Insert Evil Laugh

So Hubby let me know that he only has 2 finals and the last one is on the 17th (two days before graduation). We're due on the 31st, but I swear to you that Baby is growing big b/c I'm not sure how much bigger I can get before I pop (literally). I'm now going to be using all of my "spare" willpower to WILL the baby to come on the 17th, with labor starting after Hubby's last test is finished. He'll be born on an odd day, which would satisfy me greatly. Tests will be finished. He'll be born before family comes into town, so they'll be able to meet him. And it would work out well with my job. Now if only I could bend the fates of the universe to match my will...

Sleepy sleeplessness?

I think the worst part of sleepy sleeplessness is when you get off of work and are too worn out/tired to do anything (except breathe) and so you lay down in bed at 7:30...but then can't fall asleep until past 10:00... It wouldn't be SO bad if I then didn't wake up at 1:00 and was unable to fall back asleep until after 4:00. Oh yeah, and I still woke up every hour... And, yes, I have to be to work at 8:00 in the morning. Plus, I blow-dried my hair again today. I needed some type of pick-me-up. I think I might have allergies at this point in time b/c I've felt funny for the past few days and today I have the sinus-stuffy eyeball headache. But, at least Bebé Gabe seems to be healthy and quite active most of the time, right?

Blah

This week hasn't been that encouraging... It's the Friday before a long weekend and I'm SO grateful. Don't get me wrong. I really do love my job. But this week has been the third of ridiculously hectic weeks and it's starting to take it's toll. Yesterday, it seemed like literally EVERYTHING was going wrong (boo). Today, I just feel very blah-like. At least it's half-way through the day and then I'll be going home to relax (or do house projects...I can never tell) for 3 straight days!!!

What what?

Granted, I'm not sure as I've never felt it before, but I MAY be feeling Yoda-Monster kick.

The first time it happened was on the plane ride home, but I wasn't sure if it's b/c the tummy was getting upset or what...but then it happened again yesterday several times. And here's all I can think of to compare it to... It's, like, the opposite of a cramp. For the first few months, the tummy was upset a lot of the time. Sometimes it would be roll-ey, sometimes it would be hot-owie, sometimes it would be really crampy, sometimes there just seemed to be a LOT of tension, etc. Well, this isn't painful at all...and it's not like a cramp...it's like the opposite of a cramp. So instead of feeling like my insides are somewhat collapsing on themselves/curling up into a ball, it feels like something's expanding quickly and then will stop. Weird. I guess we'll see next week at the ultrasound if that is, in fact, what it is or not...although I'm not sure if/when it will happen again.

Plus, I guess today marks 19 weeks. Thank God I'm about half-way there to meeting my wee-one.

Who cares if it's pathetic?

1) I've only thrown up once in the past month, if I remember correctly. And it wasn't so bad b/c it was at my parent's house instead of my own (even though I think it's more than I've ever thrown up at one time in my entire life...I didn't know I ate that much in a week!!!)

2) I was uber-excited because I ordered the baby diapers before we went on our trip and they were at the house by the time we came back. I had to stay up late to open them up and go through them. How fun!

3) I believe we have all of our big items at our house. We got the crib and changing table for $75 secondhand. We just got a rocker-glider this week used for $25. I got a massive amount of cloth diapers (what I wanted) for $375. I got a never-used breast pump for $150 (normally $230 as it's hard-core and has great reviews). And I've gotten quite a few clothes and whatnot from freecycle and/or craigslist for inexpensive. Oh yeah, AND I got an exersaucer and a pack'n'play for free from freecycle. Cool, says I.

on my way to CA

So I'm taking three entire days off of work (and probably 30 extra minutes the day before) because my mommy offered to fly me and Hubby out to CA to visit. Certain people aren't supposed to find out until said time, but Papi is supposed to be in by this Friday (kiddos don't know) and then brother, hubby and myself are being flown out to visit (kiddos and dad don't know). Sure, it doesn't make logical sense to take the time off of work when I know it means I'll just have to take more unpaid time off later...but how can I help it? I haven't seen my Papi for a year and a half and haven't seen my mom and younger siblings for a half a year and only saw my older brother for a few hours in this last half-year... Plus, I want them to see me starting to look fatter. Ooh, I hope we play Cranium.

15 weeks

Next appt is ultrasound. Uber-excited about it.

Nausea is starting to slow down. Not disappear yet, but slow down.

Was able to actually get some stuff done this weekend. Not nearly as much as during a weekend when I'm not pregnant, but still got some stuff done, which is nice (finally). Plus, I slept a WHOLE bunch this weekend, which was great too.

At last dr appt, I got referred to a psychologist. Set up my appt for this Thursday. That should be interesting. Afraid of the cost, but hope my insurance will cover most of it.

What else: Oh yeah, I found out that one of my pairs of shorts still fits. It's a stretchy pair of athletic short, but who cares? They still fit and that's awesome. I've been wearing a lot of my free maternity clothes (from freecycle) lately, but it's nice to have something of "mine" that I can wear. Luckily, a lot of my shirts still fit. It's just that none of my bottoms do...Hm...