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Week 33

Because I wanted a photo redo ;-) I think the tighter shirt helps show the belly better, although the drapery one from last week certainly is comfortable!

I forgot to mention she’s still moving around all the time (except of course, when you want someone to feel her). I wonder if it’ll be indicative of her personality? I don’t remember Ben moving around quite so much and he’s a really mellow, laid back little dude. I’m wondering if she’ll be really active and energetic?

Week 32

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Well that’s officially the least flattering picture of myself I’ve ever seen…haha, oh well…in an effort to keep this thing real, I’ve kind of gone shapeless. It could just be the pony tail (remind me to never try a pixie cut).

So far things are going well, my blood pressure is 118/78 and has stayed put. Baby is measuring perfectly and her heartbeat is great. She’s transverse right now (she had been breech for a while) so she might be trying to turn over!

Also in an effort to keep this real, I’ll admit I feel like I got run over by a bus. The energy has just been sucked out of me. I don’t remember slowing down this much until the last month with Ben, but I’m definitely sluggish right now. Still going to the Y and doing my normal routine, but no matter how much sleep I get I’m kind of in a fog. Not to be confused with the newborn zombie phase, which I know is coming ;-) Actually, I’d honestly just rather be “doing it” than in the weird limbo calm before the storm. Wondering what it is going to be like and how life will change. I guess she’ll come soon enough though!

Thankful

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My boys treated me to a nice, low key Mother’s Day today. Andy made me breakfast and dinner and gave me a “Happy Mother’s Day from the Cat” card (which was hilarious). I actually received my “real” (part birthday) gift a few weeks ago, a super awesome blender/food processor. I joked that it’s kind of lame to ask for a household appliance for your birthday, but I was so sick of our blender not being able to chop ice or be even slightly useful. Andy actually found an industrial model like the ones used at Starbucks, on ebay. The guy selling it ironically lived in our town so Andy picked it up from him and saved on shipping. I LOVE it, it’s way more appliance that I could have ever hoped for.

This post isn’t about blenders though. Today I was thinking about all my friends who have been trying and waiting years to be called Mommy. And thinking of those who don’t have their mothers with them anymore. Today was about being thankful for my little buddy Benjamin and his baby sister we’ll meet soon. Thankful that I get to be their mommy and thankful that my mom, step mom and mother in law are a part of all our lives.

Ben got to eat ice cream on the living room floor for the first time today. Because, you know, part of my awesome Mother’s Day was spent watching Star Wars with my family :)

Runner of Steel

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This weekend I headed to Pittsburgh for the Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay.

The Y running ladies were doing the Half and Relay and I tagged along as photographer and cheerleader.

We first went to the Expo where some of the ladies picked up their race bags. The convention center was really pretty.

We walked around the city a bit.

And got pictures at the finish line the day before, which proved to be smart because it was shoulder to shoulder crowds the day of the race.

Somebody has a sense of humor.

They had started to set up for the race.

Just waiting for race day.

Saturday night we had a pasta dinner at one of the girls’ sister in law’s house. We all turned in to the hotel soon after that because it was going to be an early morning start.

A little coffee for Sue to get things started.

Julie helped pin on Jodi’s race numbers.

Group shot at 5am before we headed downtown for the race.

Julie and I dropped the rest of the girls off at their starting points, parked the cars and then set up camp around mile 9.

The first people to come through were handicapped racers.

They were amazing!

These guys were the first runners we saw, they were insane. Look at the muscles!

We waited alongside the road for members of our team to come by.

Beth was the first of our half marathoners (13.1 miles) to come through.

Followed by Sue who was also running the half.

Lexi waiting at her relay check point.

Sarah was on the other side of the road running the relay. We caught her right before she handed off to the next relay runner.

Jodi doing the half came through next.

Cheryl did the half too!

This little guy was cheering next to us.

He was waiting for his dad to run by.

This guy was pretty special.

The team after running, they look great!

Julie (on the left) is from Pittsburgh and was my tour guide and who I hung out with all day. There’s no way I could have navigated the city and gotten shots of the girls in the race without her.

Beth with her medal afterwards.

This was Heidi’s first race, she did great in the relay!

Sarah and her medal.

The medals looked really cool. Actually all the banners, advertising and designs for the race were really neat.

Jill and Lexi had to find their way across town to get to our meeting point from their relay check points. They look a little confused :)

Back of the team tshirts I designed (another post on that later).

We walked around the city a ton the day of the race. I didn’t even run, but was really pooped by the end.

One last group photo as we headed back to the cars.

The afternoon of the race, the girls did some yoga to wind down.

Lovely group of ladies.

It was such a fun weekend and I’m glad to have been a part of it!

Big girl knives

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We’ve never really thought of our tax return as extra spending money, normally it just goes right back into savings. This year we invested in a really nice knife set though. We really needed them, our previous set was a made in china collection from Walmart. Blades were falling out of the handles and the knives would mush your tomatoes all over the cutting board. The new set slices through everything beautifully, so much better!

Randoms

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I get email alerts for art/teaching jobs in my area and sometimes I think “Oh that would be SUCH a fun job.” Then I get a little depressed that in reality, it’s kind of like a ten year plan. Part of me wonders why I “taunt” myself with listings I can’t do anything about right now…but at the same time I like seeing them and getting little reminders that I do have a plan. I get to be stay at home mom now in this season, so I’m enjoying it and experiencing as much of it as possible because it isn’t going to be forever. And I do get to be Ben’s teacher and help him explore his little world which is pretty darn cool!

Speaking of 10 year plans, Andy and I have been talking about buying land someday. Not now, funds just aren’t there, but what we’d like to do is get 20-30 acres somewhere where land is cheap. Northeast or south of the city really has a lot of country/wooded possibilities for hunting, cabin, camping, outdoor activities. I really love the town we’re living in now but land is SO expensive (like 3 times the price you can find it in other areas around here). Plus with great schools here, I think we’d stick around until kids are grown and just use the land as a family getaway. Then maybe build a home there someday. All the plans of mice and men though, right…but still fun to think about.

Two Wegmans pet peeves…1) People who pay with checks. Ahhhhh, seriously who does that anymore? It takes forever and a manager has to come over and do everything. 2) People who don’t weigh and scan their produce in the produce department. So the poor cashier has to ask what kind of vegetable it is and flip through their little book to find the number and then weigh and price it. 7 times. Because you could not be bothered to deal with your own 7 vegetables.

I love my coffee grinder and whole beans that Andy gave me for Christmas. Unfortunately I think I’ve become a coffee snob and it’s spoiled all other coffee for me. It’s like opening a brand new, fresh, amazing smelling bag of coffee every time I have a cup! And yes, don’t worry, 1 cup of coffee is perfectly fine while pregnant. I was never a 5 cup a day person anyway.

Andy just referred to Adam Levine of Maroon 5 as my “hot tattooed man throb” lol, I suppose I won’t deny it…

We’ve jumped into potty training (again, ish). A few months ago was more of an introduction to the potty and this is what it is for. This time we’re going commando and using only undies and he’s doing really, really well. As in, I’m shocked how well! More on this later if it sticks. If it doesn’t, I’ll go cry in the corner again.

Scribble and Scrabble

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Week 33

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Runner of Steel

Big girl knives

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