Frankie and I had an eventful week between our first Halloween party of the season, teaching a few macrame classes, a doctor's appointment involving my glucose tolerance testing, and my birthday on Wednesday! I would comment on how exhausted I am, but duh. While I've been seriously dreading my glucose test, I also was pleased to see the doctor and get the all-clear for our trip overseas in about a week. My mom had gestational diabetes during both of her pregnancies and I'm kind of predicting I will have it, too. The test itself was quick and easy (just the one hour), but I won't get results back for a few days. In the meantime, I'm trying to monitor my carb/sugar intake.... SIKE. I had some of the absolute best brioche bread pudding I've ever had in my life on my birthday and ate it until I practically made myself sick. Whoops!
I think the biggest change for me this weekend was finally feeling excited and energized enough to begin the real "nesting". I've been holding off on cleaning out her room from all my macrame and class materials, as I'd planned on continuing teaching classes until the new year. But the farther along I got in pregnancy, the more I wanted to call it quits (especially with the carpal tunnel) and focus on Frankie. This sounds completely stupid as I type it, but I haven't felt yet like I've been able to really spend energy thinking about her as a human person joining my life. I've been worried about IVF and miscarriage and then Daniel's job and about one million other things, that she, as a human and not an abstract idea, has been pretty secondary. I know she won't use that room much for the first while she's here, but its more of a milestone for us. When we picked out the blueprints for this house, we knew that would be our child's room. We didn't know it would happen so quickly, only a little more than a year after we moved in, but we're so beyond grateful. All through the process of building the house and then once we got our positive pregnancy test, I would walk into that room and stare at the wall where the crib would eventually go. I just thought about the possibilities and spent a lot of time hoping in that room. Now its finally happening. And I'm going to decorate the hell out of it.
How far along? 24 weeks
Maternity clothes? Elastic is life!
Stretch Marks? I had a momentary freak out one morning when I thought I spotted some, but it just turned out to be left over body paint and glue from my Halloween costume!
Bladder Watch: Its exactly what you'd expect.
Sleep? Meh. I've been waking up at the booty crack of dawn to use the bathroom and then I can't fall back to sleep. Even though I'm exhausted, I really enjoy the few hours I have before work alone in the house to tidy up or enjoy my coffee.
Best moment(s) this week: The Springfield Halloween Ball! Its one of our favorite events of the year and this one did NOT disappoint. Daniel and I dressed up as Indiana Jones and the boulder from the Raiders of the Lost Arc. Our costumes were a hit, and we were recognized as runners-up for the costume contest. (photo below)
Miss Anything? Being able to bend and twist normally. I can't shave my legs effectively, I am starting to have trouble twisting in my seat to check other lanes while driving. I feel like I am a planet, and we're not even in the third trimester yet.
Movement: Lots and lots. When I'm sitting still at work or in the mornings, especially. When I'm out with friends and standing or moving a lot, she's pretty still. It really is amazing to feel her now that her movements are so powerful. I'm convinced that sometimes shes actually kicking my hip bones!
Food Cravings: It's been a pretty neutral food week, surprisingly.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating too much, which I learned the hard way on my birthday.
Gender: Girl Power
Labor Signs: None!
Pregnancy Symptoms: Obviously, nesting has begun. But on the physical side, the plantar fasciitis braces I've been wearing around the house have been helping a lot. I have hopes those things will help me get rid of that symptom before our trip to Europe in about a week. Everything else has been pretty steady. Lack of good sleep, lots of peeing, swollen body parts, but still feeling pretty good!
Belly Button in or out? Still in, shockingly.
Rings on or off? The cold front that moved through Sunday means I get to wear my rings for a while longer!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both, but mostly happy. The cooler weather has made being pregnant much more bearable.
Looking forward to: Working on the nursery and my prenatal massage at Ponte Vedra Spa this weekend.
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| Indiana Jones and the boulder |
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| Birthday dinner at River and Post |
