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Pregnancy Update

Well, I am 37 weeks and 2 days!  This is getting real folks (even though I don't feel like it is...it still feels as if I am pretending)

As of yesterday at 10am I am on partial bed rest due to high blood pressure and a little protein in my urine.  I have not been diagnosed with anything yet, waiting on some lab results.  However, I feel great.  I have no pain, I am not tired, I couldn't feel better!

I am going to give a few words of advice I that I thought of during this pregnancy.

*this might be a no brainer-but don't procrastinate.  I am 2 weeks and 5 days until d-day (maybe earlier) and I am all prepared and it feels good.  His room is done, he has clothes, bags packed, etc, etc and they have been done for awhile.  I really don't have anything to do and I am so happy about that.

*if you think you might buy a pregnancy pillow to sleep buy it early.  They are so expensive so you might as well get some use out of it.  I bought the boppy brand bean shaped pillow and I have had it since like June I think and I use it every night!  I think I paid close to $50 or $60 dollars for it...(I did have a 20% coupon) I really don't remember because it has been so long. I have had several friends buy pregnancy pillow more expensive then mine in like their 8th or 9th month.  Just buy it early if you think you will get it.

*Pamper yourself-If you can start maternity leave early or if you plan to quit anyways...quit early.  I quit 4 weeks early.  I did that for myself and I also have a zillion dr. appointments so I would have to take several days off each week anyways (I have 2 nst tests and 1 dr appointment per week...I also had lab appointments, one last sono...and I am squeezing in a dentist appointment) (most people probably wouldn't have so many).  But get a pedicure, shop, have lunch with friends, really anything...this is your last chance to be alone.

*Don't buy the belly butter...it is so greasy!  I still have so much left because I hate to be all greasy and it gets on your clothes or sheets.  I haven't tried the lotion.  (however the butter seems to work alright, but you will probably get a few stretch marks anyways...so if you don't mind the greasyness???)

*This one is in honor of two friends and me (for the 3 years it took me to get pregnant)-Don't complain!  Complaining doesn't do anyone any good.  When I was trying to get pregnant and knew I had no money for adoption or treatments every time a preggo said "I am so big" "gross..my stretch marks" "I look like a whale" etc etc etc etc...It killed me inside.  I have close friends who have been trying for 10plus years and I know they would kill to be 'as big as a whale'.  You are lucky to be pregnant!  Don't take it for granted...your fertility is precious! You never know what struggles the person you are talking to has.

*buy yourself cute maternity clothes.  Don't live in your husband's sweats!  You will feel better.  You deserve it!  My cousin lived in her husband's clothes and when she was done being pregnant she said she wished she would have had nice clothes.  I took her advice and invested in maternity clothes.  I will wear them again in my next pregnancy (lets hope...it took 3 years for this one)

*if you plan on being pregnant again...buy the big stuff in gender neutral.  My pack and play, stroller, swing, etc could be used for a girl too.  (why buy pink and then have to re-buy everything in blue???)

*second hand shopping- In my opinion only!!!!!!!!!!!-I choose to only buy second hand anything I could wash in hot soapy water or wipe down with a Clorox wipe.
       -clothes are fine
       -wooden or plastic toys (plastic toys can also be soaked in a sink of hot water and bleach...day cares do this...rinse...and air dry)
       -books are OK?? (they will go in mouth though)
     

anything cloth that can't be washed is gross....for example-I wouldn't get a second hand boppy (thick pillow)  I just imagine them swimming in germs.

Diaper/Hospital Bag

The one where I cried and got my way..

But I didn't mean to........


Ok, so this is not my prouder moment of handling things in an adult way.

I got a nursing tank top from Motherhood Maternity.  It is just black with spaghetti straps with the clip down sides.  I would post a pic, but it seriously is just a blank spaghetti strap nursing tank top.  I actually don't do well with saving receipts (I know I know I should) but I didn't think I ever was going to return this.  Who out there keeps all receipts all the time?  Do they clutter your purse, car, desk?  Good for you if you do!  Also, I cut the tags off and threw them away when I washed the tank top. 

So I washed said tank top.  When I was putting away clean laundry I wanted to hang up tank top and noticed that the strap was broke (brand new shirt) it came unsewn....can't wear tank top with one strap.  So last night I called Motherhood Maternity and told them the situation.  I did not want my money back....I wanted the same top just with a working strap....I told them I did not have the receipt and the tags where gone.  I told them everything on the phone and got names of the people I talked to in order to not waste a trip driving there just to be turned down.  I talked to a manager and she said to come in today before 5:30 to exchange it. 

So today at 1:00 I went there.  Now this is not a close drive.  It is really out of my way.  When I got there and spoke to the same manager I spoke with last night..she did not want to exchange it for me.  She said I needed the receipt.  I told her last night I didn't not have it.  She said she couldn't do anything for me...etc etc etc.....now here is what happened next  (also line of people behind me)

I did not want to and I did not mean to...but my body took over and slightly cried...not sobs...just red around the eyes and a frog in my throat and water in my eyes.  You could tell I was slightly crying.  My body just took over because....

-I called last night for the purpose of this not happening!!!!
-It is a cheap little tank top that they sell for $22...if you sell a crappy tank top for $22 you need to stand behind your product.
-It is obviously new because I am still pregnant and not nursing yet...I am just getting prepared so I don't have to shop with an infant
-In my city there are hardly any maternity shops...I have Motherhood Maternity, Old Navy which in my store has like 2 small racks and that is it, and Gordmans which again has 2 small racks and that is it.  In the past 8 months...I have easily dropped $300 or more at this Motherhood Maternity Store..I have been there 3 times and bought $100 plus every time.  I just wanted a working tank top and for how much I spent this summer it just made me sick
-Also..their products have "Motherhood Maternity" printed on the inside label of all their clothes...the top came from them
-I drove all the way there just for this exchange of a $22 spaghetti strap tank top
-(repeating) called last night to avoid this
-It just made me so mad because I am tried of customer services saying one thing and them when you need them doing something else....I didn't want my money back....I WANTED A WORKING TANK TOP!

But she kept saying there is nothing she could do for me...I asked for her boss and she said she was the only manager and there is no one she could talk to.

So I stood there crying with people behind me...obviously pissed off.  She typed and typed on her computer saying she was 'trying different things'

Finally she said, "I will just damage this one out and let you exchange it"

Ok....that is what I have been trying to do all along!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, not a proud moment for me....but I was just so frustrated....my body took over.  I don't feel bad about it....your brand new product (which..in my opinion is over priced in the first place, but you corner the market here in my city) broke...I just wanted an exchange...your store named is literally printed inside the shirt.

Was I wrong in this?

Maternity Leave

I am basically done working.  The reason I said basically is because I have 2 pre-scheduled days that I am going to fulfill, but I am not taking on any more jobs.  There really is no reason for this expect I want to. :) So here's to early start maternity leave!

Finally A Nursery Tour!

I was wondering if one person could comment letting me know that I posted the video correctly..just leave a note saying it uploaded and you can see it.

Baby Shower

My second baby shower is tomorrow...be expecting a nursery reveal once I get the bedding washed!

Dog Training

Ok, I don't have an answer to this.

I would not say that my dog is a chewer.

I am actually pretty lucky!  Now he is 4 years old and we have only had one bad experience with him eating something he should not of ate...I think it was 3 years ago.  He was feeling really lousy one day and whimpering.  He was walking around with his tail between his legs.  He refused his dinner (which is a huge red flag because he is an EATER).  We took him to the emergency vet and he got x-rayed.  They found an intestinal block and operated on him.  Between the xray and surgery he found an cheap ink pen, screw, dry wall anchor, and the object that was binding him up was an old ripped up grubby t-shirt of my husbands.  So I hated the bill...but he didn't chew anything of importance.

The only other thing he chewed (on a separate day) was a little of the exterior plastic dryer vent cover in the back yard.  My husband is a carpenter (all around) so he actually had another in his work truck so we popped the chewed one off and popped the new one on and he has never touched it again. 
(He really didn't even chew much of it...just a little around the edges)

The third and final thing (not related to the final object which will be my point of this post..hang with me here) I have ever seen him destroy was one paper towel he found on the ground.  He really didn't eat it..he just ripped it into shreds.


So, folks, that is basically it.  Nothing of value and in 4 years that is basically it.  I have been very lucky.  I can leave the house and have him run free in it and come home to nothing destroyed.



HOWEVER...................................

There is one other thing that he has chewed several times (I know this is confusing)...now onto the point of this post..................

SEVERAL times over the course of his life he chews on pencils.  Regular old wooden, yellow, number two pencils.  Now going back to my husband being a carpenter...he wears a baseball hat to work every day and everyday he sticks a pencil in his hat because he uses pencils all day...he only uses wooden ones because he can sharpen them with his utility knife.  Now when he comes home at night he forgets the pencils are in his hat for awhile.  After relaxing for a bit...he realizes they are there and then he removes then and sets them random places around the house.  You would be surprised the places where you would find a pencil.

Now, my dog finds them and chews them up....................

but I don't know how to correct him because...I allow him to chew sticks in the backyard.....I sit and read a magazine outside and he chews on a stick right next to me.  Putting myself in my dog's shoes (well paws) I can see how he thinks, "She lets me chew on sticks and a pencil is just a wooden stick."  See what I mean?  So pencils are the only thing he touches and I have no idea how to make it stop.  Are pencils that bad for him?  He may have one pencil total in a months time.

The best thing to do is to have my husband STOP LEAVING PENCILS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!! and I have asked him this several times.  But he works physical labor up to 12-14 hours a day and he has a lot on his mind so he does the best he can.  When he comes home exhausted I am sure "let me find a secure place for this pencil" is the last thing on his mind when food, water, sleep, next day's work is on his mind.  He does the best he can which is why Huck only gets about a pencil a month (maybe once every 2 months)

I am sure a 'pencil' is a 'stick' in his mind.

I can't think of how to train him without it confusing him. (the dog, not the husband)

Weird Dream

I had such weird dreams last night that I wanted to write them down to remember them.  The first weird thing about them was that I had several different ones in a row which never happens to me.  I usually just have one.  I had many, many in a row.  BUT, they all ended the same.  They all ended in me being robbed very brutally.  Robbed like me walking somewhere and someone attacking me and taking my purse...not like breaking into my house or car.  What do they mean???

Pinterest is no help for this

Anyone have any good ideas on a cute way to make cards from a baby shower into a keepsake?





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