The New Twenties

I hit the big 3-0 last week and had a small surprise party at the house. I've been so tired and busy that it really wasn't monumental. Plus, now that I'm pregnant with the due date so close, I'm way too distracted to even bother with being 30.

Baby showers

I had 3 baby showers in the past 2 weeks. Two were surprise parties done by the nurses at the clinic and another by the residents. Then I had the big bash at my parents. Everyone was so generous--our child will be spoiled.

Being Pregnant

I was really doing well with being pregnant. I gained about a pound a week after the 1st trimester and was just coasting along. Although I have yet to vomit from morning sickness, the lower extremity swelling has finally accosted me. Of course, it doesn't help that I'm on a wards rotation right now and on my feet all day.

I gained 7 pounds in two weeks and have gained a total of 33 lbs. whoa! I'm almost as heavy as my husband. Even scarier!

But being pregnant is still fun. A bearded and gowned woman in the ER stopped me in the hallway to ask if she could pray for my baby. She was so enthusiastic and even prayed that my son would want to be "the President of the United States." TONS and tons of other people shout at or greet me in the hallway predicting that I'm having a boy. I always ask "how do you know?" They say b/c I'm just carrying him in the front with no extra weight anywhere else (they haven't seen my ankles of course).

Pregnancy has other perks. People don't expect me to do much--lift things, pull things--and so they do these things for me. I also have a handy conversational piece to refer to during those silences in the elevator.

Nesting Syndrome

Despite the fact that I leave for work at 6:30am and get home anywhere from 7-9pm, I have stayed up till midnight for the past week organizing our nursery. It's still not done. I've got to wash the new clothes before the baby can wear them, open boxes of gifts, pack the baby bag and my bag for the hospital, etc. So much to do, but it's so much fun. I haven't had this much fun planning for something since my wedding four years ago.