Pregnancy Stuff

So I am almost 28 weeks, almost in my third trimester. I can't believe it. The second trimester just flew by!

I am finally ready to start prepping for this baby's arrival. After tons of fruitless searching, I decided to make my own crib skirt (material cost = $30, cost to have someone custom make it = $100 minimum) and curtains for the baby's room. I've ordered the wall stickers (no repainting this time) and finally found the crib sheets I wanted, without buying the entire crib set. My mom has plans for a room decoration, and we'll buy the pieces when we go to Vancouver in August.

We've convinced my in-laws to take the giant conference room table out of our basement for their new house. I am getting a new sewing table, made from extra wood in the garage and $5 table legs from Ikea. We purchased a toy storage unit (also from Ikea) for the toys that are stored in the basement. I would still like to clean out the closet so guests can use it, but I am not going to push that one. We'll have some friends help us move the futon down to the basement after the in-laws leave. It is all slowly coming together.

Once that is done, I will be happy to start washing clothes and getting things out for the baby. I seem to have been on hold mode for a long time and it feels good to be in action mode. :)

Other stuff - This has been an interesting pregnancy overall, maybe because it is the second time around or maybe it is because it is just different. My weight gain is FANTASTIC this time around. I have that baby belly that just sits on the front of me. I am a bit bigger in the hips, but not much. I just had lunch with a friend I hadn't seen in months and she thought I looked great. :D

I am loving that the hair on my legs is growing super slow - even in the summer, I am only having to shave once a week! I am wearing skits all the time, which rocks. I do wear shorts or jeans if I am going to be out with Sam at a playground or doing a lot of walking. Skirts and dresses are so much more comfortable right now.

The heat is hard to take, but swimming seems to be the cure all for that. I wish we had a closer pool, but I will take what I can get. We rotate between going to my parent's house and swimming in their complex's pool, going to the beach on the really hot days because the lake is really cold, and going to public pools where we have to pay to swim and the swimming times aren't that great for us. I love being in the water though, so I am willing to pay or schlep myself all over the area.

That's about it for now. I am sure there will be plenty of posts full of me complaining about being pregnant in the coming months. :)