weird monday

so today, at playgroup (sofia's favorite monday activity), i realized that this was the last playgroup session i would attend with Sofia, before daughter #2 makes her entrance. from here on out, i have a non-stress test and a sonogram scheduled for every Monday and (non holiday) Thursday until baby is born. that kind of rocked my world. i was aware enough to remind my mom that her shifts at playgroup begin next week when we spoke this morning, but i guess it hadn't really sunk in to my brain yet. it hit me while i was there and i only mentioned it to the one mom that im friendly with, and one of the ladies that runs the group, but i dont think it sunk in with them yet either. i found myself saying "enjoy the holidays" as i left, but i think i was the only one who realized i meant thanksgiving, and christmas/chanukkah, and new years, and probably presidents day too. crazy weird.

um, what else. oh bought a box of ring dings today, i was so happy. it was one of 4 boxes up by the register at a local supermarket. im concerned that they'll cease to exist if hostess cant figure out how to pay their workers well. though, i guess my love for ring dings would be tainted by knowing that the people who create these delectable confections cant pay their bills. i hope it works out for all of us. union workers, i hope you get the financial compensation that you need, so that i can continue to enjoy the wonder that is ring dings.

sprinkle on saturday was great. ate a ton, was very happy. here is one of my fave pics from the day. everything was pretty much perfect. i had even gotten to enjoy a delicious  sangria spritzer before it became further spiked by a rowdy party guest and an undetermined amount of vodka that somehow made its way into the already alcoholic sangria. luckily lovedove had witnessed the act so she was able to save me from drinking the second mini spritzer i had poured. as a punishment to the culprit i dumped my drink down the sink, something i would NEVER do normally, i'd usually find someone else to drink it, but i was mad i couldnt have any more. well, that wasn't necessarily true because my sister heard about the incident and realized that non alcoholics were enjoying the beverage sans vodka, and made another pitcher of "regular strength" sangria for the party guests. i decided it was my cue to just stick to water for the rest of the day anyway. funny note, about an hour after that, my dad who tends to linger around parties at the house and enjoys the company of women (because he's kind of a feminine man, dont tell him i said that but it takes him longer to get ready than an apt full of women) thought  he was being helpful/thoughtful when he later combined the two half full pitchers. le sigh. it was fine, the party was pretty much done anyway. overall a lovely lovely day. got lots of gift cards which was exactly what we need, and not too much new stuff, bc truly we dont need any. we've been storing all new items in the crib, its getting a little full. ill take a pic and post that to prove it (soon, i swear).

tomorrow im doing laundry and then work, weds im cleaning, going for my nst and sono, and heading to work, then its thanksgiving, then we're full speed ahead on 2x weekly dr visits. wow wow wow. i dont know whats crazier, that im already in the single digit week count down to baby, or that this blog has 10,400 page views as of today.

happy thanksgiving everyone!

thank God its thursday

thursdays are my fridays, the last day of my work week. between the baby girl growing in my belly and the not so baby girl who just turned 2 im beat. by the time its 4pm and time for me to start my work day, all i want to do is put my head on my desk and sleep. sofia had a tough day today, maybe she's teething again? she was up at 7am and we barely made it through storytime at the library from 11:15-11:45. we got home, she fought me on a nap, but eventually exhausted herself after being held for a few minutes. thank god.

yesterday was my cardiology appt. the doctor was awesome and super thorough just as my ob had said. he said that what probably caused my "abnormal" results was a previously undiagnosed atrial septal defect (asd). though the link says it isn't common, the dr said that this occurs in about 20% of people, and when there are no symptoms, that it is most likely a very small opening, and isn't likely to cause major problems until much later in life. he said that my heart sounded very strong and he didn't hear anything that he was concerned about. he gave me the green light to go ahead with a vaginal birth. this was all music to my ears. he was awesome, another reason i'm completely happy that i made the switch from lovedove's birthing hospital to this new one. i don't think i have a single complaint about all of the care i've received (and there have been many visits thusfar) in these first 6 months. i'm pretty confident that this level of care will continue and im thrilled.

so we're 6 weeks from my family sprinkle and im working on the invitations for that. my mom is not very computer literate, and my sister is not good at putting effort into things, so i said i would take care of it. gonna print them on cutesy paper that i bought today, nothing crazy. should be lovely to celebrate this pregnancy with my fam bc they are all aware of how hard it was for me to get here. clearly we dont need much, used this in the invite "Big sister sofia has so much to share, but we still want to show baby we care. not much is needed just the basics will do, diapers and wipes are welcomed from you". is that like rude to ask for that stuff since we dont need the big ticket items this time around? no right? someone be honest with me please. how would you feel if you got an invite that said that?

 and about 8/9 from my friends/pinup/sprinkle/bachelor party. yes, im a weird person. lovedove kept asking me what i wanted out of my party. my response was good food, drinks for everyone else, and pretty ladies to look at. guess its odd to request your friends to get dolled up for your baby sprinkle, but hey, why not. i love ladies, my friends are amazing, and my hormones are out of control. we're in the trust tree right? what could be better than your best friends showering you with love and support while looking pin-uppy and more smashing than usual? needless to say im pretty excited to get to that party at the very beginning of december.

im really looking fwd to next week as i have a growth scan sono on wednesday. cant wait to see baby girl again, hope shes still growing right on track.