18 more days...

And I'll have my body back to being just mine and I'll have a teeny body screaming his little head demanding to bed fed/changed/held etc. I.can't.wait. But thsi was me at work.

Yea. I was fried. And all I did was answer a huge chain of emails about signs. I slept late this weekend so that's probably why my sleeping habits are out of wack. Soon I'll be forcing myself to sleep. If only my cat would stop jumping on and off the bed. I might have to shove her in the bathroom...or ask Tony to...my ankles are really swollen. I couldn't even finish the dinner dishes thanks to their swelling. I did however clean the litter box (don't worry I was safe about it and washed my hands twice and disinfected with antibacterial), somewhat packed up my computer desk (we're going to use it as the changing table), packed my lunch for tomorrow (left over spaghetti) and put away all the baby bottles that I disinfected last night. That's it. I have this HUGE list on my fridge that I need/want to get done in less than 18 days. This includes training the dog not to sleep in our bed and train the cats that our bedroom is no longer a place they can hang out =/ with such tiny (and I mean tiny. My office at work is bigger than our efficiency) space I'd like to prevent as much hair and dander getting into the baby's stuff. I will continue to work on my list tomorrow when I get home from work. Hopefully before my ankles swell. =/

G'night. xoxo

Completely un-pregnancy related...

I have the funniest animals in the world.

Tony was trying to have a late night snack of Reese's Puffs cereal with milk. He sits on the bed unaware he's being followed...Chicho pops up on the bed (one of our two cats) and is intent on sampling the milk in Tony's cereal. But Tony's not sharing. Yet. After he's consumed his cereal (and changed positions like ten times to avoid having Chicho's face in his cup) he spoons up some milk and lets Chicho lap up (ever so elegantly with her tiny tongue) the milk in the spoon. At this point, Halloween (our dog) realizes Dad is giving Chicho something so she jumps over to where he's sitting with her ears up and a 'Wait what?' look on her face. He ended up having to give her some milk too (which she made a mess of drinking...)

I swear they can be worse than kids. Ripley missed out though. She's still trying to stalk the roaches that are crawling (I am shuddering right now ugh I hate roaches) around outside. She can see them through the front door (which has small glass panes from top to bottom). Earlier she was trying to scale the wall like Spiderman to get one that was resting above the door frame. I made Tony kill it. Which I realized after we got back from Dairy Queen (ice cream run for me woo!) that it wasn't dead and somehow had found a way to the gate in front of door...this time Tony sprayed it to death.

:)

37 Weeks today :)

Yup. I've made it to 37 weeks...Antonio? This is mama sending you another eviction notice. Mama is tired and would really like to meet you already...

My husband is out getting me dinner (not a healthy one) because I feel like crap. I was having contractions earlier but they went away. -_- doc said that my water may not break when I start getting contractions. Great. But I have to wait for the contractions to last 45 seconds to a minute every five minutes for an hour straight. O_o Really? Oh lovely. He said it could be any day now...but first babies like to make a late debut. Nooooot good. But my maternity leave starts Sept 10th. It's going to be great to wake up and not have to go to work. Even though lately I've been working from home. But there's still a lot of stuff I need to take care of before I leave. Triple checking to make sure my replacement has got the hang of everything. She started training with me in May...

Dinner has arrived and I am starved. Oh lookie, it's 10pm. No wonder. (I fell asleep the instant we got home from work at 6:30)

xoxo

So over the braxton hicks...

I've been getting them more frequently now. Supposedly it means real labor is around the corner. My due date is in the 3 weeks. What they're doing is annoying the crap outta me because I want to be done being pregnant. I am huge, heavy, it's hard to walk, I'm always hungry and I always feel like I have to go to the bathroom. -_-

C'mon kid, you've had a nice stay inside the mommy hotel but it's time to check out! Come make a rucus and cause me to loose my mind because you sleep during the day and not at night like a little baby vampire. But I am so done carrying you around inside me where you do nothing but stretch in odd ways (which hurts me) turn around (which hurts me) and ball up into a corner of my uterus (which...hurts me.)

You are hearby given an eviction notice as of 8/25/2010 at 11:36pm. Mama wants you out within the week or so.

Pretty please?

It was nothing...

The cramping stopped last night around 11pm. Now my back hurts but that's nothing new.

I got the last set of drawers for the baby's stuff. I organized everything where it should go and I'm going to have to re-label it all. Yes I've labeled the drawers. I know where everything should go...but Tony doesn't haha. It'll make life a little easier when he doesn't have to be going through all the drawers looking for diapers. :)

I still need some stuff...my mom said she was going to go shopping and get me some stuff but nothing has come off of my registry in weeks...so I'm thinking of just getting the few items I still need (breast pump, milk storage bags, changing table pad and towels. Yup. I forgot to buy towels for the baby!) with the last of my gift card from Target (I love Target.) Tony's grandmother got us a used car seat...we already have one so I don't know what to do with it. It doesn't have the head guard for newborns...and I kind of need that! So it's just taking up space in our tiny little efficiency.

I need Tony to take my desk apart and take it to the storage site. I need the space for the baby's basinett. It's currently right next to my side of the bed. I don't know if I should move the basinett or the drawers further away. It's probably best for the baby to be closer to me...especially if I'll be breast feeding...I also need to get a night light so I can see late at night.

Well...it's time for some ice cream and Harry Potter marathon :)

This might be it...or not...

I've been having cramping for almost an hour now. No matter how I change my position or how much I walk around it doesn't go away. It's not unbearable. It's more like period cramps that are dulling away after taking a midol. Weird huh? I also noticed that my undies were damp...so to test if my water broke I put on a pad and I'll see if it's soaked later...

So I'll keep you posted :)

Rough Day =/

Cramping, back pain, head ache and heart burn. All day long.

I did work from home though so at least I was able to stay in bed for most of the day.

I don't even feel well enough to blog more, sorry. Maybe tomorrow.

Heart burn...burns

It does...blech. I have a huge cup of milk next to me. It works for a little while and then the heart burn comes back. We don't have anymore tums but I think I'd inhale them as fast as I'm drinking the milk.

Today hasn't been a good day. Back pain, cramping, braxton hicks, hip pain, head ache...the list grows. I am thankful that my baby is healthy and I've had a relatively easy pregnancy but I can see the finish line. I want to make it to that finish line. I am done being pregnant. I am huge, I can barely walk without getting sore in all kinds of places.

My husband just turned off the light...I think he's signaling to me that it's bed time.

I don't think I'll be getting much sleep with this darn heart burn. Ugh.

Baby Shower at work

My co-workers threw me a surprise baby shower :) They are so sweet. Even my maternity replacement pitched in. We got more clothes, shoes, diapers and money! This baby is going to get everything he needs...we are so blessed!

Lately, it's been hard to walk,stand and sit. I've noticed that my belly is lower than normal...guess he's dropping down already. Oh boy. Here we go. 5 more weeks (until my EDD) but honestly anytime after 37 weeks so he could be here before the end of the month! AH! I had hoped to have moved out of this efficiency by now but since Tony isn't working we can't. I can afford the rent here for now. I wonder what we'll do once I'm getting 60% of my paycheck...

xoxo

Ergh.

I had an okay day. Worked from home this morning, then went into the office.

My day went down hill when I looked at my bank account and saw I was in the negatives. Ugh.

This Friday I'm 35 weeks. Only 5 weeks to go... :)

Working from home...is awesome.

It really is. I don't have to deal with any phone calls...just emails and my busy work. And I was able to stay off my feet all day. I even took a nap during lunch.

Antonio however...hasn't stopped rolling around in my belly. And I didn't eat anything too sugary or caffeinated so Lord knows what he was doing baby gymnastics in my belly. He doesn't have much room so it's getting kind of painful. x_X

I had cramping today, doc said it's my body getting ready for labor. Unless I had spotting or if I felt worse then I was to come in without making an appointment. Didn't need to do that thankfully...the crampiness went away mid morning. But I still stayed home...just in case :)

Clothes out the wazoo!

Wow. I just went through two large garbage bags of baby clothes. Most of it was Newborn and 0-3 mth sizes which is great because that's what I need. But wow. I filled a whole drawer full of clothes. I'm probably going to back in and get any of the little t-shirts and shorts and hang them in my closet. Tony cleared a spot on his side of the closet for the baby's clothes. How sweet :)

I've also unpacked all the diapers we got and put them in the dresser drawer marked (yes I've labeled everything) Diapers. I just need to go buy a huge box of wipes. Actually I need another medium sized dresser thing (plastic kind from Walmart) and another small one...then I think I'll be ready. Oh...I just realized I have to wash everything before the baby uses it. Greeeeeat.

Well in other news, the OB said baby looks good, sounds good and I'm good. :) Anytime after 37 weeks is go time. OH BOY. I really should work on the hospital bag shouldn't I?

Wow, I'm tired...

Seriously. I really am exhausted. I worked from home today so I didn't move from my computer for about 8 hours. Then I showered and got dressed and made my weekly trip to Winn Dixie for groceries. We weren't there for very long and got everything we needed (and stayed under budget woo!) and came back to unpack everything and me heat up some pizza rolls for my famished husband (who went the whole day without eating, why I don't know). I sat down just now and I'm wiped. I could fall asleep...and it's only 8!!! O_o

There was only one downside from working at home...and that's my cat Chicho. Who loves her mama very much. So much she thinks she's required to show her mama how much she loves her by sitting in front of her computer monitor, blocking her mama's view from her tedious work. I spent most of the day shooing her off my desk. Ayy...

Feeling huge

Well I am. I've been having this pity-me-party of one today and bleh I can't shake it. None of my jeans fit...my favorite t-shirts are too tight. I have plenty of work tops but just one pair of maternity pants. My favorite comfiest bra is ripping in the middle because my boobs are getting too big. And I've only got 6 weeks left, I don't think that's a justifiable amount of time to go off and get a new bra and a new pair of maternity jeans. Maybe a bella band?? I probably should have gotten one once I started showing but I never thought I'd get this big. (I'm 4'11 and pre-pregnancy I was at like 102 pounds).

Bleh. And the Braxton hicks. They suck. I've been having them all day. Doesn't help when you're trying to figure out Access and make your database actually work like it's supposed to. I had to start over...three times.

Antonio is most definitely running out of room...I think he's also trying to get out through my skin. What felt like his elbow was coming out of my side today. All day. O_o

Battle of Epic Proportions

Well, that's what it feels like in my belly right now. I think he might be fighting with my intestines. Or maybe my spleen? Whatever he's messing with, it feels weird. Doesn't really hurt unless he stretches sideways...and then I have to get involved and push whatever body part he's trying to stretch out back into place. x_X

I hate being pregnant in the summer. The heat, the bugs...ugh. I've got bug bites in places I shouldn't have bug bites. And they itch. A lot. How inappropriate do you think it would be if I start scratching between my boobs at work? I'd probably get called into someone's office.

::pauses writing to push large bump sticking out left side of stomach back in:: Ow. I think he's running out of room. And I still have 6 weeks to go...oh Lord.

First blog!

I am starting a blog at almost 34 weeks...I probably should have started one months ago buuut life got in the way. I've got more free time now since I'm not as busy at work because my replacement who's covering for my maternity leave is taking over full time now...I'm just sitting at an empty desk working on a database that probably no one will use. But I'll be very proud of myself if I can get it to work.

Antonio (baby) kicks me. A lot. And he squirms and rolls and does all kinds of weird (and painful for me) stretching. He is running out of room in my belly. And we still have almost 6 weeks to go. Lovely.

We've got the car seat set up (or will be set up in the next ten minutes if I can get my husband unglued from his computer screen) and the stroller in the trunk. The baby's bassinet is put together and is very sturdy. My cat Chicho decided she'd test it out for us today. *Sigh* I found her last night in the little basket underneath the bassinet. How do you explain to your cat that this bed was not put together for her? Hm. 

Speaking of cats (and I'm sorry if I ramble...but that's how my mind works haha) I have two of them. And a dog. In a tiny apartment. With a baby on the way. Ohh I am so brave. Cats are Chicho who's 2 and Ripley who just turned 1. Chicho is my cat from when I lived at home with my parents and has moved with me when I started living with my husband. Ripley is actually my sister's cat that she left behind when she moved to North Carolina. I don't have the heart to send her to the humane society so I'm keeping her. Halloween is our dog and resident queen bee. She's been with Tony since birth (about 8-9 years) and she'll probably be around for a while longer. She has more spunk that a dog half her age. 

With that being said, it's a little squeazed in here in our tiny little apartment. Due to financial issues we haven't been able to move. Hopefully, we can before Antonio gets here. 

...So yea. This blog is going to be me writing about being a new mom, living with my husband and my animals. All under the same roof. Oh boy.