friday was our christmas with mom and tyler, and it was great! we ate, opened presents and played card games until midnight (way past my bedtime)! then saturday we had the nesset christmas at wayne & sheryl's and after dinner & gift exchange there, we headed to the perren's for johnny's 40th birthday party. it was a long, exhausting day but fun!!
then sunday we headed home because al had to work, starting a very long week in which he had to work 12 hours 2 of the days (including christmas). sunday also brought news that gina is pregnant!!! after following along very interestedly in her journey (and struggle) to get pregnant, i can't even begin to explain how happy i am for her (and matt)!! and what a large relief i got to breathe out with this news. see having to tell your very good friend that you are pregnant when that's all she (and you) had been hoping for for her family for quite a while is hard!! made even harder when this was the case for a couple of good friends and adding in a couple of miscarriages to family/close friends while you've been pregnant. it can be quite the load to bear.
gina is one day off from being exactly 20 weeks behind me in her pregnancy; which means, hopefully, that our little ones will be 5 months apart. she is also due very close to her 30th birthday as am i; looks like we'll (again hopefully) both be getting our first babies for our 30th birthdays.
although they aren't sharing publicly yet, one of those miscarriages i mentioned above is also pregnant (again) and has made it to the 8 week mark (one of the first big milestones!). having 2 of our closest friends both pregnant and due so close to baby ole is just great!!
i also learned on sunday that i was able to do well enough on the last couple homeworks & final in my class to push my B+ up to an A-!!!
i worked on monday, then tuesday (christmas eve) after al went to work i headed up to the cities for dad's side christmas. it was a night full of ping pong and good food/cookies! i was unsure if i'd even be able to play/move for ping pong, but dad and i ended up winning the first tourney! i probably played a little bit more than i should have but wasn't too sore the next day. also, in typical christmas eve fashion, on my way up to the cities the explorer started blinking "check charging system" with the battery light flashing, which means the alternator. after replacing the alternator on christmas eve for the past 2 christmas', i was not having it! i continued to drive, hopeful that it was just the cold weather affecting the sensor. i made it to christmas and made it home, so hopefully that's all it was.
christmas morning i spent with mom and tyler; we played some games and then i headed back to bloomer since i had to work thrusday and friday.
tator under the christmas tree :)
baby ole's presents to grama & uncle
mom & judie's christmas program; 12 days of (alcohol) christmas
we take our ping pong very seriously :)
ugly christmas sweater day at work
papa wore his harding letter sweater from 1944!
How big is baby: size of a squash (via the bump) or bok choy (via my app)
Weight gain/loss: 20-25 pounds (really hoping to stay under 30 for a total!!)
Stretch marks: multiple on each side :(
Sleep: still flip flop a lot but sleeping well (hopefully this little guy is learning to sleep well too :])
Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing really, my apple a day has turned into an orange a day
Movement: movement daily, his kicks are more aggressive now and often startle me :)
What I'm loving: christmas cookies, which isn't helping my weight gain goal much...
Symptoms: heartburn/reflux returned this weekend, but i'm hoping that's just due to all the eating (out of routine), i also think i've been having some braxton hicks contractions now. i read up on them and i've likely been having them for a couple weeks now (they can start as early as 25 weeks) and just didn't know it. i especially feel them when i get up too fast or when i'm active. they are just tightness in the lower ab section and not painful, but do cause me to want to hold or push on the area.
also, while at johnny's birthday party saturday night, i was talking with meg & manda about how i had heard about the whole 'peeing a little' thing while sneezing, coughing, jumping etc. and that i worry each time i sneeze, since they're so big, that this will happen. they assured me i have that to look forward to for the rest of my life. :) well, i think we jinxed me because sunday while watching football i choked a little bit, coughed really hard and it happened for the first time :( not something i'm looking forward to dealing with...
What I'm looking forward to: the days off for new years as this weekend and the days off for christmas we tiresome and didn't include much for sleeping/relaxing. since we won't be celebrating new years much this year with al working and me being so preggo, i'm hoping to catch up on sleep. also, while at johnny's birthday party saturday night, i was talking with meg & manda about how i had heard about the whole 'peeing a little' thing while sneezing, coughing, jumping etc. and that i worry each time i sneeze, since they're so big, that this will happen. they assured me i have that to look forward to for the rest of my life. :) well, i think we jinxed me because sunday while watching football i choked a little bit, coughed really hard and it happened for the first time :( not something i'm looking forward to dealing with...
Best moment of the week: christmases!!
How I'm feeling: feeling large :) i had to abort wearing my christmas dress on saturday because all the pants i packed to wear under them were significantly tighter than i remembered them being and i wanted to be comfortable. i know i will only get bigger and when i compare to bellies of others pregnant near me, i'm not as big but i'm just not used to it yet. bending over is becoming more problematic which includes putting on socks and shoes; sometimes i want to just wear flip flops. :]
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