Second trimester - aka, the haze that has been my past 3 months.

Hi there. I've been gone for a while now, trying to maintain the scraps of my life, without sleep, patince, or any sort of emotional stability whatsoever.
Huh, that sounds like a negative way to start things off. Lets try again.

While I haven't been blogging much this past month, I have been contemplating the miracle of life that is currently growing inside of me, waiting in eager anticipation for this little toes, teeny hands, that baby smell, and the wonderful joys of motherhood!

Nope. Can't do that either.

I'm somewhere in between. I've had days of both complete despair, and utter elation... Usually within a few hours of each other! I've almost worn my poor husband down with my constant mood swings, and I'm pretty sure there are certain people at work who cringe when I walk by them. I'm not totally out of my second trimester yet, but I feel like I've been here forever. And I've definitely been learning lots along way!

First off; those stupid prgnancy books lie. Everyone is all "You'll have SOO much energy come back for the second trimester! Your hair will be glossy, your nails all shiny, warn that husband of yours about your boost in libido - and did we tell you how everyone will compliment you on that 'glow'? This is your time to shine girl!"

Bah humbug.

I am still waiting for that boost in energy. Sure, on my one day off a week, if I happen to not have a bazillion doctors appointments scheduled, and I manage to sneak in a nap between back-to-back Netflix viewings of Doctor Who and Army Wives, I can usually put dinner on the table. But on a normal 8-hour workday, forget it! My nails are looking great (when I remember to polish them) but my hair is atrocious. I blame the very hard MD water.
We won't start in on my libido. Lets just say sweats and fuzzy socks are my bffs right now.

I do glow though! It's called 'my skin hasn't seen the light of day since late 2011'.

All joking aside, I'm still exhausted, and I don't have time to take naps for the most part, so people have had to deal with a very grumpy Sarah for some time now. Thank you to all who do so - you people are saints, and I promise to give you a proper, cheerful thank you sometime in the future!

(This goes double for my wonderful husband. Honey, I promise to make you a steak dinner sometime before the end of the year)

There have been a few pieces of sunshine in my hazy world. I've been hard at work on my baby registries (Amazon and Target), researching everything from cribs to spoons. I think they're almost ready t! Our little princess has been kicking up a storm lately, and it's usually really fun to feel her, especially now that Thomas can feel her too! We got to go to the hospital at which Thomas works to get an ultrasound done,cand it was a wonderful experience! Nice big room, two screens in which to watch, and the tech went through the same program as Thomas, and they had fun chatting while I was saying silly things like "that's really her ear?" As of last week, our lil' munchkin weighs one and a half pounds. I have also been gaining weight, about 13+lbs than my 'starting' weight. Other than this belly bump, I can still fit into my same size clothing, which is good!

Flynn has been both wonderful and troublesome! He's been going through a cuddling phase lately,which is really sweet.... until I wake up at 4am with him lying on my belly. Even when I shove him off, he ends up on my chest or shoulder, or wherever he can be close to me. He won't sleep with daddy, 'cause daddy squishes him in his sleep. Flynn has also been stealing my food like crazy, and that will be my excuse the next time the Doctor  asks why I haven't been gaining more weight.

That's pretty much it. I use all of my energy at work, and if there's any left over, I use that to make doctor/sonogram appointments, and make dinner. Life is in a pattern now, and I'll be ok whenever that pattern shifts.

We ARE looking forward to our week in Florida next month though. I've been planning like crazy. Yay Orlando!!