Somebody wake me up when I have this baby

Still no baby. We see the doc today at 2:45 and there is a possibility of them admitting me and inducing me however that is only if things are “favorable”. (Who the hell knows what that means) If not then I will be induced Thursday (at the latest) if she doesn’t come on her own which at this point I’m pretty certain she is the most stubborn baby ever and does not want to leave the comfy confines of my ute. So she’s late and stubborn like me and hyperactive like Wade. Great. :)

Also, I was a bad wife and totally spaced on posting a note here to my wonderful hubs for him to have a Happy Golden Birthday on Saturday! He turned 31 on July 31st. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget to tell him in person but I usually like to shout it out to the interwebs too. Since I couldn’t give him what he really wanted on his birthday (a baby!) we went to go see ‘Inception’ with Bob and Amy and then went to Coopers for some drinks afterwards. A pretty tame birthday but Wade said he had fun. And the movie was spectacular! It seriously was a great big mind fuck of a movie, but boy what a good fuck it was! I highly suggest seeing it.

Just for me to be able to look back on I thought I’d post some stats on my pregnancy.

Waist size – 40.5 inches (It looks like I swallowed a beach ball. For reals.)

Weight gained – 38 pounds (3 more than the max suggested. Oops. Ben & Jerry’s be damned.)

Weeks along – So far 40 weeks and 5 days. Ugh.

Things I miss the most – beer, wine, liquor, sleeping on my stomach, normal sex (wait, just sex in general b/c it’s non-existent at this point), my wedding ring, my high heels, non-maternity clothing, my small boobs, my ankles, my social life, sleep, my chin… Those are just off the top of my head. I’m sure I could think up tons more.

Still no stretch marks, knock on wood. But I was recently told that these little suckers can sometimes show up AFTER birth. What the hell? Mother Nature would never be so cruel to me to make me go overdue with none just to have them show up after I have Nugget. Right? Please? Pretty please?

So Nugget turned from a July baby to an August baby. Her birthstone is now the peridot but she’ll still be a Leo. I’m happy about that.

Hugs~

People are strange when you're a stranger

A little story for ya'll that happened two weeks ago and my pregnant brain just forgot to post about it. It really is quite ridiculous too. It goes like this...

It was just a normal work day and I got a phone call from a lady in our lobby who was there to deliver caramels to one of my co-workers. Since the co-worker was out at lunch I got my fat ass off the chair and waddled over to the lobby doors.

As I swing open the door to let this woman in I hear her squeal.

Crazy Caramel Lady: "Oh my! Aren't you just the cutest little pregnant thing?!?!?" (Not sure who she was looking at b/c I am definitely NOT little at this point)

Me: "Oh thank you. I don't feel cute or little but that is nice to hear."

CCL: "Do you know what you're having? Wait! Stop! Don't tell me! Let me guess!"

Me: (silent, awkward waiting)

CCL: "I just know it's a boy! It's a boy, right?"

Me: "Nope. Actually it's a girl."

CCL: "No way! Wait, turn around. Let me see your bottom."

Me: "Um... ah..." (I slightly turn to the side)

CCL: (reaching for my side belly) "I can't believe it's a girl! You're supposed to carry wide for a girl and you've still got a waist! And just look at your little bottom! I would have sworn you were having a boy!"

Me: "Well, thanks. I'll make sure my co-worker gets these caramels."

CCL: "When are you due? You've got to be due anytime now. I can just smell the baby coming out of you."

Me: (What I wanted to say: WTF lady? Are you friggin nuts? What exactly does a baby coming out of me smell like?) What I actually said: "In 2 weeks. It's coming fast. Well, thanks again."

CCL: "Oh yes. Sorry. I just LOOOVVEE pregnant women. You are just too cute." (As she rubs my belly one last time)

What is it about pregnant women that make others feel like they have free reign over groping them and eye fucking them up and down? I can't believe a stranger would ask to see another stranger's "bottom" AND say they can smell the baby coming out of them. WTF is wrong w/ people? Lucky for me this is only the 2nd stranger to actually put her hands on me. The other one was a random, drunk girl in the bathroom at a restaurant. She proclaimed her love for pregnant women and started rubbing my belly telling me how cute I was. Lucky for her she was drunk and complimenting me, so I let it slide. And then she thanked me for letting her rub me down. Best bathroom feel up ever. We didn't even have to cuddle after it. :)

Happy D-Day to me. Yep, it's my due date. And no baby. Damn it. I knew she'd be late.

I'm going to let the pictures do the talking

Kobe looks wasted. Funniest picture of him, I love it!

The bathroom is DONE!

My most recent belly shot taken on Friday @ 39 weeks 1 day. Six days until my due date. I've been having some wicked cramping too so hopefully this is a sign that I'll pop Nugget out soon b/c I have never been so uncomfortable. It's awful.

Nugget's room is complete. The bookcase was the last item we were waiting for and now that it's hung up the room looks great! I love how it all turned out.

My two boys. Seriously the cutest picture ever.

I did a lot of walking/shopping this weekend hoping to bring labor on. Unfortunately all it did was make me crampy. But Nugget has dropped lower so that is something. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I have her by her due date but I don't see that happening. I think she's going to take after her mama and be late. Damn.

(Not) Wordless Wednesday

And this was 5 weeks ago. Imagine my belly now. No wait. Don't imagine it. It's not pretty. :)

36 week update

Like Whoa.

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 32 pounds (um yikes?!?!)

Stretch Marks: None. Still thanking the baby Jeebus and hoping upon hope it stays this way!

Sleep: Minimal. Exhaustion has hit again. I toss and turn all night trying like crazy to find a position that is comfortable but I can’t sleep on my stomach (for obvious reasons) and I can’t sleep on my back either b/c of the pressure on one of the main arteries or whatever so it’s only on my sides. Not cutting it one bit. Even with my body pillow.

Best Moment This Week: My baby shower last Sunday in Des Moines. It was so great to get to see everyone and we got some great gifts for Nugget! Also, Wade installing the new tile floor and wainscoting in the bathroom. It looks great!

Movement: Nugget is a mover and a shaker for sure. And now that she is getting so large (approx 5 ½ pounds at this point) the jabs and pokes are starting to get painful at times. I find myself gasping at times when she really goes to town. Yikes!

Food cravings: Strawberries again. Can’t get enough of them. And pineapple and fruits in general. Also pizza. I don’t want you guys thinking I’ve become a health nut b/c I totally am not.

Labor Signs: I’ve had some Braxton Hicks contractions here and there but nothing major.

Belly Button in or out? This is weird but it depends on Nugget’s position in there. Sometimes it is out and I mean WAY out. Other times it is flat across and other times still I’ve even noticed it being in just the slightest bit. So I guess it just depends on how she’s lounging in there.

What I miss: I still miss my wine, beer, margaritas, martinis, etc. I also miss not swelling up at even the slightest bit of heat and humidity. Although it hasn’t been as horrible as some, it’s still no fun. And I definitely miss sleeping on my stomach. And my pre-pregnancy clothes/body. And normal sex (sorry TMI). And sleep. And late nights out. And my energy. Ugh. I guess I miss a lot.

What I am looking forward to: This long holiday weekend! I can’t wait to have a day off. I’ve been keeping my PTO usage to a minimum so that I can use as much as possible when Nugget is born so I haven’t had a full day off in quite sometime! We;ve got a lot that needs to be done before she gets here and I'm hopeful we can get a lot checked off that list this weekend!

Weekly Wisdom: Get up and walk around often. It helps with the swelling and keeps my tailbone from hurting more. (For some reason my tailbone kills me when I sit down. It is awful and I have no idea why.)

Milestones: We can now say I am due this month! Happy July!!! :)

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th!

Less than 8 weeks left of cooking time!

Happy Friday love cakes!

I’m so glad it’s the freaking weekend. Even with Monday off the week felt long, didn’t it? Yesterday we had Nugget’s 32 week doctor appointment and everything looks great! They did another ultrasound and found that the placenta has moved up along with the growth of the uterus so I no longer have placenta previa and am cleared for a normal birth! No c-section required!

Nugget is weighing in at approximately 4 pounds 2 ounces and is in the 55th percentile for size. Tech said the blood flow looked good and her heartbeat was 128 and strong. We also saw her stomach had fluid in it which means that she is swallowing correctly. She must really like all the junk I’ve been feeding her! :)

Here is the best pic we got of her. I know I am biased but I think she is adorable. She’s filled out so much in the 4 weeks since we last saw her. What a big girl we have! I’m getting so excited to meet her…
In other news this weekend looks to be fairly uneventful. I’m meeting Wade out for happy(less) hour after work tonight (it’s only happy(less) for me, everyone else who can drink calls it happy hour). Tomorrow I’ll probably just get more of the much needed chores done around the house and Sunday Wade is in his first ever triathlon. He’s pretty excited about it although I’m not sure how excited he is to be doing the running portion on a broken toe. Oh well. No one is forcing him to do this. He willingly signed up! :) He gets no sympathy from me! (Yes, I’m an evil bitch). Haha!

I’m also hopeful that we can get a recliner/rocker picked out for Nugget’s room this weekend. Then we can get the room laid out and stuff hung up and consider it 99% done! I love being able to check things off my to-do list.

I hope ya’ll have a SPLENDID weekend!

xoxo~

28 week update

I thought I'd do another one of the updates since I haven't done one since 21 weeks. We have an ultrasound today at 1:30 to check on my placenta previa. I am so excited to see how much she has grown and changed since our last one at 19 weeks! I'll be sure to post a pic or 2 once I get them uploaded.



How Far Along: 28 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 22 pounds (eegads!)

Stretch Marks: None. Thank the baby Jeebus. I hope it stays this way!

Sleep: Also none. Well, not a lot at least. I toss and turn all night. It is impossible to get comfortable and just when I do little Nugget seems to wake up and kick the shit out of me. Not nice Nugget. You are in time out!

Best Moment This Week: Husband of the year got me a mani/pedi and massage for Mother’s Day! My 2 neighbor girlfriends got the same thing from their hubbys (they are so sneaky) and so we all 3 get to go together for some girl time! Could they be any sweeter? I don’t think so!

Movement: A ton! She is so strong too! I see pokes out of my belly all the time now and I wish I knew if it was her foot or elbow or knee or what! And I felt her having hiccups for the first time on Monday! She’s an active little booger and is tossing, turning and kicking constantly!

Food cravings: Um, anything and everything? Yeah. Just give me food. Although sometimes absolutely nothing sounds good even though I'm famished. Go figure right?

Labor Signs: None! Yay!

Belly Button in or out? I guess it’s safe to say it is officially out since the only time it is still flat across is first thing in the morning before I eat. After that it is out constantly and when I laugh it pokes out about an inch further I swear. I think it is a whole nother belly in it’s own right it’s so big!


What I miss: Same answer as last time. My wine, beer, margaritas, martinis, etc. But I also miss my chin, ankles and waist. :)


What I am looking forward to: Besides our ultrasound today at 1:30, heading to Des Moines this weekend to participate in the MS Walk. Thank you so much to all who have contributed! I still haven’t reached my goal of $800 so if you want to donate there is still time! Click here! I’m hoping I can make it the 2+ miles no problem and with minimal potty breaks. I think I can!


Weekly Wisdom: Speaking of potty breaks, when you have to pee, go. Don’t hold it. It can get down right painful and also cause the fear of God that you may piss yourself in public. Also, it’s amazing what a little elevation can do to lessen cankle swelling. Ugh.


Milestones: I’m in the home stretch – the 3rd Trimester! Little Nugget can now open her eyes and she weighs approximately 2 ½ pounds and is nearly 16 inches long! Only 12 more weeks... (There is some sarcasm in that last part). :)

xoxo~

This pregnant bitch be walking

All righty guys. It's that time again. Time for a reminder! In 2 weeks I will be in Des Moines doing the MS Walk. All proceeds go to help find a cure for MS!

If you would like to donate to me please visit my page! Also, as an update as to how huge I am I have posted below a picture of me in all my glory. In 2 more weeks I will be even bigger. It's amazing how fast I seem to grow but I have no fear that I will be able to complete this walk. It may just take me a bit longer due to multiple bathroom breaks and fat, uncoordinated feet. :)

Just for comparison sake (b/c I love to look at past pics when I am wearing the same thing and gawk at my hugeness) here I am at 20 weeks vs. 26 weeks (today). I think it's safe to say I've grown just a "bit". :)

Thanks everyone!

xoxo~

Lah Tee Dah

Not much new to update you guys on this week. We went out to Stella’s Restaurant last Saturday to celebrate Erika’s 30th birthday and enjoyed their rooftop patio. We even closed the bar down which has been unheard of in my pregnant state! I drove the drunko’s through a T Bell stop at 2 am which I was needing just as badly (if not worse) than they were. I was starving and inhaled those tacos like a fat kid eating cake! We’ve done the drunken T Bell late night drive thru too many times to count but this was my first time being the sober driver! A totally new experience! :)
I think I’ve been hungrier this week than any of the previous ones which is amazing b/c I didn’t think that was possible. I’ve been eating non-stop it seems. In fact the peanut butter Twix bar I just ate was quite tasty and I wish I had another one already. Amazingly I’m still in the acceptable weight gain range. Not sure how that happened but I’m up about 19 pounds which at 26 weeks ain’t too shabby.

Then last night Wade put up the new blinds I bought for Nugget’s room. They are white faux wood. A lot cheaper than the real deal and I think they look just as nice. Now I just need to get my mom to shorten the drapes I bought and then we can hang those as well! Other than that we still need to get a rocker/glider, a rug and some bedding and then this nursery will be damn near complete! I’d say we’re ahead of the game and that makes me one happy camper! And if anyone can recommend a rocker/glider that they like that won’t break the bank please let me know. Wade doesn’t like the traditional glider look, and I’ve got to say I agree w/ him but it’s all I’m finding that isn’t a ton of money. So does anyone know of any gliders/rockers that don’t look like those “traditional” gliders? Leave me a comment if you do!

I've got a, I've got a pocket full of sherbert

I know, I know. My posting is seriously lacking lately. It’s just that I don’t have anything exciting to share with ya’ll. I think I’ve definitely reached the boredom stage of pregnancy. I can’t play volleyball this summer, I can’t drink, I can only minimally work out now since I tire so damn easily, I’m congested, I feel huge yet know there is still so far to go (15 more weeks still!!!!) and I’m exhausted 95% of the time. Also I feel like I'm waddling. Sometimes my hips will hurt and when I start walking I can feel myself waddling but it hurts to walk normal. Not hot, I know. But whatever. I did score this cute ass onsie that says "Rock Me" on it w/ some baby leg warmers. How's that for cute? And Nugget's wardrobe is growing faster than uncontrolled herpes so it's a good thing her dresser came in over the weekend!

My MIL bought me a pregnancy “journal” before we even became pregnant b/c as she said “it was on sale”. Ha! In it there are spaces to fill out how you are feeling and how much weight you’ve gained and how big your belly has become. Today I measured my belly from the widest part around and I am just shy of 35 inches. I feel as big as a planet. I think things are going to start orbiting around me soon in their own path w/ my gravitational pull. And I’m not even going to tell you how much I weigh b/c even though I know putting this weight on is for a good cause (grow little Nugget!) it’s still hard to see that scale keep rising higher and higher and higher.

Currently I am craving strawberries. Or even just strawberry flavored stuff. Strawberry pop, smoothies, ice cream, slushies, taffy, desserts, anything. I can’t get enough of it. Strawberries are like crack to me. Luckily I convinced Wade to buy me some strawberry sherbert last night so I’ve got a bucket full of sunshine in my freezer just waiting for me.

This past weekend the weather was BEAUTIFUL. Perfect really. We spent the majority of it outdoors and I even got a little sun. I gave my car a thorough cleaning in and out, read a book on the deck, went to the gym, took Kobe on a walk and helped (by helped I mean watched) Wade and Keith unload rock into our garden we planted last spring. (Thanks Keith!!) So the garden is finally complete. Although 2 plants didn’t come back so I’ll need to buy something to replace them. The damn rabbit ate them into the ground. Of course you realize this means war you wascally wabbit.

We did get to go out and be social Saturday night when a group of about 16 of us met for dinner at Buca di Beppo’s. Good time and delicious food. I even had a small glass of wine. I think I can still taste it b/c it was so good. :) Other than that nothing new in our neck of the woods. How bout ya’ll? Was your weekend weather as nice as ours? I’m hoping this coming weekend will be equally as nice and my allergies stay away! One can dream, right?

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I passed my glucose test w/ flying colors so one less hurdle and pass me the chocolates.

Cheers!

I talk a lot about food. Weird.

Nice belly button, eh?

Over the Easter weekend we traveled down south to Des Moines to see family and friends. We were lucky and Wade’s mom and Z could make it as well as Todd’s parents and grandpa, so our Easter dinner was the biggest it has been in years! It was great! The food was to die for. I really must learn how to cook. I just hate the cooking part of it all and would love to skip directly to the eating part of it. :)

On Saturday afternoon my mom, Kara and I went shopping. What was supposed to be a quick stop at Kohl’s for their tax free day ended up being a couple hours and my maternity wardrobe doubled in size and little Nugget’s wardrobe tripled in size. This little girl is going to have more clothes than me soon! But damn is she going to be well dressed! (And hopefully I will be too now that I have more than 4 shirts to alternate between each week! Yikes!) Kara saw my belly button for the first time and her response was less than stellar. I believe it went something like this: “Ewwwww…” Yeah, not cool Kara. You just wait until it’s your turn to pop one out. You’re not getting any of my stylish hand me downs. :)

Nothing like standing next to your twin sister to remind you how big you've gotten.

This week will be pretty uneventful. Wade has to travel to Auburn on Wednesday and I have a fun glucose test to take at the OB’s on Thursday. I’m dreading it. It is a test to screen for gestational diabetes. I’m mostly dreading the outcome. I’m fearful that I have it and then will have to alter my diet which as of now consists of a lot of fried chicken, Dr. Pepper and pasta. Yum! But I’m also dreading the stuff I have to drink. Supposedly it tastes like flat orange soda. That I can tolerate. However some women get nauseous from it and actually throw up. Please God, don’t make me throw it up. Ew.

Also, our dresser should be in by Thursday this week so Wade will have a fun weekend project! It’s a good thing b/c I’m running out of closet space for all of little Nuggets clothes already! Oops!
How was ya’lls Easter weekend? Did you get some tasty food like me? I’ve got a baggie full of close to 50 Airheads in my desk from my Easter basket so if this test comes back saying I have gestational diabetes I’ll be pissed.

What’s going on? I have no clue.

Several times in the past (and even more so now) I have heard about a thing called “pregnancy brain”. Basically it means that pregnant women become very forgetful, spacey, and tuned out as to what is going on. There have even been studies done about this so called phenomenon. Most recently I read an article disclaiming the fact that pregnant women get such a thing. In the study they had women take a “test” before, during and after pregnancy. They concluded that the women did not suffer from such a thing as pregnancy brain since they scored just as high on the test while pregnant as they did not pregnant.

I will stand here today and reject their findings whole heartedly and pledge that such a thing as pregnancy brain is true and does totally exist.

A pregnant woman’s brain is no dumber than when she is not pregnant it just functions differently. Things that would normally be a non-issue suddenly become near impossible to figure out. For instance the other day while talking to Wade about the stain we put on our deck which has completely come off in less than 2 years of wear I said “This stain is a shit hole”. What exactly does that mean? Wade cracked up. It made no sense. I realize that. But I basically wanted to explain my dislike for how shitty the stain was and my brain could not keep up with my mouth (similar to how I am while drunk). Would I have called the deck stain a shit hole if my brain weren’t working on overdrive already? Probably not. I probably would have said something much more intelligent like “This stain worked like shit” or “This stain is the equivalent of shit”. See? MUCH more intelligent.

However, due to my brain not functioning at it’s normal level of intelligence my mouth spoke before my brain could register what it wanted to say and I said something stupid. I also have a harder time coming up with the words that I am thinking of. Usually adjectives. So the terms shit, crap, awesome and good are used a lot more at this time. (This also explains the awful grammar and punctuation used throughout this post. Screw it.)

My take on the whole pregnancy brain theory is this: Pregnant women are not dumber, they are just overly stimulated with too many things at once and therefore cannot whole heartedly be involved in things as they used to.

Things that may be taking up the brain space of a pregnant woman:

- When is breakfast?
- Why is my face broken out worse than it was even in high school? I look like a pepperoni pizza.
- Yum. Pepperoni pizza…
- I’m so friggin tired. At least now I’m a pro at using my concealer to cover up my under eye circles though.
- Where is the nearest bathroom?
- Am I gaining too much weight? Am I gaining enough weight? Weight, weight, weight!
- Is my boob leaking?
- What is that smell? And how can I even smell things when I'm so stuffed up?
- Aw, the baby just kicked. So sweet. Love it!
- Oh shit! The baby just karate chopped my bladder! Where is the nearest bathroom???
- When is lunch?
- Dear Lord I’m tired. I wonder if I could take a nap under my desk like George Costanza…
- This shirt is too tight. Mental note to go shopping for more maternity wear. (Mental note forgotten immediately)
- Did I take my prenatal vitamin today? Crap. Did I take it yesterday?
- Need to visit child care centers.
- Need to find a pediatrician.
- Need to remember to ask about child birth classes at my next OB appointment.
- Need to buy crib, dresser, glider, bedding, car seat, high chair, etc etc etc.
- Is it safe for me to eat this? Can I drink that? Am I getting enough folic acid/calcium/vitamins?
- My feet are swelling. I have cankles! Must drink more water to keep swelling down.
- Gotta pee. Like now.
- Ow. Heartburn. SOB.
- Ow. Can’t walk. Hips feel like they are popping out of place.
- Ow. My sciatic nerve! Back/hip/leg pain!!!
- Ow. Round ligament pain. Can’t breathe. Hurts. Too. Bad. Curl into fetal position if possible.
- When is dinner?
- How does everything I eat end up on my shirt now?
- Holy shit the baby must be having a dance party in there. My belly is moving like crazy. It’s like an alien is inside me. That is creepy. Ew. Weird.
- Damn! Where did all this peach fuzz on my belly come from? Nasty!
- Frick! Is that a stretch mark??? It rubs the lotion on it's skin.
- I need to make a list of the 8 million things I need to do before this baby gets here. (Forget to make list)
- I wonder if that car seat I registered for is safe enough? Mental note to check consumer safety info on it. (Mental note forgotten immediately)
- Ah-choo. Shit. Just snissed myself. (Note: I have not actually done this yet which is amazing since I seem to be sneezing way more than ever now that I’m pregnant, but I hear it is a VERY common problem.)
- Which leads me to kegels. Remember to do kegels. Kegels, kegels, kegels.
- Do we have any ice cream?
- I need to go to the gym to stay in shape.
- Too tired to make it to the gym.
- When is bedtime? Now? Great. Must remember not to sleep on back.

Any pregnant ladies or moms feel like adding more? I KNOW I am forgetting a lot. It’s my pregnancy brain. I can’t help it.

Also, I apologize for not being out and reading/commenting on blogs lately. It seems all my free time is spent in a tired dazed coma like state. I am hopeful that I will come out of this fog at some point. Hopefully soon. Keep your fingers crossed.

(Oh also, news flash. Ricky Martin finally came out of the closet. Big surprise there. It’s about time Ricky. You weren’t fooling anyone.)

5 weeks

What a difference 5 weeks makes! I decided I'd wear the same shirt for a comparison shot from 17 weeks to 22 weeks today. Needless to say, there is quite a difference! Baby girl is almost a foot in length and nearly one full pound! She's an active little booger too.

I bought the dresser for the nursery and am waiting for it to be delivered so then we'll have one more thing done for the baby's room. I also went on a "small" shopping spree. There was a spring sale going on and I just couldn't resist. There are way too many cute little girl clothes! Other than that, nothing new in my world. Just taking it one week at a time.

Cheers!

Pregnancy Update

So I saw this little survey on another pregnant board and thought it would be fun to mark my progress down. Stop reading here if you could care less about pregnancy. :)

How far along? 21 weeks

This is me today. Please excuse the ever classy bathroom picture and look of utter exhaustion. I'm tired.

Total weight gain/loss: I’m on track for a healthy weight gain but I've got to admit it's hard to watch that scale go up so high and so fast. So far I’m up 12 pounds. I think about 10 of that is in my ta-tas.

Stretch marks? None as of now and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it stays this way! I lather up with Palmer’s Stretch Mark lotion every morning hoping to keep them away!

Sleep: Sucks. I fall asleep really fast b/c I’m exhausted but I typically wake up for the first time around 2-3 am and then several times there after to move and adjust and get comfortable which is getting harder and harder to do w/ this growing belly. Unfortunately it’s only going to get worse…

Best moment this week: Kobe seems to be getting used to my belly or at least accepting the fate that is coming. I had him sitting on my belly Monday night and was scratching his neck and ears and he was so content. Just look at that sweet face. Maybe he’ll love this baby girl after all!

Movement: I’ve been feeling her kick like crazy for a few weeks now and she’s getting stronger and stronger each day, but on Tuesday I finally SAW her move! My belly poked out when she sucker punched me! So cool! We’ve got a wild little girl on our hands! Wade has finally been able to feel her move too and you should see his face light up when she kicks for him. He's turned into mush. He's toast once this little girl is born. :)

Food cravings: Buffalo Wild Wings and ice cream. I found a new Kemp’s chocolate w/ cookies and cream dipping dots in it which is so fabulous that I would eat it all day if I could. I don't think my weight gain would stay in the normal range though if I did that!

Labor Signs: None, phew! And hopefully it stays that way for a long time! Keep cooking baby!

Belly Button in or out? How about flat across? But when I laugh it pops out which amuses the hell out of Wade.

What I miss: Do I really need to answer this one? You guys all know I miss my wine, beer, margaritas, martinis, etc. Duh.

What I am looking forward to: Warm weather, BBQ's and walks outside! We’ve gotten a taste of it and now I can’t wait to wear flip flops and skirts every day. Especially b/c skirts are so much more comfortable than pants at this point!

Weekly Wisdom: Once you wear maternity pants you will never want to go back. Seriously. I thought I’d wear some of my old pants to work this week and just use my belly band to hold them in place and I was SO uncomfortable. Elastic waists are WAY better! I never thought I’d be caught dead saying that! :)

Milestones: We’ve passed the half way mark! Baby girl is approximately 10 inches head to toe and weighs almost 13 ounces. We’re nearing the pound mark! She also has working taste buds and therefore can taste all the yummy ice cream I’ve been eating. Hope she likes it! :)

20 weeks! Holy shit!

Last Thursday was my 20 week mark. That's right, I'm 1/2 way through this pregnancy! In some ways the time has flown by and in others it seems to have dragged on and on and on. I really want a beer or wine right about now, I want my innie belly button back and I'm so anxious to not feel like my stomach is being stretched from NY to LA but at the same time I'm not ready to have this little girl yet. And neither is our house! If she were to come today she'd only have a crib in her room and 4 little outfits to wear. She wouldn't even have any sheets on her crib! We've got a lot of work to do!


Anyway, here I am last Thursday. Half way through and doing good! Here's to a hopefully equally uneventful 2nd half! Keep cookin in there little nugget!

xoxo~

Quick Weekend Recap

Friday night, after an extremely long work week, Wade and I had a quiet night in since we had to wake up early and drive 4 1/2 hours down to Iowa City for our friend, Jim's wedding. We rented Zombieland which we both enjoyed. There is just something I love about Woody Harrelson. He's hilarious!


The wedding was a lot of fun (even though I was the only sober person in the joint). I shook my ass on the dance floor and even stayed up until 2 am (which w/ daylight savings was really 3 am)! So this pregnant lady can still hang! Although the next day I was exhausted and had a headache so I actually felt hung over even when I wasn't. WTF? But it was really great to get to see everyone and hang out again! I wish we could see our friends all the time they are so fun.


I also realized that my innie belly button is quickly turning into an outie so I finally succumbed to taking out my belly ring since it was making it look even worse. When I laugh my currently flat across belly button pops out which Wade finds absolutely hilarious. This makes him do anything and everything in his power to make me laugh just so he can point and laugh at my belly button turn into an outie. Real hot, I know.


Another awesome thing about the weekend... the weather we returned home to was absolutely gorgeous! It definitely felt like spring. It was in the mid 60's which felt like 80 after our long winter. Wade and I took Kobe on a walk and I even wore flip flops. Totally rad! :) Spring fever has officially consumed my mind!

I didn't take all too many pictures but here are the few I do have.

Wade shaking his thang to 'Beat It'

DU Boys - Wade, Tai, Kyle and Harbs

Hotties - Andrea, Me & Ang

Great friends - Tai, Alyssa, Andrea, Angie, Harbs & Wade

The happy couple - Jim & Rachel (Congrats!)

Kyle, Tai, Alyssa & a red whale :)

All in all a GREAT weekend! It was great to be social and I even had a few sips of wine. OMG soooooooo good! :)

Happy Monday luvahs!

The BIG Reveal!

For those of you who are my Facebook friends you may have already seen my update but if not...


This smiling happy baby is a...

GIRL!

Wade and I are over the moon excited! She is weighing approximately 9 ounces and is in the 40th percentile for size at this point. Everything measured great and looks healthy! We are thrilled! And we promptly went to Babies 'R Us where we spent over 2 hours and bought her the CUTEST little dress to come home in. I can't wait. :)

Tying it all together: Sex, Dress & MS

The big day is near! Thursday we find out the sex as long as the baby cooperates! Probably the only time I will want this baby to spread its legs open (especially if it’s a girl)! Modesty!!! Haha! :) I have been counting down the days for the past 4 weeks and it seriously cannot come fast enough.

My parents, sister and her fiancé came up last weekend to visit and dress shop for Kara. It was a success! She actually ended up buying the 2nd dress she tried on. (Although she tried on probably close to 20 more after it.) But she looks stunning in it and really looked great in almost every dress she tried on. I thought we were going to have a problem with her selecting one since they were all so beautiful on her! :) Here is a picture of the dress she chose (Madison by Maggie Sottero). Perfect!

She is doing a peacock feather color scheme so it will be lots of vibrant blues, greens and purple accents. It will be gorgeous! As of now she is thinking the bridesmaids will be wearing a Kelly green color that we found at David’s bridal and we can all select whatever style we like best as long as it’s in that color. I love the green so I’m looking forward to picking out my dress. Although I have no idea what size I will be wearing 6 months after having a baby. Hopefully I’ll be back to my normal size (or at least really close to it). And hopefully my bazookas will be back in control. They are getting crazy. And since they are sore they are no fun. As Wade put it "they are like a closed amusement park." Nice analogy there hun. :)

I’m up about 8 pounds which is amazing since I am hungry NON-STOP and my mom even said how surprised she was at how big my belly has gotten. But it must be all baby b/c I haven’t gained all that much and my ass still fits in my jeans. Thank the baby Jeebus. I feel the little nugget kicking away pretty much every day now in little spurts. It’s a great feeling!

Other than that there isn’t much new in our household. I’m just living for Thursday! Our appointment is at 1:30 and then after it we are going to go to Babies ‘R Us to start our registering process (which is really overwhelming if you ask me). I know nothing about babies and what we need. Yikes. Any suggestions?

Also, a HUGE thank you to those who have so graciously donated to my MS Walk!

Emily – So This Is My Gig
Paula – Insert My Blog Name Here
Matt – Mr. 5820
Kristin – BonBon Rose Girls

And there is still plenty of time between now and the walk so if you still want to please do! You guys are the greatest!!!

I’ll be sure to update ya’ll on Friday once we know if our babe is packin or lackin! Til then!

Xoxo~