The Week I Lost My Mind (34 weeks, 4 days)

Being pregnant makes me insane.  I'm not just talking "oh, I cried at that cute baby commercial " or "that sweet song about kids gave me the weepies".  I'm talking full on panic attacks over next to nothing.  My first was over not being able to pick a name.  I literally sat down in the kitchen floor, in front of the refrigerator, and absolutely flipped my lid over not being able to decide on a name.  I was sure I would never find a name I love enough.  (I did, obviously, but at the time it wasn't something I thought could ever happen.)  After that episode I was okay for the most part- weepy but fine.  Then I woke up this Saturday and I guess I decided it would be a good day to just freak out a little.  I got up to use the restroom which apparently woke Zooey up.  I went back to bed and hoped she would do the same.  NOPE.  She started screaming and crying because no one was coming to let her out of baby jail.  At this point it's probably 7:30; I am so not ready to be up and about.  I had gone to sleep with a headache and was still feeling pretty sick.  So I did the only thing that made sense at the time...I started to cry.  Not just some tears and sniffles. serious choking sobs.  I just wasn't ready to get up.  I felt awful and was just so, so tired.  I eventually woke Daniel up then got myself up to start the day.  That was when I got a nosebleed.  My day really just didn't start well.

Good news!  I was able to make it to my second baby shower without having given birth a few days before!  The decorations were adorable and the food was delicious!  The best part?  I didn't have to do anything but show up!  It felt so nice to know I wasn't responsible for balloons or cupcakes or invitations.  So thankful for my totally awesome aunt who put it all together!

Connor is giving me some pretty intense kicks.  I think that means he's ready for me to talk about him for a bit.

So, are these contractions or...? (33 weeks & 4 days)

Wow, these past weeks have felt kind of crazy!  Between the sleeping and the more sleeping and the eating everything in sight...  ;)  The new crib is here and set up (again, not sure why I insisted on doing this alone), there are sheets on the mattress, and we're just waiting to put a sweet stuffed animal in there to make it look more inviting!  ...Not that it particularly matters since he'll be in a bassinet in our room for the first month (or three).  Now I get to tackle the big project I somehow tricked myself into thinking was a good idea: recovering the glider!  I finished the foot rest but the rest of the cushion is still sitting there, staring at me, telling me to buy more fabric so I can finish.  Hush chair, no one asked you!

I also go to enjoy my first baby shower this past Saturday!  My sweet, sweet friends put together a Girls' Night Out at one of my favorite restaurants, The Cazbah.  Needless to say we laughed lots, ate way too much, and generally had a grand time!  Connor got lots of adorable outfits and super fun necessities.  Can't wait to put them all to use!

32 Weeks- Remember what peaceful sleep was like?

To be fair, I had spent the week taking care of a sick baby and then a sick husband.

I had a pretty solid first trimester.  No sickness or nausea and never so tired that I couldn't function.  Not so in this last trimester!  Mid afternoon naps have become pretty much mandatory if I want to get anything done during the last half of the day!  I'm ready to be done with this pregnancy!  Not only am I ready to meet this little man, but I'm excited about being able to roll over during the night without being in pain and to sleep on my tummy again!

31 weeks, 4 days- Can I just have this baby already?

Why are our weekends always so busy?  Daniel took Friday off because we thought we would be leaving for Atlanta that evening.  That trip ended up getting cancelled but we still had to take Z to get caught up on her shots.  Poor baby.  Nothing is more heartbreaking than your baby looking at you, crying, grapes hanging out of her mouth like she's thinking "mom, why do you keep letting them do this to me?" and you can't even explain to her why it's happening.  Six shots.  Six.  Bad mommy status right there.  I have never heard a more pitiful cry come from that little girl.  Unfortunately, Daddy had to do the dirty job of holding her while she got poked with needles so she climbed right into mommy's lap to snuggle when it was all over.  She was a big, brave girl though and only cried for a few minutes.  After a good ol' nap and her very own ice cream cone, she was back to 100%.  (There was even a big dog at Bruster's!  The couple was nice enough to let Zooey pet him.  He gave her a big doggy kiss, which I think she liked just as much as the ice cream.)

"Chocolate with sprinkles!  Yessss!"

Saturday was our super awesome date night (described below as my best moment this week).  Then came Sunday...  Oh, man Sunday.  We were extremely tired from getting in late the night before (party animals) and it was so hard to stay awake during church.  I was so looking forward to going home and crawling under the covers for a nice long nap while Daniel finished up some school work.  Somehow, halfway home, we decided it would be a good afternoon to drive to the lake.  I agreed, thinking we could go after nap time because hey!  We live, like, 20 minutes from a pretty decent lake.  Little did I know that my husband actually meant Lake Joccassee.  Ooops!  We called some friends, went home to gather our things, grabbed lunch and were on our way.  Zooey did end up napping in the car, which was nice, but we also almost blew our car up following a detour.  There was smoke and I was very nervous/crabby for the rest of the drive.

Pre nap sass

Those of you that know me well know I'm not an outdoorsy kind of person.  I don't like feeling the squishy lake bottom between my toes.  I don't like leaving my backpack of stuff sitting more than an arm's reach away from me.  I most certainly don't like cold water!  Luckily, the lake provided all of these things!  Sweet!  Pregnant me and the lake super duper did not mix.  Zooey loved it, though, and that's all that really matters.  She loved having daddy carry her out into the deeper water and playing with the sand where it was shallow.  There were even a few doggies for her to check out!  When we stopped for gas on our way home, Daniel went in to buy me a snack.  The convenience store was sadly out of Moon Pies but he did bring me a Yoohoo! and a Blueberry Ugly for us to split.  My husband is seriously awesome- he knows just how to cheer a girl up!

Okay, enough rambling.  Sorry about that y'all!  On to this week's update!