Waiting for Baby V: Twenty Eight-Exciting Weeks!

You know, usually, I start each year with a journal entry (or a blog more recently) about goals and resolutions for the coming year, like many others. This year I hadn't thought too much about it, except for the fact that I haven't done it when I usually do. So I've been thinking about why this year hasn't gotten me to write an entry as lengthy and detailed plan as in the past, and I think there are a few reasons.

My goals are usually surrounding: money, health/weight loss, and organizing. Whereas the past couple years have been about paying down debt (which is still part of my life), this year is going to be about how to cut back when we become a one-income household in August. I know things will be different for us then, but right now, I am really at peace about how we're going to do it. It will take some sacrifices and priority changes, but once Eloise gets here, I am pretty sure that will happen anyways. As for weight loss and health, I always have room to grow (or slim down) here, but that can't really happen, at least not until April. I am trying to be a bit more healthy and do some exercising, because I know it will make everything easier in the future, but I have no big weight loss goals right now, simply because I can't. Finally, organizing has been an ongoing feat these past fews months and I think will continue, as we try to purge our house of the unnecessary to make room for our little girl. We're doing pretty good too!

Pretty much I am feeling calm right now about all of these usual goals, so what is my goal/s really this year? I hope to get to a place in my life, maybe not in the next year, where I can have a to do list, make it realistic, accomplish what I can on it each day, and when I don't, accept that I am still good enough and just relax. I want to enjoy my down time more, and not make myself feel guilty about being lazy. Basically, I want to be happier. I am really the happiest I probably ever have been in my life, but I want to continue to let those small things go and remember to take time to enjoy all of it. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I am finally going to get to do what I've always wanted to do...be a MOM! And a stay-at-home mom. This next year is going to be wonderful, and I hope I can remember this feeling when I have spit up on my clothes and it's 2:00 am. :)

1. Total weight gain: +28 lbs. (+1 lb. this week...Doing better!)

2. Maternity clothes?: Yep! And used some bucks back I got at Motherhood Maternity this weekend. Chris is a trooper to wait for a preggo to try on clothes!
3. Stretch marks?: Not yet! 

4. Sleep?: This full week of school and finals for the kids kicked my bum! I took several naps this week, and slept in both today and yesterday. Goodness!

5. Best moment this week?: Probably this weekend, just relaxing and do bits of baby stuff here in there, like talking about Ellie's quilt with Grandma Cash, finding a dress for my maternity pics, painting another color on the wall to try to decide which shade of teal to paint it, and getting all of her clothes out to look at and organize. A fun weekend!

6. Miss anything?: My old clothes. I keep thinking that I'll go try this or that on, and discover that they really don't fit right anymore. I do have a pretty good selection of maternity clothes now though! I shouldn't complain. 

7. Movement?: She wiggles and kicks most mornings and nights, and I know one of my favorite things about being pregnant will be how much she moves when Chris puts his hand on my tummy each night. 

8. Food cravings?: Dessert, chocolate, and milk, again. 

9. Anything make you queasy or sick?: Nope!

10. Gender?: Little girl! Love all the little things we've gotten for her already!

11. Labor signs?: Nope!

12. Symptoms?: Legs and feet getting tired more quickly, and her moving around. Not anything too bad though.

13. Belly button in or out?: In

14. Wedding rings on or off?: On

15. Happy or moody most of the time?: Happy happy happy right now! But you might ask Chris and he will tell you I was pretty grumpy, especially towards the end of the week. This coming week is short for me because I am gone tomorrow to training, and then gone Friday morning to our doctor's appointment for glucose testing. 

16. Looking forward to most?: Painting little Ellie's room next weekend! We ordered her bed this week, so that should come in too, as well as we will be getting a dresser from my parents' house for her changing table, and Chris will be trying to refinish it in yellow. Hope we don't kill ourselves with the projects! ANNNNDDD we got a message from our close friends that a baby shower is in the works for us! I am sooooo excited about it even though I know it probably won't be until weeks away! YAYAYAY!!!

Thanks for reading and hope you guys have a wonderful week!