This is the universe's way of making up for the whole "You Can't Ride A Camel" thing.

I've made it no secret that I'm not having an easy time with this pregnancy. (I think the sky-writing and the billboard I rented really drove that point home.) However, all the fun I've been having complaining is starting to wear off, so I think I'm just going to try to be postive and see where that gets me. I'm a little scared- the last time I tried to be positive (see the cheery entry of 2/11/7) I spent the following day crying in bed and then- when I finally ventured out of the house- I threw up in a plastic cup. So I'm not really sure if my body can handle optimism without protest, but I'm not getting any better so I'm willing to give it another go. (I think I just gave Fate the middle finger.)

So, to keep things all butterflies and sunshine, here are 5 Inanimate Things I'm Happy About.

1. Ben & Jerry's American Pie Ice Cream
Apple-cinnamon flavored ice cream with bits of apples and pie crust. Oh. My. Business. I am petitioning Chris to name our baby Bennen Jerry Cantwell.
2. Yogi Ginger Tea
Ginger is a homeopathic cure for morning sickness, AND it's caffeine free, so I've been drinking this instead of the decaf tea I brew at home. If I could only find the Lemon Ginger flavor, I'd be happier than a pig in poo. The regular ginger isn't horrible, but it is kind of strong. If I let it steep too long, I just feel like I'm drinking piping hot ginger ale, and not in a good way.
3. Izze Soda Made with fruit juice and sparkling water, it's a pretty healthy choice when I feel like something sweet. I am in love with the grapefuit flavor which tastes exactly like Squirt, and the apple flavor, which you won't be able to distinguish from Martinelli's.
4. Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes. ("I know I'm young but if I had to choose her or the sun, I'd be one nocturnal son-of-a-gun...") Also, in music- Cold War Kids.
5. These hand-sewn Monster stuffies made for my little monsters by the Wonderful And Ceaselessly Amazing Andrea. I love you Pookiepants, even though I know I'm pushing the limits by calling you that.

And although quite obviously not inanimate, I get most of my happiness from Chris, who fixes things when I'm gone and fixes me when I'm here. Thank you for letting me keep the corny Santa Claus toilet seat cover on year round, for your spot-on analysis of American Idol, and for blowing on the spoonful of ice cream I gave you because I threw you off when I said apple pie.

And to Thing One and Thing Two: More nights like tonight, please. But GO TO SLEEP! I CAN HEAR YOU!