Bumpdate: Week 23

Dear June - 

I need you to calm down, mmk? It's already too hot and you've been here a week. You don't have to prove anything - we get you. Point made. Also, whatever is going on in the universe to make everyone crazy right now needs to sort itself out REAL quick. We're all apparently too hot and it's going to our heads. Just play nice, okay? Please?

Signed, 

Pregnant, Hot, and Baby-brained

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Last week was a little crazy. The Boy and I packed up all the fur kids and hauled 'em to Arkansas with us for the week. He was off work and, since weeks away are always better when they're away with him, he joined me on my weekly pilgrimage. We have the luxury of staying in our own apartment when we're there, so traveling with the pets isn't THAT much of a hassle...it's just extra things to pack and think about and carry and corral. 

I honestly can't decide if the week was slow and the events were a little crazy, or if the week was insane overall and the events were just a side-effect. I don't feel like I worked a lot extra or ran around more than normal...but somehow, everything was weird. People were weird, work was weird, the town was weird, traffic was weird. Everything happened really fast and really slow all at the same time...and no one was patient about anything. 

Just one of those weeks, I guess. Time passes differently these days, so that could have something to do with it. That and it was Shareholders week for Walmart...new plan: let's blame it on having thousands of extra folks in our tiny town. Done. 

Crazy or not, we enjoyed our week - we got some shopping done, had many, many wonderful meals with some of our favorite people, I read a book (for FUN!), and we got to attend First Friday with some dear friends. 

Plus, Tiny is much more active and predictable now - I've started to notice patterns throughout the day when I'll feel her kick. It's fun getting to know her "schedule" (and makes talking to her all the more special when I know she's awake). 

Now, if we could just stay cooled off and get a bit more sleep...

While I continue that day dream, here's your bumpdate!

Fun Fact: Canary Melons exist! And they're super pretty! (the things you discover while on a "size" hunt in the produce section and they're out of squash)

She's getting so BIG! And she's finally starting to look like a real bump (not just an "I ate too much at lunch" bump). That makes Momma super happy, 'cause I was getting a little self-conscious about my lack of baby bump. It's weird how pregnancy makes you go from years of "Ugh, my belly looks huge today" to "Ugh, my belly looks so small today." Keep growing, Baby Girl! Momma wants people to know you're there!

Speaking of growing - guess what, y'all! We get to see Tiny this week! The doctor wants us to have monthly ultrasounds from here on out to make sure she's progressing as expected (not that we're worried she won't, I just have a medical history the doctor wants to be conscious of). That said, maybe I'll have pictures to share next week! Stay tuned!