It's weird. I'm not sure if it's some chemical thing from the pregnancy, or just because I've been thinking about being a mom, or something completely unrelated of which I haven't thought, but I feel like I have a lot of energy now. I was in class the other day and I mentioned I wanted to rearrange the furniture in my apartment so I could add another loveseat-type sofa and get rid of our old papasan chairs. Stink Pants and I will miss our papasan chairs, but they take up too much space and they've become glorified hampers. My teacher said that when she was pregnant, she was doing all sorts of home renovations in her second trimester. I know of at least two other ladies in my past who had this "redecorate everything" phenomenon happen to them as well. Anyone else had this experience or know of someone who did?

The other weird thing I've noticed in my pregnancy is I feel like I should make lists. Not like grocery lists or "to do" lists, but lists that will remind me of things that I should teach my kids when they get older. Lists of my favorite foods, favorite places, favorite authors, movies they should see, etc. I feel like I need to make the list because I want to be sure they are exposed to things I enjoy, or at least things I think they should experience. I don't want to forget anything. It's up to them to decide if they like it or not, but for example, I want to be sure they've at least seen a good anime, a thought-provoking foreign film, a variety of black and white movies and movie stars. There's a movie that Noona and I saw when we were little kids called "The Blue Bird." It was about this boy and girl who were sent on a journey by a fairy to find the blue bird of happiness. So they go to a couple different lands, including a place where future kids are waiting to be born and playing in the meantime. They didn't find the bird, but when they come home, they find it's been in a cage in their house the whole time. It was made in 1940 and starred Shirley Temple. We probably never would have watched if our dad hadn't said, "Hey girls, watch this." Even now, I don't know anyone around my age who has seen that movie other than Noona. I need to find a copy of it so I can make my baby watch it, when it's appropriate of course (probably age 8 or 9).

Working List of children's movies for Baby to watch:
The Blue Bird
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
The Phantom Tollbooth
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Point
The Wizard of Oz
Gulliver's Travels
Sleeping Beauty
The Incredibles

I'll add more later. Actually, I'll just add this list to my Book O' Lists. It also includes favorite science fiction/fantasy books, favorite musicals/operettas, and tidbits of advice/things any stoopo should know (eg. people keep kitty litter in the trunks of their cars so they can use it under their tires for added traction on ice. Also, don't eat the freshness packet that comes with beef jerky.)