I feel: A bit more rested than last week.
Happy or Moody: Happy. I wouldn’t use the word moody, but irritable might be better.
Showing: Yes
Maternity Clothes: Splurged a little this weekend at Old Navy. I bought a pair of denim shorts to wear on the weekends, ankle-length denim jeans for work, and the linen pants I’m wearing in the photo for casual/comfy days out (but can still be cute!). I also bought 2 spring/summer maternity-specific shirts so that I can stop stretching my normal shirts out.
Exercise: Dog walks. It doesn’t seem like much, but I do attribute the 2-3/day that we go on a huge reason I haven’t gained more weight.
Miss Anything: Medium rare steak (again), and I was thinking about ahi tuna this weekend.
Anything make you sick/queasy: Nope
Movement: Tons – all day long! She’s big enough now that I can tell the difference between her kicks, punches, stretches and rolls. Today I got to see some of her quick punches/kicks out of my side. It was pretty awesome.
Excited for: my doctor’s appointment on Friday. Starting with this one they will be every 2 weeks, and then every week after that. When I’m actually at the doctor I am tired of being there, but I always look forward to an appointment so that I can hear that Baby M is still doing well. I’m kind of interested to see how much weight I’ve gained, too!
Favorite Moment of the Week: Not doing anything baby-related. Sounds silly, but it was nice to take a weekend and not do anything for Baby M or the nursery. I think I needed it. My brain needed a break. Back to the grind though!
I was feeling pretty indifferent about having to buy maternity clothes yesterday. I only have 7 weeks to go and was hoping to be able to depend on what few of my pants might still fit or the maxi skirts and maxi dresses I already had. Unfortunately, there’s only so many times you can wear jeans in a row before you start to feel like a grease ball (even if you wash them in between) and the combos of maxi skirts and dresses were getting limited. So I went out and bought a few warmer weather pieces at Old Navy. Luckily the location at Westshore Mall has a decent selection and it’s relatively well-priced. To be honest, it’s a huge relief to have these items. My mom told me from the get-go to make time to pamper myself while I was pregnant – get my hair done, get manicures and pedicures if/when I could afford to, get dressed up, invest in some cute maternity clothes – and she couldn’t have been more spot on with that advice. It really does make you feel so much better. And, of course, once I have Baby M and no longer have use for the clothes, I’ll tuck them away if there’s ever a next time or someone who can borrow them.
Yesterday after I finished my small shopping spree (where I resisted shopping for Baby M), I attended a friend’s lingerie shower. Such a blast. It was nice to have a girl’s afternoon to snack and talk and laugh… A lot!
This morning, Mike and I took Rigby to brunch in Hyde Park Village and strolled around the Walk the Chalk chalk art event. The artistic talent some people have is absolutely unbelievable. We then let Rigby run some more energy off at Picnic Island. He even took a small dip in the water. We all came back to the house, and Mike and I spent about an hour or so at the pool and got the baby belly a little sun : ) Today was an absolutely gorgeous day. We finished the day with a delicious dinner and are now relaxing on the couch together. A weekend like this will make going back to work this week very difficult.
So we didn’t do anything for Baby M. My mom is currently working very hard on the nursery bedding, and I am waiting on that until and the installment of our new windows (March 28!) to put the final touches on the nursery. Then the nursery will be photographed for all to see, and Baby M’s name will be revealed for those who don’t already know it (which I’m pretty sure is everyone at this point, so I don’t know why I bother).
Our Little "Whoops!" 