Through the eyes of a first time mommy......

Looking back at my blogs while pregnant makes me laugh a little.  I was so excited and so miserable at the same time!  My last post was September 17, I made it exactly 9 more days before our little bundle of joy decided she was ready to come out and meet us. The Sunday before (She was born on Thursday) I had my baby shower so I just barely got that in before her arrival.  We went to eat at Texas Road House in Liberty for my friend Brandi's birthday and of course miss Kolbi waited until we got all the way back home and then BAM, water broke in the bathroom as I was getting my PJ's on for bed. and we made a trip back down to Liberty. She was 3 weeks early so we didn't even have her bedroom quite ready for her.  When we left the hospital to come home we took her to Babies R Us to pick out her bedding and grab some last minute necessities.  She's the best thing that has ever happened to Jason or I.  I get goose bumps just reliving the entire process, pregnancy to birth and bringing her home.

HOW GREAT IS MOTHERHOOD?!  I absolutely love it!  Kolbi has grown so fast!  She's 7 months old now and gets more fun and even more cute by the day.  I want to remember. every second of every day we get to spend with her.  She is absolutely the light of my life.  You really don't understand the love of a mother until you become one.  I was honestly worried about it before I gave birth.  I was so in love with my nephew Shay that I honestly didn't know how I would have enough love to put into my own baby, I mean I really love that boy.  He would come spend the night with us all the time, he was like a son to me, I loved him like he was my own.  I asked my mom one time how it was all going to work because at the time I just couldn't imagine loving another baby that much.  It's on a whole other level when it happens.  She's a part of me and a product of the love of Jason and I.  I still love my baby Shay but there's no question Kolbi stole my heart right away from him! The two loves don't compare.  They are on two separate levels and I've got plenty to go around.

Not all mommy things are blissfully happy though.....that's just the overall big picture we give/get when talking about our children.  There are so many small steps in between that looking back I'm sure we will miss but at the time almost stop our world completely.  I have never been so sleep deprived as I have been since I had her.  Not all the time, we go in spurts but she really has pushed me to my limit!  Things get easier, every step that she gets bigger, and I never wanted to to wish her to grow because they are only sweet and little for so long but there are things that no mommy book can prepare you for.

         For instance, I read everything I could get my hands on about breast feeding and still to this day I'm baffled.....I feel like when round two comes I will be a little better prepared but I'm still not quite sure.  To my luck Kolbi decided she didn't want a pacifier so she got used to/reliant on my nipple as a security, calming mechanism.  How handy is that!?!  The girl couldn't be away from me!  I couldn't pump to save it and have a glass of wine because whether or not she was hungry,. she would need my nipple sometime in the next hour to calm her down or put her to sleep.  Luckily as she's gotten older, I stopped breast feeding and we have transferred from me to the bottle to go to sleep but let me tell you, it was not an easy transition.
               
                 Here are my Mommy thoughts for the week.....
         WHY doesn't baby weight come off as fast as it seems to go on?  This just doesn't seem fair! You can't even move for the first two months.  Why can't everything just shrink back up while you sit at home and care for your little one?  I know it does happen like that for some people but I am not one of those lucky to be naturally skinny people.  It's a lot of work for me!

         HOW does a baby (especially mine) manage to poop up their back?  Will always be a head scratcher to me!  We call these explosions and though she's getting better now because she eats food and poops less she exploded almost every day! SO MUCH LAUNDRY!! 

         NOBODY needs a pair of baby shoes before they are 6-9 months old and even then they are just cute, almost pointless. 

         WHY have we been teething for 4 months and still have no teeth? She started teething super early!  I thought she'd be early on getting some teeth.  We are approaching 8 months.  Nothing yet! 

         WHY do I have to change the poopy diapers?  Especially the explosions that require a bath because the wet wipes aren't going to win that battle?  Does Jason think I like poop more than he does?

         WHY is baby formula so expensive!?!  Keep breastfeeding if you have the option!  Kolbi goes through a little more than one tub of formula a week (the big ones) that's over $25 with a coupon!  I can't wait for her to eat real food!  

        WOULDN'T it be easier to just eat the food if you like it that much as opposed to making the motor boat noise with your lips and spraying food everywhere, then I walk away thinking she's finished? Oh no!  She still wants it!

        WHY does she manage to cry every time it's my turn to eat.  The girl is like an alarm perfectly set to go off every time we have supper ready and it's my turn to eat.  Jason and I haven't eaten a meal together in 7 months! 
   

Now I can't imagine my life without her!  Being a mom is the best thing I've done in my life and I look forward to every day! She totally brightens my day in one instant.  She's so sweet and cuddly.  I look forward to every new obstacle we all tackle together!
     

Week 36 Oh My!

Oh my!  Week 36.  Not starting out to be a good one.  I have got a crazy back ache today and am so tired I’m falling asleep on my students!  I had a softball game last night so that could have something to do with it and also I’m not sleeping well at all.  I’ve tried the couch, the bed, everything but the dog kennel and I can’t get comfy!!  I know sleep is not something I’ll get a lot of after she gets here either but maybe the aches and pains will subside! 

Picture Week 35/36.....my face is puffy, I'm swollen and in this picture it's early so I'm still half asleep :)

I’m so excited for this weekend.  Baby Shower!  I have had a crazy month, it’s flown by.  Went to the Chief’s  and Cowboys game last Sunday, my birthday present from Jason, and now have a baby shower this weekend.  Seems like we’ve had something planned every weekend for the last 3 or 4 and it’s making baby arrival time come very quickly.  It’s making me exhausted though!  After this weekend I’m done!  I’m parked at home.  Softball games and school are keeping me busy enough. 

                                                      
 

                       

I have all of my lesson plans done through December and have a sub lined up to take over as soon as I need to leave.  That has been quite a task!  Between school starting, softball games and practices, my weekend plans, baby prepping and my exhaustion, getting papers graded and planning for 5 subjects for the next 3 months has got me going crazy.  I finished my last subject yesterday.  Now I have to put together some notes and a few assignments and I should be good.  That makes me feel better because I had this awful feeling she would come early and leave me in a big mess. 

This week we get to go to the hospital and go on a birthing center visit.  I have an appointment to see the doctor at 11:30 Thursday and the birthing center at 1:30.  They will pre-register me and check my carseat, etc…..so when it happens it can run smoothly.  I have my hospital bags packed and everything!  I’m pretty excited! I’m still kind of in shock that she’s going to be here and now she’s going to be here so soon!  I’m ready but still a little nervous!  Can’t wait to meet her.

How many weeks?  36

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  18.75 inches or the size of a Crenshaw melon….hmmm……

Weight of baby:  5.75 lb

Belly Button in or out?  In but stretched out!

Wedding rings on or off?  On, stuck on

Mood:  Very excited! Also exhausted, better weather so not so hot anymore

Sleep:  hmmm……don’t remind me, I don’t even enjoy getting ready to lay down to go to sleep, I just know I’ll be waking up. 

Stretch marks?  Sure do…….

Maternity clothes?  Maternity clothes and Jason’s clothes J

Favorite thing this week: Cool weather and rain!  Also upcoming baby shower and exciting doctor appointment!

Movement?  Oh yes!!  OH!!! I almost forgot!  Jason finally felt her for the first time!  She would always stop moving when he tried to feel her and she finally kicked his hand a couple times this week.  Yay!

Food Cravings?  I am craving more sweets now, not good I know, I try not to keep any in the house.  Peanut butter is a new one, I have it every day for lunch.

Symptoms:  Sore hips, swollen feet, sore feet, exhaustion……lol but I’m staying happy J

Labor signs?  She’s dropping, or has dropped.  It was just all of a sudden, one day it felt like she was going to fall out, that’s where we are now, and she’s hurting me more.

Anything make you sick?  Nothing

Miss anything? Wearing clothes that fit me or having normal clothes fit me, however you want to look at it ha ha

Looking forward to anything?  Love the cool weather, love October!  Halloween.  Kolbi’s arrival, baby shower this weekend.  36 Week doctor appointment and birthing center visit, putting the car seat in the car.  Bags are already packed.  I’m ready for the hospital!  

Week 33....Lots of Heat!

Ha Ha Ha....this picture is from week 23.  I thought I h

ad a belly then!  That's nothing compared to what I'm rockin' down there now!  Oh my!

Below is a picture of my first day of school that I had to take of myself in my bathroom mirror because nobody was home with me.  This would be taken at exactly 32 weeks.  How much bigger will I get?!?

Can't get this stupid picture to upload right side up, oh well. 

I am in my week 33 of pregnancy.  Oh, how it feels longer than that!  School has officially started.  This is our second week and the hottest week of the entire summer!  Mix that with a little softball practice and it equals misery for this 7 ½ month mama.  I do have an AC unit in my room but when the kids go in and out of my classroom everything 30 minutes and it’s 100 degrees in the hallway it doesn’t like to keep up really.  My ankles were extremely swollen, like to the point it hurt to walk, last week but this week they aren’t.  Guess they fixed themselves, I’m so glad.  Still can’t get a pair of tennis shoes on though J

Doctor appointment last week went well.  The scale and my belly just keep on going up and getting bigger.  It really has to stop soon!  Everything else is great.  No problems.  She kicks me and gets the hiccups at least 3 times a day, poor little girl.  Jason could actually see my belly bouncing last night from her hiccupping inside.  She won’t let anyone feel her kick from the outside, not even me.  If I feel her kicking and then put my hand there or have Jason put his she will stop immediately and go completely still.  She has been stubborn through this whole process.  She is just really not wanting to give anything away before the day of her arrival!  Little Turkey. 

I am keeping my patience with her though.  I am really ready for her to be here, even more ready for her to be out of me.  But I do want her to wait until October.  It will be nice and cool, we have some Halloween outfits planned for her and I want her to be healthy and developed.  Please let the month of September go by fast! 

My birthday is tomorrow.  Not really planning anything for it.  Have had my family dinners and Jason got me tickets to the Cowboys/Chiefs game on September 15!  I am excited about that.  Praying for cool weather!  I am going to relax and put my feet up this weekend for my birthday.  It’s been a long hot couple of weeks!

How many weeks?  33

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  17 inches or the size of a pineapple……that just causes me pain to think about her being a pineapple, big and prickly….ouch!

Weight of baby:  4.25 lbs

Belly Button in or out?  In but stretched out!

Wedding rings on or off?  On, not tight but still on because I can’t actually get them off!  lol

Mood:  Very excited! Also exhausted, hot and cranky J

Sleep:  I forgot what that was.  Woke up 3 times last night.  Laid awake from 2:20 to 

3:30.  I wake up hot, sore, thirsty, you name it I have a reason to wake up for it.  It’s misery!

Stretch marks?  Just a few

Maternity clothes?  Maternity clothes and beyond!!  Got a really cute Cowboys prego shirt to wear to the game from Jason’s parents!  Can’t wait to wear it!

Favorite thing this week: My birthday tomorrow…the fact that it’s Friday today! My birthday dinner last weekend with the Ghidoni’s and dinner at mom’s tonight.  I am enjoying being back in school, though the heat it taking a lot of the fun away!

Movement?  She’s doing back handsprings in there…..my future little gymnast, like her mommy

Food Cravings?  Mexican food, cereal (I try to eat healthy kinds now) popsicles.   

Symptoms:  Sore hips, swollen feet, sore feet, exhaustion, heartburn, though that has calmed down a lot lately. 

Labor signs?  I’ve had a few pains and some contractions.  Nothing real or serious though.

Anything make you sick?  Nothing

Miss anything? Sleep and comfort!  I’m not even comfortable when I’m awake. Always tired, clothes annoy me…..ugh……

Looking forward to anything?  Baby showers, getting everything finally ready for baby girl, I’m over halfway done.  Football season, cool weather, the Cowboys game.  October!  Halloween, my favorite Holiday!  

I am exactly 31 weeks pregnant today.  We are just beginning this last little stretch!  I can't wait.  I can't believe I haven't had time to do this since June but I had a few minutes today so I thought I'd catch up on the blog.  So many things have happened since the last time I wrote anything!  Kolbi will be with us in just 9 short weeks (or maybe sooner :) ) I'm getting so excited!   

First things first WE MOVED!!  We are officially residents of Gallatin in a 3 bedroom house with a backyard.  I'm pleased.  It suits us better than where we were a month ago and I'm happy with that.  The moving thing hasn't come easy!   We still aren't unpacked and I think this will be our 3rd week there.  When we moved up here from KC we had put things in storage, wedding gifts in mom's house, things in Jason's parents house, our apartment, etc.....  So finding all of that and moving it was not an easy task.  Plus we went through stuff, trying to get rid of unnecessary stuff and it's just been a long process, one Jason has had very little patience for, but we are almost done with that also.  We painted before we moved in too so it has made this moving process seem like it's taken years to accomplish! 

The biggest changes of course are me.  I have a few tiger stripes beginning to appear, my ankles are starting to swell, I can't breath well and I wake up a lot at night.  OH and the heartburn!!!!  So I've been very lucky so far not feeling bad or being sick or having any effects of being pregnant but since week 30 that's all started to change a bit.  I'm definitely pregnant and feeling it!  I have to wear Jason's T shirts, watch what I eat, drink gallons of water, pee all night long and drink milk like crazy to put out the fire in my throat.  I'm a little more grouchy and a lot more tired and I can safely say at this point I'm ready for this little girl to be on the outside! 

I've begun putting the baby room together in our house.  I painted and I've got furniture and gathered everything I have been given during the move and I'm not starting to get everything in place which is very exciting!  I've been washing, hanging and folding her clothes the last couple days.  We are so close to meeting her and getting very close to being ready for her arrival.  I just can't wait.  I even have her hospital bag packed and ready to go!

We have a doctor appointment scheduled for next Thursday and will get to visit the birthing center and pre-register for delivery 2 weeks after that.  School starts next Wednesday.  I'm coaching softball and we have plenty of girls for a team.  I probably look pretty funny out there hitting balls with my big belly but I'll get through it :)

This is my most recent baby bump picture...it's from the 4th of July though.  I'll get one taken before next weeks blog. 

How many weeks?  31 exactly

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  One of my baby apps says the size of a pineapple and one says the size of 4 navel oranges.  16.25 inches anyway.

Weight of baby:  3.3 pounds

Belly Button in or out?  In

Wedding rings on or off?  On

Mood:  Happy and Excited..... A little stressed with prepping the house, baby room, getting ready for school to start, lesson plans for pregnancy leave, softball practices.  The usual business of life.  It's making time go by fast though!

Sleep: Uncomfortable! I sleep really well for a while but then I wake up and my back hurts, my hands and arms are asleep and numb, my legs cramp and hurt, my hips....ugh.....where did the good sleep go?!?

Stretch marks?  A few yes, on my sides mostly.  I keep puttin oil and lotion on, hoping not to get too many more :)  It's all worth it though! 

Maternity clothes?  For sure!  Maternity clothes and beyond!  Jason's shirts.  Some of the maternity clothes I bought early on fit me totally different, too tight or not at all!  It's crazy.  

Favorite thing this week: Getting the baby room started.  Preparing for school to start.  I didn't work at the gas station at all!  My ankles were happy about that! 

Movement?  She’s moving.  She moves often but not often enough for people to feel her.  She has given me one really hard kick!  I thought I ran in to something on the outside but it was her on the inside.  

Food Cravings?  Mexican food, spicy food, Popsicles.   Unfortunately she's making me crave sweet stuff now, which I haven't done so much to this point.  I'm avoiding too much though.  

Symptoms:  Sore back, feet, cankles, swollen toes, leg cramps, heartburn, TIRED! thirsty, swollen fingers, waddling, should I go on?  I could pity party all day probably!  

Labor signs?  No, lots of pressure on my pelvic bone though. 

Anything make you sick?  No

Miss anything? Regular sized clothes, sleep, not being hot, fitting behind the steering wheel, laying on the couch comfortably....again do I need to go on :)

Looking forward to anything?  The baby shower, finishing the baby room.  October!  School starting next week.  Having the house finished.  Meeting this little girl!

Week 22/23

 

This is week 22/23 blog.  Apparently throughout the summer I'm only going to get one done every other week.  Time is flying! I hit week 23 and only realized it because the baby bump app reminded me on my phone!  

I"m working at the gas station this summer, because let's face it, who really wants to sit and do nothing all summer? Ha..... It's going well though.  Yesterday was so super hot I had my first swelling of the feet and ankles experience.  We went out to the lake to cool off after I got off work so that was nice.  

Everything is going great on our end.  We didn't get a house in town we were wanting to rent but we have a few other options out there so not all is lost.     

 



Picture...Week 23



I'm really feeling this baby girl kick.  She's getting big and making it hard for me to breath sometimes, especially if I'm sitting.  I can really feel her moving around in there a lot.  I can't wait until Jason gets to feel.  I have a doctor appointment coming up July 3rd and we will get to see her again.  I can't wait to meet little Kolbi in person.  That day can't come soon enough! 

Mom and I went and got some baby stuff this past week from a girl I went to school with.  It was so exciting to finally have some things she will be using and weird at the same time, kind of a reality check.  I was looking through clothes and told mom, I know I'm fatter but I still can't really believe I'm going to have a baby here in a little over 3 months!  Still hard to believe but so exciting! 

I've only gone through a couple days of really hot weather and let me tell you it's no fun.  I will plan better next time and not be pregnant or at least this pregnant during the summer months every again if I can help it!

How many weeks?  23

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  11.5 in or the size of large mango?? 

 

Weight of baby:  1.1 lb....that's right we have hit 1 pound!

Belly Button in or out?  In

Wedding rings on or off?  On

Mood:  Anxious

Sleep: Needing lots of it!

Stretch marks?  Nope, not yet

Maternity clothes?  I'd say yes, it's official.  5.5 months pregnant...I'm in them, minus a couple pair of gym shorts I can still squeeze in to.    

Favorite thing this week: Time at the lake with friends.  Jason finally got to go hang out at the lake and the weather was great!  We had a really great weekend.   

Movement?  She’s moving!  I can feel her frequently.  I can’t wait until Jason can feel her on the outside.

Food Cravings?   hmmm......nothing new really.  Popcycles....is that how you spell that? 

Symptoms:  some unnecessary heartburn!  Not liking that!  

Labor signs?  No

Anything make you sick?  No

Miss anything? I really missed not being pregnant this past weekend while all my friends were having fun and being silly at the lake......it will all be worth it though....... 

Looking forward to anything?  The weekend after the 4th we get to go to Omaha and spend a weekend by the pool with the family.  I'm getting excited to get the house situation in lock down so I can put all my baby stuff up and get her little room ready.  I've got some cute stuff picked out for her!  I'm trying not to rush the rest of the summer, I'm not ready for school to start yet but September brings a baby shower and October brings a baby so I am kind of rushing summer just a bit :)

This is week 20/21 blog.  Everything has been so crazy I haven’t had time to sit down and write anything.  I have started working at the gas station a little for mom and last Thursday we had a doctor’s appointment.  This past weekend I worked, helped a friend move and had family dinner Sunday night.  I haven’t stopped moving since I got out of school.  Today is the first day it actually feels like summer.  It’s about time.  School is going to be starting again before the weather allows us to do anything outside.  It just keeps raining!

Here's the picture....Week 21

Ok so our about our doctor appointment……This was 21 weeks so we got to have another sonogram.  Jason was hoping for boy parts this time but against his hoping and praying, she is still a little baby girl.  Thank goodness! She is perfect.  Everything is developed great.  She is very proud of her feet.  That’s about the only thing she would let us look at very long and man does she kick those things around.  She moves like a crazy woman in there!  She wouldn’t let us see her profile and something else I can’t remember so we get to have another sonogram next appointment as well.  They said my placenta is low so I would have to have another sonogram to check on that anyway and if it doesn’t stretch out or move I will have to have a C-Section.  Jason doesn’t think he can handle the blood and surgery from that so we are hoping things work out and I can deliver normally.  Unfortunately my insurance is not covering all of these sonograms until I meet my deductible so thanks little Kolbi for not letting us see your pretty face and charging me another $150.00 so we can make sure you have a nose J

Ok, I can't get the stupid things to rotate so they are all sideways....the one on the left is her foot, knee, leg, toes pointed down.  the one on the right is her arm, elbow, hand and it appears she's sucking her thumb. Hopefully she will let me have a picture of her face after the next appointment.  She either looked directly at us or faced toward my back so we couldn't see her.  Being shy I guess. 

Everything else is going wonderfully.  We are getting really excited for her to be here.  I am getting bigger and bigger, not all that fun but I’m enjoying feeling her moving around in there.  I’m a little over half way there.  October will be here before we know it.  Everybody keeps asking me if I’m excited and I am but I feel like we have so much to do before she gets here that I haven’t really let myself get excited for her to get here yet.  I have to get ready for her first!  The last couple months I know I’ll be so excited I won’t be able to stand it.

How many weeks?  21

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  10.5 in or the size of a banana

Weight of baby:  12.7 oz

Belly Button in or out?  In

Wedding rings on or off?  On

Mood:  Happy.  Trying to enjoy every moment!

Sleep: great

Stretch marks?  Nope, not yet

Maternity clothes?  Not a lot yet.  Bailey gave me some shorts of hers from when she was pregnant so those have been getting me through work.  

Favorite thing this week: Officially summer vacation.  Getting things ready for our garage sale this weekend, June 14.  I have a few days off from the gas station so I’ll be able to get some things done at home and rest for the first time since school got out. 

Movement?  She’s moving!  I can feel her frequently.  I can’t wait until Jason can feel her on the outside.

Food Cravings?  Mexican food, spicy food, though I’m starting to get some heartburn.  Still eat a lot of cereal!  We should have stock in lucky charms.    

Symptoms:  nothing really.  My body hurts worse after working and standing on my feet all day than it ever has but that’s normal I’m sure. 

Labor signs?  No

Anything make you sick?  No

Miss anything? Not really….I mean I don’t really go do much because I’m tired by about 9:00 so I guess I miss my social life a little this week, especially with it being summer but I’m pretty happy with giving things up for baby. 

Looking forward to anything?  Father’s day this weekend.  My next doctor’s visit is July 3^rd, Jason can’t go so mom is going with me.  Then we will leave and go to Omaha for the weekend after the 4^th, hopefully it’s warm enough to swim up there on this visit.  We are looking for a place to move into that’s bigger than this tiny apartment.  I’m excited we haven’t killed each other or a dog yet but once we find a place to move to I will be so excited I won’t be able to control myself.  We need more room!  A baby room and a yard for the dogs!  It’s driving me nuts!

Jason started running his own route at work and he loves it so that puts everyone in a better mood J

This is week 18/19 blog.  I missed 18 and  I’m exactly 19 weeks pregnant today.  That’s one week away from 5 months! Also 1 week away from half way done.  I think 5 months pregnant sounds better than 20 weeks.  Sounds like I’m getting closer when you go by months.  I’m feeling the baby a little bit in there.  Nothing major but I am getting so excited to feel her give me a good kick pretty soon. 

This is from Aunt Briana from senior trip in Florida

These two are from Jason for mother's day....already protective.

Had some trouble this past week.  On Saturday on our way down to my little brother’s graduation I noticed my back was starting to itch and have some pain.  I knew exactly what it was.  I, for the third time in my life, have shingles again.  Now either you know what that is and how painful it is, or you’re too young to know what that is and think I have some gross disease.  I am actually a 26 year old stuck in a 65 year old body.  Usually they occur in older people but this is just another one of those fabulous things I’m blessed with, with no explanation.  I get them from stress.  My first time was during finals week in college in 2008.  The next was last January when I moved up here to start teaching and was living without Jason. 

Pregnant women are supposed to stay away from people with shingles so you can imagine my scare to find out I was pregnant while having shingles!!  I am on medicine, I caught them very early and they aren’t spreading too badly.  I’ve been in a ton of pain and haven’t got a good night’s sleep for a few days but it’s finally starting to feel better.  It’s harming the baby and neither is the medicine I’m on.  Everything is getting better so we should be just fine.

4 days of school left and a field trip tomorrow.  I’m so excited for a vacation from this place for a while.  Our next doctor’s appointment is June 6.  Jason is still hoping she changes in to a boy by then so when we see her she will have more body parts than before and we will be having a boy.  I told him keep hoping. 

How many weeks?  19 exactly

Gender:  Girl

Size of baby:  6.0 in or the size of an heirloom tomoato 

Weight of baby:  8.5 oz

Belly Button in or out?  In

Wedding rings on or off?  On

Mood:  Happy and Excited, sometimes depressed and moody….apparently stressed (shingles)

Sleep: great

Stretch marks?  No

Maternity clothes?  Not a lot yet…..I’m stretching this out as long as possible

Favorite thing this week: Road trip to Tanner’s graduation with my sisters, Jason, James and kids.  It was a full vehicle.  The weather has been beautiful.  Spent time with Jason’s parents Saturday.  Celebrated my little sister’s 18^th birthday Saturday night. Field trip tomorrow.  One week of school left.  I have lots of favorites.  It’s been a good week!

Movement?  She’s moving, slightly feeling it

Food Cravings?  Mexican food, spicy food, popsicles.   

Symptoms:  hmmm….don’t really have any.  I feel pretty good.  Have energy most of the time.  Still forgetting everything possible.  I’m a little moody on occasion.  

Everything going pretty well.

Labor signs?  Let’s hope not.

Anything make you sick?  Nothing

Miss anything? Cute summer clothes.

Looking forward to anything?  One of my good friends and roommate from college is getting married on Saturday.  I can’t wait to see her.  She will be beautiful I’m sure.  On to Omaha after the wedding to visit family up there and spend memorial weekend.  I hope it’s really hot.  There will be swimming in grandma’s pool for sure! No school Monday, last day Wednesday.  Have a great couple of weeks coming up!