Nobody warned me about these aches and pains.

hello again! lots going on in the baby department. for one, we should start out with a photo...i dont think i look as pregnant as a feel. But i guess thats a good thing?

excuse the mess of hair on my head... if you were 29 weeks pregnant and wrestling dogs during 8 hour work days you would careless also.

She's definately in there, as you can see. Kicking like a maniac and asking me for chocolate frozen yogurt every 10 minutes. "mommy i dont want CARROTS i want CHOCOLATE!" and i think "well ok, if you INSIST, ill take a LARGE. with sprinkles." which may be the reason why i feel like i have gained 100 pounds, although i have only gained 13. At first i was like HOLY CRAP 13 POUNDS? THIRTEEN? THIRTEEN POUNDS? THATS MORE THAN I HAVE EVER WEIGHED IN MY LIFE.

But then i realized that most women at this point would have gained at least 20 so im feeling better about it. Its ok i have an after baby plan- TIGHTEN IT UPPP. (i do however, sometimes turn to skyler and say IS MY CHIN WADDLING? IS MY ARM FLAPPING?)... just to be sure.

SIGH. so nobody ever told me about the aches and PAINS involved in pregnancy. I was expecting all this vag pain to come AFTER i push the baby out. So the first morning i woke up and was waddling like an old lady, i asked my dr if it was normal. i frantically told him "Hi, i feel like someone kicked me in the crotch with a steel toed boot... is this normal???" (thinking surely, its not.) "oh yes, he says, and it only gets worse." WORSE? WORSE?? WHADAYA MEAN IT GETS WORSE???? HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY HURT ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADY DOES???  .......

and then it got worse.

that dang doctor was right. another sigh. I have to sit on the edge of the bathtub to put my pants on because it hurts to lift my leg. ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME. and i thought the hip pain was bad. HAHAHAHA.

ok rant over.

The nursery is coming together... its almost finished, the last touch will be to put her name on the wall (if we can ever decide.) and a few other small touches. But it looks really cute and im EXCITEDDD. the best part is the closet, thanks to my mom. It is extremely organized and looks AWESOME. pictures coming soon!

This Saturday is my baby shower. (so excited) The only thing that would make it better is if i can drink LOTS AND LOTS of wine with everyone else. (one thing im missing at the moment) BUT i figure this one year of sobriety can only be a benefit to my health. Im making up for it in frozen yogurt and donuts.

Besides all this nonsense the first trimester tiredness is coming back and all i want to do is snooze. unfortunately *but at the same time fortunately* im working so much i dont have time for naps. Im going to try to work up to the week or two before my due date, but for now im taking it week by week.

OH one more cool thing. I did this onesie gift exchange on a pregnany forum i participate in online. (its like a chat board for pregnant ladies due in September) pretty cool deal. But anyway, we each got a *secret* person and sent gifts in the mail to eachother. I was really excited to receive this:

cute right??? more clothes to add to our little squash's drawer (oh, since she doesnt have a name im calling her by the veggie/fruit that she is sized with each week. this week its squash.) i promise she wont REALLY be named Eggplant Davis.