26 Weeks

We got to meet our princess this past weekend!  The puppy I am holding with the baby blue collar is her sister, Malibu.  She is the feistier one of the two.  There is a litter of seven, with two girls, and Malibu likes to pick fights with all the boys.  So we are taking home the puppy in the pink collar(pics below), the calmer one of the two. Best story about the pink collar puppy is that when she was born she had a white mark on her tummy/neck in the shape of a backwards seven, so the breeder called her SEVEN!  "No way!" I freaked out when she told us this and told her the connection we have with that name! (if you recall from my last blog- Seven was the name given to the puggle Tyler brought home a few years ago)... I think it was fate that she was suppose to be ours!  As you can see by these next several pictures... I am already OBSESSED with her.  It was so hard to leave her, but I am so excited for July 5th to come so we can bring her home!  

 AND THEN... they were pooped after all their visiting, playing, cuddles, and kisses with us.... The breeder let them nap on the table while we talked about tips to ease Baya's departure from her siblings and homecoming with us.  

And now on to the reason this blog was created in the first place... I hope Salvatore does not think we are stealing all his attention... hehe.  Hopefully he will enjoy the many fun years ahead, growing up with a buddy as well.  

Exercising?   It was not a good week for exercise... Did a little walking but not much else.  I know it was beautiful outside but I don't even know what I did this past week because we were sooo busy every night!  This coming week I have to get my butt MOVING, outside, walking, biking, something!  Use it as a excuse to get away from the busyness in the house and take a break!  Pretty soon I will have a great reason to do that (walk/bike with Baya) and I cannot wait to feel completely obligated to get up and go for a walk and come home from work and go for a walk and when I just need to get out for a little bit just go for a walk.... OMG so soon!!  Cannot wait!   

Maternity clothes?  Still trying to avoid the maternity store a little longer....  I just don't want to spend the money on clothes that I wear for a couple months now and possibly wear for a couple months down the road for any other pregnancies.  So I am making it work so far with what I got....goal is to just try to "not hide" the bump or I just look fat.  I guess I have to embrace it and wear it loud and proud!  

Sleeping?  Oh man...  I was so naughty this week with getting to bed at an appropriate time....  Tuesday night I was so fascinated by the elections I was up till midnight, and then even after that I was in and out of sleep, watching the news, till maybe 1am!  Wednesday and Thursday I SAID I was going to go to bed early because I was absolutely exhausted, but I do not recall that actually happening!  Just too much to do in too little of time!  I did get a little more couch time in this week than I have since we have had the house, so that was very nice.  

Missing Anything?  Not really... I mean, if you want to get picky I could still go for a nice "slightly" dirty martini, Grey Goose Vodka, with blue cheese stuffed olives.  Wow. My mouth is watering right now.  Who wants to make a martini date sometime at the end of September!?  But really, I was actually proud of myself this weekend.  I went to a bachelorette party on Saturday and I got home at 2:20AM on Sunday!  Yes, I hung out with 25 girls hot drunk girls, all who were mostly three sheets to the wind, stone cold sober and enjoyed the heck outta it!  They were so sweet and genuine in their drunken state to honestly try to have good conversation with me, knowing that I was no where near where they were on the intoxication chart.  So it really made me not miss drinking that much because I didn't need to drink to have fun!  I HONESTLY had a great time being sober, even though I did comment plenty of times that I wish I could have a drink, it did not ruin my time!  haha.  I had a blast.     

Food cravings?  Lets talk about "craving"... I mean if I get home from work and say "I feel like eating a pickle." - Is that a craving!?  Because even when I was not preggo I would come home and raid the pickle jar... so I am not really counting that as a "craving".  But I do find myself wanting something with cheese(mac and cheese/pizza/queso dip) one minute, and then the next minute wanting salty(like pickles or chips), and then I get done with salty and I want sweet (like sour patch kids!).  Its a weird little snacking cycle.... other than that, no "cravings" that are making me drop everything and run to the store.     

Heartburn?  Nope!  STILL no heartburn!  STILL no acid reflux!  So happy about this!  Unfortunately, my ribs are still a big pain in the a$$ and I am thinking it has slowed me down a tad bit, because when they are really hurting bad I usually don't want to move.  I just want to sit and breath out the pain....  but the Tylenol is helping a lot to manage the pain. 

Anything making you queasy or sick?  Nope... feeling great!    

This Weeks Symptoms?  So there is for sure a little waddle about me... but that doesn't bother me too much.  It is so weird how I notice this bump getting bigger (feels like every day) and I feel him moving in there all the time, but it just doesn't feel real... like I don't feel a heavy weight in my tummy... I cannot explain it.  I feel the little growing pains around my tummy and I keep expecting to feel "heavy" in my tummy area.... but nothing... in fact, I would say my chest feels like it weighs more than my tummy!  Now, this being said, I know there are times when he moves and the pressure on my bladder is so annoying and almost "heavy" feeling.  That's when I feel the weight of the baby in there.  Other than that, maybe my feet are growing or swelling or something because by the end of the day I just want to be barefoot.  I don't want anything around my feet!  By the time 5pm hits they do not like to be restricted by shoes!  In fact, I just want to sit back and put my bare feet up!         

Any Movement?  Oh ya, for sure!!  And I am thinking that time frame that I said before 8-10 pm where I feel the strongest movements is getting longer.... like 8pm-12am... I wonder if he is taking after my bad habits of staying up too late... Even if I tired to go to sleep at 9pm I don't think it would happen because I have a party going on in my tummy!  What a little night owl! Tyler and I were laying in bed Friday night and he was literately bouncing out of my tummy... Tyler and I were laughing every time we saw the punches and kicks trying to come out of my belly!  He is a strong little bugger!    

Labor Signs?  nope      

Belly Button: in or out?  Out.  You can even see it through my tops sometimes!  Haha.

 Wedding rings on or off?   On.. but getting a little tighter by bed time.     

Overall Mood this week?   Kinda "Blah"...  I was nervous about participating in the bachelorette party (lots of hot girls, drinking and dancing... and here I am all pregnant and sober...)  I was also very interested how our meeting with Baya was going to go. Puppies always seem to take to Tyler so I was hoping I could win her over, and I think I did!  Both those little ladies couldn't get enough of me!  So, despite the nerves and uncertainty, both events were fabulous!!   

Looking forward to?  Getting the mural painted!  No promises that it will happen this week, but I have a strong feeling I need to take care of business before I can't physically do it... Here is a picture of the chalk on the wall to give me an idea where the paint goes!  It is just a skeleton so don't judge!  but it should be a great way to make sure I know where I want to paint!  

 

Pit of the week?  We have a customer that comes in everyday to the bank.  He is a very friendly guy maybe in his 40's, sometimes overly friendly with the girls... for about the last year I have bottled up my anger with him and have become very short and actually I try to avoid him at all costs.  When I do have to help him I think I have made it clear by my "bitchy" attitude that I don't really want to have small talk with him.  I am not one who likes being called "sweetie, honey, babe" or touched from random older men ESPECIALLY in a profession setting... so I have never really LIKED this particular guy from day one because that is just what he does...  But on Friday, I was about to punch him square in the face.  Out of NO WHERE he rubbed my tummy!  I must have had smoke coming out of every hole in my body.  I didn't even KNOW what to say.   Ugh!!  I know women talk about this problem and I thought, oh, it will be fine if that happened - no big deal... la de da... but no ladies and gentleman, it is NOT fine when someone you don't KNOW and frankly don't feel comfortable around in the first place touches your tummy!  I was so unbelievably grossed out and I think this was the worst feeling I have felt since I was pregnant.  I am sure it is all bundled up in the fact that I think this guy a too touchy, creep in the first place, but from here on out - He will not be touching my tummy!  And yes, I took it to my boss and told him how awkward it feels to be angry about it, but I was fuming!  So I have support if anything goes wrong, but I will be telling this customer next time that the touching is a no-no.  And to all my friends and family - this does not mean I will be upset if you touch my tummy (maybe just ask first so I see it coming) but strangers are a NO-NO, and I wish they would understand that!      

Peak of the week? Meeting our little puppy!!  I don't think I expected to be THIS excited to have her!  I just cannot stop thinking about her and planning for her!  It was so hard to leave her there, knowing that she is ours and we get to keep her forever, but she is still too little and she needs to be with her mommy and siblings for now.  3.5 weeks.... oh Baya... we are waiting in anticipation!!!  Again, I have NO patience!   

Hope I didn't overwhelm you with Baya pictures and talk!

Take it a great week everyone!
Much Love,
Jax