Nursery Update

Well, the paint is up, the stripes are on, the bedding is in, and the chair rail is next. It's finally starting to look like a nursery instead of a storage/Jewels room. The boys have been working really hard on it (Mike and Brian) and it looks great. They found a stain that matches the crib that my sister gave me perfectly, so now the dresser and night stand will all match, YAY! We, or should I say Mike, changed the theme (slightly) of the nursery last minute. I wanted sage and dark brown jungle theme and he chose blue, brown and red jungle animals. He always changes things last minute, I think because he is a commitment-phobe.

More good news...Another one of my friends is pregnant! I am so happy for them, and the more and more my friends get knocked up, the more "families" we will have to hang out with. We decided to go to BabiesRus to look around. Since she is in her first trimester, she wasn't feeling well so we bought our stuff (lotion) and left. When we got to our cars she says "I'm not gonna make it" and pukes. I try and find a bag, napkin, gum, anything that might help (since I am a pro now). When I turn around and to give these things, I start gagging uncontrollably and almost puke. I thought I could handle it given what I do for a living and my own personal experience, but no. There we are in the parking lot puking and gagging. Quite comical if you ask me.

I am 26 weeks now and B is moving and shaking all around. I feel like I am Stretch Armstrong (a gooey kids toy). My upper abdominal feels like a severe sunburn from stretching. It is at the point where I don't want anything touching it, including clothes. I have noticed this brown line starting to emerge (the linea negra) from my pubic bone to my belly button. I am hoping it doesn't get any darker. I have gained another pound, so that puts me at +8lbs. I am basically at the pool cooling off and exercising every day I have off and it is nice (three days a week). This 90 degree weather is a doozy....Whoa! I'm back from barfing my brains out. Here I am at 26 weeks and still puking. I think my stomach muscles have officially burst open. I am just glad there was a chair in the bathroom because it is getting harder to bend over.

This is so long to second trimester. Next post I will be a big girl in third trimester (this has been weighing heavy on my mind because I am that much closer to being a mom and experiencing the most pain that a human can go through and still be alive! (I know dramatic).