philly cheesesteak sandwich (one of his favorites it would seem). The gal taking our orders asked if we were planning on sharing the sandwich, to which I said no, and Niklas and I went to sit down. Right before we get to a table, this random boy (I'm guessing in junior high---13-14 years old?) who is sitting at a nearby table with a much younger boy, loudly asks, "You don't like to eat?!" Then I explain to this random stranger that I just want ice cream right now, and he (being Niklas) wants the sandwich. So Niklas and I sit, and the next thing that comes out of this kids' mouth to Niklas is something like, "If you put chocolate in front of a woman, she'll want you." I was totally incredulous---wow, this kid is totally clueless about women and some aspects of social decorum, not to mention having this "man-to-man" chat with my husband while I'm sitting there. For some reason, I found it totally unsettling that this young kid had these ideas about women already. Anywho, at that point I wasn't in the mood to hear all of this boy's widsom on how to catch a woman, so I turned to my ice cream and gave it my full attention. A few minutes later, Taylor Swift's "Tim McGraw" song came on over the speakers, and the kid loudly says (in our direction), "I HATE this song! It makes me jealous." ....Whaaaat??? Don't get my wrong; I basically like people, even ones that have a tendency to butt into your mental space at times. And I do believe in being kind in thought, word, and deed, though I am human and fail way too often than I would like. But honestly, this kid was not rubbing me the right way---I was tired, my feet hurt, and was basically in no mood to deal with a loud person who kept giving way more insight into their psyche than I cared to know that day. In short, Niklas and I didn't turn to him to get sucked into asking, "Why jealous?" We kept on eating and I tried to maintain happy thoughts. Of course, the evil side of me thought, "I really hope I don't have a son that thinks like that, or shoves their way into people's notice!" This kid even sauntered when he walked. Anyway, I'm not saying I thought this kid is a bad person or anything; but being pregnant and all, I was not in the mood for this kid's unwanted conversation! Besides that little blip, Niklas and I had a pleasant walk around town, and then dragged ourselves home after doing some much-needed grocery shopping.

Okay, onto some baby loot we've gathered so far! :D We have a crib and a mattress:

A cute, neutral teddy bear bedding set (I LOVE the teddy bears!):





The matching teddy bear play mat:





A teddy bear boppy:



A traveling system:





And a play pen (or whatever they're called), photo courtesy of my mom:





I also have a cream-of-the-crop breast pump, but I figured you wouldn't really want to see a picture of that. ;) I'm not looking forward to having to use it down the road. Just sayin'... We have also bought a couple of extra mattress covers and bed sheets. I was eager to start getting our baby stuff, but I'll have to wait on the clothes for now. I want to get a nice variety of neutral and gender-specific things eventually. I might even try my hand at sewing a few things, but we'll see if that actually pans out or not.


Overall, things are well. I'm still working full-time and enjoying the relaxation (too much--the apartment is always a mess) from school while Niklas is working hard to graduate with his Bachelor's degree in English this December. He has also been working as a teacher's assistant for an English professor and will have an opportunity to teach a college class on June 15th, which I think is pretty neat.


Here are some pictures from the last few months of us (mostly Niklas actually):





Niklas modeling (with his creepy clown face) a Superman Snuggy my mom bought for him as a gag gift after Christmas. This cracked me up because Niklas was always going on about how anyone wearing a Snuggy looked like a cultist. Now he can start his own Superman cult (notice Superman in the background)!





Niklas putting together Star Wars Pocket Models (basically made out of plastic card stock), with a look of, "Why are you taking a pictures of me and my nerdy habits?" :D





Niklas playing with his newly-created pocket models: a Snow Speeder shooting at an AT-AT.


These next three were taken today.





Niklas painting some miniature models at the kitchen table. Besides enjoying the process, painting seems to be a stress-reliever for him as well.





This is the robot miniature he was painting in the last picture (there is no way I could paint all those tiny details).





And here's a picture of me at 15 weeks in our cluttered apartment. I'm actually wearing a belly band here, since those pants are too tight for comfort in the waist now. I'm hoping to have more of an obvious baby bump by my next appointment in June. :)


Oh, and we bought a tomato plant this weekend! I'm looking forward to getting some home-grown tomatoes this year!





That's all the updates for now! :)