Sunday: today

Today...yeah, I survived today.

I threw up last night...the first time in quite some time.  It came out of no where!  I didn't feel very good the rest of the night.  At one point I really needed to go to the bathroom but when I started to sit up I started to feel sick so decided to try and go back to sleep instead.  This morning was a bit better, but I think I was tired.  I ended up taking two naps.  At the end of the first I was doing better, but the second one was still nice.

We (mostly Ben but I helped a bit) managed to fix one of the sprinklers.  It was harder than it should have been, but I think we (as in Ben) learned a lot so the next ones should be better.

Isaac thankfully did well all day.  It's sometimes hard to remember that just because I'm not feeling good doesn't mean that it affects him all that much...especially on weekends when Ben is around too.

Here is a picture from the pool from a while ago...I got it after the blog post but think it's super cute.

Saturday: conversations

Isaac: is mom going to have another baby?
Amanda: no, this is my last baby.
Isaac: the next baby dad will do?
Amanda: yeah, dad can have the next baby.

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Isaac: Is mom putting on sunscreen?
Amanda: Yes.
Isaac: me too?
Amanda: Yes, but later.  You have a spray sunscreen and we need to do it outside.  I have a cream.
Isaac: Cream cheese?
Amanda: No, silly.  You don't want to eat sunscreen.

Friday: sand

This morning we went to play on the neighbor's beach.  I was expecting it to last about thirty minutes.  Two hours later it was time for lunch.  I suggested a boat ride as a transition, and during our short trip he fell asleep.  He wanted to go back to the beach for the rest of the day.

Luckily, we were going to the beach for a birthday party tonight.  He got to enjoy more sand. :)

Thursday: zoo

We went to the zoo today with some friends.  We were there for 2.5-3 hours and Isaac was a champ.  At the very last exhibit he sat on the floor and said he was tired...but so was I.  Overall it was a ton of fun.

We got to pet a wallaby,

Feed some birds,

Pet some goats,

and play in a train.

We also saw E-Es (monkeys), Ah-Ahs (alligator - thanks to zoophonics), a grizzly bear moving, and a whole bunch of other fun animals.

Wednesday: misc stuff

1. Pregnancy brain.  Yesterday I dropped off four books at the library.  I got to the last one and thought, "where's the small one that was on top?"  I looked for it for a minute, but didn't find it so decided I'd look for it later.  I looked for it when we got home and didn't find it.  I looked in the house in case I hadn't actually grabbed it and didn't find it.  I looked in the car again and didn't find it.  Turns out I had returned the book and couldn't remember that I had 30 seconds after doing so.  I still don't remember doing it, but the library says I don't have it checked out any more.

2.  Isaac took his first shower by himself!  He did pretty well, although needed some help getting soap on his hands and didn't rinse his hair well enough.  But hooray for learning new skills.  He also put on his tennis shoes by himself for the first time today.

Tuesday: crash

I put Isaac to bed tonight and crashed. I may not be quite as close to my normal energy levels as I thought.

Monday: maybe

Today I am optimistic that normal is back in sight. I realized at the end of the day that I could see things on the first page of my to do list that have been sitting there since October. So not only am I getting things done, I'm actually looking at my to do list, which is a huge step since January and February when I didn't care. At all.

I'm also happy to report that the house looks normal. I won't say clean, because there's usually stuff to put away or clean, but I feel like I could get the house clean with a minimal amount of work.

My energy is rising too. Maybe some of that has to do with it being summer now, but it remember this happening with Isaac too...the third trimester is my happiest. There are still days and times when I don't feel good or I feel extra tired, but it is manageable again.

Nine weeks and counting! (Nine weeks is still a long time.)