That kind of day

Yesterday I had that kind of day.

You know what I am talking about.

The kind of day where you are in the shower for 5 minutes and the water turns ice cold. The kind of day where are dressed, walk out the door and spill chocolate milk down the front of your off white turtleneck. The kind of day where you rush and leave before your car is defrosted...hitting your garbage can on the way out....tearing off your passenger side view mirror. The kind of day where you find out said side view mirror will cost $300 to replace. The kind of day where you SWEAR you should have never gotten out of bed.

I had that kind of day.

The kind of day where I walk into work to find out that a mailing was ruined because our shipping department jammed it into a postal box in the rain. The kind of day where my cable box decides to quit on my lunch break and I spend 30 minutes of my 1 hour lunch on the phone only to come home to the cable STILL not working. The kind of day where my dog pukes all over his crate and not only needs a good bath, but to wash his pillow, the kitchen floor...and entire crate. The kind of day where you find out your Mom, who has chronic health problems, has passed out...and your sister is on the way there to investigate.

I had that kind of day.

Can anyone relate? I mean, how many CRAZY things can happen in one day. I always think "If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it" but some days that is a bit harder to grasp than others.

So, I decided to turn "that kind of day" into "this kind of day"

You know what I am talking about.

The kind of day where, even though your cable is broken, your husband and you sit on the couch, singing horribly, all the Christmas carols you know and laughing that your baby kicks hard each time you sing. The kind of day where, even though you cost yourself $300 for being in a hurry, you take time to pray for all the blessings you have. The kind of day where, even though you think your Mom's health can't get worse and you worry for her to be there to know her grandson, you are thankful to God for all the moments you have and the fact that you will truly treasure any more you are granted.

I turned it into that kind of day.

The kind of day where you let go of your frustrations and laugh for no reason. The kind of day where you push off cleaning because you want to snuggle in bed with your dog (who is very clean after the day's events). The kind of day where you decide to make the best of everything. After all, you are incredibly blessed.

I had that kind of day. Crazy, hectic, stressful, yet peaceful, happy and serene.

Thank God for that kind of day.

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31 Weeks

I am 31 weeks! Yikes! In a mere 8.5 weeks, Baby J will be here. I can hardly believe it!

I will make a short comment on Thanksgiving. Stretch pants + an already large pregnant belly = FAB-U-LOUS!

December is a hustle and bustle month for me. I have a baby shower EVERY weekend before Christmas. We have had houseguests EVERY weekend since Thanksgiving and will continue until New Years. So much fun, but so tiring at the same time!

2 weeks ago (I know its been a while- forgive me, the brain, the working, the preggo-ness has taken over all of my time!) we had an ultrasound. I had placenta previa, which is just a fancy way to say that part of my placenta was covering my cervix. This would lead to a mandatory C-Section if it didn't move- but it has. So I am Previa free in 2009 :-)

While having the ultrasound, the tech kicked on the 3D. I. mean. whoa! We could see our little man blink, swallow, stick his tongue out, MOVE LIKE A HUMAN. I understand he is human, but seeing him was like watching a movie of someone who looks like me. Weird and so exciting at the same time!

AND...I am happy to announce that I believe he has my nose. Funny how as delivery starts to get close you panic about traits you have. I was PRAYING that he would get my nose, as my husband's, although very attractive, is just not, in my opinion, as cute as mine. I am sure God appreciated the shallow prayers that day- but I was pumped. Pics are at the bottom of the post. Think he looks like me?

The other BIG news from the ultrasound is that he weighed in at 3.6 pounds- the 90th percentile for a baby at 29 weeks. Ouch. They are predicting a 9.5-10 LB bouncing baby boy for me. Ouch. I did find out that I will have an ultrasound the first week of January to remeasure him. If he does get to the range they think, I can elect to have a C Section. Not sure what I am going to do, just trying to take it all in and focus on a healthy, happy boy for now! We'll cross the large baby bridge when we get to it!

With this last trimester comes some serious weight gain. The doc says I am right on target, but I feel HUGE! I never in my life thought I would weigh what I weigh now. I watched the "Biggest Loser" finale last night and thought- I cannot WAIT to get this WEIGHT off! I know its necessary for healthly baby growing and I am not complaining, but as that scale creeps up, your self esteem drops a bit. Sigh. I cried at my last appointment and my poor husband didn't know what to do. He said "Don't worry, I'll get you a gym membership for Valentine's Day!" I know his heart was in the right place, but really? Bless his heart, open his mouth and insert foot.

I hate to just babble about babies all day, but that seems to be the only thing on my mind. With the showers every weekend and my ever expanding belly, I can't seem to focus on much else. But, I mean, this is my blog and since this is what I got, this is what I share. :-)

To wrap up, below are some pics of my sweet precious. Love his heart, I can't wait to meet him- no matter how large he is...