We survived the wonderful snow and ice last week. Brian worked liked crazy and I went stir crazy being trapped in the house. Anna and Bear were happy as can be though; Mom was home with them all week. My monthly appointment was suppose to be on Thursday but was canceled due to the weather. So it's rescheduled for this Friday. I will be tested for gestational diabetes. Is routine at this point of the pregnancy and hopefully it comes out negative so I don't have to go on a restrictive diet and have more testing. I think being high risk for preclampsia is enough to worry about without adding gestational diabetes to the mix! So say prayers that all goes well!!
I've been feeling pretty good for the most part. Tiredness and exhaustion is the one thing that gets me the most. I'm dragging towards the end of the day. It doesn't help that I'm not sleeping well. Between having to get up to go the bathroom a hundred times, or having to shift from an achy body due to laying on sides instead of back, or my right hand/arm waking me up being all tingly from the carpal tunnel.... I really don't get a good night's rest. About the time I crash back out, I feel like I'm waking up again. And it doesn't help that Anna and Bear seem to think that all my pillows that surround my body are for them instead of me. So annoying. Still NO cravings and so freaking mad about it. I just want to crave something weird and totally off the wall but no such luck. Maybe it's because I'm still working out that I'm not craving anything. I don't know, only thing I can think of. So we incorporated Wednesday night into braum's ice cream night. It gives me something to look forward to.
Brian painted the baby room on Saturday. I felt bad that he worked so hard all week then had to paint. But it's done now and looks great. The accent wall is a Dallas Cowboy blue color. We were aiming for a dark, royal blue and on the wall it looks like the Cowboys blue which is completely fine with us. The other three walls are a light beige to offset the blue. Brian put up the crib, changing table and bear picture tonight. And we moved the glider into the room. We got it used for $25...yes $25...can you believe it!! Michelle is the bomb! We just gotta get the cushions redone. So I'm gonna take them to a fabric shop this weekend and see what they can do. Here are a couple of pictures.
New blinds and bed sheets on the to buy list this weekend as well. Next to the bear picture I plan to get a blanket monogrammed with Colton's date of birth, weight, and height and hang there on the wall. I think my friend Cindy Sparks is doing projects just as this so plan to reach out to her. To the right of the crib I plan to put a rocking horse, that is if I ever find one. It has turned into a big pain in my rear end. We need a nice, cherry wood one. So if you know where I can find one, please let me know! Once we have it, will move the bears out of the crib and by the rocking horse. I plan to put a few more things on the wall, just not sure what yet. Something bear or rocking horse related.
And last but certainly not least, we have found the person we want to watch Colton! We met her and knew she was the one. Her name is Pat and we are fortune to have found her. She provided us with references to call and spent a lot of time with us over the phone and in person. She keeps kids from when they are babies till they start preschool or kindergarden. She had two openings for the July/August time frame because two girls she has had since they were 8 weeks old are starting school in August. Can you imagine how hard that is going to be on those girls and on Pat?! She has kept them so long! All of the kids she has helped raised, she had that long. Many of the families that have grown and moved on still write her, send her pictures, and even visit her. She keeps all those as momentos and is proud to share them, which I can't blame her! We filled one spot and then another little boy that will be born first part of April (just a few weeks before Colton) has filled her second spot. So Colton will have an instant best friend to grow up and learn with. How cool is that?! She only keeps 6 kids (babies & toddlers) total at any given time. So he will know all the kids and we will get to know all the families. She keeps the babies in her living room and has a playroom for the toddlers that she does daily activities with through out the day. She spends a lot of time with them in regards to motor skills, brain development, etc. One of the referrals I talked to has a one year old with Pat. She has been there since she was an infant and she said that when they pick her up, they nearly have to beg her to go home. It's so comforting to hear things like that! We will be staying in touch with Pat to let her know how the pregnancy continues to go and she plans to come to the hospital when Colton is born to see us. I cannot tell you what a blessing and huge stress relief this has been for me!!! It's so nice to have found someone as great as Pat to be a "second mom" to Colton!
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