The first being, I have turned into THAT wife. That unnattractive, unsexy pregnant wife. I've only stopped short of wearing granny panties (though my cotton Hanes three pack might be well on my way) and wearing nightgowns. Side note, I will NEVER wear a nightgown.
That being said, I have my snoogle which for the uninformed, is a C shaped body pillow; one end goes between your thighs and the other end is perfect for hugging and snuggling. There are other ways to use it, but this is my favorite. However I have to "climb into it" when I get into bed. I also am not skilled at changing positions through out the night with it, so sometimes I end up turning over half way with the pillow under me so no doubt my rear is up in the air until I am uncomfortable enough to finish changing positions.
I have developed pregnancy carpal tunnel (which by the way it's progressed enough that I have to see a specialist soon, yay) and have to wear wrist braces at night so my hands and arms don't completely fall asleep. They are black, go from my fingers to mid forearm and kind of resemble oven mitts. I have also developed a pretty wicked snore. So here I am, wrapped up in this pillow, with my oven mitts on snoring away. I found Ryan on the couch the other morning, apparently he couldn't handle the snoring. All I can say is, paybacks are a bitch.
So Friday night we celebrated being half baked with Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream. We had a nice healthy dinner of grilled chicken salad so I could indulge in the carbelicious ice cream, though I had only intended to eat a fourth or maybe half, and before I knew it the entire thing was gone. But it was good...and then I didn't feel well, and ended up snoozing most of the night away on the couch, only to get up long enough to go to bed. I'm so excited to be in the 20's now....just 20 more to go!
Saturday morning we went to Lowe's to get supplies for the nursery....drywall, closet doors, lumber, and paint. We got everything we needed and it only came to $300, so we still have enough tax money left over to buy the glider rocker and a ceiling fan. My FIL met us at the store so he could haul the stuff back in his truck. I was starving, so while they went to pay for the stuff I got a hot dog...my first my entire pregnancy. I don't intend to eat them often, but I wanted one so bad. I got done before them, so in true pregnant woman form, I went outside, found a piucnic table for sale and sat down and ate my lunch. It was soooo good.
My FIL is coming over Saturday to get started on putting the closet doors on. I can't wait to see the room come together. We got really pretty shades of gray and pink, and we decided in addition to the panels on the closet doors, we're going to paint the baseboards and the trim near the ceiling pink as well. I guess I had better get in there in the next few days and finish cleaning out the room.
So later in the day, Amanda went with me to Buy Buy Baby to finish registering. She helped me figure out what kind of pacifiers, bottles and nipples to register for. We registered for three different types of bottles, so hopefully Kayla likes one or all of them. Amanda was really squeeing over all the adorable girl clothes. I know she loves her boys to pieces, but I know she's going to love buying my little girl frilly things. Everyone has started shower chatter; it looks like my dad's GF, my MIL, SIL, Amanda and my brother's girlfriend will all be involved. I'm so lucky to have so many people who want to help throw me a shower.
I had a doctor appointment today, my weight, measurement and blood pressure are all great. I had a few blood sugar readings that they said are borderline too high, so she just wants me to test a little more often each week. I think I know why some of the readings weren't great, so I'll just have to adjust my diet. I asked about 3D ultrasounds but she said they are cracking down on them if they aren't medically necessary. Amanda went there with her first pregnancy and had one, but that was almost 4 years ago...a lot can change in the OB world in 4 years. So at Ryan's insistance, we're going to an elective place to get one done. I could do without, but since he is paying for most of it with overtime money, I am kind of excited by it. We want to wait a while so the baby is more filled out and looks better in 3D, so we figure early to mid May should be good since I'll be about 28 or 29 weeks.
We're doing the hospital tour on Wednesday as long as Ryan doesn't have to work, since of course it's supposed to snow. It only snows when we have stuff planned. But we don't have to register and it's free, so if we can't make it there is another one at the end of the month. I am excited to see the perinatal unit; I think seeing where I will be and everything will make it all seem less scary. I was looking online at the other classes they offer, there is a breastfeeding one, childbirth and infant 0-3 class. I was interested in the first and last, since I fear the childbirth will just scare the crap out of me, but Ryan thinks we should do all three, and he says he'll go with me! Ok, he's really not a neandrathal jerk that he seems like since I am so surprised he'll go.....but I never would have guessed he would be so eager to go to a class about childbirth and breastfeeding. He's already proven he's going to be an amazing father and she's not even here yet.
Ok, enough mushy stuff...I was planning on calling my insurance company next month because I am getting a new insurance company, and I want to see if they cover a breast pump. But then it dawned on me today, that I should call my current provider, just in case it turns out my new one doesn't cover it. So I did, and my current company does cover it! I just need my doctor to call in a prescription for it...I asked if they cover just the manual or if the electric is possible and she said it's whatever my doctor prescribes. I see no reason why my doctor wouldn't prescribe the double electric, especially since I will be returning to work and will have to pump at work. So I'll call my doctor back tomorrow and get that started, so excited!
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