So, I know I’ve spoken about my pregnancy weight gain before, but I think I was a bit out-of-control this past week. Stress has been high for both Aaron and I and I think we compensate with cheap, easy, unhealthy for us food. We ordered Pizza Hut stuffed crust one night and it was F***ing delicious! I ate three slices that night and three more the next night. Bad Valerie, bad! Then, I had a craving for French fries Saturday night, so Aaron bought us McDonald’s, which I haven’t had in months. Oh man was it good! Then Sunday, I ate a tiny breakfast before Aaron and I ran around town, buying me prego clothes and Legos, because I’m an idiot! I actually had a revelation about Legos the other day though: I will finally (in a few years of course) have someone to play Legos with! That makes me want to buy even more of them, like the new smaller Lego Hogwarts castle, Night Bus, and Village Mill. Since they are technically for Kiddo, I can register for them, right?
Later, after the Lego-binge, I realized that I hadn’t eaten anything substantial and was getting kind of lightheaded and shakey, so Aaron and I stopped at IHOP. OMG! I must post a picture of the deliciousness that I ate. I started by ordering a ham and cheese omelet, because doesn’t that sound yummy? Then, I saw that they had a small order of hashbrowns, which I haven’t eaten in forever, so I got those. Then the waitress told me that I got a small stack of pancakes with my order too! Really??? I had seen these yummy-looking “cinnamon-roll” pancakes on the second page of the menu and asked if I could try those. TRY THOSE I DID! Those pancakes were like a religious experience! They were medium sized and each pancake had been smothered with a spread of that cinnamon goo from a cinnamon roll. The top (or maybe each layer) had been drizzled with icing and there was a HUGE dollop of whipped cream on top. People, I may be sick, but I finished every bite of my meal! I didn’t eat for the rest of the day and was in constant threat from a food coma, but it was bliss. My mouth is watering thinking about those pancakes right now. I think I officially found my Achilles Heel, and it comes in the form of IHOP’s Cinnamon Roll pancakes. I will post pictures of the yum-fest later on.
FINALLY! We have constructed the crib! I will post pictures soon, but at least the waiting game for the phantom crib part is over. I went outside to mow on Monday and looked over at the mailbox to see an oblong cardboard box laid unceremoniously on the cement by our front door. I finished mowing, stored the mower, and ripped the box open to find a funky shaped piece of wood: our missing crib part! Aaron was home and I was all excited, so I immediately decided to start building the thing! As I sat on the floor in Kiddo’s room, I grabbed the new piece and tried to fit the little pegs into the holes and…the stupid things wouldn’t FIT! Arg! I screamed and hollered and sent the cat running with fear for his life. The pegs on the piece were closer together than the holes on the two crib sides into which the piece needed to fit. I’d like to state at this time that this piece seems fairly nonessential since it doesn’t even require screws or nuts or bolts, but I am not about to construct my crib with a missing piece that could cause the whole thing to collapse with my infant son inside. I was also not about to go through another waiting game while Sorelle decided whether or not to respond to us or Babies R Us. So, Aaron wielded the drill and we made the holes on the crib sides lower (scary process). It may not look pretty and there may be some Silly Putty holding the piece a bit more firm, but at least my Kiddo’s crib is constructed.
I have officially moved up to my pre-weight loss pants/shirts and I have purchased a few maternity outfits and a pair of pants from Motherhood. I am astonished at how expensive some of the clothes are. I tried to shop the sale racks, but they are loaded with winter clothes right now and THOSE won’t feel good in the July/August/September heat by any means! If I didn’t have to work all summer, I’d forgo buying the clothes and just run around my house naked. I was actually frustrated the other day while looking for a pair of comfy pants to wear around the house after work when I realized that I got rid of most of my college-life lounge pants in one of my clothing purges a year or so back! What was I thinking? Clearly not about comfort. I think I’ll have to get a few pairs of comfy pants back because those six weeks home with Kiddo after he’s born will not be stylish day, but days of comfort.
This morning, as I woke up, I think I felt Kiddo have the hiccups for the first time. I rolled onto my back to kind of wake up and there was this very rhythmic thump/flutter in my belly. It was too rhythmic to be anything else in my mind, but some of this stuff is so new to me that I can’t quite tell what it is. Kiddo’s kicks have been a lot stronger lately, so I’ve been putting Aaron’s hand on my belly more often to see if he can feel anything. He thinks he may have felt something the other night, but wasn’t too sure, so I’m going to say he hasn’t felt Kiddo move yet, but it won’t be too long now. Kiddo seems to respond to our voices when we are having a conversation and kicks specifically when he hears Aaron, so that’s kind of cool.
Stress at work is about to take a huge dive (I hope) as today is the last day for seniors to complete their work. I haven’t been feeling the best, likely due to stress and not working out, so I’ll take a breather and then get back at the working out piece, since I know how important it is.
I forgot to post this last week, so here's the email update for 21 weeks: "Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well."
TTFN from this fat, pregnant lady! Mmmmmmmmmmm...cinnamon roll pancakes!
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