Yesterday we made a major Ikea outing. There was a time when we both loved a trip to Ikea. That time has passed. I suppose it was back when we had an undecorated, unfurnished space and we could envision so many possibilities. And back when we weren't chasing a toddler and had the time to envision those possibilities. Now, the only things we envision are losing MJ when she decides to hide under a table or her desperate attempts to try to jump off a bunk bed. There are many possibilities, but generally not good ones.
I am fairly certain we managed to buy the most difficult to assemble item at Ikea yesterday. It's a bed with storage underneath for our Guest Bedroom (which would be better named the Grandma bedroom). The Grandma's have been kind, but have been grumbling a bit about climbing off the floor every morning. And since I know we'll have many visitors when the baby is born, it seemed to be time to get them a bed frame. At any rate, I've assembled at least one of every class of furniture from Ikea (chairs, bookshelves, tables, beds, dressers, etc.) and this one is far and away the most complicated. It's a 3 boxer, which should have been my first warning. And the manual is better termed a novelette. A cryptic novelette that MJ could better interpret than I could.
I hope to make it a year without having to return to Ikea. Maybe by then I will have gained some of the affection I've lost.
This is, in a round about way, a pregnancy update post. But I'm tired of boring titles and fill in the blank answers, so you'll get a bit more rambling. These photos are now about 5 days old; I'm 2 days shy of 23 weeks but these were taken at 22 weeks, and I just never got around to posting them. As you can see, the full body pregnancy weight gain has begun. I remember looking in the mirror at some point in my last pregnancy and thinking "Oh my! Has my face always been this chubby?" I was relieved to find that the answer was "no" and that it returned to what I remembered it looking like after pregnancy. This time around, I'll try to accept that this is just what my body likes to do when I get pregnant. I'm still hovering right around 20 lbs of weight gain, and have been for a couple weeks, so that's somewhat comforting. Plateaus of this sort are a good thing.
The movement this week has been extensive. There have been several nights where she kicks so much I can't fall asleep. I'm finding that I really, really enjoy it, even when it makes me grumble a bit. In general, I'm enjoying pregnancy. I'm not one of those glowing "I love being pregnant!" women, but it has been pleasant. Although it's getting more difficult to do simple things like bend over, and build Ikea furniture, I still feel really good, and that's more than I could say last time at this point. My exercise has slacked and I need to pick up the pace so that I stay in a semblance of good shape. Walking is all I'm aiming for at this point, my dreams of running throughout pregnancy have dissipated.
I've been trying to get everything set up around here before I get too uncomfortable, thus our Ikea trip. I've been painting MJ's old crib, which has turned into a rather large project. It's looking nice, but I really want to finish so that I can fix up other things in the baby room. After a week, I'm only about a third done. And then there's taxes.
That's about all I've got to report. We've had some family visit, are about to have some more family visit. My job is still incredibly boring, though my boss and coworkers are wonderful, and the hours are pretty nice. MJ is still amazingly cute about the baby. Every morning she runs in and says good morning to her. She talks about wanting to read to her sister. And how excited she is to have her sit in the back seat with her. I feel a little bad for her, knowing that the reality, at least at first, will probably not be as great as she has built it up in her head. But I'm hopeful that this will help in some capacity.
I think I'll just wrap up with some of my favorite photos from the past month.
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