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Here's what I have to deal with every day...

Me (poking belly after eating enchiladas for lunch): I feel fat!

Husband (clearing away dishes): That's because you ARE....



*Someone* obviously skipped the most important session of Husbands 101!!!

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I am stuffy and I don't like it. Bleach.

Grrr...

I have been checking weekly to see photos or drawings of what the baby should look like (since yes, I'm a control freak). However, now that I'm almost at 22 weeks, the google images search is completely dominated by pictures posted by pro-life groups. Grumble.

We have huge thunderstorms rolling through today and for the next few days. Makes for some beautiful displays in the sky.

Woah, Nelly!

As you can see, I'm nearing the top of my weight range there...I'm not really worried, although I have been huffing a bit walking up stairs and it probably wouldn't hurt to focus more on fruit/yogurt snacks for a bit instead of the several candybars I had this week. I'm totally still eating the strawberry-rhubarb pie that we have sitting at home, though.

I made an effort to counteract the weight gain today by cutting off all of my hair. Not quite all, but a big chunk! I described what I haven't been liking to the hair stylist today and she came back with "let's try to make you look like Meg Ryan in the 90's!" So, now I have bangs and lots of short layers. And a huge amount of hairspray, but that at least can go away pretty quickly. The haircut looked cute when it was wet, so I have high hopes that I won't look too odd. It'll definitely dry a lot faster!

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I'M HUNGRY ALL THE TIME!!!!!

I don't need to eat large portions, but I'm at the point where after half an hour I get completely distracted by the need to eat something. So far today, apples and yogurt are working. Since I'm edging towards the high end of the weight gain range, I'm trying to avoid the vending machine!!!

Baby!

It's (possibly) a girl!

I haven't scanned the ultrasound yet, but they're pretty fuzzy anyhow. Got a cool one with the baby's hand in front of her face, and one with her legs all stretched out. You really only pick things up when the image is moving around, anyway.

She's (I'm mostly just happy that I don't have to refer to her as "it" - I don't care if she pops out and is actually a boy at all!) 10 ounces now and we saw her opening and closing her mouth rapidly for a bit, and then waving her arms around. Mom says this means she's going to be a big talker, and that Matt had better watch out!

some pics...

Forgot to add the mock-up of a potential bathroom vanity remake we might have to use upstairs. It's based on the widest Godmorgon cabinet from Ikea (55 1/2"), with the rest of the space filled in with an ~2" shelf area covered in 3/4" mosaic tile. Probably all one color, close to the glossy white of the cabinet/sink, but perhaps with a couple different white-on-whites.

The fact that this cabinet is ALL DRAWERS is so cool...


Also, a view on the almost-done re-use of our one kitchen base cab + the extra drawers. The wall cabs will be put on rollers. The countertop fits just right!!! I still need to level the drawers, decide if I want to paint it, and wire up the lighting. And get hubby to move it to it's new home in the other corner of the basement.