Week 34 In Review!

How far along? 34 Weeks! I keep getting that song "it's the final countdown..." stuck in my head!

Total weight gain/loss: 46ish... at this point, whatever right?  I should just say screw it and eat fries and hot fudge.  Might as well enjoy every last litte bit while I can...too bad I've been craving salad. Ugh.  Oh yeah, and I have to share... so apparently, I've been told, there's a look "moms to be" get... and in all complimentary fashion, I've had more than a few people tell me I have "the look." ...no, I'm not talking about glowing, I'm talking about "mom cheeks"?!?!.....WTF?  I wouldn't have thought anything of it, except twice last week I had two people, on two seperate occasions, in two different parts of town tell me how cute my "mom cheeks" were!!  Serious!  Mom cheeks... aye yi yi.

Maternity clothes? A little of this, a little of that - I'm actually surprise how much of my normal wardrobe I've been able to rock.  There are a few pieces of clothes I've held on to form pre-pregnancy that I was sure would make GREAT maternity clothes should I become pregnant.  HA!  What was I thinking, they look ridiculous!

Stretch marks? Again, ugh.  What can you do?  Yes, they're there.  Yes, I continue to stretch and I don't think my body has any plans to slow down..so, what can ya do?

Sleep: Oh sleep, how I miss cozying up in bed and being most comfortable.  It seems like this week it truly hit me.  Overnight.  Went to bed one night, work up so stinkin uncomfortable and stiff - and getting out of bed has now become its own obstacle.  I swear, if we had a hidden camera, and you could catch this circus act, I would probably will $10,000 on America's Funniest Home Videos (which, for the record, I watched the other day, and just about peed my pants, I LOVE that show!!)

Best moment this week: I don't know where to start, I have two big highlights of the week, one was real, one was a dream...so we'll go real first.  I think I've mentioned it before, but I have a co-worker who recently moved into town and has an adorable little boy who's about 2 years old.  She thought when she went into labor that they were having a girl, so everything they had was girlie girl.  Having no need for it, she generously offered to have me come over to pick up some clothes.  I still am speechless at how amazingly generous she is - not only did she pass down a ridiculous amount of adorable clothing (and shoes, and headbands, and towels, etc etc etc) but she also gave me a play gym, car seat, walker, bouncer, etc.  My entires SUV was packed full.  I am truly truly so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing people.  I hope and I will find a way to pay this forward and pass along eveything I have to someone who needs it.  Maybe it's something that changes when you become a mom, but the old me would have had the mindset of "once I'm done, I'm going to make BANK at a garage sale with all this stuff!" but honestly, I couldn't and wouldn't since I know what it feels like to be the reciepent, all I want is to make someone else feel as lucky as I do now!

Enough mushy? Ok, so the other highlight - I totally had a dream that our little girl and I were just hanging out playing around - playing dress up with all the stinkin' cute headbands and hats from my shower ---and she was freakin' adorable and had the best  and biggst smile! Like, the cutest baby you'll ever see in your life.  It was so real, I woke up with the biggest smile and happiest heart! 

Best (non-pregnancy) moment of the week: What a week on the politics side.  It seems as though I have two lives: pregnant life, and political life.  I keep semi-joking that I'm going to pitch a reality series for "Political Wives" because, let me tell you...it would be entertaining, and hellsa drama.  Plus, I feel like I've got the personality that would get me my own spin-off show...which also would be pretty entertaining, from what I hear. ;)  Anyway...back to the highlight, to make a long (and for most) boring story short - Brandon is currently running for office should he when he wins, he'll be a Legislator for the 2013-2014 session.  Currently, through a whole lot of different events and circumstances, the current Legislator took a position as Senator, and there is a vacancy to fufill the rest of the 2012 term.  The process is pretty detailed, but a group of neighborhood representatives (PCOs) have to nominate 3 people to go through the process of being appointed by the County Commisioners.  Well, Brandon was voted as the #1 pick to fill the position!  It sounds like the appointment process with the commissioners might be after the primary - but this was a huge accomplishment! (Especially if I went into detail of all the political drama that ensued...but I won't bore you!) 

One of the funniest things (in my opinion) was when B was giving his speech (and he is a ridiculously great speaker!)  ---oh, a little back information, I was there as an observer, which means, I can't talk during this meeting--- anyway, B was in the middle of his speech and talking about "my wife and I are expecting a little girl in three days..." and I automatically, without thinking, blurt our "WHAAAT??? THREE DAYS?!!" - and then realize what happened and covered my mouth - causing a huge disruption, and a lot of laughter ---I felt terrible, and was a little scared I was going to be booted! ---thankfully, he recovered from my outburst and continued on to give the rest of a great speech.  I spent the rest of the night explaining to people (after the meeting was over) that we were in fact, not expecting to go into labor in 3 days!!

Anything off this list?  About half of all my shoes!  The weather has been wonderful - finally getting some sunshine around here, which apparently means Cankle City!!  Seriously, it's crazy.  I've had to start rocking the socks on a regular basis, which means, I can't really wear my cute sandals, unless I want sausage feet sandals...so I'm stuck with regular shoes, but only the ones that are stretched out since they don't fit either!  (I did have to invest in a new pair of work shoes, I literally wore holes in soles.) 

Miss Anything? Sleeping comfortably.  That is all.

Movement: Still moving - she gets the hiccups alot, she must be like her mom and eat to fast - oh, this is going to be so fun seeing which traits from B and which from me she takes.  I can't wait!

Food cravings: My appetite is actually getting pretty small (I don't think there's a lot of room left in there!)  so I feel like I'm always hungry, and always stuffed!  One thing I'm super thankful for is that I'm not pregnant during Thanksgiving... or football season. I love all that food so much, cannot wait!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Still nothing... maybe I should make this a "labor signs" post...since apparently we're getting close to that.  In that regard, I would still say no...I keep getting asked if I have had braxton hicks yet, and I don't know...I'll have to ask the doc tomorrow.

Have you started to show yet: In the belly, in the bum, in the cheeks, in the hands... I'm pregnant ALL OVER.

Gender: Guess what?????............................................ we're having a girl.  (did you think I was going to say otherwise?)

Belly Button in or out? No poppage yet, I'm still flush with a bit of an innie.  Still wondering about the outie out belly buttons....

Wedding rings on or off? Ok, ok, I took it off. I kept it off! And then I went and bought a little chain so I could wear it around my neck... except, I'm still terrified that it's going to get ripped off by some crazy person...or worse, it will break and I'll drop it.  Good thing: I've got the cleav to catch it on my chest if it fell (there's a first for everything!) ...but I'm still worried it would bounce off the girls and then it'd be gone forever.  Puffy fat fingers crossed that doesn't happen!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!  We had our last parade this weekend, and although I do love a good parade, and I always love walking in them (despite what everyone keeps telling me "you're not walking are you?" ---yes, yes I am) ---anyway, last weekend's parade totally wiped me out.  I was dog tired...came home, took a nap, and it seems like it hit me after that...I can't quiet get the mileage I used to.  I compared it to me previously being a hybrid and being able to run 50 mpg...and now I feel (and look) like a Hummer... at about 6 mpg.  But, I can still move, so I'm trying to pace myself and not floor it ---and there's too much to do to park it, so I'll keep truckin' along!

Week 33 In Review!

How far along? 33 weeks have flown by!

Total weight gain/loss: 43 total gainage.

Maternity clothes? Still wearing what I’ve got – trying to accessorize and change it up when I can.  I did buy 2 maxi skirts, thinking I’ll like them a lot better than the maxi dresses…which I returned.  When they call them maxi dresses, I think it's because they make you look maxi!  At least me.

Stretch marks? Another milestone.  As I was rub a dub dubbing lotion this week I lifted my belly by the mirror and noticed a colony of stretch marks aka tiger stripes– all on my lower stomach.  At first I was really disappointed, I thought I was going to get by without any significant damage, but then I thought about it, and the changes in my body, and my stomach especially – are, in fact, pretty amazing.  I have grown so much – its mind blowing when you really think about all that your body goes through – so I suppose I can look at them as a little reminder of the whole process, right?

Sleep: It’s been better than it has the last few weeks, so that’s good!

Best moment this week: There was an open house for a local pediatrician clinic this week that I’d signed up for right after I dealt with all the drama with the other ped clinic… and it was SO nice to meet and talk with one of the doctors.  He was friendly, reassuring, confident, funny – and the office staff all seemed to love their job.  It definitely made it much easier for me to check that big “to-do” off my list!  Aaanddd… they sent me home with a book that was like a “how to” for the first year… so great.  I’m actually really looking forward to reading it. 

Aaanddd… I had an absolutely beautiful, amazing, wonderful baby shower this weekend that my best friend and mother-in-law threw.  It was so fun – there was an accessory bar (so Baby Vick now has an abundance of adorable headbands and beanies!) Guests wrote down their best advice for me; there was delicious food and from what I heard, an amazing cocktail (sigh…) and we were blessed with so many great gifts!  One of the most meaningful was a bassinet that was brought that almost everyone on my husband’s side of the family has slept in.  It’s been in the family for over 60 years and at one point – someone asked people to raise their hands if they’d slept in the bassinet – all the aunts, cousins, my mother-in-law, sister-in-law, etc…it was amazing.  I feel so lucky to take on this family tradition.

Best (non-pregnancy) moment of the week: It was B’s birthday!  And although we didn’t go all out crazy, like I usually try to do, it was a great (and very busy week!) Some of the best moments: We had a fundraiser kick-off for his campaign; did our 3^rd parade where we handed out over 1200 popsicles; went to a cruise-in downtown with friends; picked blueberries from our friend’s farm (DELICIOUS); and I used power tools! (I only got to play with the saw long enough to get a picture… apparently, I was really bad with it, and almost wasted a ton of lumber for our signs… oops, haha). 

Anything off this list?  Here’s where I’ll be vain and mourn for a moment the thought of ever rocking a cute two piece again………………………………….ok, moment of silence over.

Miss Anything? I really can’t think of anything I miss… my first thought was to say that I miss having free time, but, who am I kidding, even when I did have free time in the past, I immediately filled it up with something.  I miss the idea of having free time, I miss choosing not to have taken any time off work this year – a few days at the beach, or on vacation sound amazing about now.

Movement: Absolutely, it’s weird to think what it will be like post-pregnancy to not have crazy movement…and if there is, that it’s not baby, it’s probably just spicy Mexican… LOL

Food cravings: Still eating a lot of watermelon, blueberries are a newer addition this week… other than that, nothing too out of the ordinary. Oh, I just remembered, mainly because they sounded delicious, but my go to has been pancakes.  I'll be honest, I've consumed a lot of pancakes lately...not all in one sitting, but they're so stinkin' easy to make (I've perfected them!) that it literally takes 5 minutes.  Breakfast, late night snack, dinner, you name it, it can become a meal... yum!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!  Well….I had a little bit of a stress breakdown this week, which lead me to a total loss of appetite, but B had made a delicious meal and I didn’t want it to go to waste, or hurt his feelings, so I tried to eat it, but I just couldn’t.  Absolutely no appetite and if I had eaten it, I would have been sick.  More on meltdown later.

Have you started to show yet: Yep! I joked to B that I really can’t get backed up on my weekly posts/ board pictures because at this point, I won’t be able to go back and take pictures if Baby Vick decides to come early! Could you imagine, me stuffing pillows in my shirt pretending… I so would too.

Gender: Baby girl!  And after some amazing showers, she is going to be an adorable, fashionable, and maybe a bit girly girl… but not bubble gum pink and fairy glitter girl.  I can’t wait to meet her!!

Belly Button in or out? Flush.  It got me thinking though… if you started out as an outie, do you become MORE of an outie?  Does it look like a tail?  I’m very curious, if know, please share.

Wedding rings on or off? It’s on, and it’s secure, and I probably need to take it off.  I did one day this week and I had a shiny ring spot on my finger, which was from the pressure of my ring… so I let the swelling go down (and took this picture, hence the no ring), and then silly me, put it right back on.  I try in the mornings and make sure it comes off, but I really don’t want to take a chance that it would come to the point someone would have to break it off my finger! 

Happy or Moody most of the time: I will say that 90% of the time, I’m very happy, and excited, and proud, and amazed!  I would even go as far as to say that 6.75 out of 7 days (which is 96.4%) this week, I was absolutely happy!  …as far as that 4%?  I enjoy being go, go, go – always have, probably always will.  This week I had a day where I had no plans after work – and I was prepared to just relax.  The problem was that my mind wanted to stay go, go, go – so I started thinking, which lead to getting nervous, which lead to a little bit of panic, which lead to an all out meltdown. 

Everything from the nursery not being ready, to being scared of the whole labor process and feeling like I’m going to forget everything I’ve read, to not feeling like I’ll know what the heck to do when baby does come, to anything and everything campaign related, to the house not being clean, to feeling guilty if I do want to relax because there are a million other things I could/should be doing…. All at once, and out of the middle of nowhere. 

Apparently, I’d let it buildup a while and being so busy, hadn’t had time to deal with it.  Well, I can say that I emptied my crazy tank for now – and I’m feeling much better about all of it!  And, I’m making a huge effort to take things off my plate, so I can make time for some of the other stuff…so if I say no to something, please don’t take offense, just know it’s so I can prepare for this beautiful baby that’s coming freakin’ soon!!!

PS, I realize I said "amazing" about a million times this post. 

Showered with love, and banana cheesecake.

Thank you to my amazing co-workers for throwing me a wonderful shower last weekend!  I finally cleaned out my memory card (yay to finally posting a week 31 pic!) and was reminded by how lucky and blessed that I am by the people who surround me... I also was reminded that dresses tents, are NOT flattering.  Ugh. LOL.

I wasn't able to grab as many photos as I would have liked to, for example, the food was amazing and I opted to eat it before thinking about taking photos... haha.  But to share with you... there were mini banana cheesecakes (do they know me, or do they know me?) peanut butter chocolate rice krispie treats, and these Russian puff pastry cream filled kiwi desserts...I don't know what they are called, but they are seriously one of my favorite treats - a co-worker makes them for all our special occasions and I was so excited she brought a platter! ...they were all gone - and a bunch of other treats that were all delicious!!

So enough about food... one of the guest activities was to fill out a list of "Wishes for Makena" - I saw this idea on pinterest a while back and fell in love with it - things like "I wish"... you're not afraid of..... you always....you'll never forget....etc --reading through them the responses are so special, and so fitting of the personalities of the people who wrote them - I plan to keep and cherish them forever!

The weather was wonderful, it was hosted in my manager's back year - which is a beautiful garden - you can tell there is a lot of love and time spent there (she even has blueberry plants!)...yumm...

Ok, clearly I can't finish a thought without thinking of food, so here aree a few pictures from the shower....now I'm going to go eat.

I love that they captured the chalkboard theme!

Some of my great co-workers: Amy, Becca, (me), Angela

A framed invite and my baby photo (WHICH, this is the outfit I found!)

I can't believe 46 days....

One of many adorable gifts!

And...the only picture where I didn't feel like a huge tent... a very cute diaper ring, I dread the desperate day when I bust this up because I forgot to buy diapers and I'm completely out... I know it will happen...I just know it.

Week 32 In Review!

How far along? 32 Weeks ....or as the picture says... 46 days away!

Total weight gain/loss: Another milestone, the big 4-0.  But you know what? As hard as it is to accept that, I know that I've got a pretty good excuse, and just that much more motivation to get back in shape!

Maternity clothes? Summer finally decided to show  up!  So I had to go buy a few pairs of shorts and some summer dresses.  Last weekend, when it was 90 degrees, I rocked a pair of green shorts with a coral top and a white tank underneath.  Bright and fun!...or as Brandon immediately obseverved, "you look like a watermelon!" ---which, I totally did.  Then 20 minutes later, his mom said the exact same thing.  Like mother, like son?  Or, as I said, apparently I am what I eat.

Stretch marks? No news is good news right?

Sleep: Maybe I've adjusted to it, or an extra pillow actually does work, but sleep has been better.  I had my first labor dream last night, it was so real!  And if it goes like it did in my dream, the pain wasn't so bad...here's to hoping!

Best moment this week: The gals that I work with threw me a great baby shower this weekend in the backyard garden of my manager's house.  It was so pretty and crafty!  I'm so thankful to work with people who care so much.  I had work friends from other locations come as well and my co-workers cooked and baked up some of my favorite foods!  I wish I would have gotten a few pictures, but, it all got eaten.  :)  Everyone brought a book to add to the library for Baby Vick, and coincidently, one of my co-workers brought The Berenstien Bears Collection - which just so happened to by my husband's favorite books growing up - so I thought that was really special!  I am so blessed and thankful for all the amazing gifts and advice/well wishes. (I'll make a picture post with all the photos!)

Best (non-pregnancy) moment of the week: Aside from a little pregnancy bitch moment, (more on that in a second) one of my favorite things to do in the summer is spend Sunday nights out at a local winery where they play live music in the vineyard. It is such a relaxing, enjoyable way to wrap up the week (and there's always amazing food!) ...oh, so that pregancy bitch moment? Well, this year, obviously, I can't indulge in the usual bottle or two of wine at the concert, so I thought I'd treat myself to a huge coconut water. Apparently they started doing bag checks and no outside beverages allowed. Well, honest me, tells them, yeah, I have a water... to which they told me I couldn't bring it in...unless I had a child. So, I looked at him, looked at my stomach (assuming that's what he meant) and said, "yeah, I do have a child" and rubbed my belly. Then he looked at me confused. (Really dude?!) The other guy tells me I can leave it at the counter or take it back to the car, and at this point, I'm still thinking I can bring it in, since I'm "with child"...at this point I'm totally confused and a little irritated - the first guy tells me, well, if you have a prescription, you can bring it in... so I think, "oh, okay, they just want me to say the right thing, so they can cover their ass..." so I respond, "...yeah....okay.....so I can bring in my water?" Brandon's getting embarassed I'm sure at this point, and apparently I'm coming off as a total bitch, but I really was just confused, and irritated, I really thought I was supposed to say whatever I needed to say to get my damn water in....apparently not. So I left it. Then spend $6 on a stupid bottle of water inside. .............but overall, really, it was a great evening after that!!

Anything off this list?  Being graceful in pretty much anything I do.  I drop stuff all the time, and then as soon as I pick it up, I drop it again.  Ugh.  Getting out of bed?  What a site!  Tying my shoes? Yeah right, it is such a process!  Getting in and out of cars?  Unless you think heavy breathing and grunting is graceful...

Miss Anything? Tanning in the sun with a mai tai or margarita. 

Movement: Still a lot of movement, I’ve even been able to get other people to feel her! It was funny, last night, she was kicking and moving all over (dessert pizzas and big firework booms probably contributed to it!) ---anyway, I called my best friend over to see if she’d be able to feel all the movement, and just she set her hand on my stomach, bump! First try! I thought it was hilarious since anytime I try and do that with B, she hides.

Food cravings: I realized I haven't mentioned this at all maybe, and I don't know if I'd consider it a craving necessarily, but I should mentioned that coconut lattes or coconut iced coffees and one of my absolute favorite drinks in the summer, and I will admit, that I've splurged on them.  It usually takes the entire day to finish a grande, but I thought it was worth mentioning.  Still devouring watermelon... I even spiced it up last weekend and made a watermelon, basil, balsamic and feta salad... it was to die for.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!  I knock on wood all the time, I feel so lucky to have had such a smooth preganancy up to this point.  If my worst complaint is a little lack of sleep or the ocassional back pain, I feel pretty blessed!  Here's to hoping that continues!

Have you started to show yet: Bigger by the day. 

Gender: We're having a GIRL!  And part of me really wants to have just one more ultrasound, just to confirm it...but I know they aren't the best thing, so the less the better... I'm sure it's just anxiety, but I keep thinking, ohmygosh, what if??

Belly Button in or out? I'd say it's about even at this point...I wonder if it will actually pop out?

Wedding rings on or off? On, and I'll be honest, I haven't tried to take it off recently, it kind of makes me a little nervous, that one, it won't come off, or two, it will and won't go back on and then I'll lose it.  Or, I'll wear it around my neck like I know people do, and then some crazy person will come up and rip my necklace off and steal my wedding ring. Probably unlikely that that would actually happen, but I have an active imagination.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!  I feel pretty much like "me" - still have bursts of energy, still going and going (like the Energizer bunny) - ocassionally I get exhausted and have to tell myself to slow down a bit, but I'm doing pretty good at that too!

My most important life question answered!

Well okay, maybe not most important but important enough that I've blogged about it before!  I was scrolling through Twitter this morning and someone posted this:

Ever wondered why the flavor is called “blue raspberry?” Read on!

Raspberries are usually NOT blue. In fact, the color blue is fairly uncommon amongst fruits. Why exactly, then would sweets makers specify the flavor as blue raspberry? It's rare to see 'green' and 'purple' grape flavors, for example.

It all started with ice pops. Very popular in the 60’s and 70’s, ice pops like Otter Pops came in a variety of colors and flavors. The sheer number of flavors that were red colored fruits had started to confuse the ice pop makers and the customers. Cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and watermelon were all red, and it was difficult to distinguish them.

At first, using different shades of red was no problem, until one of the dyes used was deemed a carcinogen by the FDA and was banned. So how did the makers of ice pops respond? They had plentiful access to blue dye, but had no flavors that needed it.

They started to introduce the flavor of the Whitebark Raspberry (or blue raspberry) with the blue food coloring, and even though the color of the berry is completely different from the color of the dye, the problem with the dyes was solved.

source: http://mobile.omg-facts.com/view/52010 

Oh you, Otter Pop....making me question the world!

Hello? Are you there?

Hi all, yes I'm still here!  And yes, I know I'm super late getting my last few posts up.  Thank you for your reminders. :)  The truth is, I've been so stinkin' busy and/or tired that the last thing I want to do when I get home is doll up for a picture or spend an hour on the computer uploading my journal.  Well, let me amend that... I have been keeping up on the journaling, and it is all typed.  I just am being lazy and not uploading it.  In fact, I could have probably already uploaded the last 2 weeks in the time I've written this excuse out.  Oh well.  You'll have to wait.  But not too much longer, I'm going to do it SOON!!!

Also, I think I need a scribe...someone I can just talk to and they'll type my thoughts out at like 200 words per minute.  I'll take application, and pay you in humor..or cupcakes.  That way, I can get all the things I want to say out to the world, and free up some space in my head for important things and things I should be able to know/remember but can't right now :)  Plus, in addition to my weekly posts, I have like 5 seperate ones I want to share, but just haven't had the time to sit and type, hence the scribe!!

Thank you for your thoughts, reminders, advice and encouragement!!
Darci

PS... added the last 2 weeks, put them in according to when I wrote them, not uploaded them, so check it out!  

Week 31 in Review!

Hello Man Hands... yikes!

How far along? 31 weeks – it is flying by!!

Total weight gain/loss: After last week’s carb fest, I will say, I was somewhat surprised to see I’d only gained a couple of pounds this week. I was really planning on having to justify 10, ha!  So after prefacing this with that, I’ll say total gained: 38.  AND….. at my appointment this week, I learned where all that weight is going, let me enlighten you:

·         Baby: 7-8 pounds (I’m thinking she’s going to be a 10lb turkey, so now, probably at weighing in at least 4 lbs, right?)

·         Placenta: 1-2 pounds (bigger baby, bigger placenta, add a pound)

·         Amniotic fluid: 2 pounds (same as above)

·         Uterus: 2 pounds (same as above, she needs room you know!)

·         Maternal breast tissue: 2 pounds (did you know me before, I’d say there’s an extra lb or two here) ;)

·         Maternal blood : 4 pounds (I bet since I’m a rare blood type, it’s probably heavier too, add a pound)

·         Fluids in maternal tissue: 4 pounds (I had to buy compression socks, I’m thinking I have more fluid than the average gal…right?  Add a pound)

·         Maternal fat and nutrient stores: 7 pounds (maybe a few extra here, yeah yeah, I eat more than lettuce)

And there you have it.  All my weight, accounted for, I’m right on track.

Maternity clothes? Nothing new in this department. I can’t wear all my belts as often as I had been, they make it hard to breathe…plus, am I going to look back in 20 years and say, “what was my deal with the belts?! Really?” ----maybe, maybe not.

Stretch marks? Same ol, same ol.

Sleep: Ugh, sleep has sucked!  I’ve had crazy back pain this week.  Stiff shoulders and neck, a twinge in my lower back that’s been driving me nuts – I added another pillow, hoping that may help.  Good thing, with the 4^th of July and all things booming in the neighborhood, I’ve still managed to sleep like a rock, which means, no noise keeping this girl up at night!

Best moment this week: Had another appointment, Baby Vick is measuring at 34…which like I think I mentioned before, is supposed to be approximate to how far along we are, and if that’s the case, then we’re ahead of schedule by 2 weeks.  Man, I need to get things ready!  Oh, great moment… found a steal on Craigslist for a nursery chair, whoop whoop!  Also… I had been talking with the ‘rents-in-law about baby stuff in general, when B’s dad mentioned something about having her listen to music with headphones… I joked that no one has headphones any more, it’s all about earpods…and then like my crazy ideas always do, I imagined sticking an earbud INTO my belly button to direct the music her way – great idea right?!  Hahaha, still haven’t tried it yet, but I bet it could work.  I could probably even market them… TM people… I just trademarked that ish.

Best (non-pregnancy) moment of the week: So many great moments!  And unlike last week where I couldn’t remember ish, I kept little notes to refresh my memory.  Topping the charts I have to say would be sitting on my bed last weekend, in the middle of all my clean laundry, eating a shaved ice my hubby brought home, watching I Love Lucy.  It was pure bliss. Also… I woke up on Sunday wanting 2 things: waffles, and a back massage (again with the back pain) – so I was plotting what I’d have to do to convince the Hubs that he should be game to my plans…then he rolled over and said, “I think we should go get waffles this morning…” SCORE!! So I got all excited and responded, “YES! That’s all I want, a back massage!” ---he looked at me confused… “I mean WAFFLES, that’s all I want….and a back massage!”  Thankfully I got both!  Thanks hubby!

Anything off this list?  A good night’s sleep?

Miss Anything? A good night’s sleep…man, maybe I need some coffee…sleep is on the mind today!

Movement: Still a lot of movement, I’ve even been able to get other people to feel her!  It was funny, last night, she was kicking and moving all over (dessert pizzas and big firework booms probably contributed to it!) ---anyway, I called my best friend over to see if she’d be able to feel all the movement, and just she set her hand on my stomach, bump!  First try!  I thought it was hilarious since anytime I try and do that with B, she hides. 

Food cravings: Watermelon, yum yum yum… peanut butter and apple slices.  Waffles. Oh yeah, I should mention… someone at work has been bringing in those tubs of Red Vines (yes, plural) – I’ll admit, I’ve splurged a bit on them…and just when that first tub was gone (group participation to be clear, this was not all me!) I was kind of relieved, since they are a huge weakness for me, then BAM next day, new tub!  ….man.  I do think I’ve done a pretty good job of controlling myself…only a few pieces handfuls a day…hey, they’re fat-free!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing has made me feel sick, but I feel like this is the most appropriate place to write this, but holy boogers, Batman!  Maybe its allergies, or dust, or who knows, but I have had a colony of bats in the cave lately.  TMI?  You should be used to it by now.  Ha! That just reminded me about an ongoing joke with a friend, where she’d have a “friend” …I think “her” name was Natalie, who would always show up in pictures… (the “friend” was a booger if you didn’t catch on to that). LOL

Have you started to show yet: I, no kidding, had a client come up to me today and ask if I was smuggling a basketball.  And he said he was serious…. Really…you really thought I was smuggling a basketball, for reals?  Apparently, he’s always seen me behind my desk or counter, so hadn’t noticed until today.  Of course I’m smuggling a basketball, you never know when a girl’s going to want to have a random 3 on 3 tournament at work, right?

Gender: We’re having a GIRL! But weird random story, a gal I work with invited me over to her house to go through a bunch of her baby stuff.  Apparently she was having a girl too; ultrasound was “clearly a girl” and out popped a boy!  (And no, this wasn’t 20 years ago, when ultrasounds were not as clear, this was like a year ago!) – so, she has a ton of girl stuff…and now it’s got me all wondering…that would be nuts.

Belly Button in or out? Still in, still laughing about my belly-pod ™

Wedding rings on or off? I swear, I don’t think anything about my ring, or my desire for banana cheesecake, until I read my last week’s post and remember!  Maybe this weekend, but probably not. Oh, and ring is on.  B’s is off though!  Most of the time, he doesn’t want to lose it at work.  See, where I have gained and gained, he has lost and lost!  I think he said he’s lost 25 pounds so far!  So happy for him, but a little jealous. :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: This week has been great! Had a bit of a cry sesh on Monday – just work related/leave related, stress about all that.  But, I attribute the high emotions to the lack of sleep.  Other than that, how can you complain when: it’s finally feeling like summer; it was the 4^th of July (favorite holiday); you get shaved ice from your hubby; waffles; parades; I Love Lucy; nursery progress; oh yeah, and a date night with the bestie to see Magic Mike, LOL…it’s all good people!