Weight Gain: About 20 lb’s
Maternity Clothes: Sometimes I think I understand what this question is asking, and other times, I feel confused. Today is a confused day.
Symptoms: Sore joints and random cramps, along with the usual - short of breath, tired easily, BH contractions.
Sleep: So-so. It'd be better if I didn't have to go pee so often, and if I just gave in and got up to go pee as soon as I needed to, rather than fighting it and tossing and turning for 30 minutes.
Best Moment of the Week: Going to the Mandarin on Monday evening was fantastic, as was finding out one of my besties is moving home from Calgary until her mat leave is over.
Movement: Yes, and she's been kicking my ribs lately, like how Elijah did. Hopefully it means she's still head-down and anterior!
Food cravings: Vegetables and dip, Magic Cookie Bars (Eagle Brand style)
Gender: A girl!
What I Miss: I can't really think of anything. I've been realizing lately how blessed I am. We've been given so much, we have a beautiful, growing family, my little girl is still cooking away, we're safe, healthy, even comfortable in our little apartment. Yes, I'm ready to be done being pregnant, but I still can't believe I'm the one experiencing it, and I am so grateful. (can you tell I'm in a good place today? Hahaha) I guess if I were to put one thing down that I miss, it'd be when Elijah used to pose for the camera. I loved that! Here's a couple examples:
[caption id="attachment_981" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="6 months old and camera-trained!"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_982" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Seriously, look at this little ham."]
[/caption]Now he's all into the coy, look-and-look-away glances OR he comes at the camera and tries to grab it. It makes getting a good photo really hard! So there. That's what I miss today.
What I’m Looking Forward To: My MW appointment Friday, spending some time with friends, going to the temple (maybe for the last time until this next baby is weaned???)
Milestones: None, but I think baby girl is almost 5 lb's now. Crazy!
Emotions: I've been doing better since the craziness died down as of Sunday. Nothing more is scheduled in terms of Matt and work, which is good, and I've been able to converse with people, and not just myself and a toddler who has a rather small receptive vocabulary! That's sure to keep me more stable and, well...sane.
Belly Photo: I haven't got to this yet today. I would have, but my camera died and the charger is at work until Matt gets home tonight.
**Edit** And here's the actual belly photo. Really, absolutely no difference since last week's.
So there's this camera I've been drooling over for a while now, and I'm working on convincing Matt to let me get it. The problem is, his biggest defense is that I don't even take photos with the entry-level one we have, so why would we spend over $1000 to upgrade? Good question, darn him. So I've resolved to take photos every day, and as long as I have one turn out, I'm happy. The one that turned out this morning is unfortunately stuck on the camera until this evening, but some of the ones I managed to get off before the battery died are passable too. Of course, they're mostly of Elijah, but what else am I going to take photos of?!
[caption id="attachment_983" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Okay, this is actually from my mum's the other day. It's blurry, but so cute! He was laughing at the fan blowing on him."]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_986" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Fly-swatter at the ready. Seconds later, my flowers were mutilated!"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_987" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Proud of his handiwork."]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_985" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The nicer of the two baskets, which I managed to salvage. I'm pretty proud of myself, because I've never taken care of flowers well enough to keep them alive through summer! ;)"]
[/caption]Anyway, apart from that, the only other exciting thing going on was the earthquake yesterday. It wasn't a big deal here in Ontario, but it was the first one I have ever actually felt! I was excited, but it was kinda scary at the same time. I know it was almost nothing (where we felt it) but it made me able to imagine how scary a real earthquake might be. Those poor people in Japan.
It also got me thinking about my own readiness to die (seriously, I'm not trying to be morbid here!) and whether or not I'd be ready to account for myself, my life, etc, if I were to die at any time, or if the Savior were to appear right now.
Needless to say, the experience was enlightening.
And now, I'm going to go eat my Magic Cookie Bars and play with Elijah!
**edit** Aaaaand here's the photo that I WANTED to put up of Elijah and how cute he is.
[caption id="attachment_995" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Spitting image of Matt, except for his eyes. Love it!"]
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