Shhh…
Sep 30th
Ryan and I have an ultrasound coming up on Monday, where we will hopefully find out the sex of this little baby. I am beyond excited for this, and yet a little scared about what it means. I don’t know anything about being a parent, other than what I read. And I’m pretty sure any parent will tell you (or me) that reading is not at all the same. Time seems to be flying by…it’s already October 1st tomorrow, and in just a few weeks we are going on vacation, and then it will be Thanksgiving, and then Christmas and then it’s already January and the baby comes in February! And we aren’t ready. We don’t have most of the stuff that we’ll need (like a place for the baby to sleep), and the one thing we already have isn’t put together (the dresser for the baby’s room). Although hopefully that will be remedied by this weekend.
I know, logically, that we have plenty of time, and that it will all come together and be fine. But there’s a difference between “knowing” something logically will be ok, and feeling ok about it. You know? Plus, I like to have things done. And it seems like there is so much we can’t do yet. We have been offered a lot of hand-me-down items from my sisters, which is great. But we won’t have them at our place until Thanksgiving, which seems like it is so far away. And since I don’t know what exactly is included in the list or what they look like it’s hard to get my head around decorating.
I guess I am just feeling a little overwhelmed today. Don’t get me wrong – I am actually really enjoying pregnancy. I feel really good most of the time, and I’ve been very lucky to not experience some of the more miserable parts of pregnancy that many women go through. And now that my belly finally popped a little I actually look pregnant instead of looking like I don’t go to the gym often enough (well, I probably still look like that – who am I kidding). I just wish there was more I could do or already had done.
Ugh. I’m sure I’ll feel better later on today. I think Ryan and I are going on a movie date tonight (I got a gift certificate to the local theater for my birthday from my coworkers). That will definitely cheer me up. Now if we can only decide on a movie!
Random Stuff
Sep 24th
-I am almost ashamed to say that I love Glee because so many people actively dislike it. I completely acknowledge and agree that the racial and homosexual stereotypes are pretty bad. But I love music, and I love the characters. When Mercedes threw a rock through Kurt’s windshield and then broke into song…I just loved it. And the teacher with OCD whose name I can’t remember. I love her too. And yet I realize it’s awful. I can’t help it. I’m also ashamed to admit how much tv I watch. So I’m not going to.
-Hypothetically, if you had a pumpkin scone and cherry Laffy Taffy for lunch with milk and cheese, would that count as fruit and dairy? I’m pretty sure pumpkin is a fruit, so I guess I doubled up there. that would be doubling up, right? Hypothetically.
-We are expanding our office, which means there’s been a lot of construction going on all over the place and people moving to new desks and workspaces. They have figured out a way to get myself and the other woman who works next to me some more (much needed) space, but only after she brought it up when we found out they were planning on putting us right back where we were. Thank God she said something. It’s a little crowded back here in the corner. Unfortunately, our desks will stay the same size. Oh well.
-The pregnancy/birth book I’m currently reading is, as my mom would say, a little “hippy dippy.” Even though she lists lots of statistics and stuff to illustrate her ultimate point(s), the fact that she says her children see special colors around their siblings when they are born and that they remember being born (she asks them every year) is a little…out there for my tastes. And it makes it hard for me to take anything else seriously.
-Ryan and I are headed up north for Oktoberfest this weekend. We both have tomorrow off of work, so this is effectively Friday for me. And I am SO HAPPY about that. It should be a fun weekend all around. I will try to get photos posted, but no promises.
-I’m in a much better mood than when I wrote earlier this week. Thank goodness.
Things that annoy me.
Sep 22nd
I told my coworker today that I need a sign I can hang on my neck that says “I’m in a pissy mood, so don’t be dumb today. Or talk to me at all.” Except apparently I need one people can see over email and the phone too. So far today I’m annoyed by:
- Customer who, when I called to tell him that a driver was unacceptable on a Commercial Auto policy because of a DUI within the past 3 years proceeded to lecture me about how the cops are basically luring people into getting a DUI, and almost everyone has them, and how it’s one thing if you’ve been convicted a bunch of times, but they are nailing people who were just out with the girls or guys at bowling, or at a christmas party or whatever and how that’s not fair. Um. First of all, this guy blew over a .20. That’s not a beer or two at bowling. Also, are you SERIOUSLY expecting me to agree with you that the cops are “mean” for ticketing people who knowingly drink and then get in a vehicle and drive somewhere? As my friend Sam said (very sarcastically) “They made them drink and drive Becky… they made them.” Right. And because it was a customer I cannot argue with him. I just sat there on the phone like “Well, that sucks that he can’t drive. Sorry.”
- Someone had a claim for hail damage. The claim is a year old (due to a delay in inspecting the roof because of winter last year, which was requested by the insured). They have taken their time getting back to the insurance company whenever the insurance company requests information, but now that they want to get it repaired they are all over me about how fast they think things should go. I sent some information about a different estimate to the insurance adjuster on Friday of last week, and I got an email from the insured today saying “I called [construction company with rival estimate] and they haven’t heard from anyone since you called last week.” Well, duh! Maybe because it’s been only 2 days? Maybe because the insurance adjuster will probably not call that company back unless they have questions about their estimate, and instead will call you or our office with any information about changes? Maybe you aren’t the only claim they are handling at the moment?
- Myself. Why am I complaining so much? People don’t understand insurance. I should give them a break. Also, take a chill pill. Jeeze. And yet, I can’t help it. They are just getting on my nerves today.
Who or what is getting on your nerves? Let it out, people!
Actual Conversation
Sep 18th
Between Ryan and myself:
me: Do you think there’s room in our budget for me to hire a small child to walk around behind me pushing on my back? Because that feels good (the pushing on my back, not hiring a small child)
Ryan: hmmm
me: We’d have to find a genius child though, so it would be ok if they missed school
Ryan: Ooh, that might push it beyond our budget
me: Dangit. I never get what I want!
Ryan: Maybe an above average kid??
Nothing new
Sep 16th
I feel like I should probably update, but there isn’t really anything going on. Wausau was fabulous, as expected, and the car didn’t revolt against us for taking it into the state. Someday I will have to share my Wisconsin experiences. They are about 5 years old now, so getting to the point where they aren’t so painful…err…painfully embarrassing maybe is a better way of putting it.
My birthday was splendid. Ryan is a good husband and got me Season 5 of The Office, a cd I wanted (that brings my collection to at least 15!) and the game Sing Star for the Playstation 3. It’s a karaoke game, and from the little we’ve tried it out it seems like fun. Of course, like most games these days, they give you a limited number of songs and you can buy more online. Which I will of course do because what better use for my hard earned cash than spending it on songs that I can sing along to a couple times a month max?
This week we went out to dinner with friends in town to celebrate my birthday, which was fun. And the waitress loves us and got us fried ice cream for free (even though I would have paid for it). Yum. And I ate a pepper stuffed with cheese and deep fried for dinner. Was it delicious? YES. Was it healthy? Probably not so much. But I’ll rationalize it anyway – cheese is dairy! Peppers are a vegetable! Breading! It was almost all the food groups!
Ryan is on call for work this week, so we are mostly laying low. No big plans for the weekend or anything, which is nice. This summer has involved a lot of running, so it’s good to spend some time at home. Plus, we’ll be driving up north for Oktoberfest in my mom’s hometown the next weekend. It’s her birthday that weekend, and it’s a milestone one, so there is sure to be a celebration of some sort. I can’t wait! Pictures will follow, hopefully.
They are doing construction in our office. We are expanding into the office space next door, so that was getting completely renovated, and now they are moving into our actual space. They are installing a sprinkler system while they go, so there’s a lot of ceiling work and hammering and sawing and stuff. Good times. The ceiling pieces were falling on my head yesterday for a bit. Just little ones, though – no work comp injuries here! Hopefully they will be done soon. I kind of wish they would just give us a few days off and they could just crank it all out, but that’s not going to happen.
I’m hungry. Also I don’t know how to close out this entry, so why not with a totally random statement? Snack time!
Weekends in Wausau
Sep 11th
Ryan and I are heading to Wausau for the weekend to visit some friends. It’s also my birthday this weekend, and I have informed him that he owes me big time for having to celebrate my birthday in Wisconsin. Wisconsin and I generally do not get along. It’s a long story. Needless to say, there had better be ice cream cake in my near future. And maybe the Vikings maternity shirt I saw in a store, since my jersey isn’t going to fit for most of the season. Hint, hint, honey.
I’ll see you on the other side, folks.
ps. Twitter is pretty much awesome. I hate to even admit it because I was a hold-out for so long. But I like it. A lot.
I caved.
Sep 9th
I signed up for a Twitter account last night. Mostly because I want to read what other people have to say (they all seem to be much more interesting than I am), but also because it will be a place to send the one sentence messages that I usually email to Ryan throughout the day, and then he doesn’t have to deal directly with my randomness.
Are you on Twitter?
Stress
Sep 4th
Work has me stressed this week. Not so much the volume of it or what I’m doing in particular, but more the co-workers part of it. I can’t really say much, but it sucks. And I don’t know if I should just get over it or actually go talk to the boss. Ever since becoming pregnant I’ve felt a distinct lack of confidence in the ability to tell what are real issues and what are issues that I’m just crabby about because I’m emotional. And the funny thing is that it doesn’t even come up that often, because I HAVEN’T been that emotional. Ask Ryan – I don’t think I’ve been more emotional than usual (which was already admittedly more than some people). I have the occasional breakdown in tears, but for the most part I’ve been pretty happy.
Anyway, that’s what’s on my mind, and it’s making sitting at work all day kind of stressful (although I will say that at least the main source of my stress is out today). Unfortunately, I can’t go home early. But let me tell you; there will be ice cream in my near future.
On a lighter note, Ryan and I need to go home and clean our apartment like Jesus is having a sleepover in it (I want to be a mom like the woman who wrote that note). We are dogsitting this weekend, and puppies shouldn’t eat dust bunnies that are bigger than they are. I’m pretty sure that’s in the manual somewhere.
The Big Day
Sep 2nd
We had our 16 week appointment today. The baby’s heartbeat is still a healthy 150bpm, and he/she is hanging out on my left side. We also were able to schedule our anatomy ultrasound, which is extremely exciting, as we are hoping to find out what we are having at that point. The “big” ultrasound is scheduled for October 5th, and I’m sure time will fly until then.
There are a couple new pregnancy things I’ve noticed. I have been having trouble sleeping because my hips have been aching pretty badly. I asked the Dr about it, and she said that it is round ligament pain – all my ligaments are loosening up to make room for the baby as it grows. And it hurts. I’m glad to know what it is, though – hopefully it will be temporary, and she said some extra strength Tylenol should help a little.
The other thing is that I am pretty sure I’ve felt a couple kicks (or maybe they are elbows). They are really light, but they are centrally located right around where the baby is, and I don’t count anything that I feel when I’m “gassy” or whatever. It’s exciting, but I’m nervous that I’m fabricating it just because I WANT to feel the baby moving. But I’m 99% sure that’s what it is. It should get stronger and more regular in the next few weeks, so I should be able to confirm for sure soon enough.
I’m almost completely grown out of my regular pants. I have one pair of jeans that still fit, but they won’t stay that way for long. Shirts are mostly ok, although I’ve noticed the few maternity shirts I have are much more comfortable because they are longer, so I don’t need to keep pulling them down over my pants. LOL.
Ryan and I are staying in town and dog-sitting this weekend, and I’m hoping to use the free time to get what will be the baby’s room mostly cleaned out. There’s a desk, bookshelf and tv stand in there that need to be taken out, and the dresser we bought needs to be assembled and put in there. Here’s hoping we have the motivation to get it done!
Holy Ikea, Batman!
Aug 31st
Ryan and I put the truck to good use this weekend. On Saturday we helped our friend Sam haul a bunch of garbage and yard waste (4 trips in all) to the local waste disposal sites. It was fun to do “yard work” stuff, even though we were just picking up from all the work he had already done. And now we told Sam he’ll have to invite us over for a bonfire in his yard before winter comes! It was very smelly out at the composting site, and so we all smelled a little when we went for lunch afterwards (we had to make it to our favorite Chinese restaurant before their lunch special ended, so no time for showers). But it was a fun afternoon.
That evening we had a fantasy football live draft party at the casino in Hinckley. Last year I took second place in the league (the only other girl in it won the whole thing), but I have a feeling I won’t do as well this year. But, it’s fun to participate, and I like football anyway. After the party we went down to Ryan’s parents’ place for the night.
On Sunday we drove down to Ikea. And holy cow, did we get a lot of stuff. Ok, maybe not as much as the guy who bought like 5 pieces of furniture, but we did get a bookshelf, a dresser, 2 frames for photos for the livingroom to hang on the wall, some baskets for storage, and a bunch of other miscellaneous stuff. It was an expensive trip, but it’ll be nice to have the extra storage, and something for the baby’s room (that’s what the dresser is for). I’ve been itching to start putting stuff in there. Thankfully we had the truck, because that stuff would have never fit in the Echo we usually drive. LOL. Tonight’s project is to assemble furniture and move things around to get it all to fit where we want it.
So yah, we had a great weekend, but it was very busy. Not real relaxing. Luckily, we will have a nice long weekend here to make up for it. We’ll be dog sitting for Sam, but otherwise I think the plan is just to hang out around the house. Sounds fabulous to me!
