my to do list

things to do before kid gets here:

lots of house crap
camping one last time
hiking one last time
sxsw (for once, I DON'T HAVE TO WORK)
organize recipes
organize folks' pics
train yoshi not to be a spaz

12 weeks to get it all done

the sxsw thing actually bothers me. the one time I actually don't have to work, I may be physically incapable of going. I've never been. hear it's not worth it, but just once, I'd like to experience it. I live here, it's like a right of passage.

orange drink

Got a lot of house stuff done this weekend. I painted a bit of trim (don't tell my dr.), and cleaned up a lot of stuff. There's dust/dirt/hair everywhere. Can't wait for the floors. I'm nesting big time it seems. Brad finished half of the attic, with several trips to home depot. We finally have some stuff up there stored. Got the crib and dresser home as well.

Went to ye ol' Crown and Anchor. We reminisced about how we would drink a pitcher each maybe 3-4 times a week. This time, he had just 2 pints, and I had my Kalibur and IBC. What a way we've come. The burgers are still fantastic though, never fails to deliver! I'm sure we'll be bringing jr. there soon enough.div>

Had a sonogram this week. The baby is indeed measuring big, by 2 weeks. Also, it weighs 3lbs already. And...has a big head. I'm so doomed. The downside though is that baby could have gestational diabetes, which I get tested for this week. Or, it could just be a big baby! Sorry guys, no care packages, that's where I graze the most on sweets in the mean time. Go figure, a pastry chef with gestational diabetes, maybe my tragic flaw.

Separately, I'm worried about pootie butt. My cat, she turns 10 this year, and is losing her hair. Not sure if she can handle a baby in the house.

gripes

I have a couple today.

Night sweats suck.
Expanding pelvises suck.
Waking up just to roll over suck.
Waking up to pee sucks.
Leg cramps suck.

They tell you to get a lot sleep while you can, but how can I when I'm being woken up by night sweats, sore hips and legs, rotating the basketball and peeing all the time?

Ok, it was a few gripes. That is all.

snippets of thought

I realized today, or maybe over the last 6 months that my life is defined by specific points or instances in time. Most of which were negative and led to other bigger problems. But of course, with out those, I wouldn't be who I am. I'm glad, however, to know that this baby is a positive one and will hopefully lead to more positive things. One of those circle of life things maybe. Meaning: I'm glad it's not about me any more. I think I'm ready. Hopefully...

Recap

Well, it's Monday, President's day. I wonder what the current president does on President's day. To him, is it like mother's/father's day? Did he get a tie or a mug from the kiddos? Hmm, just wondering.

So the weekend was good. Saturday, finally got some house stuff done, oh and got our crib. Sorta, it's coming in 2 weeks! Saturday night, ate at home, and went to improv comedy down town and then to a bar. Two things I've noticed: I can't run across a street with cars coming like I used to and going to bed at 3am still sucks. It was a good night. Sunday, Brad's mom came into town. We mostly hung out and went to Costco. Oh, and tried a new burger joint near by called Mighty Fine, and was indeed fine. Today, I had my teeth cleaned(no issues), she left and our house got measured for new floors! Yes, finally, we are getting our floors. Soon. And... we got our smaller trash bin, score one for the globe, perhaps two for us, we're getting bamboo floors.

Shallow Belly Buttons

We've been kind of busy over the last week it seems. The office is slowly becoming the nursery. I took apart the closet and repainted it. We just have to get shelves put in. We took out the desk, and are slowly getting rid of all the other crap that's been piling up. I think I'll take before and after pics. Picked out our floors over the weekend as well, and have an appt. for installers to start measuring here pretty soon! Finally, floors so close I could taste them, or walk on them I should say. Went hiking over the weekend, too. That was awesome. Went to Pedernales Falls State Park.

It was a little tiring, but fun. Discovered that my dog likes to poo in rivers... She had a good time as well, and it still recovering from all the excitement. Hopefully, going to squeeze in a camping trip before pokey comes, but Brad is worried about the baby. He's protective like that.

Baby's doing good. Had a check up today, and all seems well. The only thing that was off was that the baby's measuring kind of big, so we might be having a big baby. Brad was a big baby, so maybe it was inevitable. A week away from being 2/3rds done! The baby moves a lot, and throws some pretty good punches, hard enough so that Brad can feel them, and almost uncomfortable to me. Our excitement is growing along with my fear or active labor, especially hearing that it might be a big ass baby!

unmotivated

I have all these things I want to do today, but I'm feeling unmotivated. It was busy weekend. I actually got a mani-pedi for the 3rd time ever. Probably be the last, not really into that kind of thing. Tried a new place for brunch, that was ok. As much as people bitch (myself included), I like Texas weather. It was 75 yesterday, in the winter. It's "cold" in the mornings to remind us it's still winter. I hate that on trash days, there's always loose trash in the yards and street.

Baby update: Getting bigger, sore stomach and night leg cramps, but nothing too bad. About 2 weeks to go until next sonogram, so super excited! Both of my emailed preg updates were about hemorrhoids, so now I'm worried I going to get them at any moment or something! Don't worry, I won't post updates on that. We put off the daycare hunt for a couple of weeks for Brad's work. Slowly working on baby's room. Slowly.