It's raining in CT

I've been telling myself that once I get through my brothers wedding, I'm officially in the "home stretch." Well, I'm in CT now and the wedding is next week! I had my fitting for the dress yesterday and while the monstrous dress I ordered wasn't as big as I hoped it would be, it was still too large. I guess that's a good sign.

I've been sleeping terribly this week. I've woken up every day at either 4:15 or 5:30, not an hour I'm a fan of. And while I've fallen back to sleep every morning, I've been awake long enough to be totally messed up. I have a wicked headache at the moment and I've been feeling hungover (a sad feeling when you can't drink).

I was in NYC from Monday through Thursday afternoon. I haven't been in probably 3 or 4 years and I was excited to get there. What I've discovered is that NY is tough when you have to pee every 3 blocks. In addition, living in Atlanta all these years has made me a non-walker. I walked about 40 blocks on Tuesday and thought I was going to die. I'm just not used to walking anywhere. Lastly, I don't know that I've ever realized how many people in NY smoke. Maybe it's because you can't smoke inside anywhere but it seemed like there was smoke everywhere. Normally I would be a little put off by it but this time I was a bit repulsed. I know I'm uber sensitive to it but still, it seemed extreme.

It's supposed to rain here all weekend, go figure. Maybe I'll go to the movies.

The final countdown

I can't believe I only have NINE weeks to go!! I mean, that's single digits people. Or, you could say I'm due two months from today. HOLY CRAP!! Where has the time gone?? Oh boy. Or girl.

I "finished" the nursery today! I finished hanging the window treatments and put up the wall decals. I did order a couple of more decals but haven't gotten them yet. I'm also doing my first of millions of loads of baby laundry. When I get back from NY and CT, I don't want to have to worry about the nursery as I'll have a million other things to worry about.

Paul is in Panama surfing and I'm a solo pregnant lady. I'm not a fan of vacationing separately (which we've each done this year), we're going to have to nip that in the bud in the future.

My belly is biiiigggg!! Well, at least I think it's big, my hairdresser yesterday said I looked pretty small. She's a week ahead of me and much larger than I am. I guess it's all relative.

Has anyone seen....

My feet? I can't see them. I wonder if they're still there. I'm sure the toenail polish looks terrible but what do I know, I can't see them. I wonder if my shoes match. Oh well, summer is almost over so I guess no one's looking at my feet.

Roooound

Things are getting bigger and rounder. My face. My feet. My fingers. My face. My butt. My legs. My face. Actually, my feet aren't terribly swollen yet but if I stand for too long, they definitely get bigger. My face is getting bigger and I'm not a fan. As for my fingers, I had to retire my wedding ring the other day. And when I say "retire", I mean in the Lance Armstrong/Brett Favre kind of way. It'll be making a comeback next season. And I won't really blog about my butt but it's safe to say that it has taken on a life of its own. Deeepressing!

I hit a consignment sale this evening and found a little rocker/glider chair for not much. I really think they're ugly but if I can get one waaay discounted, I'll invest. I was also able to get a little chest of drawers to use next to said rocker/glider for a mere $3. I'll need to strip it and repaint it and if it looks terrible, I'll be down $3 (or $20, depending on what I invest in paint and supplies).

Oh, and get this, TEN WEEKS TO GO!!! TEN!!! And next week we'll be down to SINGLE DIGITS!! Eeeeeeekkkk!!

Progress

We had some actual progress at the house this weekend. Not only did we get the drain in our tub fixed (after a year of it not working at all), the huge gap in the front door repaired, and the water damage in our bathroom ceiling fixed but, we also got the nursery painted and some crown molding put up!! VERY exciting weekend here at the Holders. The nursery was painted a light green color and looks great. LBH's nursery is going to look very cute when the room is all decorated. Another big step today was getting the crib put together. Fortunately I found the directions for the crib on the web or I never would have gotten it together. I'm glad to know that LBH will not have to sleep on the floor.

Next weekend will be our last quiet weekend before things get crazy. We have 5 or 6 weeks of something every single weekend and that puts us squarely into November. Holy crap, November!