Beached Whale...

Hey there everyone…. It’s been a few days. Sorry about that. If it’s not work keeping me busy these days it’s something at home.

Bryce is getting in from Austin, TX tonight. He had to travel yet again for work. He rented a car and drove there last night around 7pm. He’s already on the road home as we speak.

Work has been extremely busy these days. It’s so nice to be able to have something to do. I think that we are behind schedule as far as planning for Summer Camps and such but I think that between a few of us, we can get everything caught up this next week. There is so much to get done. As a child you never realize the time, effort and money that goes into your Summer Camps. Then again… I never went to an 8,000 + member church when I was little, but still…..

Ohhhhh…. The other day I was checking my email (like I normally do) and I received an email stating that the glider (rocking chair) we wanted was back in stock. I was only going to give it through the end of April to come back around. Lucky for me, it did. I immediately tried to place an order online but for some reason the website still showed it was out of stock. I called and placed a phone order and I lucked into FREE SHIPPING again! That free shipping stuff is coming in really handy these days. And it seems that I am catching it right when it’s on the “last day”. Maybe it’s just telling me it’s the last day, but regardless, I love it. It’s saving us tons.

We chose the paint colors for the nursery… The bedding came in. It’s AWESOME! It is just what I was picturing it to look like, if not better. It will definitely suit Kyah! The colors are Teal and Chocolate Brown. Even though it lokos like baby blue it's not. It’s so fitting for him and for us! Here is a Picture of it.

I have to admit, I am feeling a little down this week. Everyone around me says that I look amazing to be over 5 months pregnant and some people say they can’t even tell I am expecting (people that obviously need glasses). That’s great and all, but when I am carrying around an extra 15-17 lbs already and feel like a beached whale… I don’t want to be told that I don’t look pregnant yet or that I look the same as before. There is NO WAY that I look like I did before I was pregnant. I have always been thin (5’9’’ and 125-130lbs pre-pregnancy) so this is ALL coming as a huge adjustment for me. I don’t mind putting on the “good lbs” for the baby and all, but wow… looking at the scale is depressing. There for a while I was really excited about the weight gain maintenance. Then around weeks 18-21 I started putting on the lbs and it’s been a hard hit.

The good news.. Kyah is about 11 inches long this week and weighs over 1 lbs. He is growing so fast. The more I think about it… he is half of his length (or close to) and has about 6-8 more lbs to gain and he’s “done”. I guess I can afford to put on more weight huh? Then again.. I don’t really have much of a choice now do I?

Ps. We are leaving for our mini vacation to Hot Springs, AK tomorrow! I'll take pictures and post them just as soon as we get back on Sunday! Until then... you won't be hearing from me :)