Well isn't this fun?

Round Ligament Pain... welcome to week 31. I thought for sure I must have a bladder infection because of the intense pain that started at 4 am yesterday and was constant until about 2 am this morning. 22 hours of feeling like I couldn't move. Sitting was super uncomfortable, getting up was worse, walking was painful and rolling over in bed - the worst. I must have gone pee at least 30 times, only to still feel like I needed to... the pressure in my lower pelvis was constant. So I stopped by the doc's office and they tested my urine... no infection. That's good news... but this still sucks! The nurse assured me it was the stretching of ligaments around my growing uterus and while definitely not fun, it was to be expected. Rest, drinking lots of water and Tylenol are my only options for relief. So I tried to stay still (after showing the house) and finally at about 10 pm, I decided I'd take some tylenol and go try to go to sleep. Well, I woke up at 2 am feeling so much better. And all morning, the pain was gone. What a relief... but then I went to lunch, and now I'm back in my office and I feel a replay coming on. I'm wearing a dress today, and there's definitely no lady-like position I can get myself in that is comfortable... so I'm thinking of shutting my office door and posting a note that says "enter at your own risk."

This little boy will be very lucky if he ever gets a brother or sister... at least one that's related by blood. LOL. And to top it off... I got back-to-back comments by my bosses this morning...

From across the hall... "Woah. Look at you. How much longer do you have? Good grief, we're going to need a shopping cart to push you around in here if you get much bigger." AND, as I'm asking about a project, she stops me mid-sentence to say, "Wow, I can't get past your belly, that's a big baby in there."

What can you do but laugh? Oh wait, I better not do that... I might pee.

For all you dog-lovers...

Where does your dog sleep? (vote to the right) Shelby has always slept in her crate... but she wants so badly to sleep in our bed. We've let her try it maybe a handful of times, but she's only content for a few hours and then she inevitably starts whining and wants to go back to her bed in the middle of the night. I don't mind her sleeping with us, but Mike hates it. He's the strict one on keeping her out. And it's probably for the best, especially with the baby coming... but she definitely loves to cuddle with me and if it weren't for him, I'm too much of a softie and I'd surely let her stay. Just curious what everyone else does...

BabyW has a new cousin!

My cousin, Mike, and his fiance, Marilyn, had their baby girl today! Makayla Grace was born (5 weeks early) in Maryland and she is 5 lbs 14 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. The new mom & dad are doing well and super-excited. Mike manages my dad's Baltimore store and it worked out that my dad was up there teaching today so he got to meet his great-niece and see my aunt Brenda who flew in today from Florida to meet her first granddaughter. Here's a picture of the proud new dad and his little girl.

Never early... Never late

For some reason, God seems to always wait until the last minute to answer. I know He has more of a purpose than just the answer I'm looking for, but I must say, he sure likes to keep us on our toes! Well, I'm not trying to get ahead of myself here, but we have been planning to sell our condo since Christmas...and while we've gotten lots of calls, no one has ever shown up to actually see it. We've cleaned and decluttered and gotten it ready to show so many times only to be stood up. Our deadline has been June 1... and the closer we get, the more I've started to doubt if it would sell.

We started stressing about how to work out Plan B... but then tonight, we had our first potential buyers and it couldn't have gone better. They absolutely LOVED it. It's a young couple (tonight was just the girl with her mom) and they just went on and on as I walked them through the house saying how perfect they think it is. They are bringing back the rest of the family soon to see it again. I have a good feeling about it. I know we don't have an offer or contract yet, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.

Whether this couple buys it or not, I was just reminded that God is going to take care of us and that I shouldn't be so quick to lose faith when He's led us this far. So I'll keep you posted... and if we do sell anytime soon, I'll be back to beg you all for help packing & moving!

Good Excuse to Eat Out :)

For the entire month of May, T.G.I.Friday's has $5 salads & sandwiches! This was actually where Mike and I had our first date and we were just talking about how we never go there anymore... so I'm thinking we'll have to pay them a visit sometime this month! I love their Pecan-Crusted Chicken Salad. And that's as cheap as eating fast-food! You can check-out the promotion here.

A May Update

We had another full but fun weekend. The Walk for Life went well on Saturday morning... I hadn't been to the zoo in over 20 years! I forgot just how cute giraffes are! :) **Thank you to everyone who pledged to support us! You'll receive something in the mail in a few weeks to fulfill your pledge.**

We finally found a changing table/dresser at a consignment shop this weekend, so now painting it is next on the project-list! I'm also still searching for some modern fabric to reupholster our cheap glider with! Check out this cool glider makeover - I'm hoping mine will turn out that well. I'm hoping to make some progress on both of these by the end of this weekend. With only 10 weeks left, it really feels like time is flying!

We've gotten lots of calls & emails about our condo, but no one has actually come to see it yet. We do have an appt. set for tomorrow, so hopefully they'll show up! We've worked our butts off to get it sparkling clean several times only to have people stand us up... frustrating for sure, but it's probably the cleanest we've ever lived! We're getting close to our cut-off time... but we're still hopeful. As much as we'd love to sell it though, the thought of moving before July is definitely a bit daunting! But God's in control so we're just along for the ride!

Good news, but not without a little drama first...

I already knew that BabyW was a big boy. I even had a doctor friend I hadn't seen in a while ask me last weekend if I had been told my baby was big, because I looked further along than I was. She also mentioned it may be likely that I would have gestational diabetes (GD) if he is as big as they say. Several others mentioned GD as a likely possibility too. So when I went to the doctor yesterday and had another ultrasound (since I'm new to this practice), the u/s tech also thought I'd end up testing postitive for GD because BabyW's head and abdomen are definitely big.

I was to have the GD screening test right after the ultrasound. Either way, I knew it would be fine... by this point, I definitely just expected to test positive. So I went and drank my glucose-juice and headed back to the waiting room for the 1 hour wait until they'd test my blood. Meanwhile my doctor met with me, and she too thought it was almost inevitable I'd have GD. Not only is BabyW big, but I also had a bit of excess amniotic fluid, which is typical with GD.

So the hour passed, they drew my blood.... and what do you know, I DON'T have GD! Crazy. I was shocked, as was my doctor! Soo... apparently BabyW just has his daddy's big head (and my chubby cheeks) and is just likely to be a big boy. I was still a little worried about the now unexplained excess fluid, (polyhydramnios) but I called today and got reassurance that it's only a mild case and that they will just keep monitoring us by ultrasound for the remainder of the pregnancy, but I shouldn't be too concerned at this point. I go back every two weeks now. Please pray that they are right, and that BabyW. will make it to full-term without any complications. Just 10 1/2 weeks to go!

He currently weighs about 3 lbs 8 oz. and is looking good. Here are a couple of pictures: the first one of his face... Mike says he has my cheeks :) and the second is a profile shot. Now I just get to start stressing about how I'm going to get this big boy out!!