getting stuff done
Ben and I have been really productive lately on the house. We’ve got all the computer stuff moved downstairs (even though it’s not set up yet; I’m on the laptop) and we’ve gotten the baby’s room painted (with the help of my mom and dad) and the crib put together and the rocker in there, and all the outlets changed in that room. Ben’s mom is coming up this weekend to bring us a dresser and to help us paint the closet door and we have to go buy a new door because the one we have in there now has a hole in it and doesn’t latch right. So, we’re making progress! the room looks pretty cute even if it is bare right now. I can’t wait to get the dresser and put away all the stuff that my parents brought down this weekend. My parents actually came down to go to my little cousin’s 21st birthday party but spent the rest of the weekend helping us out. I can’t believe my cousin is 21. That’s just insane. I used to babysit her! How is ti possible that she’s legally able to drink!? lol
I really hate typing on a laptop. It just doesn’t work well for me. so ignore typos in this entry.
I’ve been having what I think are braxton hicks contractions this week. Not very often and not regular or anything like that. And they dont’ hurt at all. Just my stomach gets all tight and I get a kind of funny feeling in my stomach. I have an appt next week, I’ll ask my doctor about them. other than that, things are just normal. Everyone at work now asks me if I’m pregnant. Just on my way out the door a girl stopped me and looked all nervouse and was like "do I owe you congratulations?" lol, it was kind of cute becuase you could tell she just didn’t want to offend me if i’d just all of a sudden gained a ton of weight only in my stomach. 😉 She said she’s noticed for awhile but didn’t want to say anythign in case she was wrong. 😉
The baby has been kicking on a pretty regular schedule. Pretty much after whenever I eat and then when i’m laying in bed before I go to sleep. It’s still kicking really low though. Way below my belly button. I don’t know if that’s normal or not. But i guess I’m carrying pretty low. sometimes I feel like I should be holding my stomach up because it just feels so heavy. Maybe I need one of those support band things. I don’t know. I’ll ask my doctor about the kicking really low thing too at my appt.
I may have already talked about this, but I will again if I have. 😉 Ben’s family is throwing us a shower August 21st. I think that’s super early. I won’t even be out of the 2nd trimester yet. I’ll only be 26 weeks! Hopefully it doesn’t jinx anything! I’ve been working on a registry on babiesrus.com and on amazon.com. It’s funny because I’m still adding stuff and people are already starting to buy things. 😉 I wish Amazon didn’t have the thank-you list thing. because it’s way too easy to snoop and see who bought you what. and I have no will power so obviously i go look at it. 😉 Our other shower is September 18 in Rhinelander, which is the day before Ben’s birthday. I’m thinking about doing something for his birthday at the shower to surprise him but I’m not sure what yet. Maybe I’ll just get him a small personal cake just for him and a balloon or something. what do you guys think? I also thought about getting him something related to the baby… like a bears bib and onesie or something like that. I don’t know. give me so ideas. 😉
well, the washer’s done. I’m going to go throw stuff in the dryer. I bought a crib sheet today at lunch to put on the mattress on the crib to at least keep it from getting dusty and what-not. That and my brother and his wife might stay overnight sometime next week and I thought it would be nice to have a sheet becuase then they can just use the crib for Alex and they only have to set up one pack and play.
alright, later! 🙂