together we're heavy

i know i will probably irritate a bunch of people, but i can not stand heidi of "what to expect" fame! i get her "daily updates" and she tells us pregnant women things like "your hair is growing out of control right now!"~no. she also says your fingernails will grow uncontrollably too...again, no. today's tip was about not doing strenuous excercise, and to get her full newsletter, you have to become a site member, and pay a FEE. i am not giving that woman one more undeserved dime! i know a lot of people live & die by this woman, but i just can't jump on her bandwagon. her "expertise" comes from nothing other than her being a pregnant person at one time. so, in that case, we should all be writing books after we give birth. interesting concept.
on a much sweeter note (dare i say i am having pregnancy crankiness?), yesterday, for my birthday, elliott got me a full foot care kit, along with a little massager that he is going to use on my feet every night! they're not even close to being big & swollen yet, but he's thinking ahead! it came with a cooling spray for those tired, swelled feet, a pumice & a pumice scrub, foot soak salts, and a cool minty cream! it will all come in handy. what a sweetheart! i also got an enormous yellow submarine shirt so i could have something "cool" to wear when i am in full maternity gear. he even got the baby a birthday gift: a stormtrooper onesie, and although it's blue, it will be on our child, boy or girl! i'm also seeing this or this in the child's future "gifts from dad"! my husband is the greatest!