Week 26!

Happy Friday, y'all! Even though it was only a 4 day work week for me, it was still a rough week since I had to do the damn 3 hour glucose test on Monday. Thankfully, I passed all three blood draws so no GD for me! I'm healthy and so is Carson!

26 Weeks: 14 to Go!
That's super crazy to think about. Andrew and I are getting stuff ready as we can. We budget a little every month to get certain things for Carson. Mom, dad, grandma, and Seth all sold stuff at a garage sale last weekend and very graciously gave me all of the money from it so that Andrew and I could buy a crib, mattress, and mobile! I also bought paint last weekend and mom and grandma painted the nursery on Monday. I love the color! I will have pictures soon, I promise. I'll do some nursery projects. Right now it is just a gray/blue room with big boxes in it. Not too exciting yet but it will get there soon.
The room has all white trim and a white ceiling fan already so I am doing white furniture. Andrew's grandmother graciously offered us a white rocker that she has and I am really excited about getting that. I'm glad that she has some white stuff to pass down to us! Plus, she says it is fairly small so it'll work perfect in our tiny house.
To date, I have only gained 4 pounds during this pregnancy. I'm a rockstar. LOL. Obviously being a bigger gal to start with I wanted to make sure I didn't gain a lot. So far both my doctor and I are super pleased with my progress.

The cats keep photobombing us!

Just me.... and Rhea.... eating...

Feeling: Ok-ish. As I have said before, I'm having a rough go at pregnancy and that is fine. There are some women, like me, who are nauseous and tired throughout pregnancy and I've just learned to deal with it as symptoms happen. If I need 12 hours of sleep, then I get 12 hours of sleep. If I need nausea medication, then I take it.  If I have plans and need to cancel, I stay home. I have no guilt doing the things I need to in order to stay happy and healthy for this child. I'm also feeling big... and that is only going to get worse. The lower back pain, hip pain, and hand/feet swelling has started. Although, part of the swelling is probably due to the fact that the weather right now is horrid, humid, and HOT.

Cravings: Still milk. Lots and lots of milk. Awhile back I was obsessed with Lauren's blog about all things oatmeal and my go-to favorite breakfast right now has been muesli. Basically it is dried oats with anything and everything you want to put in it. This is what I had this morning:

1/2 c. dried oats, granola, banana, and a nut mixture with peanuts, cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds, and raisins. I pour milk over that and eat it like a cereal. It is amazing and full of a great nutritional kick for the day. 

Baby Movements: FINALLY. The doctor said it was probably hard for me to feel much before now because my placenta implanted on the front wall of my uterus. So, the baby was kicking that. Well, now that Carson is bigger and bones are getting stronger I definitely feel him more. In fact, he loves breakfast. When I eat in the mornings he moves around. He's kind of quiet throughout the afternoon but then gets really active again at night. I did a bad thing and ate sugar before bed last night and holy crap. The kid was doing acrobatic routines until midnight or so. I could have slept, but it is hard to sleep when something that amazing is taking place inside of you. I had to stay awake and feel it all. 

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Other Things:
Still in love with my Planetbox. I haven't eaten out for lunch since I bought this thing. It has, in fact, paid for itself in full and more. Here is today's lunch and snacks:

The skittles make it that much more exciting and colorful. 

I have a cucumber sushi roll, grapes, my dipper has spicy cashews in it, there is some baby swiss and ham, skittles, and a nice fresh peach. I love being excited about my packed lunch. Makes saving money that much easier. Last night peaches were on sale at Hy Vee for $0.88/lb. That's cheap! I got 6 of them. They are delicious too. 

Not much else is going on. I'm now dealing with spiders around the house and that is driving me NUTS. Thankfully they are all outdoors.... but when it gets cold you know they'll want to come in. So, I had an exterminator out but recently went and bought my own poison and Andrew and I sprayed the entire foundation of the house and around all of the windows. We also did the garage. I will probably have him spray one more time before long just to make sure we got it all. That home defense stuff is amazing. I've seen tons of dead bug bodies outside the house and it makes me happy. Also, my cat Rhea LOVES to hunt and eat bugs. I have extra defense inside my house thanks to her. 

Hate bugs? Get a cat. Seriously. They'll eat them right up.