My favorite food from the fuckit bucket (also, my new favorite term – thanks!) would depend if you want sweet or not sweet. Sweet – well that would be chocolate chip brownies with chocolate frosting. OMG. and for not sweet, probably a big fat cheeseburger from fatburger. *sigh* How I miss those.

I haven’t seen any movies in the theater lately, unfortunately, so I can give you a recommendation for that. I also eat pretty healthy (raised vegetarian) but I do enjoy the occasional expensive truffle or cupcake or whatever… I’m sure your boy will adjust ok to the new baby. The first couple of weeks may be hard, but he’ll be just fine! I’m the eldest of six girls… so I grew up being a momma. lol

Ahh, each day we don’t hear from you we’re convinced STP has made his arrival! Hope you get your pampering in on Monday!

Sweet indulgence– bakery cupcakes with REAL buttercream icing. “Savory” indulgence– bacon cheeseburger, lots of ketchup. Sweet and salty favorite is a chocolate covered pretzel. Or ten.

ummm KrispyKreme Bread pudding (type it in to the search engine). Has like 6000 calories per spoonful. I’ve never had the guts to make it (well yes I have which is part of the reason I won’t make it..oh never mind)even though it loked so yummy drool hit the desk as I was reading the ingredients.

So anyway..I’ve never tried it because I was convinced that my ass would instantly expand by at least 3 feet the minute the spoon hit my lips…but you have the perfect opportunity here. And of course I live vicariously through you. So If you do make it and eat it…I want a blow by blow account please..

I have never felt so qualified to comment as when you asked for awesomely rich food!
I make a concoction called “Death Brownie” which everyone who has ever had it thinks will actually kill them. I can’t leave the recipe in a comment but if you’re interested in a relatively non time consuming baked good, email me!
Things you can buy that are hideously bad for you and so so so delicious: extra cheesy pizza from Costco (their big oven browns the cheese to completely fantastic levels), Jack in the Box tacos, cheese fries with bacon, chicken wings from Hooters, and double cream brie on fresh baguette chunks.
Sugarwise nothing too exciting: ice cream, fresh cookies, and brownies made with that Ghirardelli triple chocolate mix…
Have fun this week!

Oh frack I meant to suggest a movie too…I loved Juno and if you want to rent something Waitress is an awesome movie. Since you specifically said theater though…I saw 27 Dresses last week. If mindless chick flicks are something you like (not sure, from what I remember you usually mention going to zombie/horror movies?) it was pretty good! The fact that I think James Marsden is six kinds of hot has nothing to do with how I feel about the movie…

I have heard that There Will Be Blood is awesome, and hey, it’s one of those things you just can’t watch with IMPRESSIONABLE CHILDREN around. Also, I would recommend gnocchi pasta with ungodly amounts of cheese and alfredo.

Juno, Juno, a million times over, JUNO! Seriously, it’s your exact kind of humor, and it will make you feel all warm and baby and gushy (and maybe a little teary) just in time. I swear.

There Will Be Blood. That’s what I’d see.

And those chocolate covered donuts, the really waxy kind? That’s what I’d eat.

I’d go see There Will Be Blood and then I would come home and make peanut butter, chocolate rice krispy treats. Or maybe make them first, and sneak them in.

We saw There Will Be Blood last night, and it was really good. Daniel Day-Lewis is phenomenal. Should be a no-brainer for the Oscar.

I vote you eat those butter and cinnamon sugar muffins from The Pioneer Woman. I had forgotten all about them after seventh-grade home-ec, but they look just as good as I remember.

Also, I think I’m the front-runner for most-hypenated comment ever. Although I’m not entirely convinced they’re all necessary…

Well, I haven’t been to the movies all year. I did go see that Golden Compass flick around new years. It’s pretty much like a family film where everyone has a demonic talking animal companion and polar bears wearing armor fight to the death. One of them gets his jaw ripped off. It was pretty good. I also watched road House today, and that movie always puts me in a good mood. That movie was the only reason Patrick Swayze was able to regrow his manhood, which he lost filming Dirty Dancing. I also saw a preview for some martial arts flick about a Thai warrior. I forget what it was called. But lots of people got kicked in the face.

I don’t know if pregnant women like violent movies, but it seems to me like I would want to see people getting their ass kicked if I had a midget practicing jujitsu on my organs.

And holy crap, I just had the best idea for a practical joke. If the grunting and moaning is freaking JB out, just imagine if you faked like that sucker was on the way right now. You could surely wrangle up some supplies around the house to make it look believable. You could even film it to show to your children when they grow up. I don’t know if he reads your comments section or not, but it would be funny as hell if you could pull it off.

I second (billionth) There Will Be Blood, and also Persepolis – based on graphic novels, and fantastic and beautiful.

My very favoritest junk food is everything from Taco Bell, specifically chalupas and fiesta potatoes. Get the empanada for dessert. Mmmmm.

The Bucket List or 27 Dresses. Enjoy your outings and hope Smalltopus arrives soon. Brownies warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

The Dulce de leche caramel cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory, best dessert ever!

Watch Ratatouille with the boy, so cute and good for a cartoon.

Eat the tastiest burger in town followed by a couple of cream donuts, oh and fries of course.

Have you considered Sweeney Todd and/or I’m Not There. I hear they’re both good, but if you’re not a Depp or Dylan fan, maybe not. But who, really, is not Depp fan? C’mon! I hate musicals, but I’ll watch that beautiful man sing for an hour and a half.
Anyway, I have to throw another vote in for the biggest, most delicious bacon, cheese burger. I’ve been craving one lately but my diet won’t let me. If I were in the last week or so of pregnancy, I would shove 3 in my mouth. Seriously. Go for it.
Also, maybe make sundaes with Riley. I don’t know if you allow him crazy sugar like that, but maybe once for mommyandbigbrother-time would be fun.
Good luck and have fun.

All will be well. I can feel it in my bones. And your son will make a wonderful big brother. Best of luck to you in case I don’t pop back in. You’re going to be just fine.

The most recent movie I saw was ‘Bee Movie’ with the kiddo. Cute, not a must see.

On the food from the fuckit bucket (which? Hilarious!) I would most definitely point my car toward Seattle and hit Dick’s Burgers. A Dick’s Deluxe. Mmmmmm. And a milkshake. Did that just sound like porn?……

I can’t believe STP is almost here. It seems like time has just flown by! I hope you make it to your much-needed pampering – I always feel better with pretty nails & toes! Word on the street is that Chanel’s new Blue Satin is the Color of the Moment – maybe your salon will have it!

I would definitely check out “There Will Be Blood” – I’ve heard it’s fantastic.

OR

You could always stay at home and check out “Eastern Promises” and bask in the glory of the hot naked russian-accented man ass that is Viggo Mortensen. Hot damn, this is one fine specimen!

Good luck with everything. I would be nervous as hell too but you’re a total pro and awesome and all of that jazz and jive and I just know everything is going to be ok!

If I could, I’d see I’m Not There. Love me some Cate Blanchett. And Heath Ledger too, doing what he does best.

Eat a Captain Neon burger from a McMenamins’ (there’s one in Fremont, I think? other places too) for me. Burger, bacon, bleu cheese dressing. And their yummy greasy fries.

Soon you’ll be posting another one of these.

and writing something similar to

D______ is a dream baby….he cries when he’s hungry and when he needs to be changed. He spends most of his time sleeping, or lying in our arms, awake and blinking his blue newborn’s eyes at us. He is unbelievably good natured, mellow and sweet….I could simply hold him all day which will eventually change when he’s two and screaming blue murder for no apparent reason in some public place or in the car. Hee hee.

Wishing you the very best with the second delivery and that all of your plans for the pedicure and manicure and hair cut and afternoon movie work out, that you get to pack your own bag this time, and make a leisurely drive to the hospital. And have none of that magnesium stuff or whatever that gaaack-inducing stuff was.

For junk food I recommend Ben and Jerry’s half baked ice cream. It’s got chocolate chunks and cookie dough.

Wow, the time’s has really flown. I look forward to seeing the new tyke in all his glory in this virtual place.

P.S. Maybe you guys should get the bag packed now (with makeup and everything) and stash it in the car. :)

First: Good luck and pre-congratulations (pregratulations?) on Number Two. You are some kind of crazy awesome superhero, and I salute you.

Second: Movies….

I Am Legend: meh. It’s not terrible, but it’s not great. The third act is a little weak.

No Country: OMG! So good. That said: it will make you sad for the world. Not a lot of joy, but goddamn what a piece of filmmaking. It made me want to go home and hug my kid and hide her somewhere where she will never be tempted to accidentally find a lot of money.

There Will Be Blood: Holy crap yes. This is my pick. I’m sure it’s probably unfashionable to gush over it now that it has 8 Oscar nominations, but I found it absolutely enthralling. It’s not necessarily the best film ever, but I couldn’t stop watching it. DDL is awesome, and the music…my god, the music. Go see it.

Juno: I haven’t seen Juno, but it’s supposed to be great. Also, it’s about pregnancy, so maybe it fits.

I saw Sweeney Todd last week, and thought it was fantastic; definitely one to see in a theatre/cinema.

If I could be chowing down on anything right now, it would probably be heaps of Mexican food followed by one of the gooey chocolate thingys mentioned above.

I have this Friday off for no real reason, and I am thinking it might just be a movie theatre day. More than one movie in a day? Maybe! I am determined to see Sweeney Todd before it leaves the theatre, and I’d also really love to see There Will Be Blood and The Savages. I am so excited for you, with Smalltopus arriving soon! (And I share your fear about everything changing for my first child soon, so I wish you lots of luck with that, and please to report back.)

Also, I have a recipe for bread pudding with bourbon sauce that is extremely horrible for you but also extremely delicious.

If it were me, I would go see “How She Move” because:

a.) the title alone is reason enough

and

b.) I suspect it involves many danceoffs. And who doesn’t love a danceoff?

As for the snack, I would inhale a pan of tiramisu.

Cookies dipped in melted chocolate chips.

It will be okay. Later, he won’t even remember a time when he didn’t have a brother.

Okay, didn’t read the comments so if this is a repeat I apologize in advance…comfort food to end all comfort foods? FUDGE. With nuts. Movie? I kinda want to see that ‘Strange Wilderness’, I think it’s called. It just looks like a good, old fashioned, sophomoric good time, ya know?

I saw 27 Dresses and thought it was awesome. It’s not *too* chick-flicky, just the right amount of funny and sweet (but seeing Juno twice would be pretty cool, I’m planning on seeing it again). Also, there are these cookies that they sell in grocery stores here in Virginia that are soft sugar cookies covered in icing and yeah, if I were 18 months pregnant and totally guilt free, that’s what I’d go for. :)

Every now and then I declare that I WILL get fish ‘n chips or a deep-fried chimichanga for dinner… and then I choose something else when we’re actually ordering because I feel to guilty about the deep-fried goodness and lack of veggies that come with either thing.

Desserts though? I don’t think I ever say no or feel guilty, I just eat small portions.

I love breakfast and what do I love? Biscuits and gravy. Fairly easy to make on your own and when the guys aren’t looking so you can eat IT ALL.

And have yourself a big fat mocha w/ whip with that.

OR!! I’ve got a good one. Homemade scones and then top with some Trader Joe’s lemon curd and butter. Or just some bacon.

I saw Juno last week – very cute. Also, I would eat a big juicy cheeseburger. :)

I don’t ever get to the movies, because a) I’m lame and b) I like sci fi, and they just don’t put those out that often. If you want to rent/netflix a movie, try A Dog’s Breakfast. It’s a great black comedy, done by some actors from the cast of a sci fi show I watch.

And the absolute biggest food indulgence I partake in is from Coldstone… the Cookie Doughn’t You Want Some, with coffee ice cream and marshmellows (instead of caramel). Tears my system up, though, but oh so yummy.

When I left for the hospital to give birth to my second, we headed out at about 6am and my first born (he was five at the time) was still asleep. I stopped to kiss him and I remember SO CLEARLY whispering in his ear “I love you, I’m so sorry” because I just had no idea what I was going to be doing to him by bringing a baby home. Now he had a better sense of what it meant than does Riley just because he was so much older. But, I needn’t have worried. My two (boy now 13, girl almost 8 — YIKES) are so attached to each other. My son thinks his sister is the sweetest, cutest, most beautiful thing in the world and my daughter thinks the sun rises and sets in her brother’s eyes.

You can’t know what will happen to the family dynamic until it does, but I’m putting my money on something unexpectedly miraculous and…..right.

Like Swistle said, Riley won’t even remember he was an ‘only’ after a while. My son (who was around Riley’s age when I had our daughter) remembers nothing of the “good ol’ days”. The great thing about newborns is that they don’t really need *that* much attention as they sleep all of the time and when they don’t, they’re pretty happy to just hang out in the swing or bouncy seat or on your shoulder while you hang with Riley. By the time baby 2 starts having actual attention-based needs, Riley will be completely used to having a baby brother around–and sharing Mommy’s attention. The hardest thing for me was wanting to nap when the baby napped but being unable to because of my two year old. But, I made it. Significant loss of brain cells, but we survived.

I saw I Am Legend after reading it and although I liked it, it didn’t exactly follow the story. The ending was drastically different. Still worth seeing though.

Oh, and my favorite guilty pleasure dinner of all time is velveta shells and cheese (I swear I could eat the whole box…I think I have before) usually with those frozen chicken cordon blue thingies. So bad for you!!!

Movies: No Country, There Will Be Blood, Juno.

Fuckit Bucket Food:
Sweet: Mashed up Peanut Butter Cookies-from the bakery or homemade, in creamy vanilla ice cream with bits of Ghirardelli chocolate and hot fudge.
Savory: Pizza Hut stuffed crust pizza, or a burger with fries and a milkshake.

I can imagine the fear you have for being a mama to a second child…and how that child will integrate into your perfect little unit. But you did it before…and you can sure as shit do it again. It will be different…but in an beautiful, amazing, exciting, way (after you get some sleep). Go Sundry! Go Sundry! You can DO IT!

I’d see There Will be Blood, too.

how about nachos to go with those junior mints when you are attending your movie? ahah. sweet and salty!

i cant wait to see and hear about baby #2! enjoy this last week of single kid-dom!

“See at least one matinee, with my boyfriend the Mondo-Sized Junior Mints box.”

I totally read this as See at least one manitee, with my boyfriend the Mondo-Sized Junior Mints box.

Puts a whole new spin on suggestions.

I am useless for movies, but I think you should pack the most complete hospital bag of all possible hospital bags and bring it to your Monday OB appointment. That reduces your chance of actually having to check into the hospital down to zero.

If I had to choose a decadent food, I would be all over a giant cheeseburger, like others have recommended above. And gooey, rich, ice cream for dessert. And I would eat something with coconut in it because DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CALORIES COCONUT HAS? Exactly.

I’m condisering Atonement, even though Keira Knightly gets on my nerves; the dude in it would probably make up for having to put up with her.

Cheesecake is always a good option for when calories aren’t a concern.

like so many others I would see There Will Be Blood or Sweeney Todd.
For food how about homemade cookie ice cream sandwiches.
or anything fried, wontons, frenchfries, pierogies, mozzarella sticks. mmm carbs.

I’d see Sweeney Todd, because I love Tim Burton.

As for food. WELL. Creme brulee. Lots and lots of it. Cheesecake. And that icebox cake from Smitten Kitchen. Whipped cream and cookies that become cake. OMFG.

And ice cream, but you’re already doing that. Black raspberry and hot fudge and whipped cream. Yes.

JUNO!!! I can’t get over how amazing that movie is, and the main character is pregnant so you can sympathize with each other a bit. :-) It really was one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time.

I hear Cloverfield is terrible and the movement of the camera is making people sick…?

I’m firmly in the Juno camp and Red Velvet Cake. But I’m currently obsessed with the Red Velvet, so it may just be me.

Best indulgence EVER: mint chocolate COOKIE ice cream. Not the mint chocolate chip, which is crap.

Ben and Jerry’s makes one, but I’m sure there are other brands as well.

Or, my other personal favorite: Indian buffet. All-you-can-eat goodness.

Have you seen Michael Clayton? It’s supposedly out in theaters again and I’ve heard it’s amazing (I heard from my husband who goes on business trips and therefore gets to see movies, unlike me who is home with a seven month old. But I digress…). From the Fuckit Bucket I would grab a huge bucket of Macaroni and Cheese – the really good, homemade (or good restaurant made) kind with extra cheese and buttery bread crumbs on top. For dessert? Chocolate bread pudding, specifically this one: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/107889
Enjoy these days with Riley – he’s going to be a wonderful big brother!

I think some people are missing the fact that you have *already* seen the movies you listed… But since I haven’t seen a movie in the theater in — oh, dear — three years, I can’t weigh in on that one.

However, I must strenuously urge you to make this, the most glorious food of all time, the Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake, courtesy of Paula Deen:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_20677,00.html

I made it at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and both times I wanted to bathe in the stuff and generally submit forever to the paroxyms of delight that take over when you put it in your mouth. It is SUPER easy, too.