Cheers---to a positive & uplifiting week

I am sure hoping for a better week this week. I have already had a couple of jabs but I am not going to let that change my positive attitude today.

I have really not been sleeping well. Tossing and turning, can't find a right position. I hurt (my back that is), then my arms fall asleep, and the baby kicks...I really need to find something that works because this being up multiple times in the night is really getting to me. Guess it is preparing me for BP2's arrival, huh.

I have a body pillow, but I get so tired laying on my left side. So I roll to my back or right side (which I KNOW you aren't supposed to do, but I have to mix it up) so then I have to move the pillow and then I wake up and can't get back to sleep. I have found that putting my belly on top of the pillow really relieves some pain. Has anyone tried that "wedge" pillow? I might get me one of them just so I don't have to be moving around this big body pillow all the time. Maybe I will get two, one for my knees and one for my belly.

At about 12 weeks I started going through this too, where I was tossing and turning and not sleeping...but after about a week I adjusted and have been fine until now. Maybe I will adjust again because another 3-months I don't think I can do this!!

I am officially in my 3rd trimester. And can I say I feel HUGE!! And you know what, I am only going to get bigger. I know I am not huge huge, but just feel huge and wonder if I will ever be back to my old figure without this large tummy in the way. We all go through that stage about now, don't we??

I really cannot complain about my pregnancy though. Minimal problems. Just the normal swelling, sore feet, sore back, sleep issues, peeing ALL the time...you know, those are the things that just go along with pregnancy. I know there could be a lot worse things going on with me...gosh, I could be on bed rest for the next 3-months...so I am grateful for this healthy pregnancy and symptoms that only remind me of the precious little boy I am carrying.

DH has a type of interview with this other dealership today. He is going to go there on his lunch break and I sure hope it goes well. If I remember correctly, a friend from Josey's school told us that the service manager at this dealership is christian and has a completely different take on how things should run. That could be good and bad...bad in the sense that there may never be any money made because there is so much honesty (which sounds kind of ironic, huh??). But, whatever the case, I still think the hours and days would be SOOOO much better for us. Even if it means a little less pay (which DH is just fine with). I think God put this high pressure, high paying job in his sights to really get him to appreciate that a little less money might mean more time with family...which is what DH values the most. We will see, I hope it goes well.

The weekend was nice, I cleaned (and overdid it a bit) on Saturday. My back really killed my by the evening. Miss J and I went to the cookout with our new friends from church Saturday evening. That was nice too, just wished DH could have been there so we could have tag teamed and been able to really get to know some of the other couples/families. Sunday we went to breakfast as a family (we really wanted to go to church, but DH was exhausted and slept in a little to late to make it there.) But pancakes at our favorite breakfast place did us good. We ran some errands and spent the day together. Not much relaxing, or so it didn't feel like it, but still we were together.

Miss J took a 3-hour nap yesterday, then at 6:30 last night she was asking to go nite nite. Um, yeah...something is going on with her. I am not sure what, but something. I did feel a bit of swelling on the top gums where her 2yr molars may be coming in. I just hope she isn't getting really sick or anything. I guess just some Tylenol for the next couple of days and go with the flow. It is hard though when she is so whiny. Ugh...that gets so tiring. She whines and cries and complains, then asks for her binky (which she ONLY takes at night) or to go to the couch and watch TV (which I think is another comfort thing for her). So something hurts, I just don't know what. Oh, and she really only does it with me. HAAA. She loves to whine and test mommy, doesn't do it to daddy or grandma, only mom. I must be her comfort too.

Prayers for a positive and uplifting week. Get some exercise in, get some healthy eating in, lots of water and sleep!!

Hope you all have a positive week too!!