Friday Funnies

Because its Friday, and I am pregnant and these are so legit

Its All Mixed Up

I will apologize now if this post is random, does not make sense, contains spelling errors, or well just seems rather uninteresting. I am working on less than 2 hours of sleep for the past 4 nights. Between restless legs, the burning/pain under my right breast, frequent pee trips, and the non-stop running of my mind, sleep has been a lost concept.

I get up every morning in tears because I know I have to muster enough energy to get to work and be there for 9 plus hours. I have to be productive and produce quality work product. Its become a struggle at this point.

My body is just done. Kaput.

And I'm going to rant a tad here. People, watch what you say to pregnant women. Yes, I get that I am "all baby" and "look so tiny for 9 months" but that does not mean I am not miserable, uncomfortable, and tired. I know you think its a complement, but it makes me feel uncomfortable and awkward. I am sorry that you think I needed to gain 50 pounds in order to look pregnant, but I promise the 20-something pounds I have put on my body is killing me. My hips hurt, my back aches, the pain under my boob, the sciatica.... yes people I may not "look" pregnant from the back, but I feel every ounce of this baby girl and let me tell you, it hurts! So, please just stop. Ask me how I feel or just don't say anything at all at this point because I am liable to explode. I know, I know, its a complement again, but my hormones can't handle it.

End rant.T- 3 weeks and counting.

So Sweet

I wish I had something more than baby to discuss, but I got our maternity pics last night and had to share just a few.

Lots of thanks to the wonderful Paige Walker of Paige Walker Photography. She is wonderful to work with and does amazing work!

Before Baby

As promised, here is my list of things to do before baby arrives. Some are practical, some are comical, and some are just things we won't have time to do later.

• stay in bed all day watching pointless Lifetime Movies
• Go see any movie at the theater we want to see
• Hang out at hub's favorite bars
• Go out with our friends and stay out entirely too late
• Dance party to highly inappropriate songs for a baby
• get a mani/pedi
• Discuss things like baptism, parenting 101 and other important decisions
• take maternity pics
• bank extra overtime pay at work
• spoil the furbabies
• change out winter/summer clothes

I know some of these sound funny, but once Evie arrives there's no telling when some of this would get done.

Slowly But Surely

So,  slowly but surely a baby is coming. My body is telling me she is on the way, and my stress level may have her make an early appearance. Let's rewind to Thursday.

I woke up not feeling too well. I was having Braxton Hicks like crazy, but got my butt to work so I could get some things off my plate. I worked and worked, but just could not handle it. The contractions were crappy and I just felt like crap. I finally went home. This continued all night and into Friday. I worked from home Friday and did what my doctor ordered, which was rest. My body was trying to tell me to chill out.

Saturday J and I decided to knock some things off our "before baby comes" list. We got our whooping cough shots (FYI my arm is still sore), I took J to World of Beer that just opened near our house. J is a huge beer buy so man was in heaven! They give you an ipad to explore all your options. It was a rainy day, so it was nice to just spend some time with him.

After WOB, we headed to check off another list item: Cinderella. I was told to see movies at my own will before baby comes, so we did. It was cute and I would recommend it. It stayed true to the classic story, right down to Gus-gus the mouse.

And then Sunday arrived. I woke up early with every intention of church, but had a low-grade fever and let's just say, I only made it off the couch to get groceries and trips to potty. Apparently when my body says rest, it means rest.

Now, if I could just get comfortable. I am still dealing with the pain just beneath my right breast which comes and goes and often is a sharp shooting pain that cripples me. Is it sad I am looking forward to maternity leave just to relieve this pain?

3 weeks left! Check back tomorrow for my whole "Before Baby Comes" list.

Letter to Evie

With under a month away from her due date, I thought I would take this chance to write a letter to my baby girl.

Dear Evelyn-

You are going to be here in less than a month. Mommy is so over the moon excited. Daddy is too, along with terrified. We have been anxiously awaiting your arrival for what seems like the longest nine months ever.

These past nine months have been interesting to say the least. Mommy and Daddy got married, mommy acclimated to her new job and you have been growing away. We have loved each moment of seeing you develop. I remember feeling your first little kicks, to watching Daddy read to you and feeling you move. You have been a good baby so far!

So many people are excited for your arrival as well. You have grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends already born and ready for play dates. I can't wait for you to meet everyone that already loves you so much.

Sweet Evie, Mommy prayed for you for so long. She wanted you before you were even born and now she is just so ready for you to be in her arms. Know that no matter what, Mommy and Daddy love you so much. We have hopes and dreams for you, but most of all, we just want you to be happy and healthy.

xoxo Mommy

Luck to You

It's St. Patty's Day! Hope you wore your green, or I'll surely pinch you. I was a tad MIA the last couple days. Between work and catching up on sleep, this little ole blog has taken a small backseat.

So, this weekend, we had a Baby Q couples shower for Little Miss Evelyn. This was mostly J's friends from work and such. It was so much fun. We had BBQ and just hung out. I think Chloe and Sophie had the most fun, wandering from person to person stealing hugs, pets and probably food. I had another super cute cake by my fabulous friend Tiffany.

Evie was spoiled and we now have diaper for at least 2 months.

So, drink some green beer for me today!