Week 30

Here we are - week 30 - 75% of the way there. If everything works out right, only 10 more weeks to go. Martini and I have a doctor's appointment today at 2pm and another Kaiser hospital tour (of SF) tomorrow evening. Still weighing in at 150lbs, although these last 2 weeks I've been waking up hungrier than usual and needing something in my belly by 6am. She's up at that time too, kicking and squirming and whatever else she's doing in there. Wouldn't be too surprised to gain another 10lbs before she's here. As you can see, my belly button has popped out and the linea negra is showing up more.

Been having some shin splints pain, with all the weight I'm carrying, mostly on the left foot. It kept me up a bit Sunday evening and yesterday too, but today it's subsided. Could also be calcium depletion, so I drank 2 glasses of organic whole milk last night - as a chaser to my 2 chocolate chip cookies of course ;).

Here's the magic three legged frog my mom and Mr. T bought for AG and I in hopes of bringing in great wealth to our house. We turn him to face the world during the day where he sucks up good energy and then face him inwards in the evening to release the good energy back into the house. He hasn't done much lately, but he looks cool. And of course, an adorable picture of the 4-legged monsters as they nap by my feet. I took them on a walk last night to our local Safeway and rolled them around in the shopping cart in the store. It felt good to get out of the house since we all took a nap from 6-8pm in the living room together. The breeze was cool but refreshing and the walk did us good.



We've been working on the back yard a bit too - I found this great futon sectional on craigslist and can't wait to reupholster it. It's firm and space efficient. Now to get rid of the jungle back there. Anyone interested in an 8 foot orange tree and 4 foot mexican lime tree? I love it, but it's completely outgrown the yard.

Work has calmed down quite a bit, and I've been demotivated to do much anyways, except for what needs to be done immediately. It's almost the middle of July - halfway through summer - I can't believe how quickly time is passing by. Lately, I've been a little detached from reality and living more in my own little world. The little things I used to worry about aren't taking on as much significance - like projects at work and around the house, and all the summer activities that I want to do. I'm not sure if anything has replaced my new reality - sometimes I feel as if I'm walking through a dream - a little foggy and dazed. There are bursts of sharpness that drags me back to reality - but it's only out of necessity (usually work related). It's not a bad place to be at the moment. I feel a sense of calm - but I'm not used to watching myself through a lens. No, I'm not smoking anything... perhaps it's a part of the pregnancy I haven't read about.... giving your mind and body a chance to relax before the little one comes.