pregnancy

I forgot to write about my last appointment results. I passed the glucose tolerance test!!!!!! yay!!! however, my blood pressure was a little high. i am hoping it has something to do with the fact that i was feeling a little anxious at that appointment. it wasn't super high, but definitely higher than my usual. this is an early sign of preeclampsia. i dont have any other signs (extreme swelling, super high bp, etc). he told me to watch for more signs and that i was probably fine. however, since i am a nurse, i know the worst case scenario and might have freaked out a little bit. I took my blood pressure at work like 5 times yesterday. The longer I sat and chilled out, it did get lower, so I feel a little better. other pregnancy news: Grace kicks and moves ALLLL the time and I love it. She is not to the point that it wakes me up at night or hurts my ribs yet, so i still love it. I love to watch my stomach move all over the place and bulge out randomly. I just wish she wasn't so stubborn and would do it when other people are watching or feeling. oh well. that's really all i have for now!

Slightly Overwhelmed

I haven't written in a long time b/c we've been really busy. but we and Grace are doing well! We went to the doctor today and he said everything looks good so far! I had my blood drawn for my glucose tolerance test today. I had to drink nasty nasty orange stuff that burned my throat and I didn't get to eat breakfast. i didn't feel good after having to chug sugary stuff on an empty stomach, but I'll get the results soon. Hopefully fine b/c I dont want to do it again. We have gotten some done in the nursery, but I am beginning to get overwhelmed with how much we have left, grad school, working full time, and simply being pregnant and tired. Something is going on every single day and I am one of those people that need time alone doing nothing, so it is really wearing on me that there is so much going on and so much to do.

Part of the problem is the whole nesting thing. I am definitely feeling the urge to keep the house cleaned, get the nursery done, etc. and I want it all done NOW! and avery is not on the same page as me, which had led to some disagreements and annoyances. im trying to be patient since he simply doesn't understand what exactly I am going through, but it is hard b/c im not patient and im pretty vocal with him. so pray for me to chill out.

I also have this whole grad school thing going on, which i slack on until something is due, causing more stress in two days that could have been dealt with much better had I done things in advance.

One more complaint for now then I promise ill get over it! Money is sooo frustrating!!!!!! I hate that we have to worry about money with avery's job situation right now. I hate that we are both 26 (still can't believe im that old) and are basically living like we are fresh out of school with little savings, basically living month to month, and now adding a baby to the mix. We should be past that point by now. However, we do have an answered prayer. Vanderbilt nurses are FINALLLLLYYY getting a well deserved raise. They looked at the market for what nurses get paid and realized that we are GROSSLY underpaid. So basically I am getting a $3/hr raise to make them more competitive. awesome. it's about time vanderbilt!! it takes effect in december so I am looking forward to that.

We are heading to Texas this weekend for Avery's sister's wedding and i am ready to leave and get away for awhile and see his family. it's been awhile since we've seen them and I'm anxious for them to see how big Grace has gotten and feel/see her moving around! I got my bridesmaids dress fixed and am definitely relieved b/c i was worried about it for awhile. so that's a load lifted off!

Whew. sorry to be so whiny, but that's how i feel right now. hope you all (if anyone even reads) have a great weekend while im in TEXAS!!!

New Floor!!!

We have gone back and forth on the decision to redo our floors. We had terrible berber carpet which our stubborn dog Lucy decided she wanted to destroy. It was dirty and had runs in it everywhere from Lucy chewing it. It also was not helping my allergies in the slightest and I can't imagine if Grace has even a tiny bit of my allergies, she would be sick nonstop from being on that floor. So, we finally decided to bite the bullet and just do it. We had Empire floors come and measure and we ended up doing laminate wood in the kitchen, dining area, living room, and down the hallway. I don't understand why people want houses with real hardwood. The fake is more durable, more water resistant, lasts longer, doesn't get scratched from moving furniture, dogs toenails (darn lucy and charlie), etc. The only thing good about real wood is you get to advertise that it's real when you sell the house. Thus, I LOVE my fake wood!!! The guys came today and got the living room done, but have to come back tomorrow to do the kitchen/dining, and hallway. It looks a million times better already!

Pregnancy wise, we are doing good! Grace is definitely a kicker and I love it! except that she likes the kick the same spot over and over and over and doesn't move anywhere else. but i love it. We can see her move now and that definitely looks weird to see my belly move. We started sanding her crib today to get it ready to paint. lot of work, but will be worth it in the end.