My last post was about all the fun stuff I was looking forward to! Sadly, today is the last day of my 10 day vacation from work and all that fun stuff is over. But everything really was a lot of fun and I now have a lot of new things to look forward to!
First, a recap!
Last week, I got to see my two old college roommates and their new babies! So much fun! They both had girls. I can't wait for Charlotte to get here and we can all have playdates!
Last Tuesday, we went to the live Price is Right show in downtown Milwaukee! I wasn't sure how it was going to be when we first got into the theater, but it was actually a lot of fun! Sadly, neither of us got to 'Come On Down!', but it was still a lot of fun being in the audience and yelling out prices to the people on the stage. Of course, I think I'm always right and am awesome at all the games, so I yelled out prices just like everyone else and was probably wrong the majority of the time. :)
Yesterday, we just got back from our 4 day mini-vacation to Minneapolis. We had AWESOME weather there. I think it was even nicer there than it was here in Milwaukee this weekend!
We had a super nice dinner at this Italian restaurant called Ciao Bella. Probably the most expensive meal we've ever had (well, Josh's wine probably made up half the total cost!), but definitely well worth it for our 5 year anniversary. We never go out anywhere 'nice', so it was a good treat. It got the salmon special of the day and it was a great choice. We also got an amazing dessert. I went in there definitely thinking I wanted the Tiramisu for dessert, but the waitress and Josh changed my mind and had me step outside my box, and we got the special of cheesecake with a huckleberry sauce with some kind of fruity gelato on top (can't remember what it was exactly) and it was AWESOME. Here's a picture of the masterpiece:
Also, here we are all dressed up at the restaurant (well, the most dressed up I've been so far in pregnancy, haha): (and thanks to my friend, Liz, for letting me borrow some of her maternity clothes!)
The next day we went shopping ALL day at the Mall of America! I made it the whole day walking around and felt completely fine. I wasn't sure how I'd last, but I think having to be on my feet all day at work definitely helped with this. Josh made out much better than me, but it's not as much fun to shop while pregnant because everything I want doesn't fit me. :) I did find a nice dress to wear to an upcoming wedding though!
That night, we saw the movie '42' and it was great! I highly recommend it!
And the next day, we took the light rail to a Minnesota Twins game! Josh and I like to see different baseball stadiums, with a lifetime goal of seeing them all. The Brewers weren't playing there, so I wasn't personally invested in the game, but it was a nice day and their new stadium is beautiful.
Now, for all the new stuff to look forward to!
My mom is coming into town this weekend!!! She will be staying with my sister for a week, so I'm not sure how much I'll see her next week, but I'm hoping to make it up to Oshkosh one day I have off of work to hang out with her and my niece!
Then, the next weekend is my baby shower! I am so excited to see all my family and friends at that! My mom will then be staying with us for a couple days. She'll be here just in time for Mother's Day! We're going to have a spa day somewhere in there, hopefully go out for breakfast at her favorite breakfast place when she's in town: The Peachtree Restaurant in New Berlin. You can get a giant bowl of fresh fruit, which is why I think it's her favorite. :) And hopefully we'll also get to do some shopping while she's here!
One of these days, we're going to have to start cleaning out the nursery so I can start to get things set up. But I still have time for that. And Josh is still in school til mid-May, and we all know I'm not doing this myself. So I will wait for him to help. :) I suppose I need to get going on buying stuff for the nursery, though!
How far along: 29 weeks tomorrow!
Total weight gain: At my doctor's appointment 2 weeks ago, I was up about 16.5 pounds. So maybe a tiny bit more since then?
Maternity clothes: I finally got to wear my new maternity shorts and capris with the nice weather! It's always nice to change things up :)
Stretch marks: None yet, yesssss.
Sleep: Still pretty decent. I did wake up once super early while on vacation just starving. But I can usually sleep all through the nice just fine. Fortunately, my leg cramps have been a LOT better lately and I don't think I've woken up with a bad one in over a week!
Best moment of this week: Today, since it's beautiful outside and I have off of work! And I am looking forward to going to the Brewers game on Wednesday with some girls from work!
Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach!
Movement: Feeling her move every day! (Which I hope I do--if I don't, I should probably call my doctor :)
Food cravings: Nothing great, but at the grocery store this morning, I had a sudden urge to buy a box of Orange Dream bars. Yummmmm.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: Uhhhhh, yeah. I feel huge.
Gender: Still a girl! Charlotte!!
Labor signs: Nothing, thank goodness! :)
Belly button in or out: It's out, booooo.
Wedding rings on or off: Still on. And still big on me.
Happy or moody most of the time: I'd still say happy 98% of the time. :)
Looking forw ard to: My mother coming into town and my baby shower in a couple of weeks!
