Third Trimester...no really, it's here already!

I can't even believe it. In a little less than three months, I will be a mother. There will be a baby in my arms to hold and look at and well, take care of!

Insert frantic scream of panic here.

No really. Yesterday I thought I had all the time in the world to finish up the final details of T's room. I had all the time in the world to finish getting the house totally clean and organized. Today, some crazy new panic has drifted over me and it hit me that the last few months have flown by and time has suddenly sped up...I don't have that much time left.

I was getting ready to go take my diabetes test and looked around my bathroom and thought "Oh no! What if something happens and he comes earlier and I have to send someone to my house to get personal stuff?? I don't want anyone to be in here or see my house like this!! They wouldn't be able to find important documents, etc. etc." I know it seems silly but honestly, if something were to happen between now and my MIL arriving, I'd have to send one of my friends and neighbors in the house to get me stuff and I would just die if they saw certain areas of my house!! It's not a pig-sty but not presentable in a way that D and I would feel comfortable with.

Oh and I haven't washed anything of T's yet...I put sheets on his mattress but I mean, that was because I was so excited to see it all put together. I haven't washed them yet, or any of the clothes yet.... I'm pretty sure that's something you're supposed to do before the baby uses them.

Ok...I'll relax. A little. Deep breath.

In other news I took the diabetes test today and it went alright. I was blessed with a great lab tech so I hardly felt the needle and he got all he needed within seconds it seemed. I should have gotten his name, then I could have requested him the next time I have to give blood for testing. Anyway, while I was there there were 5 other women who came in for the same test and judging by their conversations (they all seemed to have brought a friend...did I miss a memo or something? I didn't realize you brought a girlfriend with you to testing!) anyhoo judging by their conversations they were all within 26-29 weeks as well. And they ALL had smaller bellies than I do. ALL of them. I'm not being paranoid, it was as plain as day. The only ones I didn't glare at were the ones who were rediculously taller than I am. The others I just silently growled at.

Oh well, he's going to be a big baby - D is a foot taller than me, after all.

Washington...the state this time!

So my little weekend excursion went well and was very enjoyable. It was nice seeing and spending time with my brother A and sister in law S, especially since I hadn't see S in a little over three years! I liked the Seattle area, a lot actually! (The good weather we had all weekend probably helped that!)

My brother lives right next to Lake Washington so Friday S and I went to the park next to Lake and got milkshakes and walked around the coastline. The island you see here (I forget the name) but it's the "rich people's" island....as in Bill Gates lives there.

If you look carefully to the center of the picture you can just make out a water plane landing on the lake. I got really excited and was trying to watch it and take a picture at the same time...so the picture didn't come out so well. I'd never actually seen one in person so it was pretty cool! (And I instantly missed D, a lot, 'cause he would have loved to see it too!)

Saturday we headed off North a little ways to see some Tulip fields...the first fields we saw, though, were Daffodils. They were so pretty and had a very "romantic" feel about them. S and I are actually standing over one of the few Tulips we saw in this particular field.

A and I in front of the Pinwheel tower at the main Tulip "farm" we visited. This place had tons of Tulips in bloom and it was hard not to want to pick some! Of course you could order bulbs to be delivered at the perfect time of the year to plant but who wants to wait?? :-) I did not pick any, just took too many pictures to post!

Of course I had to take a picture of these type of Tulips!

I bet the next weekend all of these were open...

They were still so beautiful and peaceful looking with the mountains behind them!

This was my brother's first attempt at taking a picture of me and the Space Needle...which I was apparently wearing as a hat! It's much more a picture of Baby T's first "visit" to the Space Needle!

There we go!

At the top...and just for those of you out there who may have believed the Space Needle was actually tall enough to be in a part of Space...clearly I'm still on Earth. ( ;-) You know who you are and I just had to give an anonymous shout out to you.)

For you Grey's Anatomy fans out there. This building was used in the first couple seasons as the hospital and the helicopter landing spot. It is not a hospital, rather a news station.

Seattle and Mt. Rainier. I was trying all weekend to get a good picture of the active volcano...that's not so active...thankfully!

The original Starbucks! Notice the change in the logo?? Sorry it's fuzzy!

Pike Public Market...such a cool market. Aside from milk and eggs you could do just about all of your food grocery shopping here; and the bouquets of flowers were amazing for only $10 - $25, simply amazing!

YUMMO!! ha ha ha ha this fish stand was crazy fun!

Our very funny "helper" just threw our crab to the dude in the back who's nonchalantly walking by with his hand out...and dude in the back totally caught it without any problem! Then our very funny "helper" turns and says, "Okay, I've got to go meet my parole officer! Have a great night!" S and I figured it was totally possible he was telling the truth!!!

So like I said, I had a great weekend and I can't wait to go back with D and visit the area some more. Maybe check out some of the mountain trails or even venture into Canada. I finally got the "money shot" picture of Mt. Rainier when I was leaving Seattle and it dawned on me that we'd be flying right over the mountain! Sadly my camera was stowed away out of reach, but I had my cell phone and thankfully the picture came out pretty well! It definitely ended my trip on a very happy note.

Picture Update

25 weeks, 4 days

I took this the other day to send to D so he could see how big the belly and I are getting... 3 more months to go!

Funks

I'm pretty sure I'm in one. Which makes me that much happier that I decided to go to Washington after all. I definitely need a weekend out of town. I don't think I'm escaping from anything - I certainly don't feel spectacular about abondoning the pups for even a weekend. I just feel like I need something to kind of "wake me up" if that makes sense at all to anyone.

Before D left I'd gotten into this great routine of keeping the kitchen clean...for almost two weeks straight and I was so proud of myself. Now, it's a constant battle and it makes no sense! There's ONE of me and I caved and got paper plates and cups. Yes, I'm that lazy. Of course there are times when I still have to use the real stuff and then those pile up...oh it's just so sad. I stare at it and just want the Bewitched powers of a twitchy nose so it'll all disapear instantly.

It's not just the kitchen though. I wander from room to room starting on cleaning and then getting distracted by invites for walks or other outings which are so much more fun than staying in the house alone cleaning. By the time I get home, I'm too tired to do it and then it's one more day of mess piled on top of what's already there. AAAAAACCCCHHHHH!

So I'm trying to get it into a kind of order before I leave this weekend. Maybe not spick and span like I'd like it to be, but just in order. So when I come home Monday mid-day I can anticipate dog mess but not human mess. ;-)

*Sigh* The sad frustrations of a bored, missing-her-husband, pregnant woman.

I know, I know...so many other people in this world have such bigger problems on hand. I should feel lucky.

:-)

D sent me this today...it literally made my whole week seem "sunnier"!

So much to do...

And no energy to do it!

All in all I've been more energetic than the first trimester, however, now I have physical boundries; i.e. weight my body (feet) has never experienced before, swelling that's so foreign it freaks me out, hip and back pain, etc, etc... I know, I know, I'm not saying anything new to anyone who's been pregnant. I really do consciously try not to whine too much but sometimes it's just so bizarre to me, I can't help it!

The garage sale on Saturday went alright. We didn't have too many people show up, but I did make at least $40-$50. Woo hoo!! And hopefully another $50 for a patio umbrella we haven't used for over a year. We're going to put out our stuff again this coming Saturday since we noticed another bunch of families are going to have a garage sale in the neighborhood.

My body took half a day of recovery though, before I could stand long enough to clean my kitchen so my "All Day Clean House Day" was a total bust. I'm just going to have to spread it out over the week. I did manage to take a walk with S though and while I slowed her pace down and could only make it around the loop once, at least I got out there and did it. OH yeah, I've accepted the waddle...it's only going to get worse so I might as well accept it now.

:-) I got a call from D this morning so that put me in a better mood, and I'm heading down to San Diego to visit IKEA and the Container Store this afternoon with a couple friends. I made a list (something I've gotten a lot better at in the past week!) so I'm not just going blindly - if I were, there's no telling how much needless money would get spent! S C A R Y!