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Man, oh man, I want to sleep. SLEEEEEEEEP.

This is the hardest time of day for me...right after lunch. Food in my belly and brain starting to say "you should just lie down and close your eyes for a few minutes."

I made the mistake this morning of eating breakfast super early, and not packing any snacks so I was feeling mega hungry. I did okay though...I could have just said "hell with it" and pigged out, but I kept it pretty simple. I did have a burger for lunch, but it was a normal size and no extras with it. Just water to drink. Mmmm...burger. It was SO. GOOD.

Tomorrow marks 29 weeks. WHAT??? How did that happen? 11 weeks from my due date seems UNREAL. I had a freak out moment as I was trying to fall asleep the other night about all the things that we have yet to do. But then when I woke up the next day, I realized how silly I was being and though there is still stuff to do, there's time, and it's not so much that it's out of control. The house is pretty much ready. Just need a crib, stroller, and car seat to be ready for the infant. There are other things that would be great to have but not completely necessary. Plus, we still have another baby shower coming up in August in Wenatchee.

I registered for the childbirth classes yesterday--so starting the first week of August Cory and I will be jumping into that. We have so much coming up the rest of the Summer and into early Fall, so I made a big master calendar so we don't lose track of where we're supposed to be!

I get tired so easily and have been spending a lot of time doing "lazy" things. Watching Netflix, doing crossword puzzles. I am starting to feel a tiny bit restless and guilty sometimes for resting so much. I don't like to just sit around...I'd rather be moving or doing something...and obviously I have good reason, but hard to leap over that mental hurdle.

My blood glucose test came back totally normal, and at really healthy levels, so no signs whatsoever of gestational diabetes. Hooray! Received my shot of Rogam (for the negative RH factor) last Monday, which was nothin'. No pain really...quick and easy. Next midwife appointment is in 2 weeks, and then will meet with her every 2 weeks going forward until my last month which will be weekly appointments. I love our midwife...she is just so great--puts me at ease. She practices both out of her home and at the Seattle Healing Arts Center. My last appt. was at her home office...so I got to hang out with her two big pooches during the appointment. They both agreed that the baby's heartbeat sounds nice and strong! :)

I may need one more ultrasound towards the end of my 3rd trimester...because of all the weight I lost about 5 years ago, I have that pesky extra skin which makes it a little more difficult to feel the baby's size and position externally. It will depend on how my belly continues to fill out!

Continuing to feel lots and lots of movements. Movements getting bigger and there are times you can watch my belly move...pretty darn cool. Sometimes it's a little startling...and I think soon she'll be right up in my rib cage. It's a weird sensation, and I like trying to figure out just what she's doing in there. I think she's preparing to be either a cage fighter or a trapeze artist.

Third Tri

Wow...3rd trimester. Here I am. 12 weeks to go until the official due date. How am I feeling??

Tired, grumpy, excited, a little fearful, full of questions, worried about getting all our pre-baby classes completed. You know...the normal stuff that comes along with pre-baby.

I am trying so so hard to live in the moment and enjoy these last days that Cory and I have that are just the two of us. I know I still have close to 3 months before this little snuglet arrives, but it will go quickly!

We will be taking a very mini vacation just after Labor Day--probably over to the Peninsula somewhere...maybe Port Townsend--one of our favorite places to daytrip to. We're hoping we can swing two nights. We wanted to try and plan a trip by train up to Vancouver, but I don't think it's in the cards this time.

Had a LOVELY baby shower last weekend, hosted by my wonderful friend Tasha! It was so special to celeberate with friends. Tasha did an amazing job...amazed at her stamina being nearly 8 months pregnant! You all spoiled me for sure! A MILLION GAJILLION THANKS! My Mom and Stepdad were here and we had a really great visit. Mom made the curtains that went up in the baby room, stayed for the shower while Cory, Stepdad Ben, and my Dad (who stayed wtih us Sunday night) tooled around the Ballard Seafood Fest. A big weekend full of amazing company and friends. I even made it most of the way around Greenlake with Dad and Cory on Sunday. I did have to stop early and waited for them to get the car--I had a bad sideache that just kept getting worse. It felt good to walk though, and the weather was awesome.

I was super tired and not feeling all the well Monday, so I done called in sick and took the day off. Stayed home and pretty much napped. Worked on a couple of small projects, but pretty much just laid low. It was nice...though I did get a little lonely by the end of the day and was happy when my hubster walked through the door.

Looking forward to the weekend again tomorrow. I'm treating myself to see Harry Potter (yep, I'm a dork), planning some morning coffee time, brunch with a friend Sunday, and then my Mom and Stepdad are here again Sunday night. Mom got a fancy new Macbook Pro from a place here in Seattle and is bringing it over for programming. I think it's an early retirement gift for herself...she is retiring at the end of this month. So crazy! So proud of her though for doing it a little earlier than she had originally planned! It's a big change.

I'll try to do some more regular posting. I've felt a little lazy about it lately...when I start I can't think of much to say, or something silly like "it's not important enough". Silly, Miriam.