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!

Bad habits die hard

My Dearest Little Nugget,

You have made Mommy realize that her bad habit is in fact much, much larger than she ever thought possible. You see, Mommy always knew she had this flaw, however you have shown Mommy just how huge of a problem it really is and you aren’t even done brewing yet. (Look at Mommy comparing your gestation to beer. How typical!) Just look at you! Showing Mommy that she needs to get control of herself when you’ve still got 15 weeks left to brew, um… cook in there! What a talented little Nugget!

You see, Mommy has a weakness for shopping. Mommy has always known she had this problem as she LOVES to shop and has at times spent way more than she ever should on a pair of shoes or purse. However ever since Mommy got pregnant she stopped shopping for herself b/c, let’s face it, maternity clothes kind of suck. Plus who wants to spend a shit load of money on clothing you can only wear for a few months? (Also, swear words are bad. Don’t say shit.) So Mommy has taken her shopping habit to a whole new level and has spent way too much time and money shopping for you. Needless to say you will be one sharp dressed cookie, however this money could probably have been better used say, towards your future college fund perhaps? (But really, what fun is that?)

Anyway, Mommy found the cutest little Ralph Lauren cardigan last night that she couldn’t pass up. She got a helluva deal on it too. And she justified it to Daddy by saying that you could wear it with ANYTHING b/c it’s white w/ a little pink Ralph Lauren polo pony on it. Daddy’s response was less than stellar. It went something like this:

Mommy: “Check out this adorable little cardigan I got for Nugget! It was originally $30 and I got it for $10! Can you believe it? She’s going to look so cute in it!”

Daddy: “Umph. Cool.”

Mommy: “She’ll be able to wear it with everything! It’s a steal!”

Daddy: “Yeah, b/c I’m really concerned about her matching and coordinating.”

Mommy: (Gasp!) “Well you should be! What are you going to do? Dress her like a clown?”

Daddy: “Yep. A clown sounds about right to me.”

Needless to say Nugget, your Daddy likes to think he has good fashion sense but really the only reason he ever looks coordinated at all is due to your Mommy. Don’t worry. Mommy won’t let him dress you like a clown as long as she’s around! Unless it’s for Halloween. Hmmm… Mommy thinks you’d probably make the most adorable clown. Mommy will have to remember this in October.

Love you to pieces,

Mommy

P.S. If you could let Mommy get more than 4-5 hours of sleep each night that would be wonderful and Mommy would forever be grateful. This crap ain’t cutting it. Also, please let up on Mommy’s bladder. Mommy’s afraid she will pee herself while out shopping for you and that would be horrendous.

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!

Weekly Want-It's: Baby Edition

This week since I’m pregnant and can’t fit into regular awesome, hot, stylish clothing at this point I’m doing a weekly want-it version of what I want to buy for my little girl that I will be dressing up like a doll. What? Isn’t that what everyone does when they have a little girl? There’s just too much cuteness out there to not go a little bit crazy on the clothing.

Flower Pintuck Dress from Gymboree

Heart Dress from Crazy8

Baby Togs Blue Floral Outfit from Sophia’s Style

Printed Bubble Romper from Baby Gap

Floral Sun Hat from Baby Gap

Daisy Dot Pique Dress from Gymboree

Fringe Sandals from Baby Gap

Button Jacket from Crazy8

Ivory Floral Capri Outfit from Sophia’s Style

Denim Jacket from Baby Gap

There are just WAY too many cute things out there! And then I saw this. And I was like WTF? It’s like Elvis gone bad. Floral bad. So my weekly WTF item… White Floral Outfit

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~