Still here and lurking

I am still here. I read blogs, days later. I comment when I have time and not completely exhausted.  B is 6 months as of Monday. So much to share. Back to work is okay but when I get home it is non stop. I spend time with the baby until he goes to bed at 8. After that, it is bottles, lunch, laundry, and etc. then I crawl into bed exhausted. I hope to write a post this weekend.

- 19 lbs 11 oz.   28 inches long
- 2 teeth
- sitting up on his own
- using his feet to push himself around on his back
- loves the jumperoo
- has a whiny sound when he is bored (ugh)

I did a photo dump but captions are hard to figure out on the iPad.

First carousel ride August 2013.

4 months

I decided to write Brayden a letter like I have seen other bloggers do.  Written 8/8/2013.

Dear Brayden,
You are four months old. I can't imagine my life without you. I am so honored to be your mom.  Every night when I check on you in your crib while you are sleeping multiple times, I have to stop myself from picking you up to just hold you. You are growing way to fast for me. I get sad when I have to pack away clothes that you have out grown.  You are so much fun and so interactive.  You like to look in the mirror and talk to the baby there. You like to chew on anything especially your fist. You try to get the person holding you's finger in your mouth and you got poppop's today. Which shocked him. You like to coo a lot.  Sometimes it seems like you have a story to tell and you just keep going. A few weeks ago, the jeopardy teen tournament was on and you were staring intently at the tv and had a lot of cooing. I thought it was funny, so you would look at me smile and then stare intently again at jeopardy.  You love to lay on the floor on your gym mat and kick, coo, etc.  you get upset when the bars that hold the toys over you get in your way as you scoot and roll around. You roll on your side and try to get to your belly but that arm gets in your way.  The first time you rolled over was in the beginning of July at 3 months. When you did it the first time, you just laid there silent like you were trying to figure out what happened.  When I put you back on your back, you did it again and cried.  Almost like you were scared.  You didn't roll over completely again for three or four weeks. Now you do it a lot but that arm is a pain.  You love baths and move around a lot on your bath chair.  You love to lay on the changing table before and after bath with just your diaper waiting for belly raspberries, smelly feet, and other fun games.  We usually start getting ready for bed around 7 pm and you are usually ready to be in your crib by 8 pm. You sleep almost 12 hours waking around 7:45 or 8:00 am.  You wake up and lay in your crib making noise patiently.  You don't like your diaper changed when you first get up because you just want to eat, so you will fuss at me.   Then we go to my room and you eat. Unless we have an early appointment or something, we hang out on my bed and you entertain me with little games of peek a boo, patty cake, and etc.
You aren't much of a napper.  You take a nap around two hours after you wake up, usually 10 am.  It's usually 45 mins to an hour and the rest of the day it's twenty minute cat naps and maybe one more hour nap.  Most days you take a catnap around 6 pm and then go to bed at 8 pm.  You would probably nap longer if you were held the whole time!  You like to be held, have your pacifier in your mouth, and hide your head in the persons arm to hide the light to fall asleep for a nap.  One day you fell asleep on your mat while playing but not usually.
You just started cereal this week and you seem to like it. You will sit in your high chair for about fifteen minutes and make a big mess while smiling with cereal running down your face!  You go many places with me such as shopping, out to restaurants, parks, the beach house, and etc.  I have not taken you on the beach yet because I don't want sand all over you but we have done the inground pool and you seem to like it.
I have been home with you since you were born besides six quick days at the end of the year that you were with aunt Cindy.  Now at the end of the month, I return to work for a whole new school year. I am very sad.  I enjoy our slow pace relaxing time together, now it's going to be busy and limited time together. Our routine/Brayden ran schedule will change drastically, because I will have to start getting you up at 6:30 am.  I will miss your cute, adoring smile and your babbling during the day.  Just thinking about it makes me teary.  Next time we have a long break together will be Christmas and you will be eight months.  Oh time goes way to fast. I tell you everyday that I want to freeze you!
Thank you for being my sweet cuddly boy and bringing so much joy to my life! Love you, Mommy

IUI anniversary

As I lay here in bed at my parents beach cottage holding this sleeping baby boy who I don't want to put down right now, I am reflecting on the fact that a year ago at this time I was driving to the doctor's office! I had the iui done, stopped by my aunts, watched my nephew's baseball game, and went to a pool party beginning the 2ww.   My how much life has changed!  Today, I have the cutest, sweetest, funniest, curious little boy! How wonderful life is with B!  I love beginning his mom!  This past year has been amazing!

I am going to enjoy the day and this week of vacation with a 15 week old who is exploring this new world. He stares and studies everything.  And my how good his hands must taste because he is always sticking them as far as he can in his mouth.  Oh and the drool is so cute!

3 month update

B is so much fun. He discovered his hands and he likes them in his mouth. He will slurp on them. He scrunches up his toes when they are tickled. He thinks its funny if I pretend to eat his toes. Mom mom started it and he waits for it from her.  He is very interactive with smiles to anyone that makes eye contact with him or makes interesting noises or talks to him.  When he gets really excited, he makes a little screeching sound.  He is a lot of fun. He discovered slobbering on the security blanket dog. Sometimes he falls asleep with his arm wrapped around it. So cute!

I don't know his exact weight or length because we don't have an appointment with the ped until August but he is moving out of size two diapers and on to size three.  At two months, 24 inches long and 13lbs 10 oz.  I think his reflux is improving too.

We just returned from July 4th long weekend down the beach.  I didn't take him to the beach or pool. It's so hot and humid on the beach which we have to drive too and I don't like the chlorine level of our pool in our community.  We did go on walks every night after dinner since it was cooler with a nice breeze. Wish we had a breeze at home to walk after dinner!

11weeks

I am still here and occasionally lurking.  Busy busy. And no offense but I like to spend time with my baby. When he sleeps, I usually have a million things to do.

So I went back to work for six days. I was sad when I left him but so busy wrapping up the year and packing that I didn't have time to be sad. He was happy and eating like a champ. We have now been off school for a week and we have been hanging out.  I completed two summer projects and have more to do.  First, I packed up two bags off old clothes and took it to goodwill. Second, I purchased the book crawler app and scanned all my counseling book, so now I have a database of all my books.  There are more to do that packed away at school but the majority are done.  Next I want to work on a PowerPoint that needs updating, a schedule, and shampoo the rugs.  Hope to do that before I go away for the fourth.

Now on the baby front...he is so much fun. He smiles and coos.  He cracks me up.  He is growing like a weed. He is in size 2 diapers and many 3 months clothes are packed away.  He is growing fast and I feel sad about that but I love to see him experience the world and growing.  Gotta go my non napper is up and crying.

6weeks

I can't believe that B is six weeks today.  Time flies.

B facts
-  11 lbs 5 oz on Wednesday at doctors
- he got his second hep b vaccine and he has the cutest cry
- went to field day at work after and he did great
- he sleeps for 4-5 hour blocks at night, we do bath or wash up around 7 or 8 pm then he eats or cat naps and them usually another feeding around 11 pm and he will sleep for that block after
- he has been to my nieces communion, nephews bday party, school, shopping, cousins baby shower and at all, he was very good
- we go to baseball games when the weather is nice to watch my neoce or nephews depending on who is playing
- we went to the beach for springfest and spent the weekend
-His reflux seems to be okay with the meds
- he is starting to interact more and smile a lot
- he coos a lot and its adorable
- he takes cat naps at home and we are working on using the crib for his big afternoon nap
- he prefers to sleep on me

I am sure there is more to share but I need to get somethings done while he s napping. Here is smiles from today!

Rough week

Monday we had a doctors appt to just follow up on growth! B had grown in length and weight was 8 lbs 12.5 oz.  When the doctor came in I was feeding B a bottle.   The dr asked about GER D or reflux. I said I knew what it was but he seemed ok.

By Monday night, my sweet calm baby had started to show signs of discomfort.  I started to document symptoms and we went back to the doctor on wed. So now B is on Prilo$ec.  He doesn't like it and gets angry but it seems to be helping a bit.  I just can't wait for the screaming to stop. It happens when he is sleeping and awake. He throws his head around and arches his back.  It's all very sad and exhausting.

The number of daily visitors has died down and sometimes I miss it! We have been out a lot.  I usually plan outings for right after he eats and he sleeps the whole time!

I thought going to the supermarket would be impossible and my mom offered to watch him but I went when she was at work.  With the carrier in the back of the cart and my coupon binder in the front seat, I had to be very creative with where I stuck stuff but it worked out.

We have a busy weekend with my nieces first holy communion and niece/nephews baseball games.  I am excited for seventy degree weather!

1 week old.....4/14/13

We had our first pediatrician appointment on Monday the 15th. Our dr was away last week and we had a home nurse visit last Thursday.  Brayden left the hospital at 7pounds1ounce.  When we went to the drs, he was 8 pounds 3 ounces.  So I had a breakdown last week and paid for a lactation consultant because he was having latch issues but I guess we didn't really need it. It provided me with piece of mind.  Besides the lactation consultant and pediatrician are both in agreement that I needed an ENT referral to have the frenulum under B's tongue because it is tight. That is why breast feeding is so painful but also it can cause tongue tie later in life.  We will see what the ENT says on Friday.

Statistics at 8 days old
Length 21.5 (95th percentile)
Weight. 8 lbs 3 oz (75th percentile)
Head 37.5 (95 th percentile) -- this is why I need to write a post on the birth story!
My sister in law drove us to the doctors

- lots of visitors, lots of gifts, lots of food delivered, one bad night of B wanting to be up and being fussy, now pretty much he wakes every 3 hrs to eat,  diaper change. And back to the bassinet
-lots of cards from students that are cute and funny

He is here!!!!

Announcing the arrival of Brayden Craig! Born 4:28 am on Sunday April 7.  Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ounces and 21 inches long! He is beautiful and so precious. Birth story to follow soon!

Having photo issues. Can't get google plus to upload from I phone!

Preeclampsia?

I had an ob appt and a perinatal appt today. I went to the ob first and waited forever. My ob checked my bp after the nurse which never happens. I asked her if my bp was high and  she said no but for me it was high and there was protein in my urine.  Ughhhh!

So he is measuring 6 lbs 15 oz. They are pleased with his size and my sugars are great! I am done visiting the perinatal. But now my ob is worried about preeclampsia.  This little boy is putting me through the ringer! Lol I am not effaced or dilated. He is just having a good old time relaxing in there.  I will be 38 weeks on Saturday. Starting tomorrow am, I am collecting my urine for 24hours and then taking it in Saturday morning.  On Saturday at the lab, I will also need to get bloodwork done!  So now I wait. Of course I am paranoid. I have a headache, I would say it is sinus related but it is still freaking me out.

Things accomplished this week-all baby clothes washed, pack n play built, swing built, bouncy built, bags pretty much packed and have been packed, and now I just need to clean the bathroom and the car. Oh and I feel the need to do early sub plans in case I go earlier!

I wanted to add some pictures but for some reason it isn't working for me! I guess I'll try to figure that out also! Pointers?

37 weeks!

 I am waiting patiently. Today I feel okay. A little pressure from him being low and an occasional awkward feeling from him moving. I am on spring break until April 2nd, so I am just planning on relaxing, some final cleaning, and minor errands.  I had a little swelling a week and a half ago on Thursday after two days of non stop teaching. This week it did not happen! Yeah for no cankles! They were scary looking.

I had these weird pains on Tuesday and Wednesday night from 6 o'clock or so til around 11pm both nights. They were like painful gas pains.  (Tmi coming).  I found myself using the bathroom for number 2 about every hour.  I mentioned it to the doctor and she thought it had something with where the baby was situated.  It's much better now!

Everything is organized. What needs to be washed is washed. I want to clean my car interior prior to installing he carseat. I am debating on where I want to put the infant seat in the rear of the car.  The pack n play, swing, and bouncy are still in the boxes waiting because I would rather them stay dust free. My hospital bag is packed besides last minute things like the camera, makeup, hairbrush, phone charger, etc. I have the diaper bag ready but I keep changing my mind in what I am bringing!

I went to the ob on Thursday the 21st. Nothing new. I was not dilated or effaced.  I go this Thursday as well as have an u/s growth scan because of the GD. I am only testing my sugars twice a day for two weeks now because I was doing well with controlling my sugars with diet.

 I had another shower last Friday. It was a breakfast shower at work. Everyone bought a breakfast item. Food was yummy! I received my bouncy and noise machine! Plus some other goodies!

I have 9 days of work left when we return after break.  My sub has been hired and she will be visiting for a few hours April 2nd and shadowing for a whole day on April 5th. I assume I will still be there waddling around the school and to meet with her.   My last week will be completely focused on the state assessment, I won't be counseling students or doing my real duties.

Quick Update

     I am still here and still reading other blogs. I am just tired and busy! I hit 35 weeks and need to do an update on how I am feeling besides exhausted each day! I actually started leaving work earlier then I have all year! Teachers are allowed to leave at 3:40 pm and I walked out two days last week at 3:40 ish and two other days around 4:00pm. This is good for me because I have been staying later this year then any other year (4:30 or 5:00 pm started to become normal). I feel a lot of pressure at random times and occasionally I feel a Braxton hicks. Mostly, I just feel like gravity is pulling me down and need to sit down.  I have an internal exam this week to see if I am dilated and etc. I doubt I am.   I have a very active little boy in there but I think he is quite content where he is. Consensus is that he will be late!
     There is two weeks of school left before spring break. My principal and I are interviewing two candidates this week to substitute for me.  I am starting to wrap up things and pack up things.  If I go out April 12th as scheduled, I will return for 6 days and 5 of those days are with students. I will need to use those days for packing! Our building is be knocked down this summer and we are moving to an old catholic school for two years while a new school is built.
     I have had two showers. One last Saturday March 2nd which was thrown by family and one this past Friday March 8 which was thrown by work/bunco friends.  I organized all the first shower stuff last Sunday the day after and wrote the thank you's within two days!  Today, I finished organizing this weeks stuff today and went to BRU to buy a few thing which were left.  I say few but wow does it add up. Bassinet sheets, pack n play sheets, burp clothes, and I can't even remember what else.  Everything is organized in the nursery and I plan on starting to wash this week. Pack n play and car seat are in the living room still in their boxes.  I will have to take the time to talk about both showers. They were both very nice!
     I need to sign off before I pass out from exhaustion!

Shower drama

     I hope no one who knows me IRL reads this blog.  This is such a long story that I probably wont be able to explain the whole thing completely and I will seem like a brat. So I assumed (first mistake) my mom would take the baby shower on with excitement and with the assistance of my SIL would throw me a shower. Somehow (I figured out a lot but not this) my second cousins are planning and holding my shower. Supposedly the mother called my mom and offered to throw my shower and my mother accepted. Now I have never been married so my mother has never has the fun of throwing any showers for her only daughter.  She seems excited for the baby. She has gone shopping with me at numerous stores and consignments. She helped with the curtains and etc in the nursery. Anyway back to the shower. My mother handed off my shower and supposedly knows nothing about the planning. She never asked my SIL anything. I with my mother and her sisters/mother, we planned her bridal shower and baby shower.
     So I have made comments to my mom over the last few months about a shower and she just played  dumb. She did ask for 75 of the registry cards when she came with my SIL, niece, and myself to register at BRU.  She asked me for my friends addresses in January. So I assumed she was planning a shower with my SIL (another mistake was assuming).
     I am due April 13th and as of two weeks ago nothing was moving on the registry. I was getting weird  questions from people asking if I was having a shower. I started stressing to one friend. I am a planner and need to be organized, ready, and etc.  So about a week and a half ago and two weeks before the date of the shower, I received an invite to one of my second cousins surprise party's.  When I mentioned it to my mom, I got two weird responses. First, she said that she was surprised how far apart that cousin and my youngest brother were age. Then when she was opening her mail, she looked at the invite and stuck it back in the envelope without a word. Later I would wonder if it was because the real invite was there too!
     So I figured out on the date the invite arrived by asking a very good friend some leading questions. This was the friend who already knew how concerned I was about time frame. I was shocked when I realized that my shower was being thrown by theses particular cousins. Now mind you, I love these cousins and appreciate their generosity but all that I kept thinking was about how my mom just let my shower go to someone else. Her only daughters only shower. Then I thought oh no what about my SIL did my mom even let her have any involvement?  Was I over reacting? Was I just hormonal?
It gets worse.  My mom truly knew very little about the planning. Now my mom and dad still both work full time and they aren't rich but they aren't struggling either. So she just let others take my shower and didn't know anything.  She didn't know the menu when someone asked what they could bring. She didn't know where the invites were when it was two weeks away.
     And the thing that really had me pissed off! She took friends off the list like 12 friends because she found out that they were going to do a little surprise shower during a game night that we do once a month. Really, these are people I see everyday. I asked many of them for their addresses myself.  They are a big support system for me.  I had the hardest time making that list for her and then she took very important people off the list.  I have no clue what she is thinking and at this point I need to let it go until after the shower.
     There is so much more to add. She did not include my SIL in any planning and I don't feel she considered my niece who is her own grand daughter.  My dads side of the family doesn't even know those who are hosting because they are second cousins on my moms side.  We don't do regular family events like holidays and birthdays with them.  Maybe I am too much of a control free but I wouldn't let someone who volunteers take over my daughters shower!
     I fear that I am only going to be more and more disappointed in my mother after I have my own child. I am sure things she has promised me, she will forget and not do.  She has made comments about babysitting for certain events and now I am wondering if I can really count on her!

Valentine update

On Thursday, I went to the perinatal doctor and ob. The only benefit I have found so far for having gestational diabetes is I scored an awesome u/s. The baby is measuring 4 pounds 4 ounces.  I got to see him.  He had his fist up near his face so the pictures are not the best but it was still pretty awesome. Also, the doctor is happy with my glucose numbers and just wants me to continue with the diet. Hopefully if it continues, I will be able to test only twice a day. I definitely hope the diet keeps working because I don't want to have to go in twice a weak to wear a fetal monitor for twenty to forty  minutes.  I have to go back in 5 weeks to the perinatal.  The ob appoint was the normal...urine sample, blood pressure, heart rate, how are you. I go back in two weeks. I am 32 weeks today.

I spent Thursday night with 8 single friends. It was a fun time of food and drinks. Of course I was pounding the water while they were enjoying the beer and wine! We had many laughs and it was a great way to spend an overrated holiday!

My dad gave me a very nice card. The best was the personal message that he wrote! I cried. It was about how proud he was of me and how he is always there to support me and the baby!

This and that

A few things to share....
I meet with the nutritionist on Tuesday. I have to monitor my glucose two hours after I eat a meal which ends up being four times a day but I had to add snacks to make me eat every three hours. I have rules have how much vegetable, fruit, bread, milk, meat, and fat that I need at each meal and snack.  It hasn't been that bad besides spending an hour and extra money at the super market on Wednesday night to make sure I had things that work for the meals....nuts, sugar free pudding, yogurt, sliced turkey, whole grain cereal, snack bars, fruit.... And every night I plan and pack each snack and lunch for work.  I now take a huge back to work with me.

Another note, I am really emotional. I find the stress from work causing crying but today I picked my dog at from the groomer and had a sobbing event in the car.  The groomer said that the poodle cut on his feet is really hard because he moves the whole time.  See I like his feet trimmed so it reduces the wet, muddy feet that come in from outside. She has been grooming his feet like that for the last few years. Last time I heard about how my parents dog is so easy to do her feet but mine doesn't like it. This time another groomer chimed in about how he doesn't like it and I stated back to my groomer that I wanted it because it reduces mud and wet coming inside. My groomer said that other groomers had to stop their dogs to help hold my dog and she will have to charge me more. I said not to worry that I would find another groomer and walked out with my dog. My dog who normally needs to be coaxed to jump into the car, hopped right in. The groomer came out and stressed how she didn't want to lose me as a client and I got in the car sobbing. Needless to say my dog has been laying next to me all day.  What did they do to him? Why is this suddenly an issue last time and this time? Would this have caused me to sob if I wasn't pregnant?

Lastly, I am starting to feel very lonely the last few weeks. Prior to being pregnant and even prior to the new year, my weekends were busy with events, hanging out with friends and family, and two seasonal jobs (Halloween & Christmas).  Now I feel like my Saturday nights have been lonely.  But I am not attempting to plan anything because I think I could be tired.  So then I find out something one of my friends do and I feel hurt because I wasn't invited. For example, friends went to a bar restaurant last Saturday night for dinner and no one called me.  Would I have gone?

I think it is all hormonal.

Gestational diabetes

I took the three hour glucose test last Friday.  I had an O B appt on Tuesday and received the results. I failed. I failed at the one hour and two hour marks. I actually handled the information very well. I contained my crying until I was alone in the car. After a few minute cry, I decided that I had to do what I had to do and it is only for approximately 11 weeks. So I have my appt with the nutriti0nist on Tuesday this week coming.  I have already been watching and changing my diet. I think I have a bit of depression. Nothing taste good, I keep craving sugar (I am not giving in to these cravings), its no fun to go to the supermarket or out to eat.  Not sure if it is just the GD or if work has a lot to do with it.  It's work probably more. I actually said I hate my job on Friday and cried.

I am very frustrated. I can't get my job done.  More things keep getting added to my plate and I am overwhelmed. I leave later this year than any year prior.. I don't feel like I can manage my time anymore. Part of it is paperwork changes, one kid who takes hours of my time with his outbursts, doing two job roles as one person, not being able to say no ( I am a helper, I am a school counselor).  There are just to many pieces to the puzzle.  It is pretty bad when I lay awake on a Friday night/sat morning from 3 am to 5am because of work.  Ugh. I actually can't stand my district ....they just keep putting more on everyone.  It's sad that this week is nati0nal school coun$eling week and I usually hang posters, make treats for the staff, put stuff in mailboxes, and do fun activities with the students; however I have no motivation to do anything now.  Is it hormones and I can't handle the stress like normal or is it really as bad as I think it is???

Oh we'll I guess I will see how Monday goes! 10 days till pres weekend (1 day off). 34 days till spring break and I go on leave right after that!

Another positive, things are moving a head on the nursery!

Failed!

I failed my one hour gluc0se test. I received word on Tuesday night. I cried, I researched, and then I reached out to some friends that had GD.  I am devestated and can't really discuss it without crying. I scheduled the three hour already! I am doing it Friday. It pisses me off that'd have to use a sick day for it.  So did you fast for your one hour test? I did not and was told I didn't have to....now I am kicking myself.  I need more time to process this. I don't think my eating habits are that bad.  I scored a 139 and 130 is when they refer you to the three hour. Ugh I needed to get this out but I am getting upset just thinking about it. I slept horrible last night....too much glucose thoughts.  Will I pass the three hour? Will I be changing my habits for the next twelve weeks or more?

Many emotions

I am feeling many different emotions today. I had my glucose test this am and during that I got teary. I was just thinking about how I wanted to hold my baby and not be waiting in a lab. Then I realize that the lab did rho- gram on me and I had already spoken with my doctor a few weeks ago and we decided there was no need. I am negative and so is the donor. Well the nurse practioner filled at the glucose paperwork and marked of rho-gram on the labs which I didn't catch. So after leaving the lab, I strolled downstairs and went to my ob office. I told the receptionist the story and she had me wait. The message I received through the receptionist from the nurse practitioner was that she would contact the lab to make sure I wasn't charged. I surprisingly remained calm, said thank you and left. I was proud of myself because I feel like I am moody, grumpy, and cranky since the beginning of the third trimester. I can't get comfortable. I can't sleep long periods. And I am not sure I like these kicks, punches, or whatever....sometimes they don't feel good!

After I left the hospital, i picked up lunch and ran a few errands as I made my way about a little less then an hour from home to visit a friend who just had a baby.  The baby M was beautiful and little miss personality. It was great to catch up.  But my friend mentioned some things about her labor or what she didn't do and I felt anxious later.  1. She didn't take a birthing class. I wasn't planning on it either.  I don't feel the need to nor do I want to. I have been doing a little reading and watching online.  2. She had her mom, her dad, and the baby's dad in the room with her. Awkward! I definitely don't want to traumatized my dad that way! I just planned on it being my mom and maybe my sil if she is available.  3. She lives with her parents and she mentioned how it was nice to have them their after if needed.  I am very independent and as long as I am physically capable, I just pictured it me and baby after....now I am stressing about it.  This is when the old.....sucks to be single mentality comes back.   But really how helpful are the dads afterwards.

I feel like this third trimester has messed with my hormones. I am definitely more emotional and anxious.  I don't know if I can stand twelve more weeks of the anxious emo thoughts.

27 weeks and so tired!

I am feeling so tired this week! I am getting sleep at night; however it is with interruptions (bathroom, discomfort, sinus stuff).  I just feel so tired. It is 6:30 on Sunday night and I could sleep right now but I know that will lead to me being wide awake in the middle of the night plus it could throw off my whole day tomorrow!

I spent the weekend shopping. I went to the local consignment stores I like looking for more maternity but it felt like neither had nothing new since before the holidays. My regular sweats and yoga pants are starting to not fit as are my regular long sleeve t's, so I feel like I need some clothes to survive the next three months. It is quite depressing seeing two dressers, a huge closet, and totes full of clothes that I can't wear right now especially work clothes!  It is all worth it in the long run. Any how I did find leggings at se.ars and long sleeve t's at ko:hls today that were on clearance.  I am a bargain shopper and never really buy anything at full price.

5 days of work and then a three day weekend!  I will be cleaning and preparing for a game night at my house the following weekend.

26 and a half week appt

I had an appointment today. Nothing new. Heard a great heart beat. First stomach measurement. I was given the script for the hour glucose test. I am going to try to get it on M*LK day!

In other news, I registered at the end of December. The crib is built. I found a barely used bassinet for twenty bucks! Next on my agenda is the letter wall decals!

I need to start packing up my office and curriculum closet of my things I want to take home when I go on leave! I'll get to it but work is so busy that I don't think about packing and leave until I get home!

I enjoyed delurking for some of the blogs I read faithfully!