Ch-ch-changes!

Well hello there!

It has been awhile but A LOT of things have happened in the past month.  It was a bit overwhelming at times which led me to neglect this blog!  But I'm happy to report some of the stress has been relieved and feel really motivated for the next few months of pregnancy as well as beyond!

Okay, so first of all Brandon is back!  YES, I pretty much can't stop beaming!  *happy dance*

So, Brandon got back yesterday at 5:30 AM!  I for one am so glad he is here now.  I know he had a great time in New Hampshire and met some great people but of course I'm selfish and wanted him back.  I'm really glad he is going to be able to come to the doctor's appointments from now on as well.  Hopefully we get to have another ultra sound so that this time he is there in person and not there over the phone!  :)

In other good news, my Mom's surgeries have come and gone.  There was one scary moment where they had to keep her asleep over night because of a nose bleed but I'm happy to report she is great.  She is in a bit of pain still from getting the tonsil out but the part that looks most painful isn't really hurting her at all - lucky I guess!  She is now enjoying some time relaxing this week, which she hardly ever does.  Now we are just getting excited about planning the shower and such.

I finally got to Babies R Us and used the scan-gun to set up my baby registry.  That was actually a lot more fun than I thought.  I'm usually not huge into shopping for extremely long periods of time - I get really tired.  I'm happy to report I enjoyed myself and loved picking out cute little things that I would really love.  I can't believe how fast time is going!  I still remember first talking about this and everyone saying OH... you have so much time!  ;-)

The big item I was swooning over is called 4moms mamaRoo Infant seat!  It literally seems like the perfect item.  I think I was at that specific display for ten straight minutes with my Aunt Jean just playing with all the settings.

As of today I am 27 weeks and a couple of days.  The picture below is was at 26 weeks and 1 day.

I feel like I'm hitting the home stretch (which my stomach seems to be doings more and more everyday!).  My bump is a lot bigger than my last post and I absolutely love it.  Sometimes for a split second I look down and think, "WOW! I'm getting so big!".  I'm happy about it though.  The baby LOVES to kick, punch, flip, and swim around and I can see ALL of it.  This may be one of my absolute favorite parts.  Sometimes I find myself laughing uncontrollably every time.

Cravings:

• Banana's
• Root beer (I'm trying to avoid soda and this is making it very difficult)
• Cereal (ALL KINDS but especially chocolate kinds)
• NAPS!

Also I think Brandon and I are actually figuring out the name we want... which is extremely exciting.  We aren't saying it just yet though.  

Ok so now, a couple big changes....

I decided to leave my job at The Mann Center.  There was a lot going on and I was not handling the stress well.  It was taking an extreme toll on my mental health.  This pretty much sealed the deal that this job was not right for me at this time.  I'm extremely happy with my decision and so blessed to have such supportive people in my life.  And this goes hand in hand with the start of my  masters degree.  I started orientations and registrations yesterday.  I am pursuing a MAA from UKY.  This is an all online program and I am already AMAZED by the technology they use.  We had a video chat session where we met our teachers and program designer yesterday.  I can't wait to see what else is in store.  

I cannot reiterate enough how lucky I am to have people supporting me and believing in my through all of this.  I feel like it will make the transition to mommy just a tiny bit easier.

xx

Jacqui