The tiredness continues. Some days it's worse than others, but it's there and, as I understand it, will linger for 18-20 years. LOL! OMG I'm going to have a kid! I also am being tossed back and forth in the ebb and flow of morning sickness tides most days now. It's unfortunate, but I still have to say that I am quite lucky I haven't had it worse. I find that most days, it's just nausea that I feel. I tend to just take it easier those days, eating my little oyster crackers and sipping some Sierra Mist Natural. I did make myself a non-alcoholic mimosa today (that means Sierra Mist and OJ, nom nom nom!). My two largest cravings at the moment are caramel corn and Bright Crawlers (the sour gummy worms). It's an odd combination I know, but sometimes, it's all I can do to prevent myself from pouring some of each into a cereal bowl, dumping milk on them, and digging a huge spoon in and munch, munch, munch! Pretty gross huh? I know it grosses me out.
In other news, Aaron and I have officially shared the news with our family. Let's begin with the story of telling my father. Dad and I don't talk often and when we do, we always lament that we don't talk more. I called his cellphone, knowing he would be more mobile than Kira and Trey. We talked for a few minutes, then I asked if he had a moment to talk about something pretty serious. He did, and I dropped the Baby Bomb on him. Over the next few minutes, he proceeded to say things like, "Wow," "That's so cool," "Really," "Wow (some more)," etc. He was pretty excited! I had to take him down a few notches by reminding him that his title would now be "Grandpa." Didn't phase him a bit. In fact, after our call was over, he sent me a text message every 30 minutes for the next few hours, just to check and exclaim some more.
Now on to Kira and Trey. They were in the house when I called Dad, so he heard the news first and I had to make a separate phone call. When I dialed, Kira picked up first. We shot the shit for a few minutes (I always check in on how school is going, dork-ish I know) and then I let her know that she would be Aunt Kira in September. She squeeled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" She was pretty excited too. Then she put Trey on the phone. After we talked about what he was up to, I let him know he'd be Uncle Trey in the fall. He said, "Ok." It was so lackluster, I had to check to make sure he understood what I meant. He said, "Yeah, you're gonna have a baby." Clearly, it's not as cool for him; maybe he thinks I'm having a girl and is concerned about being the only boy. Shortly thereafter, he passed the phone to Shelly. Since Trey said "baby" quite loudly, she simply said "congratulations." She and I talked for a long time and I regaled her with the horror story of peeing in a cup. (I think I'll have to tell that story for laughs more often.)
The next day, Mom and her fiance Tim came into town. They didn't get in until around 11:30 and I knew we were going out to lunch at Cool Basil (best Thai food ever), so I had tried not to eat too much, but I ended up having to scarf some Mint Milano cookies in order to tide myself over. When they got in, Mom obviously gave me the big squeeze, then took her bags back to the spare room (soon to be the nursery). She walked in and immediately noticed all the changes (we removed the mirrored chest of drawers, switched the dresser with the one in our bedroom, and stored most of the CDs, leaving only the quieter stuff). She immediately asked if this was in preparation for when we decided to have a baby. I said, "Well let's talk about that." She got all excited, but I walked her out into the hall so I could show her the decorating book I bought called Baby Spaces. I basically said that I was serious about having a summer project and that the theme would be decided in May, when we learned the gender of her grandchild. She FREAKED OUT! She screamed and hugged me (near smothering I tell you!) while Tim stood in the background and said "Oh wow!" I looked at him and asked if he was cool becoming a father and grandfather in the space of just a few weeks. Teehee! I did have to tell Mom that I may miss her wedding though, since Baby will likely come just before and I'll be in no state to travel or dress up. Mom said she'd thought that maybe I was by how I was describing my maladies lately (tired, cranky, soemtimes feeling yuck-o). In fact, she was so certain that she'd already purchased me three maternity tops and has been buying baby clothes for almost two years. Hmm! She proceeded to call my two aunts (Susan and Julie) to tell them, exclaimed "I'm gonna be a grandma" over and over again. We went out to lunch, where I used my pregnancy as an excuse to steal the last crab rangoon (Baby's growing and needs it!). Mom wanted to go to Penze Spice, and then we stopped by Babies R Us, our first trip inside since learning about Kiddo in Utero.
Aaron and I have officially purchased a crib as well. We don't have it yet, but it's on the way. We went in to Babies R Us this last weekend, just to ask about the process for getting one and the guy said the one we were looking at was not available but that he could put us on the waiting list for approximately 2 days-6 months. That's quite a time span! The guys seemed super apologetic and offered us 20% off for the inconvenience! Wow! Damn right it's an inconvenience that the crib I want isn't here and we need it in 7 months! Haha! So, we put ourselves on the waiting list (who wouldn't for 20% off) and expected to wait a few months before we heard anything. NOPE! The Babies R Us lady called me TODAY and said that if I wanted it, we needed to either come in ASAP or provide our credit card over the phone. Well, I couldn't leave work, so I ended up giving her my card over the phone. I felt my first twinges of "must baby baby shit" hit while I was reading her my card number. LOL! I also asked to purchase the toddler rail (since the crib is convertable but we don't know when the style will be discontinued). The rail, which was in on Saturday when we asked about the crib is now out and must be on a waiting list for the rail now (no discount on this one I'm afraid). The crib is actually a gift from Mom, which is pretty cool. We'll have a Pack and Play for Kiddo when he or she is really little, but we'll have a crib for him/her, too. Here's a picture of what we're getting:
I'm excited by the cards I'm getting! I got one from Dad, Shelly, Kira and Trey to congratulate Aaron and I, followed by one from my Aunt Julie, stating that she, my Aunt Susan, and my cousin Sara would be throwing a shower for me. I think THIS shower will be more fun than my bridal shower, because it will be about the Kiddo, not about me. I have to make a guest list, so I suppose I should get on that. Steph I know you're reading this, would you like an invite? Should I write one to all my Lutehr ladies, even though it will be hard for them to come. I think I will regardless, because I just flat out LURV them! (No gifts or I will crush you!) Gab sent me a card today too, which was fun to read. I SOOOOOO miss SPO love. I should send some more often. I just miss my Luther girlies!
Anywho, I'm avoiding homework by writing this, so perhaps I should attempt to work on it. I have to write a lesson plan, worth 50 points. I've only missed 4 points over the course of the whole class (still upset about that) and I'm not about to miss anymore if I have something to say about it. I am currently watching Bethanny from that stupid Real Housewives show have a baby. I can't stop watching. Her water broke all over her bed. Can you clean that or do you have to get a new mattress completely? Do I need to get rubber sheets? Crap Valerie, focus! Homework!
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