1 week to go
Sep 13I’ve been busy lately but it doesn’t seem like I have anything to say about it. Randy’s been working as usual and yesterday we ended up going to the local steam show which was nice mainly because I got to spend time with him which we struggle with lately. The only negative to this was my ankles have decided that swelling is going to come back so I was limping around after about 2 hours or so. Lamesauce.
Back to the house we went where we gamed for like an hour before passing out at 7:15 because a certain someone hadn’t slept in a day and a half. We got 12 hours of sleep which was nice as well. Today’s another busy day though because him and Corey are going to go work on a vehicle which is their project while us women go and have a baby shower. It should be a good time I imagine. I just hope my back stops hurting soon because I tossed and turned all night. It is the story of my life lately. I’ve been having a lot of random cramps/pains so I’m beginning to think little Gracie is going to be here before her due date (1 week today!) which has no complaints from my end. I’m so over being pregnant.
I also need to do that whole house cleaning thing since my dishes need to be done and groceries I bought Friday have yet to be put away (All boxed/canned/bagged stuff, no worries) but I’m thinking it will be a project for tonight when he’s at work. We’ll see.
Home tour – picture heavy
Sep 04I was going to blog about annoying adult things like cars breaking and financial annoyances but I figured I’d do something else. I decided to take y’all on a tour of my apartment. Be warned that I suck at decorating and do not do it and this is probably as clean as it gets. Colby also demanded that he be a part of the tour so he pops in every now and then to give us notice that he’s alive.
Baby Shower Worries
Aug 29I was laying in bed this morning thinking of something I was curious what other people thought or if I’m being unreasonable.
There’s been a lot going on in the past 2 months all at once. I moved out, got married, and am expecting a baby in 3 weeks. My mom threw me a bridal shower on August 2nd when we moved which I was incredibly grateful for. Then she helped out a ton with buying things for the wedding and organizing which was also appreciated. She was going to throw me a baby shower but Randy’s mom told her at the bridal shower that since mom threw that, she’d take care of the baby shower. It sounds simple enough, right? The problem lies in the date she decided to have it. Mom asked right before the wedding since she hadn’t heard anything and she told us it would be on September 13th.
I don’t want to seem ungrateful but seriously? I think that’s incredibly late. I am due on September 22nd or 20th depending on which day you ask my Dr. That is a week before my due date and it’s not unusual to go into labor beforehand. Randy’s mom has jokingly said it’s OK if she’s at her own baby shower but I thought the whole point was to be prepared beforehand? It’s causing me to stress out because I can’t wait around to see what I may end up getting. I need to be prepared and right now I am definitely not.
I don’t have any hygienic items for her and no where to sleep for her b/c my mom has hinted at buying a P&P which is what we wanted. I’m sure if I took a stroll through the baby aisle I’d see a bunch of other things I may need. I feel so unprepared for her arrival. Am I being unreasonable here? I have a feeling if I go out and buy stuff it’d be wasteful since I may end up getting it at the baby shower and I’m trying to pinch pennies as it is. (I went and spent like $250 the day before my bridal shower since it was a surprise and could’ve saved myself a ton of money). Now I wonder, what do I do?
36 week checkup
Aug 27I didn’t mean to sound angry or bitter in my last post. Just venting that pregnancy is not all the roses and butterflies some people attempt to make it out to be. I can’t wait to hold our daughter in my arms. Meeting her seems so incredibly far away although it’s only 3 1/2 weeks away until her due date.
I had my 36 week checkup yesterday and everything is still going well. She’s head down and I don’t see her moving any time soon. She is surrounded by a nice amount of fluid and has a heart beat of 117bpm. She’s very active and my BP is excellent. I gained 2 lbs this week (EWW). I just need to remember soon it will be off. My apartment sized washer is in so Randy and I are going to pick it up tomorrow. Then I am going to prep my cloth diapers. I’m excited over diapers. Wow. LOL. I also really need to organize all the clothes I have in garbage bags. My shower is on the 13th which is cutting it VERY close to the due date but I’m grateful. I need to get something for her to sleep in soon though, otherwise Randy is going to the couch.
Life is decent otherwise. My unemployment ran out so our income got slashed by about $600/month but we’ll manage. Don’t we always? I’m working on ChaCha daily and Randy is doing over time plus we’re just making sure not to splurge too often on unnecessary items. I’ve definitely learned in life where there is a will there is a way.
35 week checkup
Aug 20Alright. Angela of Radkitten.nu has given me 5 words to blog about BUT today I feel like I have an entry to write and random things are racing through my head. I will get around to it, I swear! Maybe once this whole wedding thing has died down.
So tonight I planned on getting home and relaxing with my half a sub from yesterday’s dinner but that didn’t work out quite so well. I also was craving chocolate so I made up some brownies and threw them in the oven. I grabbed my sub and glass of mountain dew and proceeded to sit down at my desk. Then I realized “Whoops, my cell is in my purse” and I need that in case Randy calls for overtime or whatnot. Wearing headphones I reach down to grab it and that full glass of ice cold mountain dew goes allllllllll over. Thankfully the direction it went was the opposite of my tower. I still had to remove everything off of my desk and make sure my mouse and keyboard were safe along with the digital camera. Once I dried crap off I realized that I too was soaked and needed to dry. I was sticky too so to the shower I went. I came back and scrubbed the desk off with some 409 to avoid stickiness for the next few months. I also tidied up a bit since Randy is SO FREAKIN’ MESSY and got comfy on my couch now that I think I have everything I need for the evening. My desk is slid to the couch because it’s easier for me to keep my feet elevated and the fan blows directly on me and I’m always hot.
Speaking of elevated feet I had my 35 week doctor appointment today. Now I go to weekly appointments. That’s scary. By my calculations of Sept 22nd as a due date I’m 35W1D but he said I was 35W3D so he either goofed or I’m 2 days ahead. *shrug* Whatever. She’ll come when she comes. I have to get blood work for HIV testing (which I just did at 16 weeks but apparently the state has another mandatory one at 36 weeks. Whatev) Her fluid is good and her heart rate was 124bpm. I’m going to get another belly shot soon to post. Otherwise everything is fine. I’ve been getting slight cramping and extremely sharp pains when moving in certain ways. I also can’t lie on my back. It’s incredibly uncomfortable.
I managed to get the wedding playlist complete with Randy and our friend Melissa’s help last night. We have 4 hours worth of music of all varieties. Tomorrow Randy and I are going to mom’s to finalize everything and I’m going to bring stuff over to her house so we can have it all in 1 place. (And we need to do laundry). Colby is also getting his rabies shot tomorrow afternoon. Then we’re scheduling him to get neutered sometime soon.
I’m going to curl up in the corner of the couch now with my wireless keyboard, headphones, and so some voice transcribing to earn my goal of $15/day to cover the rent. Randy is up to 45 hours this week and if he gets OT today he’ll be up to 49 which is always nice but it gets lonely. Such is life.
Wedding playlist
Aug 18I’m getting married in 4 days (now that it’s officially Tuesday). That’s a scary thought. The judge called this morning to confirm the time/place and we’re tying up loose ends right now. One thing I mentioned is that the music we’re all doing ourselves. We’ve got the 3 songs picked for the mother/son, father/daughter, and couples and then we’re setting up a playlist with a bunch of other songs on it of different genres from country to rock to hip hop for the rest of the time. I want your opinions on songs. If you were making a listing of songs for your wedding what are 1 (or more) you think would be definites on your “must play” list? I’m trying to make it into a 5-6 hour play list since we have no idea how long we’ll be there and it starts at 2pm. Hit me with any and all suggestions.
And for kicks here is a picture of our cake topper I snapped earlier
