Knocked Out

I have had trouble sleeping lately. I can’t get comfortable, I have to get up to use the bathroom a few times, I feel my nocturnal baby playing in belly, and my back and legs really ache at night–not helping the situation. So, I decided to try Tylenol PM last night. I’ve never taken it before (and don’t worry, my doctor approved it), so I just took the two capsules as recommended.

Eleven hours later (with just one bathroom break instead of the normal three), I finally was able to drag myself out of bed. But barely. It was ridiculous. But it helped my legs and back feel better making for a comfortable, long night of sleep. I’m hoping that one pill will do the trick still, but not completely zonk me out. Any other suggestions from all you mothers and soon-to-be mothers?

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Not really in the mood to blog, but here I am anyway.

  • My belly button is starting to pop out. Starting to. It’s not an outie yet (thank goodness), but I’m sure one of these days it will be. It’s really bizarre. Pregnancy is really bizarre. Seriously, lately I have felt like I’m living an episode of the X-Files with something inside of me and growing every single day. Very weird, guys. And sometimes kind of gross. Just laying it out flat for you all.
    • (Disclaimer: Pregnancy is also wonderful, so don’t think it’s all disgusting and decide you don’t ever want kids because of the things I say.)
  • I am constantly hungry, although I’m not ever really sure what I want. I’m sure it’s driving T.J. crazy.
  • I finally joined Pinterest. Find me on there, please, so we can follow each other.
  • All I want to do is “nest”, but I don’t have the tools or money to do so. Does anyone have any cute, cheap ideas for me to make in preparation of the baby?
  • We haven’t been to 7 Peaks since the 4th of July Weekend! The weather better start cooperating with our schedules!
  • The new X-Men movie is at the dollar theater… I am so excited to see it!
  • My mom left me a voicemail yesterday. The good kind. About how she was proud of me, not to tell me to take something off of my blog. Made me cry and I made T.J. listen to it. Loved it.
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Middle of Pregnancy and Hungry as Ever

I watched a clip of Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office) on the Tonight Show. She talked about what it feels like being pregnant. She pretty much nailed in right on the dot. When you say you’re hungry, you’re not messing around and you are in the bathroom the majority of the day.

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The Weekly Thought List

  • I had my 20 week ultrasound today. It was very exciting (and she’s still a girl… I had a dream that it was actually a boy, so it clears that one up). She has all her parts and is looking healthy. About one pound and I think her heartbeat was 154? Who knows. All I know was that it was normal, so that’s good. The only thing that was a little odd was when you look at the her face straight on, it turns into an alien skeletor. I’m not kidding. It was straight out of a horror movie. The ultrasound lady told me that that’s what it’s supposed to look like, but I said let’s just look at her profile from now on.
  • After making a dozen phone calls, talking to a bunch of people, and looking up a lot of stuff online, I finally got a straight answer about BYU’s health plan and their changes. Most importantly, I found out that there are exceptions to those terrible changes, and we are one of those exceptions!!! Because I have been on maternity coverage (cover 80%), they will continue covering that since my baby is due Fall semester. As soon as the lady told me that exception, I broke down in tears and told her how much I appreciated her taking the time to look up my specific case considering no one else would do it and they haven’t listed any of the changes online. So, that’s a HUGE load off of my shoulders. {And there’s another person who thinks I’m crazy for crying so much.}
  • I can’t wait for Pioneer Weekend! We are heading down south to St. George and Enterprise. It’s going to be hot, but it will be so fun to see all of T.J.’s family (he has hundreds of cousins… I only have two! So it’s a big change).
  • I have so many friends who are getting married/got married this summer. The next couple up is Danica and Ryan this weekend! I’m so excited for their sealing at the SLC Temple!
  • HarryPotterwasawesome.HarryPotterwasawesome.HarryPotterwasawesome.
  • My goal for the week is to keep my house clean and pick up after myself. If you ever were my roommate you probably think that that’s the usual for me, but since I’ve been married I’ve turned into a slob and it’s got even worse since I got pregnant. Anyway, day two and the house is still looking great. It feels so good to have a clean home to come home to.
  • Last night I was really really sick. Something horrible happened to my body, I probably should not say the details or else my mom will make me delete this bullet by the end of the afternoon. So, I’ll just tell you that I’m fine now, and thank goodness T.J. was not in the bathroom or else he would be scarred. Oh, the joys of being pregnant. At least I’m doing better now and I’m a little more prepared for the delivery, right? The funniest part of it now is that T.J. thought I was going into labor early and asked if I was dilating. What a concerned husband 🙂
  • I know I shouldn’t say this, but I am getting excited for the fall. Just thinking about getting to wear my scarves and boots and, I’d say my fall jackets but I guess they won’t fit anymore, hats… it’s going to be great. Plus, I won’t be in school. So double plus.
  • All the baby bedding that I like is for boys. Will you all judge me if I get baby bedding with dinosaurs? I don’t like the butterflies or the flowers. Oh, what to do what to do! All you moms out there, if you have any suggestions of where to look for bedding (or any more suggestions about strollers, high chairs, etc.) let me know! PLEASE!

K, seeyaloveyabye. I have to go to my World Religions class now. Taught by a Korean. I can’t understand a thing he says.

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Bliss

Today is one of the best days. Ever. I’ve been looking over some financial stuff, trying to plan for the baby, and then I thought I should check T.J.’s BYU financial account to see if his FAFSA went through or if there were still some to-do items there. Mind you, I hadn’t checked for about a month, and then randomly I decide to check today. Today. Which happened to be one hour after they posted his financial aid money!

T.J. was granted more than enough money to pay for both Fall and Winter tuition. Pell Grants. We will never have to pay it back because sometimes it just pays to be poor.

Also, because T.J. is a very talented graphic designer (I’m not kidding, I’m always amazed when I see his work), he ALSO got a scholarship for Fall semester. So, that will cover for other costs/insurance/etc.

This baby won’t be delivered in a cardboard box after all! Things really have a way of working out, don’t they!

And… I get to see Harry potter in three hours.

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Outa Control

The baby is out of control. She is kicking and moving so much (especially in the morning and late at night). I love it. I really do. It’s so great to finally feel her and know everything is alright. But the constant movement and kicking is making me feel nauseous! All that movement down there, it’s just strange… Will I get used it?

While I’ve got you, I want to hear your opinions on this video. I’m sure you’ve seen the photos before, they went viral a little ways back. My opinion: I think they’re kind of cute and definitely creative, but overall they kind of creep me out. Thoughts?

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Waiting

I am so curious about our baby.

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Be of good cheer.

Today I met with some people today to move the medicaid process along and it turns out we do not qualify this month because we are so dang wealthy. Oh wait a minute, we are still really poor and are just barely over the limit this summer because we have more hours. Fortunately (?), next month we will qualify, but it just means that the process is going to be dragged out even longer.

Upon hearing this news, I had a mild meltdown in my car, but then some words came to my mind.

The future is as bright as your faith.

President Monson said that two years ago, and someone mentioned it at church this past Sunday. Pretty cool when we get those little promptings right?

Things will work out, they always do. Not always in the ways we plan, so we just need to have faith.

The following Mormon Message is more for me than for you. But maybe you need to hear it too.

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When I woke up, my whole body was asleep.

I told that to T.J. the other day. He just stared at me. What I really meant was that that the limbs, both legs and both arms, were tingling when I woke up in the morning. It’s been happening a lot these days. I just had to leave class a little early because sitting in the chair for two and half hours was making my limbs numb, no matter what position I tried to get in. I guess that baby is stealing all my blood.

Which reminds me, I saw the following “autocomplete” on the fail blog and it seems appropriate to repost it here.

Maybe my baby is a vampire, too.

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The Happiest Flower

  1. Come on, back aches! Lay off! I can’t sit for more than an hour without their lovely little pains distracting me. I didn’t sign up for this! Well, I guess I did when I decided to have a baby, but I didn’t know that this was in store for me.
  2. Why couldn’t Harry Potter have come out next week? As in, after our next pay day? I don’t think we will be seeing it at midnight, which is heart-breaking.
  3. Uhm, I don’t want to wait 20 more weeks until I have this baby! It’s not that I’m sick of being pregnant, I love it, I really do. I just want to meet my little baby! She’s all I think about, day and night. I read a birth story this morning and cried the entire time (yeah, I’m very emotional) because I was so excited for our big day. December 1st is wayyyyyy too far away (although, Hobby Lobby does already have their Christmas stuff out), I just want to move all of this along.
  4. Talking about the baby, she is getting so big! Seriously, my belly is starting to grow exponentially. Her legs and arms are finally proportional (no more alien baby) and she can hear outside sounds. She is kicking and moving, especially late at night, and she loves sour treats. Well, at least that’s how I’m explaining my sour treat cravings.
  5. My coworkers found a blog called E Tells Tales. It was her birth story that I read this morning, I love her blogging writer style (it kind of feels like reading a novel), but there is something unique/unusual about her relationship. I won’t tell you what it is, I want you to find out for yourself. It might creep you out a bit, but it made me want to read post after post after post.
  6. I played Uno with my in-laws last night. The rules were quite strange, you could match cards even if it wasn’t your turn, which made it a confusing mess. But it was still hilarious, oh and btw, I dominated.
  7. Hannah Judd is finally back from her little weekend trip (well, she’s back to her place in Mexico), so I finally get to talk to her. Exciting news of the day.
  8. One of my coworkers got married this weekend. Check out her blog to see some bridal photos, they’re a darling couple.
  9. I helped plan our ward activity last Saturday. It was a cookout up in the canyon and a complete success. We had at least fifty people show up, enough food (who knew it was so hard to figure out how many hamburgers to buy?), and the weather held up for us.
  10. I made some delicious tuna sandwiches yesterday, get ready for that recipe!
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