32 weeks

*i had my check-up yesterday and all is well. they were super fast-we were in and out within 20 minutes! and since i'm going every two weeks now, i don't have to get my finger pricked all of the time-which is wonderful!! i was a little disheartened to discover that my scale at home has failed me. it had me thinking that i had been doing wonderfully with my weight since my last check-up, only to discover that i had gained twice as much as i had thought! i'm pretty sure the nurse might have had her foot on the scale behind me though!

*i did visit my grandparents-in-law today and was pleased to hear grandpa say, "well you haven't hardly put on any weight, have you hon?" i laughed until i realized he was serious! then i just wanted to give him a big hug!! what a kind fella! then when i said i had actually gained quite a bit of weight, certainly more than i had anticipated, granny said, "but you were so thin before, it's no wonder." what kind, kind people! a welcomed change from someone in my family who always is quick to comment on how large i'm getting!

*God has once again provided for a few of the little things i needed in life, which is a good reminder that He will certainly provide for all our needs. my sweet mom took me to gap yesterday and bought me a brand new pair of maternity jeans. this was after we had a morning of laughing at how short the ones i was wearing were. i certainly looked ready for the floods! they were so bad, in fact, that as we were walking around after buying them, she recommended i go to the bathroom and go ahead and change into them...

*my fingers have finally done that swollen thing they tend to do on pregnant women. i was reading this weekend about how it's a good idea to take rings off before you're fingers get so fat that they have to be cut off....and then, yesterday morning i got up with sausage fingers. with much difficulty, i twisted my rings off and had a sad little ceremony as i placed them in a safe place. i later realized that i look a little funny with a big belly and no rings on my finger. people look at my preggo belly and smile, then glance down at my bare hand and shake their heads... oh well, at least my rings will stay intact and my finger has no danger of falling off!

*we toured the birthing suites at st. vincent's last night with our class. they are wonderful and i am so thankful we chose st. vincent's as our hospital for delivery! it did make the whole thing even that much more real.. seeing where we will actually have noah, how they will take the bed apart for delivery, where they will put noah after he's born to do all the tests, etc. it's all "pretty dang exciting!"

*i've been craving carbonation like no one's business! and zaxby's still...can't get enough of it!

*sleep is not going well right now, but there is new hope on the horizon. being getting up to potty, noah kicking, my ribs and back aching and my stomach growling, it just is not easy sleeping. but, my doctor offered some helpful tidbits yesterday, and a body pillow is on it's way to me very soon! i have friends who swear by them, so maybe this will be the answer for me! :)