I am 23 weeks today! I can’t believe how fast it’s all going. I only have 17 weeks left – where has the time gone?! Caleb shouldbe a little over a pound now. I read (in What to Expect When You’re Expecting, which I’ve been reading since I was around 6 weeks – thanks, Angela, for the copy!) that he’ll probably gain about 6 ounces a week now – wow.
I got a bad cold over the weekend and am not feeling too hot! I had to call in sick to work yesterday which I HATE doing. I’m going to tough it out and go in today and hope I make it through the whole day. I’ve been trying to stockpile most of my sick and vacation time all year to use while out on maternity leave so that at least the first few weeks, I’ll be getting a paycheck. I’m hoping I don’t have to use anymore before his arrival! I already had to use around 20 sick hours during the first trimester when we were having those issues and scares. Colds always suck, but they are definitely worse when you are so limited in what you can take. I called the doctor’s office and they gave me a list of a few things. I am taking Sudafed in the morning, and Benadryl at night. Thanks to my hubby for going out and getting me the Sudafed yesterday! And thanks to my parents who stopped by last night with orange juice, cough drops, and lotion infused tissues for my sore nose. I actually got some sleep last night!
We had my 22 week appointment last week and it went fine. The doctor said he is measuring well and his heartbeat sounded good, so yay for that! At 26 weeks, I go in for my next appointment, and also the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. Last week’s appointment was the first time they actually measured my belly. Anyone else not have their belly measured early on? I thought it was odd that I hadn’t gotten it measured before now. They also talked me into a flu shot at my appointment. I hope this isn’t why I’m sick. In other good news though, they gave us our hospital admission forms… yikes! Cool and scary!
I did some exercising last week in the form of a couple of walks. I planned on continuing this week and am hoping to walk tomorrow and Thursday, depending on if I feel any better or not. I want to slow down the weight gain and it’s perfect weather right now. I love the fall! Jerry and I went to an apple farm over the weekend, which was kind of disappointing, so we are trying a couple of other ones in the coming weeks. I thought this was the place that had these amazing donuts, but I was wrong, they were just mediocre. Oh well! We’ll keep hitting up local farms until we find the right one!
Tomorrow we are checking out a pediatrician’s office. The woman said she will give us a tour and tell us a bit about how they work, and if we like it, we can then schedule an appointment to meet with the doctor. Fingers crossed we like it! I only found two young male doctors close by, and the other office (my old pediatrician) never called me back! RUDE! So I’m hoping we like this guy.
My sister in law, Sheena, gave me three huge garbage bags full of clothes from my nephew too. Pretty sure my son now has more clothes than I do and he isn’t even born yet! We had a nice weekend with them and my parents. We had a great brunch at a restaurant/inn about 40 minutes away that my parents stayed at over the weekend. Then Jerry and I went to a couple of co-ops with my brother, sister in law, and nephew on the way back home. I got a few primitive decorations for the house – I was going through withdrawal since we haven’t had any extra money lately to do this! Then we stopped at BJ’s – we were able to get a cheap membership through Sheena’s work… nice! I’ve got to check out their diaper prices. Anyone know how their prices are on baby stuff over there? I’ve been wanting to start a stock pile.
In other news, since I’ll want to remember what my life was like during this time, I just devoured Gone Girl in a matter of days (review coming). It was my book club choice and OMG I was addicted. We’re seeing the movie next month and I cannot wait. I am currently watching Orphan Black and Helix on DVD, two super crazy and good shows! Jerry and I have also been making an effort to eat at home more often to save money (my hours got cut from 32 to 28 a week due to Obamacare stating that 30 hours a week is full time), and we’ve been pretty successful with eating at home. We did have an expensive plumbing job last week though which really sucked, but oh well. I want the house to be as ready and nice as it can be before the baby gets here. We are also trying to get our Lowe’s bill paid off ASAP from when we had to buy the new fridge (which we love, by the way).
So that’s what I’ve got for the week! I’m off to get ready for work… wish me luck that I can make it through the day!
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