It still smells....

The toaster oven pan went through the dish washer and I tried, with no success, to clean the yellow/brown tinge from the door of the oven, but.....

It still smells. A lot.

Ooops. :-)
Still works though - my toasted sandwich for dinner was delicious!

32 Weeks

Yesterday was Josh and Melissa's wedding. We had a great time and there was LOTS of food at the reception that baby girl throroughly enjoyed :-)
I had quite a few contractions Saturday morning even though I was just running errands with the boys, but Nathan made me drink a whole bottle of water and things seemed to calm down. Its definitely noticable when I have quite a few contractions so I have to be really careful to not do too much, drink lots of water, and, my all time favorite, go to the bathroom a lot. *sigh* That's especially Nathan's favorite when we're on road trips or running errands. :-D
Anyway, I'm up pretty close to the weight gain the doctor originally suggested - where I never thought I'd be - so I guess its about time to limit myself in the sweet intake. I have been better about eating more veggies, so now its just time to take a step away from sweets. Boo, but I know I'll be a healthier person. And its a good habit to get started for raising children! I never had motivation before because I could eat all the sweets I wanted and I never gained weight. I knew it probably wasn't the healthiest thing, but when you see no impact, its hard to convince yourself of that. So now that I might be seeing an impact, let's see if I have some motivation that translates to will power :-)
I also can't really sit up from laying on my back. That's fairly new. Sleeping is uncomfortable, but made much better with the big huge worm pillow Heather let me borrow :-) Swelling in my ankles and feet and maybe a little in my hands/wrists (or it may just be because I'm gaining weight that my watch and ring actually fit now)
So I really only update the pregnancy symptoms so that I know when things happened for my next pregnancy and for others. I thought I'd remember everything, but I already forgot some things, so better write them down!
Next weekend we will PAINT THE NURSERY!! Yey!! And put the crib up. :-D (Even though we won't use the crib for a few months, I'd prefer to have the room a little bit set up)
The weekend after that the boys are fishing and the girls will all be here for the weekend and baby shower! I'm just excited everyone is coming and we should be able to finish up on baby stuff - we don't need much more!

Fire....averted. :-)

So Nathan says I should post more because my pregnancy is really funny. When I write it down though, it doesn't seem that funny. Maybe he can guest post funnier stories.
Today after our staff meeting at work I was greeted by a surprise shower!! I was really REALLY surprised - I had no clue. And that's really hard to do to me! Nathan said he was jealous, he's not sure he's ever really surprised me. Anyway, it was my first shower and super exciting! I have more than I need though and I have 2 showers to go (not my choice - I would have made everyone do one, but it was really too many people)!
Anyway, I was so excited to set up a few things - even though we'll just have to move it in a few weeks. So after dinner, I went into the room to set up the infant seat/rocker. And I was having a good time with it, then the phone rang and I ran out of the back bedroom to answer it. It was my mom, so glad she called, because I realized I smelled a little smoke...from the meatballs I left cooking in the toaster oven. I had to hang up with my mom as I realized this because when I barely opened the door to turn off the toaster over, I saw flames inside. I decided it was quite a bit smokey and I should take the rest outdoors to air out.
So thanks mom for calling and saving our kitchen!
The windows are still open to try to air out the house. I'm glad its such a nice night out - perfect temp for all windows up.

I think I heard once that pregnant women are forgetful....so I'm gonna blame this one on the baby. :-)

31 weeks and moving...

So we actually finally started cleaning things out and moving and packing in prep for putting this house up for sale. I guess I did too much this morning. All afternoon/evening I've had (too) many braxton hicks contractions. After resting all evening and drinking lots of water, they have slowed, so I think I'm fine. The problem is I worked too hard. If I tell the dr I had this many, she'll likely put me on bedrest and I can't afford that! So the better solution would be to slow down a lot on my own and not be on bedrest. However, I thought I wasn't doing too much today. :-( Thursday I did too much, Friday I did good and still got things done. Saturday I did too much again.
Its really frustrating now. To watch Nathan moving and packing things and then watching him try to figure out how to load a crib into the truck or move a bookcase all by himself, because he and I both know I really can't help. Even though I really want to!!
And there are sooooo many things I really want to do and clean and pack and move.
And I can't.

:-(

Well....

So on Tuesday I didn't know what to write about. Well, today it happened. I developed cankles. Yup. My ankles are pretty swollen. Maybe from all the walking at the rodeo yesterday or from standing all day giving exams. But I'm beginning to come to terms with it. I'm officially FAT and pregnant. :-(
I mean, I'm glad I'm pregnant, and I've been feeling fat. But its not the same as when you look down (can't see your toes, so you bend forward) and realize your ankle is almost gone.
On the up side, I'm one day (of fun-ness) away from spring break and I can't wait! Visiting Matt and Katie and baby Logan then Mimi and Pops, Grandma, Laura, Matthew and my favorite tater and my uncle and mom!

Almost 30 weeks

So I don't know when I got off, but I thought I was at 30 weeks and I sure was not. I even got confused when the nurse told me I was 29 weeks yesterday and she was unconvinced after I said I thought I was 30, so she went to check on it...but didn't come back. The dr came in instead in about 5 minutes and finished up everything, and then kinda told me I was done even though the nurse never came back...
I'm a little disappointed in the dr's visits lately because MY nurse is apparently gone and I don't really care for the new nurse. She just isn't as fun and pleasant and on top of it. She's nice and all, but the old nurse was much better :-(
Anyway, so I am at 29 weeks and a few days. Sad, I thought I was a week further...
Current feelings/symptoms....uhm, the extra huge feeling has gone for a little while. Not sure if I'm eating less or getting used to it, but for a few weeks in there, I thought I'd never make it and now I'm thinking "sure, why not. I got this" which is good, right? Just a little over 2 months to go.
I need to get more ahead on school work so they have stuff to do whenever I leave....
What else...oh, heartburn is back. Some days its pretty awful, yesterday I don't think I took one tums. But when its bad, its really a drag. I take tums and it gets better and whenever I've felt it even a little during the day, I have to remember to take 1 (or 2) tums as I'm getting ready for bed, otherwise when I lay down I feel like all my food it coming back out my mouth. Not in a nauseous way, in a I'm really full and its gonna come up my throat way.
Tic-tac is getting nice and strong. She can make my whole tummy just ripple and jump. its funny when she gets to one side and makes me look really lop-sided! Like I swallowed a watermelon sideways. Doesn't stay for too long though, so most of the time I look like a child's sized basketball. I know it will get a lot bigger! She's only about 3 pounds right now, and still about 4-6 inches short of what she'll be when she's born. Whoa!
Another busy week - a meeting I need to run to now and the RODEO tomorrow - yee-haw! Rascal Flatts! I hope they play some older songs cause I probably don't know their new ones.