moods at 25 weeks

last night i saw that nick didn't put a soda can in the trash and instead put it on the counter next to the sink. this flew all over me and i got SO mad that i stormed around the house at midnight picking up dishes and empty soda cans and stuff to clean up b/c the house was dirty (even though it really wasn't dirty). nick asked me what was wrong and i told him i was having "a moment" which he's used to by now, so he just let me freak out and then helped me breath deep and calm down. and once i calmed down i started crying about looking like a fat marshmellow with a tiny head and gigantic areolas - yea, i'm up and down mood wise
i'm hoping it passes after the baby's born in march, but i'm betting it'll at least last a little bit after the birth b/c my hormones will have to learn how to go back to normal.

24 weeks, 6 months!!!

ok, so on sunday lola turned 24 weeks. she's moving alot lately. still kinda slight movements, but stronger than they were, it's awesome. i think this weekend we're going to get going on the upstairs, which means that soon we'll be able to get lola's room ready - which is a great relief. yay for family helping, b/c without them, i don't know if we'd get it done in time.
nick and i went to arkansas with dennis and kevlyn and the whole dodd side this weekend, that was cool. nick got a little hurt, stupid 4-wheeler's, but he'll be ok.
other than that, i dunno much else.
oh yea, i need boots, but dad and donna said they were gonna send some money to help get those, so i'm totally looking forward to that b/c as of now i only have 1 horrid pair of slip on tennis shoes that i can wear with my swollen tootsies. so that'll be nice since it's so cold outside.
btw, cold weather rocks my socks.

23 weeks

went to methodist germantown today and had a tour of the hospital. it's nice. i wish you did labor, delivery, and recovery in the same room but it'll be fine (recovery is a different room on a different floor). i think it'll be nice there. not much new. lola's still moving every day, most the day , her movements are getting less spastic and more purposeful (best word i can think of). that's all. me and nick are excited and can't wait.
it still blows my mind that i'm going to be a mom, nick's gonna be a dad, we're gonna be parents.

historic election day

well - today's the day we either elect our first black president or our first female vice president. either way it's a win for a group of people that have been looked upon as less than worthy (both blacks and women, i mean) - and while i was really really rooting for hilary for president, obama got the nomination and i can't vote republican - so go obama.

as for lola poo - she's fine. had a doctor's visit yesterday, got to hear her heartbeat. next visit i have to hae a glucose tolerance test to check for gestational diabetes (normal test for all pregnant women). so i have to drink this god-awful orange syrup and get my blood taken within an hour and hopefully i don't have it. i don't think i do. other than my swollen feet/ankles, i feel fine. my blood pressure (the top number) is a little higher than normal, but they said it's ok (i'm normally 120/80 and this last time i was 134/78). so all's well.

22 weeks = 5 1/2 months

woohoo. over half way there. today's my next OB appt. nick can't come today, but it's ok.
dyed my hair back to (mostly) it's natural color yesterday. nick says it's really pretty and he prefers it. i gotta get used to it, but i think i like it too.
well, nothing interesting to say. :)