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Weekend

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We had a nice weekend again. Yesterday morning we walked a 5K in memory of Chad’s best friend’s dad. It was a beautiful morning and we managed 5K in about 50 minutes.  Although I was plenty tired at the end!  We spend the afternoon relaxing (naps for all) and I also went through a big load of maternity clothes from a friend.  Chad’s parents stopped by in the evening.

This morning, Maria slept in until 9:30!!  Couldn’t believe it. I showered, talked to my mom on the phone, and did some grocery shopping before she was even stirring!  The afternoon was spent watching football, and then another friend stopped by with MORE maternity clothes!  Chad is thrilled! Not so much with the extra boxes and bags, but with the fact that he thinks I don’t need to shop now! 🙂

Maria was a little confused today and asked a couple times where we were going. I don’t think she gets the concept of just staying at home for the day.  I guess our weekends have been pretty busy all summer, that she’s not used to staying home!  I think it was good for ALL of us!  Chad did take her out for a bike ride in the late afternoon, but she didn’t like how windy it was, and I guess got scared by some leaves(??).

She went right down again tonight and I think it’s about time I did the same!

Recap/Catch-up

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Weekend: Saturday we took down wallpaper in the “plaid” room. No plaid left!! Yay! It will be Maria’s new big girl room when we’re done. Sunday we had a playdate with my co-worker and her daughter’s. Then football for Chad, while I made apple crisp and meatballs for dinner and Maria played and watched her Percy (Thomas) video.

Reading: catching up on magazines. Population 485 is next.

Pregnancy: 18 weeks now.  Feeling good.  Funny how at this time in the last pregnancy, I felt so pregnancy, and now I don’t feel that way at all.  I guess I know how big I’m really going to get!  We have our Level 2 Ultra Sound next week.

Work: Busy. Lots of stuff going on for a team that seems to only be getting smaller.

Other Stuff: Helping to plan for Sherm & Mary’s party in October. If you worked at Luther Park, and want to send me your current email and any emails of other past staffers, that would be great

Not much else. Tired today from staying up for the football game, but glad they won, especially since I stayed up for the end!!  Need to go get some apple crisp and then head to bed!

The First Trimester

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We are now less than 6 months from due date with Baby #2!  Due 2/20.  Time is flying by with so much to do in the next 6 months!

The first trimester was not that bad.  Relatively similar to last time.  Definitely hungry the first few weeks.  The nausea (which was minimal the first time – I never threw up) may have been slightly better this time. No dry heaving or anything.  (not rubbing it in)…  Definitely tired and appreciative of naps.  Not sure if I was more tired this time than last.  Hard to tell if it’s the toddler who wears me out or the baby… Although the last few weeks have definitely gotten better, I still need AT LEAST a full 8 hours to function by the next evening after work.

We also had an ultrasound at 9 weeks, because the doctor was concerned about the size and wanted to verify dates. The ultrasound showed everything was normal and the dates were correct.  I switched doctors/clinics too, and so far LOVE the new doctor/clinic. It means I will deliver at a different hospital, but I wasn’t that attached to the last hospital (or obviously doctor) and our pediatric clinic covers the new hospital too.

Maria is set on having a baby girl or a baby brother, but not a baby boy.  🙂  We won’t know until February though!   She’s excited about being a big sister, but I don’t think she really gets it.  We bought new (used) furniture  for her and will move her into a new room (which means taking down wallpaper and painting). It is all set up now though, and she loves sitting on her new bed and talking about how she will sleep in it and the baby will sleep in the crib and sit in the bouncy seat!

So far so good!   And it’s time for bed so I’m not wiped tomorrow!

Bald!

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My hair is falling out so fast right now! I seriously had a huge clump in my hand after blow drying my hair this morning.  I know it definitely got thicker during my pregnancy, but I don’t see how I can keep losing hair at this rate!

One Year Ago Today

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I woke Chad up at 5:30, to show him the two lines that appeared on the stick I pee’d on!  🙂

We also went to the hospital to meet my niece Elizabeth who had been born the day before!  We are celebrating her birthday tomorrow!