5 On Friday: June 5th, 2009

1) After today, there are 4 more Fridays before Wellington is due. Holy-Mary-Sweet-Mother-Of-God.

2) Braces Update:

I bet you all forgot I've been wearing braces, didn't you? Well, here's a fun fact...I was wearing them in all our maternity photos! Anyways...back to the update.

Today was the end of 'Phase 1' of my invisiligns. I've been wearing them for approximately 9 months now (got them right before becoming pregnant). So I went in to get new 'impressions' (basically a mold) of my teeth today, to be sent off again and new trays made, because my new smile is not quite complete. My dentist even said I may need a Phase 3, but we'll see how Phase 2 goes.

So, as a comparison, here's a photo from my first day with the invisilign braces, and a photo from a month or so ago (I was lazy and didn't take a new one today...) to compare and see how my teeth have shifted in 9 months. (Warning - change may only be noticeable to me! It's subtle, but it's there. This is still a work in progress...also, semi-gross close-ups of my mouth ahead).

PS. I have the braces on in both photos.



3) Does anyone else feel really bad for Jon & Kate (plus Eight)? I was on the verge of tears during the season premier, and ended up bawling at the end. I've fallen in love with that family over the years and my heart breaks for them right now. Of all the reality television I've consumed in my life, this is definitely the most 'raw'. And I know it's a 'business' and the show is 'produced' and ratings are King, blah blah blah, but this is a real family and a real marriage. It's just sad.

4) I think Dandelions should be upgraded from 'weed' status, to 'wildflower' status. The 'weed' stigma really makes it difficult to appreciate the true beauty of this fast-sporing flower. I would love to be able to proudly announce that I have cultivated a healthy crop of wildflower dandelions in my backyard.

5) I emailed Warren on Wednesday (his day off), telling him I was told I could leave work an hour early. He responded with:

Warren: Awesome! I'll pick you up and maybe we can go for dinner and a T4 date!

Amanda: What's a T4 date?

Warren: The new Terminator movie...

Amanda: Oh! Thank-goodness! I thought you wanted to do taxes. *

(*for the record, we are done our taxes...)