28 Weeks and then some!

28 weeks pregnant today and exactly 12 more weeks (or so) left to go!!  WOOHOO!  I guess this is actually the start of my third trimester, not sure why I read somewhere that 25 weeks is the beginning of the last trimester....SO anyway, 7 months and the countdown is ON!
All I can think about are all of the things we need to still get done before our little munchkin arrives.  While laying in bed this morning and after realizing that there is only 12 weeks left to go, I immediately went into panic mode and text my husband that we have WAY more than 12 items on our "to-do" list so that is more than one project a week!!  YIKES!  I start running through the list in my head and realized I'd better get my shit together whether I've got the energy or not!

Then I calmed down and managed to relax and sip coffee while my 18 month old slept his fever away.  YES the last three days have been pretty rough in our house.  Sunday Jack started to feel warm and I knew something was up.  No matter how my husband insisted that it was because he was running around (because he wasn't!) I knew deep down that he was coming down with something.  Then it hit me....maybe THIS is why he hasn't been sleeping very well and waking up so many times throughout the night lately.  So I took his temp and sure enough he had a mild fever.  Then that mild fever quickly turned into a high fever.....when it hit 104 I freaked out because it had never gotten that high before, called the Ped. only to have them tell me just to keep an eye on it.  The next day it hit 105 and 106 degrees!  Again the pediatrician didn't seem concerned and quite frankly had no respect or sympathy for the panic in my voice.  In fact she chuckled at me when I told her it had read 106 on the thermometer and actually said to me "well, I highly doubt it's reached 106"!!!!!!!!   I was so annoyed and hurt that someone in her position would make me feel like I'm the idiot and obviously don't know what I'm doing.  NO KIDDING lady!  This was a first for me....that's why I was calling you!  That phone call sealed the deal for me and we are definitely switching pediatricians once the new baby arrives.  We'd already planned to do so after a couple other instances that happened but this really confirmed my decision.  So last night needless to say I didn't sleep much and spent a good hour or two laying wide awake thinking "what am I going to do if this damn fever doesn't break?!" and looking up info/advice regarding his symptoms and such.  Woke up this morning relieved to find him feeling much cooler THANK GOD, he woke up and after taking his temp it was thankfully down to a mild fever.....however it's always much lower in the morning so I wasn't jumping for joy yet.  Johnny left for work and Jack passed right out again while watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and slept for another four hours!  I think this fever just exhausted him and he was getting the rest of it out of his system.  When he finally woke up my happy baby seemed to be back as he smiled and called for momma.  His temp was fever free and back to normal and so far has stayed that way.  Although he's not 100% back to his normal self just yet, I can still tell by his clingyness and grumpy moods that he's just not there yet.  

This Week's TOP 5:

1. Glad to have his the beginning of the end but not so glad to now be facing all that needs to be done before baby arrives.
2. Thankful that we survived Jack's first serious bout of sickness and fever.  Hoping we don't have to deal with anything like that ever again.....or at least for a very long time!
3. I've expanded into my husband's wardrobe....wearing his t-shirts ALL of the time.  Let's face it, I don't really leave the house unless to run down to the restaurant or make a trip to Target or Wegmans.  None of which require me to look fashionable :)
4. Have made fruit smoothies part of our daily diets lately.  Jack's been pretty picky especially when not feeling well so I've been making smoothies with nothing but healthy fruit and yogurt in them.  Not to mention they are super easy to whip up and any leftovers get frozen into popsicles for later :)  He loves them, I love them.....which means happy Momma!
5. Apparently baby is now about the size of an eggplant and weighing just over 2lbs.  She's definitely a mover and shaker, I swear she never sleeps!!!

             My sick baby💙

27 Weeks, NYC, and Nesting???

27 weeks and feeling every bit of it!  I'm definitely not one to love being pregnant, in fact, the only part of pregnancy that I actually enjoy is feeling the baby move.  So needless to say, I'm ready for this to be over with already.  Considering I've got about another 3 months to go, It's probably going to be a long third trimester.  I can hear myself getting irritated WAY more easily over everything, I can feel my energy starting to deplete earlier in the day, and I'm either "nesting" or have gone into panic mode and want everything done around the house ASAP!  I'm currently obsessed (even more so than usual) with DIY projects.  Today I made Jack an upholstered headboard for his bed.  It seriously took me about an hour and cost me a smidgen of what it would have had I purchased one.  Pics to come, I still need to put the nail heads  on it, right now it's just fabric.  It's just plain navy blue but if it turns out as good as I'm hoping it will, I'm totally making one for our master bedroom!

       Hardwoods going in the nursery!

Had a doctor's appointment today, all is well.....I'm literally in their for all of 5 minutes now, I seriously wait longer for the doctor to come meet with me than I do actually talking to her.  I'm down to every 3 weeks now and then after my next appointment drop down to 2 weeks between visits and then go to weekly appointments after that.

                  Some cousin love💜

So last weekend we went to NYC to visit Johnny's family.  We stayed with his sister and her family, got to see my new niece (4 months old) for the first time.  Saw cousins who also came into town.  We were there for Chinese New Year, and actually had a really fun time at the Parade, which was really just a ton of people wondering the streets of China Town (in Brooklyn).....we did everything we could....got silly string, poppers, snap poppers, balloons, and of course bubble tea!!  I LOVE a good taro bubble tea and my brother and sister-n-law took us to a great little place.  Besides the New Year, one of the reasons we went to the city is so that family could meet Jack who still haven't met him.  Johnny's parents threw a big party at a Chinese restaurant (yes with all of the traditional Chinese fixings), Jack got to meet his great grandparents on my mother-n-law's side, and he basically ran around like a maniac the entire time.  Someone constantly had to take turns chasing him around the restaurant, all he wanted to do was wonder around and not be held. Oh and did I mention it was in the 50's all weekend!!  It was great to be able to walk around in light jackets instead of snow boots and puffy coats!

       NYC - China Town - Brooklyn

So a short weekend trip but we sure packed a lot of activity into just a couple of days.  Neither one of us had to work the day after we got back and thank GOD because neither one of us could move!  We were exhausted and just wiped out.  My parents watched the dogs while we were gone and we didn't go pick them up until the next night after returning.  So after having a whole night and and entire day without dogs, I have to say it was pretty damn nice!!  I love my dogs but I'm at a point where having dogs and kids together is just too much!  Without them here I realized just how much I am constantly having to tell them to be quiet or let them outside (and god forbid they ever go outside at the same time!), or clean up a mess or carry them up or down the stairs.........TOO MUCH!

I'm SUPER excited to say that Jack has started saying "Mommy", and it seriously melts my heart every time he says it <3  I've been waiting for it to happen for so long, wondering if he would ever actually call me "mommy" instead of Momma or Mom.  I LOVE it :)
I feel like he's growing up right before my eyes and more lately than ever.  If I ask him to say a new word, he actually tries to say it now.  He's really working on his words now more than ever.
He's doing great sleeping in his big boy bed, however he wakes up like 3 to 4 times a night.  Sometimes he will just fuss and then go right back to sleep it if I wait and not run right into his room, but usually I'm up a few times a night having to go into his room.  He literally lays back down and goes right back to sleep as soon as I lay down with him, which is even more frustrating for me because I have no idea what is waking him up in the first place.  No wonder I'm so tired every day, I can't remember the last time I actually slept through the night uninterrupted. 

My brother came over to watch Jack while Johnny and I had a date night for the first time in God only knows how long.  I told him we've GOT to start doing this at least once a month.  It just felt so good to get out and eat great food at a nice restaurant, surrounded by adults only,  having adult conversation....even though a lot of it was about Jack!....funny how that happens. 

This Week's Top 5:

1.  I went through a couple of days of having a serious chocolate craving!  Yep I was that pregnant lady dipping peanut butter filled pretzels into melted chocolate.....YIKES!

2.  Johnny made even more progress on the nursery......hardwoods are in (in-progress pic above) and my feature wall covered in molding is well on its way.  It looks great and ill be sharing pics once fully complete.

3.  Jack repeating "mommy" a million times a day is definitely a highlight of the week for me!  It's just so adorable in his little voice😍

4.  Finally took Jack out sledding.  We've had a TON of snow but the temps have been ridiculously bone chilling.  It finally snowed a bunch and stayed in the 20's.....so we eased outside for some fun!  Basically it was Johnny pulling Jack and I around the neighborhood on the sled.

5.  Not sleeping all that great these days which blows!!! Between me just being uncomfortable when rolling over, the heartburn, and Jack waking up 3-5 times a night....in so sleep deprived.  THANK GOD for my automatic setting on my coffee maker!  I seriously look forward to that cup-a-joe every morning!