Brainshambles

Good news. 1. Took my 3 hour glucose test (that’s 4 blood draws in 3 hours) today. It came back negative which is a huge relief. When I failed the 1 hour, I thought for sure I’d be that random “skinny” person with gestational diabetes. 2. Officially and definitely in my THIRD trimester. Only…6-8 weeks [...]

This weekend was pretty uneventful. Which is great news these days. Today marks the beginning of my FOURTH week at home (amazing how time moves so slowly and so quickly all at once). I’ve burned through a stack of magazines, one book, too many episodes of Cake Boss and at least 3 boxes of cereal. [...]

I want raw sushi and a glass (or 3) of red wine. And to wear a pear of my size 2 jeans. That is all.

Hi, I hate this! But I like my readers, and know how much everyone enjoys these photos… -27/28 weeks -Pout face -Poking in my bellybutton because it’s gross -Meh! It’s really sunny but freakishly cold today. My terbutaline headache is only at about 50% which makes for a decent afternoon. Kyle brought me home some [...]

This week sucks, doctor’s appointments go something like this: 1. Suck 2. Suck some more 3. Tears, then more things suck 4. Take drugs that make your head feel like it’s going to explode. On the bright side, I have managed yet again to avoid a hospital stay, and thanks to the lovely drug Terbutaline, [...]

This morning sucked. Scale has officially topped 140 and it hurts my little feelings. I soothed myself by eating a large piece of chocolate cake and some butter pecan ice cream, in between choking on big alligator tears. (No, really…that wasn’t sarcasm for the sake of effect. It really happens, daily.) It’s official, Kyle is [...]

Let’s make sure that in 5 years we remember how weird this situation was. Let it be remembered that this week, Paige migrated to a location somewhere between the far right side of my rib cage and hip, and Audrey continued to hang out way up front. I look visibly lop-sided, as if I have [...]

For one reason or another, I’ve never had a drink on St. Patrick’s day. I usually had to work, or just didn’t have anything to do. This year I was stuck on the couch eating ice cream and baking two babies. It was so unbelievably nice outside today. For Ohioans…”nice” means over 50 degrees and [...]

After sitting on the couch all day counting floorboards, it’s nice to have my homemaker of a husband take care of me. He works all day, visits me for lunch, and then randomly bakes cakes. We’ve been watching a little too much “Cake Boss” on TLC. In case you are having a hard time…it says [...]