baby ole :: week 22

this week started off with my cousin andrew's wedding to jenny in duluth. since it was a friday wedding, al took off work and i took off work and school. we drove up to the cities, dropped tator off at uncle shane and aunt jodi's house to play with his fur cousins boz and titan, then went to mom's house to pick up my brother. the plan was to ride up with mom but because grama had broken her hip earlier in the week, mom was already in duluth. grama apparently practices her dancing for weddings too hard as she broke her pelvis right before our wedding and now her hip just before andrew's wedding. :)

we got up to duluth, into our hotel (which was a huge room and had free bike rentals since it was right on some trail. munger inn) then mom and i headed up to the other hotel so i could braid angi's hair for the wedding (and so we could play with ruby!!) we went back to get dressed and pick up the boys, then went to spirit mountain for the wedding. it was gorgeous even tho it looked like rain and sprinkled a bit at the end. the food was delicious, the kiddie cocktails were great :) and the cupcakes and candy bar fulfilled our sweet tooth! due to my hip pain and feet pain that i had prior to going to the wedding, i only danced 2 songs. a slow one with al that i had to tell him not to sway so much due to the pain and of course the cupid shuffle (my favorite!). needless to say, i slept well that night!

 ruby!!

nesset siblings (minus wayne who was in CO)

 gorgeous ceremony site

 kiddie cocktails

we drove back in the morning, hung out at shane and jodi's a bit (got to see shane's parents), and eventually headed back to bloomer. we had a lazy football sunday.

i had my 2nd test on wednesday which i felt much better about than the first. we mostly decided, after many failed attempts at finding a house to rent in or nearer to eau claire, that we will likely be staying in our (very cold) house in bloomer. even despite the freezing temps and high propane bills in the winter, i am ok with this decision. the places we looked at were just not even near par and were tiny. plus, now that we've pretty much decided that, i can start organizing and moving things around to create the baby's room. organizing always makes me happy! :)

i had what i think were a couple of pregnancy firsts for me: first attack of hormones and first craving (maybe). on monday, al picked me up from school so we could go look at a house, and i was so stressed and overwhelmed with everything, and after a comment from my professor, i lost it. i decided that i was done with school and didn't want to do it anymore and couldn't stop crying. i got over it eventually especially once my test was done, but i couldn't shake the stressed feeling. then driving to work on thursday morning, i NEEDED chocolate milk. as in, i wasn't going to be able to go on living, working, schooling, driving, anything unless i had chocolate milk. guess i'll be working some more calcium into my diet (i don't drink much milk as my tummy's not so keen on it and don't do a whole lot of other dairy). also, i wore my first pair of maternity pants to work this week, they were leggings from target with a full belly band and they were a little strange/uncomfortable because the belly part was too big so i felt like they were always falling down.

we made chili this week and between al and i, it finally turned out good. a bit too much meat for my taste, but still good. we also got 2 boxes from al's mom in alaska. she sent some of his old toys and clothes. the first one was awesome including his old school ninja turtles, legos and cars/trucks.

How far along: 22 weeks

How big is baby: size of a papaya

Weight gain/loss: 10 pounds

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: still sleeping pretty well, if i wake up in the night (when al comes to bed usually) i'm a bit uncomfortable but nothing too bad.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing, still really loving fresh fruit & veggies, especially apples.

Movement: feeling movement daily, starting to feel a little bit on the outside (especially when i'm laying on my back), hopefully al will be able to feel him soon!

What I'm loving:  the weather! nice and chilly, although we did skip over my favorite temp range of the 60s.

Symptoms:   i noticed that my round ligament pain has either gone away or is just so minimal now that i don't feel it anymore. occassional hip pain still even without softball.

What I'm looking forward to:  organizing the house. the weekend. mom coming to visit.

Best moment of the week:  the wedding and seeing family.

How I'm feeling: still feeling stressed about pretty much everything but with the living situation under control and a test complete, i'm better now.