28 Weeks!

We have less than 12 weeks to go and I’m definitely starting to worry. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH A BABY?? 

Hugh was my photographer this week! Thanks to my mom for the shirt. :)

I need a nap.

I need a nap because I’m no longer comfortable at night when I’m trying to sleep. I can’t seem to get into a comfortable position and then when I finally do get in a position that allows me to sleep I end up having the weirdest dreams ever. For instance, this past week I was up at 3am because I kept having this anxious nightmare about how I was stuck on the landing gear of a plane and couldn’t figure out how I could get off and still survive. Yes….this was a real dream. No WONDER I need a nap!

Thanks to a deviated septum (shattered nose, 5^th grade) and swollen tissues everywhere I’ve started to snore at night. The solution? A SUPER SEXY breathe right. It works, I feel like I can finally breathe but the downfall is that it’s not exactly knock-your-socks-off appealing. Between feeling like a turtle that’s stuck on its back and my breathe right I’m pretty sure Hugh’s wondering what he got himself into. 

I passed my glucose tolerance test! No gestational diabetes for me, thank you very much. Hugh and I go in to the doctor this week for growth-check ultrasound and appointment. I’ll get my second shot of Rhogam, which is to help keep my blood from attacking the baby’s blood. My blood type is O-negative, so it’s just a precaution in case the baby and I don’t have the same Rh factor. 

I haven’t been having any cravings in a while, but I still have my aversion to chicken. It’s just gross to me right now. I’ve been working out with walking and some jogging, but my limit without a rest is just over 3 miles. I’m definitely getting a bit slower. I’m starting to notice weight gain in my face even if Hugh SWEARS that it’s all in my belly. 

Alrighty, I’m off to take my nap. I promise to blog sometime this week about the fun little road trip that Hugh and I took for Spring Break. We had a blast!

Rambling Thoughts...

WHY, oh why for the LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY, do people slow down on the toll roads when they pass under the cameras? It’s an Ez-Tag lane! You don’t have to slow down! NOT AT ALL, so STOP!!! One of these mornings I’m going to have a stroke, I just know it.

Last night I went and watched Hugh play softball. We used to play together, but after my first trimester it was recommended that I sit out. As much as I miss it, I really enjoy watching him play. Hugh is a naturally gifted athlete which means that he’s pretty dang good at anything he tries. It’s fun to watch someone that’s graceful and makes everything look effortless. Of course, there are times that I find myself wanting to trip him, just to keep it real.

My sister and her husband moved to Tomball last week. I’m VERY excited about this development. He took a very nice job offer there and she’s agreed to be our nanny when I go back to work. This has taken a large burden away from me and Hugh. We had been stressing out about what we were going to do about childcare. We really didn’t want to do daycare but we were having a hard time finding a personal connection for a nanny. This was a big answer to our prayers and we’re both very thankful!

Tobey is getting his stitches out today. We dropped him off over at my in-laws house last night. Our vet is less than a mile from their house and they offered to drop him off in the morning to save Hugh from having a 45 minute drive to work. Cassie was NOT happy that Tobey got to go for a car ride. In fact, we felt so guilty about it that we took her for a ride around the block last night after we got back from softball. Yes…we are THOSE kinds of dog owners.

Hugh and I have been working really hard on the gardens in our front and back yards. Well, I worked really hard the first weekend. This past Sunday my belly was really starting to slow me down. In fact, after working for what felt like a year trimming an evil sago palm I had to sit down and rest. I promptly fell asleep in my chair IN THE FRONT YARD and the only reason I woke up was that I had started to snore. Hugh had just kept right on working. He’s so sweet. I can only imagine what the neighbors were thinking.

We’re hosting a wedding shower for my brother and his fiancé at the end of April. We’re going to do a BBQ theme and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve started a board on Pinterest that I’m filling up with all sorts of great ideas. Now, if this goes like most things I usually do the board will end up being a collection of all the things that I didn’t get done. We’ll see.