baby ole :: week 25

 this weekend i went up to the cities (finally! hadn't been there in a while, but it was good to stay home too). al had to work 12 hour shifts all weekend, so i went to hang out with mom and manda. mom and i shopped a little bit (she's a bad influence for that, but i guess we do need to get a crib). :) i think we decided on a crib; so many cribs are big and baulky and gawdy. then went to joann to find fabric for little man's dinosaur room. hoping to get sheets and maybe curtains made, plus a quilt/blanket for him.

then mom and i went through all our old kids books and put the little kid books upstairs. it was fun to go through them and remember the books i loved. :) mom worked me too hard cuz my hips were hurtin'. then after dinner i went to manda's and got to finally chat with her and see her cute girls. smiley is just about walking and big e is still so stinkin cute and smart and sweet! it was a great saturday.

sunday was football and lounging with tator. i forgot how much i dislike when it gets dark so early, especially with daylight savings this weekend. it's harder to be out here by myself; but i did it all last winter, i can do it again.

hopefully there are some big changes coming with al's work that, with any luck, will bring him more money and better shifts/rotation! fingers crossed!

i had another test this week on wednesday and it was rumored to be a hard one. it wasn't so bad and i was pretty proud of myself for keeping my anxiety and stress about it at bay.

How far along: 25 weeks

How big is baby: size of cauliflower

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; this is one active little boy...

What I'm loving: having al home during the week, especially on tuesdays; it's nice to see him. :)

Symptoms: lots of frontal ligament/muscle pain/stretching, especially when going from sitting to standing. pants that are tight-ish in the front are not helping either. and still the back hip pain.

What I'm looking forward to:  lefse day, thanksgiving in wausau, school to be over

Best moment of the week:  the first snow :) but mostly because it didn't affect driving and was gone after a couple of hours of daylight.

How I'm feeling: broke. :) and large and chunky. gotta squat, stretch and yoga more often!