first we went shopping: we went to an apple orchard (yummy!), to menards, and to shopko (our favorite!). we also had a late lunch at main street cafe in bloomer which included buying a pecan pie that was beyond delicious!
upon our return, we moved everything out of the office room closet, then moved all my clothes (i had a whole room as my closet) and dressers into the office room (the bigger of the 2). we also hauled most of the stuff that was in the office into other areas: closets and down 2 levels so that al and i could go through it all. mom vacuumed both rooms and dusted everything; so thankful for moms, in particular mine! after getting all that done, we brought all the baby stuff we've gotten as hand-me-downs up to the baby's room (my old closet room). we tore apart all the seats and things that needed to be washed, put away some clothes and i put his toys and books on his book shelf. we have a lot of stuff but at the same time still have a lot to get. we also sanded down the little dresser we had gotten for him at a garage sale and primed it. i painted the first coat of the grey on it on sunday.
then on sunday, al and i brought all the totes that had our crap in them into the tv room and went through it all. we ended up emptying about 6 or 7 totes! and got our house back into at least working order. we labeled every tote this time and put them neatly on the shelves in the basement so we know where everything is. such a great project done!
al also had monday and tuesday off, so he ended up getting all but 2 windows plastic-ed (in hopes of keeping this frozen tundra, i mean large badly insulated house, i mean this wonderful house on 5 acres that we've [kind of] chosen to stay in, warmer than last winter). he also made brownies and mowed the lawn; i'm not sure who put the quarter in him, but i was very happy and thankful he did it all without me asking (read: nagging) him about it.
i bought a thermometer and it's been between 57-59 degrees in our house; cold! but we have to put more propane in the tank so we don't want to turn the thermostats up yet and it's still bearable. i'm sure i'll turn on the little space heater i got soon tho. we also need to move the tv and couch up one level that will hopefully be warmer, but that will likely wait until next weekend or later.
trying a new location for pictures this week, not the best lighting. and maybe someday i'll wear cute clothes and do my hair :)
How far along: 23 weeks
How big is baby: size of a grapefruit
Weight gain/loss: 10-13 pounds
Stretch marks: none
Sleep: still sleeping pretty well; flip flop from side to side often.
Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing, still really loving fresh fruit & veggies, especially apples.
Movement: feeling movement daily. he was really active on sunday while we were watching football and al got to really feel him move. the movement this time was much higher than usual, above my belly button.
What I'm loving: still loving the beautiful fall colors and being home more. oh yeah, and only having to put gas in the vw once in 10 days instead of the 3x per week i was doing.
Symptoms: hip pain (sacroiliac), tough to bend over for too long like when tying my shoes, had some headaches early this week
What I'm looking forward to: going to duluth with mom, ronda and duawn for grama's birthday.
Best moment of the week: getting to spend a lot of time at home with al on sunday and tuesday.
How I'm feeling: still unsure about school. i miss getting to come home and not worry about homework. also feeling broke as we learned we have to pay for almost all of our ultrasound towards this year's deductible but the rest of baby's expenses will likely be towards next year's deductible. it's a lot of money and would be nice to apply it to the same deductible.
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