Week 30

It's Friday! I'm ready for the weekend to sleep, work on the house, and sleep. Did I mention I plan to sleep this weekend? The second trimester energy didn't last long enough. I feel tired all the time again and moving oh so slowly. Slow isn't too bad considering I'm a little wobbly and achy and it helps me keep my balance. Going upstairs in our house wears me out. It's getting harder to breathe. My feet have grown a bit. I can hardly wear my black leather Birkenstock clogs and my tennis shoes are snug. Just this week I've started wearing my old suede Birk clogs because they are all stretched out, which now feels comfortable. I sure hope I don't have to buy all new shoes after the pregnancy. I like my shoes and don't want to spend the money on more. Can you tell I'm starting to be ready for this baby to come? On the up side, sleeping is more comfortable now. I've figured out how to manage the growing belly when shifting positions and also being more tired helps. Our bedroom has been staying warmer than the rest of the house so Garrett bought me a vertical fan to keep me cooler. That has been wonderful.

Baby continues to be active. I'm noticing more and more stretching and she isn't twisting and moving her entire body as much. My books say she should start getting in the head down position the majority of the time, which I think she's doing. I feel kicks at the top of my bump frequently. The right side of my abdomen is where I feel most of the stretches. I think it's her bum and then her legs at the top. When she does move her body, my entire belly contorts and it's really funny to watch. My belly button is still an inny. Ok, just barely, but it is! It may not be long before it's an outy and will poke out of my shirts. It's all an adventure and it's fascinating. When we are home and the baby is moving a bunch I have Garrett put his hand on my belly to feel her. But, as soon as he does, she stops moving. It's really cool. She must like his touch. When I touch my belly she just keeps wiggling. She's going to have him wrapped around her finger.

Garrett is making progress on the office room. It was ready to prime when a corner piece came loose. He is going to Menards after work today to find another taping material that he heard is good. Hopefully we can prime this weekend and possibly paint. I'd like Baby's room cleared of the office supplies before we bring baby items home from the shower. I'm really excited and anxious to get it set up. I want to go in there and have everything in its place, ready for Baby. I know it doesn't have to be perfect but I want it to be. When she arrives I'd like to be able to relax (when she lets me) and have things organized and easy to find. We were given a couple of pairs of baby shoes and Huntley decided he liked one of them. We'd just received them in the mail and I had not put them away when he walked up to the chair they were on and began tossing it around. He didn't damage it but I promptly put the shoes in Baby's room on a stack of boxes. The next morning, one of the cats had carted it into the upstairs hallway. Crazy little kitties like to just grab things and drag them around the house. They like Garrett's socks, even his t-shirts, his ear plugs and we've found a screw that had been on the kitchen counter. We had a large cork board with push pins on it and they pulled them out and carried them throughout the house. Luckily we saw the pins, not stepped on them. They're a little nuts but we love them. I can't think of much else other than WOW is it hot outside! I'm sure our electric bill will be high next month. I'm still working at the dog playgroups, only with small dogs now, and it's been so hot my boss has cancelled a number of sessions. People nor pets have fun when it's this warm, heat index of 105 today. I work on Saturday from 10-noon and it's supposed to be this way tomorrow also. I'm hoping she cancels again because I'm hot even in the air conditioning. Everyone stay cool and remember that Fall is on the way. Hopefully we'll have a nice long Fall this year. Have a great weekend!