OK – what in the hell is going on America? And Medela? And Babies R Us? Why does a BREAST PUMP cost more than a crib…more than a car payment…more than a nice massage, manicure and pedicure at a fancy spa. What in the HELL?! Is this pump gonna clean my house and feed my baby? Is there a tiny fairy in the box that will bake me cookies? Why $400?!

Look – before you start emailing me about why…I’m just saying, I think it’s ridiculous. I plan on breast feeding. I know the health benefits of breast milk to babies is incredible. I know breast milk is a super food. And I know breast pumps are there to help us mothers feed our babies…but dang, can you make a breast pump (preferably hands free!) that won’t cost 1/2 my paycheck. I’m seriously pissed about this. And maybe I am in a little bit of “1st Time Mom Sticker Shock”. OH! And on top of this…the Breast Pump I registered for at Babies R Us has now been re-called. HA! A $300 re-called breast pump. Why the re-call? QUALITY ISSUES!!! OMG! It’s bad quality and it’s $300?! That’s funny.

CLICK HERE for re-call info…

And yes…I know I can RENTa breast pump from the hospital. I will look into that. Or Medela can send me a breast pump and I’ll blog about it and maybe understand why they charge soo much. I just don’t get it. My crib from Pottery Barn was more affordable than the suction cups I’m gonna have to strap on my breasts for the next year. GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

 Have a good day.

WooWoo

PS: I can’t mention breast pumps without thinking about that scene in “Meet The Parents” when Robert De Niro said “I have nipples Greg, can you milk me”? HA! And then he wore that breast thingy to milk his Grandson. HYSTERICAL!

My mom called me this morning to yell at me for not telling the Jimmy Buffet story…so here I am. Posting the story. For her. Musician Jimmy Buffet was injured yesterday when he fell off the stage at a concert in Australia. The 64 year old fell and hit his “Parrot Head” and was knocked out for 10 minutes. He was taken to the ER in Sydney, treated and released.

Ted Williams – the man with the “Golden Voice” – is still missing after Dr Phil sent him to re-hab to sober up. Ted checked out after 2 weeks and hasn’t been seen from since. But now – his old roommate – is auctioning Ted’s belongings on EBAY! WOW! Victor Houston is selling Ted’s ten & Homeless signs. He claims he will donate some of the money to an Ohio shelter…Uh Huh.

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is headed to the slammer! Vinny will serve 15 days in the clink after pleading guilty to a DUI. I just have to say…THANK YOU! Finally a celebrity who is owning up to their DUI and serving jail time. Thanks for being honest Vince! Do the crime, serve the time. See you in 2 weeks.

Regis Philbin might stick around a little longer than we thought. After abruptly announcing he is leaving “Live! With Regis & Kelly” – Reeg is thinking he will stay on the show until November and won’t leave in August as he predicted. No word on who will replace him – to me, he’s irreplaceable! – Regis says the replacement will be chosen by Kelly Ripa and show producer Gelman.

The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday and “The King’s Speech” leads the pack with 12 nominations! I still habve yet to see the movie, but I have heard great things about it. Other films nominated include “Black Swan”, “The Social Network”, “True Grit” and “Toy Story:3″. Actress Natalie Portman was nominated for Best Actress in “Black Swan” and I know she will win. You MUST go see that movie. As creepy as it is, her perfomance is stellar!!

POINT artist Brett Michaels will be released from the hospital today after surgeons repaired a hole in his heart on Monday. Brett will be released from the ICU and sent home to rest, relax and recover. Doctors have ordered the hard working Brett to “take it easy” and concentrate on getting better.

“Jersey Shore” is headed home…not to Jersey, to ITALY!!! OMG! This is brilliant. JWOWW, Snooki, The Situation & the rest of the fist pumpers will head to Italy to film Season 4 of MTV’s most highly rated TV show. Now this will be some good TV. Snooki in Italy?! CHAOS! I love it.

Congrats to actress Penelope Cruz & her baby daddy Javier Bardem. On the same day Javier was nominated for an Oscar, Penelope gave birth to their baby. The baby – sex and name unknown – was delivered at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in LA. Congrats!!

Actor Doug Savant was busted by the “Party Pooper Police” at his kids Little League Baseball game. Doug – who you know as Lynette’s husband Tom on “Desperate Housewives” – was drinking a beer out of a red Solo cup at the game when another parent reported him. WHAT!?! Who does that?! He wasn’t drunk…just enjoying a beer on a hot day in LA. Well Doug was then sent home by the Little League Board and told he had to sit out the next weekend’s games. Ouch!

Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman is going through the big D…and I don’t mean Dallas! Troy announced yesterday that he and his wife of 10 years have separated. They have 2 children together and vow to remain friends.

I need new make-up. I’ve decided…the make up I currently use is crusty & old. And my make-up bag is disgusting. Eyeshadows, lip glosses and mascara is smeared all over the inside and the outside of the bag. I swear 1/2 the make-up I use is EXPIRED too. Yep – did you know that make-up has an expiration date?! I had NO clue!! CLICK HERE for the “shelf life” of make-up.

For some reason, I always look at buying make-up as a silly expense. I go to Walgreens to get 99% of my make-up…Cover Girl powder, Neutrogena concealers, Maybelline mascara, etc. I’m not really into spending $300 at the MAC counter for make-up. However…I have a $100 Gift Card to Nordstrom and it is burning a hole in my pocket. I think I might treat my-self to some nice, fancy make-up. Is there a brand you suggest I use? I’d love to hear what your favorite beauty products/brands are. Email me! WooWoo@Pointradio.com

Have a great Tuesday! PS: I know she wears a ton of make-up/spackle, but I’ve always LOVED the way Kim Kardashian wears/applies her make-up. I would LOVE to know how to do a “smokey eye”. That’s another thing. I suck at applying make-up! HORRIBLE. XO, WooWoo

So I have been 99.9% “crave free” during this pregnancy! No late night demands for ice cream and pickles. No addiction to hot sauce covered potato chips. Just no cravings period. Except for an occasional Coke Zero, and there was 1 day where I neeeeeeeeded a burger from Five Guys. And it was yummy!! But yesterday (after I went to the gym and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes!) I was CRAVING a Philly Chicken and Cheese Sub from Zero’s Subs.

OMG! I went to the one on Colley Avenue in Norfolk, and I will be back there today. It was soo good!!! I’ll take a pic of the sub for you too. HA! So if I am craving anything – it’s the Philly Chicken Sub from Zero’s. Pregnant or not – this sub is a must eat. And what’s even better…next to Zero’s there is a Dairy Queen. Now if only I craved a Blizzard…

Enjoy your Tuesday! I’ll see you at Zero’s.

WooWoo

The Oscar nominations will be announced this morning LIVE from Los Angeles. It will be 5am on the West Coast and 8am on the East Coast. The Oscars are LIVE from LA February 27th…and this is the 1st year I won’t be there because I got knocked up.

The Homeless Man with the Golden Voice has bailed on re-hab. Ted Williams was in treatment for drug & alcohol addiction when he bailed after 2 weeks at the facility. Nobody has any idea where he went or where he’s going. If you see Ted – call 911.

Rocker Brett Michael’s is recovering after surgery yesterday. The lead singer of Poison was in a Phoenix hospital to have surgery on a hole in his heart…sounds like a great song tile. Hole in my Heart! Anyway – doctors say the surgery was successful and Brett will remain in ICU for a couple of days.

Oprah Winfrey revealed her BIG family secret yesterday…she has a half-sister she never knew existed!!! 48 years ago, Oprah’s mother gave Patricia up for adoption. Oprah was living with her dad at the time and had no idea her mom was even pregnant. Patricia discovered Oprah was her sister 3 years ago, and tried to contact Oprah. It took 3 and a half years, but the 2 finally reunited this Thanksgiving. Patricia joined Oprah on the show yesterday.

Actress Jamie Pressly – the hot blonde from the TV show “My Name is Earl” – is calling it quits after almost 16 months of marriage. She was busted 2 weeks ago for a DUI in Beverly Hills, and yesterday it was revealed that she owes $600,000 in back taxes. It’s not a good month for her…Bummer!

I was looking at my Daughter’s math book and find myself stupefied! When I was a kid, we counted apples, dogs, and eggs. Today, while we scratch our heads wondering where our kids got this “entitlement mentality” and are seemingly more intelligent than we ever were at their age…I think I am on to something with understanding this generational crevice that keeps me awake.

My kid’s math book has her counting North Atlantic Deep Sea Scallops. Yes…and exotic fish. I trembled as I turned the page waiting to see if there was a math problem with the verbiage:

“if Mason marries Kaitlin and the prenup says when they have irreconcilable differences, Kaitlin, gets 4 percent of Mason’s Deep Sea Scallop business, which, grosses 18 million annually, and is valued at 73 million cash flow and asset sale….
how much is Kaitlin rightfully entitled to collect in the settlement?”

As I am trembling looking at this…I had a sobering vision of me at the table going over Theresa’s homework.

In this vision, I showed her a picture of 4 Tile Fish and said “How many, Theresa?” She said “Well, with the current market price on Tile Fish off the dock and 4 Tile Fish, given the average catch weight, I’d call that a 4800.00 day at the market after fuel and crew are paid”.

Ahhh yes.  Im a dad! and apparently, Im getting my money’s worth in the educational system.

HOLY CRAP! So I finally saw “Black Swan” Saturday night. My friends Lindsay & Christi came too. We got popcorn, Coke Zeros, Sour Patch Kids and settled into our seats at MacArthur Center. It was the 7:20pm showing, and shockingly – it was PACKED! I guess everyone is interested in seeing the movie that has gained so much attention/buzz. My friend Pamela saw it 2 weeks ago, and all she could say was that it was “disturbing”. And that it was. “Black Swan” is disturbing, shocking, sad, depressing, dark, scary, twisted and just plain creepy. But secretly…I LOVED IT!! You must see it. Don’t take the kids. It’s definitely a movie for the 18 and up crowd only. Now I know why Natalie Portman won the Golden Globe and will most likely win an Oscar. She is AMAZING! I don’t want to give too much of the movie away – but it’s definitely one of those movies that make you go “HUH? Did that just happen??!!” Hope you had a great weekend. Now it’s back to the grind. I’ve got 48 days left til’ my Due Date, and check out my Baby Blog for more baby details. Happy Monday! WooWoo

Murphy & Maggie. Oh Boy!! I hope they get along! We tell Murphy (almost daily) that he has to be a “Good Boy” when Maggie arrives. As of now…he enjoys going into her nursery & sitting in the glider chair. After my Baby Shower on Saturday, I brought home more gifts and organized them to put away. Murphy wandered into the room & began to sniff everything. I think he’s starting to realize a change is coming real soon…Happy Monday! WooWoo

Regis Philbin isn’t leaving “Live with Regis and Kelly” so he can work on his tan in West Palm Beach, Regis left cause they were cutting his salary. For reals! Reeg was in contract negotiations with ABC for months…they wanted to lower his $20 million dollar a year salary because the ratings were bad, and he took about 3 months of vacation every year. Reeg would’nt take a pay cut – so he quit! He also fired his manager who negotiated the bad deal. Ouch!

Speaking of Regis – his good friend Donald Trump is gonna be a Grandpa for the 3rd time. The Donald’s daughter Ivanka is preggers and due this Spring.

Aaron Carter has checked into re-hab. Who’s he you ask? The younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, 23 year old Aaron was like Justin Bieber 6 years ago. He’s addicted to drugs & alcohol.

Oprah Winfrey is revealing a BIG secret on her show today…and nobody has a clue what it’s about! Some think she secretly got married to Steadman, others say she’ll introduce us to her child. All I know is that my butt and my baby bump will be parked on the couch at 4pm today when the secret is revealed.