Baby M is having a party...

...let's just say he or she is doing some very serious acrobatics this weekend! Love feeling him/her and even more listening at the end of the day. Just thought I'd share.

Smiling

I absolutely love that there are people in my life who always make me smile. I have been one hormonal rollercoaster the past few days. Seth worked all day today and I tried to get caught up on laundry as best I could and rest from a long week last week. This evening, I was able to catch up with an old friend and I just smiled the entire time. Every time I talk to her she just has the most positive attitude and kind things to say. Such a blessing to have people like that in my life.

Well it took 17 weeks, but they are here....

My hormones have finally arrived...in full force. I have spent the last few days going from high to low and back and forth. Thursday, I left school, was fine, couldn't get hold of Seth on the phone (mind you he is at work in a spray booth and typically doesn't have his phone on him or answer it on the clock) and then started to cry. I felt like a CRAZY person. I tried calling my dad to validate my feelings and he was busy, so I called Amanda who reassured me that my feelings were legitamate, agreed with me and made me feel much less insane. Friday, I barely got out of bed, made it to work, my students were great, but by lunch I wanted to cry because the person I eat lunch with was helping with interviews so I couldn't eat with her...again...CRAZY. This morning I woke up, watched a movie, hopped in the shower and then decided that I didn't want to get dressed because everything I would try would look awful and I would never look as cute as all those other pregnant girls. My way of coping? I want to stay home all day and clean my house. BUT, I have a family event (that I have been looking forward to, mind you) today at 1:00 in south Austin.

So here's what I need. I just need people to agree with me in terms of my baby and my pregnancy. If I say I think it's an alien, just go with it. If I ask you to look at various parts of my pregnant body and ask you if it's normal, the answer is yes. If I pick up the ugliest thing known to man and say how precious it is, just leave it alone. If I say I feel ugly, help me find something else to wear. The other thing I need....VALIDATE my feelings! If I'm weepy and crying, tell me it's okay to feel that way, that it's normal. If I call and you answer and all you hear is crying, tell me you love me and it's going to be okay. If I'm angry and acting like a looney person, explain to me that it's okay to be angry but try to divert my attention to something else. Don't tell me I am over-reacting. By the time we are having that conversation, it's too late. I am in complete meltdown mode and logic just won't work.

I feel like I'm not asking much. Agree with me (to pregnancy related items) and validate that my feelings are okay and normal.

Where to begin...

Christmas break has been, well, long. I got SUPER sick the Friday we got out and did not get out of bed until the Monday after Christmas. That is not, however, what I'm going to write about. I am going to write about how wonderful my husband is and how lucky I am to be his wife. Super sick doesn't begin to describe what I went through. We had quite a scare between fever and all the other symptoms added to my inability to put food down for ten days. Seth was so amazing through it all. He spent his day checking on me, slept on the couch so he could take care of the dogs without waking me up AND pulled together a last minute Christmas that was BEYOND thoughtful. Our plans had to change because I could not travel at Christmas, which meant we didn't get to see any family and I was horribly sad and disappointed. Seth, knowing how much Christmas means to me, spent Christmas Eve (his day off from work) going from HEB to WalMart and back again to gather things to make our Christmas special. He bought me a new stocking filled with a pregnancy magazine that talked about cold/flu while pregnant, two books and bath salts with menthol to help me breathe easier and a new body pillow so that I could sleep comfortably as my belly continues to grow. He also bought stuff to make Christmas chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing and rolls, a table cloth and hot pink tulips (my favorite) to decorate the table for dinner. It was by far the most special Christmas I have spent with Seth and I will forever be grateful!

The week following Christmas I spent trying to get my energy and appetite back and went and saw my parents. Then came New Year's Eve...let's just say if Jackass ever needs material, we've got some for them! Luckily, Seth and I were only spectators in it all, but let's just say it involved beer pong, powerful fireworks and bare skin...YIKES. We slept until 11:30 today trying to recover (not from hangovers, but exhaustion) from yesterday. Prior to the NYE festivities, we spent four hours shopping for Seth's Las Vegas Convention clothing and then had to exchange sizes today! It's been wonderful being home with him this week and last. It's nice to not have to worry about work for two weeks and actually be able to enjoy EVERY MINUTE of the day!

On the baby front, the doctor seems to think my illness is nothing to be concerned about but we will check Monday when I go for my monthly visit. My belly is continuing to grow and with my being sick, I still have no weight gain. We are 16 weeks and 2 days in today! I can't believe that in 5 short months Baby M will be here! Just can't wait...neither of us can!