so it's not an allergic reaction. it's hormones. that's it. just hormones. the doctor said this is normal and stay on the benadryl. he said it would go away on it's own but more than likely, will be back before the pregnancy ends. he's so sweet. he also said my back should start hurting more. it is. he says it's because i'm trying to keep my belly up so i have a curvature in my back. also, i am 31 1/2 weeks now. not much longer to go.
i'm seeing the doctor every two weeks now, until February and then every week after that... i think. the next ultrasound will be at the end of January so we get to see how big Will's head has gotten. let's hope he doesn't take completely after his daddy. if so, that is gonna hurt!
we now have to find a pediatrician and attempt a late registration for lamaze classes. wish us luck with that one. we were supposed to be registered by 24 weeks. like i knew! hopefully, we'll get the "saturday blitz" class. it's all in one day. they have a 4-week and a 6-week course. ew. i'd rather just get it all over with in one shot.
on another note, we're trying to get the baby's room ready. HM is pulling out the carpet so we can lay down the new floor and he's painting and doing all the "nesting" stuff. he's moving around like the baby's coming out TODAY. it's really cute, tho. the baby's room is gonna be so cute! i can't wait til it's all finished. i'll be posting before and after pics for ya, later.
finally! the holidays are over. not that i don't like the holidays, but good gawd they're a lotta work. we had a really good time, though. we got to see all the families. Parker Boy was here with all his energy, wearing Mamalane out. i doubt she'll have any left for my kid. j/k! i don't know how she does it. she is truly a Wonder Woman.
on the baby front, Will's moving around a LOT lately. he's also giving his mom a huge rash on her ta-ta's! i'm not sure if it was an allergic reaction to the cocoa butter lotion or if it's a heat rash. i have an appt tomorrow, hopefully they'll be able to tell me more. the benadryl is helping so far. as a result of not knowing whether it was caused by the lotion or not, i now have a series of stretch marks across my belly. yay life!
other than the itchies, i've had a really good pregnancy (if you don't count the bout of depression because of the job loss. it still comes and goes). i've liked being pregnant so far. i'm not sure HM likes it, tho. he's still unsure how to handle the mood swings. sometimes, he doesn't understand I'M the one that's supposed to be emotional. not sure he'll figure it out in time.
last weekend we had friends over for "island" Thanksgiving. it was a good turnout. not as many folks as usual, but still good. i mean, we did move it from the island and a lot of folks are still misplaced, unfortunately.
we had a really good dinner and S1 helped me with the cornbread stuffing and it wasn't all mushy like hers is. HM liked it better. he smoked a turkey and everybody brought a side and we had bananas foster cheesecake for dessert. YUM! well, for some people. i don't really care for bananas foster myself.
after dinner, everyone helped decorate the tree. the main tree. we still have the Star Wars tree we haven't put up yet. and there are a couple of ornaments i couldn't find. i need to look around a bit.
since the storm, everyone's kinda spread out. also, since i'm not working on the island anymore, it's even harder to see everyone who's still there. it was good to have our friends around. it was something i really needed.
so last time i went to the doctor it was right after i had been laid off. i was pretty emotional to say the least. he sat me down and explained that he knows we want to buy all the pretty stuff for the baby's room and have everything "match" and what not. he also said that none of that even mattered. all that mattered to our baby is that he has someone to hold him and love him and care for him (he will have plenty of that). it doesn't matter if his crib bedding matches the wall decor.
he told me that even though i was upset, there were other people worse off. he even went so far to tell me i didn't want to be the woman he saw the day before... who had just seen her ultrasound and was crying more than i was, at the moment. uhm yeah... if you're wondering, i didn't ask. i was just grateful.
today's appointment was a lot more cheery. Baby Will's heartbeat is good. he's growing fine, he's in a good position. he should start keeping me up more at nite. great! something to look forward to. i think HM's going to move upstairs until he's born. not even kidding! okay, kidding a little. very little.
also, the "corrected" due date is February 26, 2009! egads! sure it's only four days sooner, but good gawd, man, do you know how much of a procrastinator i already am?!?!? that's not good news!
HM and BA worked on these stairs for weeks. they are finally done! don't they look great?!?!? HM also finished the hutch. that looks fabulous! i need to take a better picture of it now that it's cleared of all the tools. it looked so good with all the food spread on it the other day, too. we had some folks over for "island" thanksgiving.
this weekend we're working on the baby's room. look forward to pictures of that! it's gonna be so cool!
didn't know it was pre-lay off since i posted. yes, i got laid off. yes, i'm seven months pregnant. yes, i'm worried. i am now looking for a job. any job. i don't need THE job. just A job. lemme know if you hear of anything.
friday - after going in at 6am and bossing Manny around, i got off early and kinda chilled at home waiting for HM and BA. i thot it would be a fun nite, but... we just found out when we would find out about our jobs. Thursday. i'll find out whether or not i'll have a job on Thursday. it's not something i'm looking forward to. if i lose my job, not so good for me. if i keep my job, GREAT! but then not so great for others i know.
i've grown up in that office. literally. and grown up with the women in that office. we all started on the lowest level, from receptionist and biller to now manager and systems analyst. we're still there. loyal to UTMB for 20 years. it makes me sad to think it might not be anymore, after Thursday.
saturday - tried to get my spirits up with BABY shopping! i dragged S1 out with me to register at Babies-R-Us and two different Targets for baby stuff. HM and i had no clue what to register for. she's got two kids, we figured she had an idea. we were out from 9am to 4pm, almost.
i came home to three new steps. =) HM and BA are working on putting laminate on the stairs. it looks so good! i can't wait til they're all done.
again, an early nite. we're old. HM was in bed at 9:30. i made BA put it on The Godfather while i edited some video from the New Orleans trip and he slept on the couch...AGAIN! i swear i don't think that boy has ever used the spare bedroom!
sunday - after a full nite of tossing and turning and refluxing and drooling, yeah, drooling... my husband thot it would be cool to get up at 5AM and wake up everyone else in the house!!! good gawd, man!! the frikking sun wasn't even up yet!! he made up for it with kolaches, but still.
he was on house fix crazy. as soon as i finished breakfast he started making noise with saws and dremels and hammers on the stairs.
i edited a bunch of video this weekend. i'll post some of it this week. i really wanted to take more video while we were registering, but i kinda got caught up in the moment.
oh, and i lost my phone. actually, i didn't lose it. S1 was the last one seen with it. when i got home i put my bag down and never touched it after that. my phone is not in or attached to the clip on my bag. i'm going over to search her truck for it today.
friday - Halloween! i have no pictures. i just don't have the energy lately. but it was fun. the cousins came up, with their kids. i really do like seeing them more. we need to make a better effort to go see them more. they've made the trip the last two or three times, for one reason or another.
we went to S1's for Halloween. BIL1 made hot dogs and nachos for everyone. they got a popcorn machine and had it set up really nice for the kids. i made "abracadabra hats". basically, pigs in a blanket rolled up half way with crescent moon pepperoni's on the cone-shaped part with witchy sprinkles (basil). they were a big hit.
Brenda, Joe and the kids stayed with us. i bought glow-in-the-dark pillowcases for the boys. they thot they were sooooo coooool! they said that. ohmigod, and the baby... never cries! it's awesome! i want a baby like that! she coos and grunts. that's it.
saturday - i've realized time is not an issue when you have kids. rather, time doesn't stand still and you don't rush for it either. i offered to make breakfast but Brenda wanted 'Deaux. since ours was flooded, we drove 40 minutes into the big city so she could get some. i didn't mind at all, but damn i was hungry by the time we got there!
BIL1 cooked an early dinner for everyone so we all got to hang out more. of course, that was after poor little Leon got sick and we had to come back to the house (another example of time has no meaning when you have kids). we were about two hours later than expected.
after some momma drama, i came home. don't ask.
saturday nite - something i had been looking forward to ever since Brenda said they were only staying Friday nite! not because i wanted her to go home, but because i didn't want to miss The Road Kings at The Continental Club. BA and i really wanted to go! HM didn't make it. he was too busy putting in a new sink for me! my anniversary gift. =)
The Road Kings rocked the house and (Baby) Will really like them! or didn't. i couldn't tell. he was moving around so much he caused me to go to the restroom every 10 minutes. he was either dancing or kicking me to get outta there. i'm not sure.
sunday - we have a gate! and a hutch! with a countertop! BA came over and helped HM with the gate. we took a trip to Home Depot for the countertop to finish off the hutch. just a cheap formica thing until we can re-do all the countertops to replace the salmon formica that was left here, by the previous owners. blech! our house is really shaping up. it's a good feeling.
my buddy, ThommyBrowne put together a video for Halloween. it's a 10 second question video. meaning, your answer has to be in 10 seconds or less. there are quite a few people in it, including yours truly. enjoy!
i had plenty to post on the weekend update, i just don't have the time. i'm in the process of trying to keep my job, you see. we're having to keep productivity on everything we do. it's a nightmare trying to prove your worth to someone who has no clue what you do.
in other news, i was in a MINOR car accident yesterday. I'M OKAY! we got hit on the passenger side (guess who the passenger was? me!) of a big Dodge Ram truck. the Explorer that hit us, basically T-boned the truck i was in. at point of impact, i turned to the side so the door went into my ass. i've got a bruise.
Little Willy's fine. the doctor said there was no separation and the heart rate was normal. baby boy not in distress. all good! i don't even have to tell you everything that went through my head after we got hit. the driver is a co-worker. she and the other passenger were freaking me out more than i needed to be freaked out. the driver was bawling because she thot she had hurt me and the baby. once i felt him move again, tho, i felt a LOT better.
i'll try to get back later on that weekend update. by then, you probably won't even want to read it, tho. we'll see.
for the first time ever, i waddled while i was walking. i noticed it. i actually noticed myself waddling and stopped in my tracks, "oh shit! i'm waddling!"
in my defense, i was carrying a lot of stuff and was off balance.
