Just call me Dash..

So I'm in the awkward stages of pregnancy, where I can fit into some of my clothes but yet some wont even come close to buttoning. So I have been wearing a lot of leggings these days paired with silk blouses - pretty sure thats my new style. It's comfortable and doesnt look like I ate a 15lb turkey!

So here's a funny story of my husband trying to relate and make me feel better about my weight gain and expansion. We are getting ready in the morning, per usual, and i cant seem to find anything to wear. And of course I get discouraged and my loving husband turns to me and says "Babe, you're just in that awkward stage! Its just like that buzz cut i got last year - remember when it was in between a buzz cut and growing out, it was that awkward stage!" I looking at him trying so hard to give him a high-five for trying to relate to me, but my inner-self was like is he SERIOUSLY comparing a hair cut to my pregnancy!?!?!?!?! I looked at him, with a half-smile and said "Not really the same, but thanks!" Hahah. 

So as you know or may have read, I have a little bit of an issue going to the bathroom at night alone. But since all of you have been making fun of me to my face, I have been trying to get better about it. And I really had a 'OK, Sam' moment when Patrick's God daughter Therese and cousin Sam came over (everyone was in for Thanksgiving) and were looking at the distance I had to go to get to the bathroom and everyone thought it was just soo funny. I mean, it is funny at day light when I'm around people, I too can laugh! But at night, when I wake up and its dark its a whole different story. But I have been getting better - although now Patrick wakes up to what he calls my "Wind Sprints". So now, I do go alone and I even flush (Patrick was not enjoying the unflushed pee when he got up in the morning, hahah i dont know why!) But anyway. So I go pee, stand, prepare my sprint-like stance,  flush and high-tail it out of there! And when i mean high-tail it, I run, actually its more of a Incredible's like dash back to the bedroom and shut the door behind me then tie my draw string on my shorts. I figure this way, they (you know the monster in the tub or small gremlin in the toilet) cant catch me in time! I mean, its all very rational at 2am to me that is! After the first week of this and Patrick was waking up each time giving me that 'whats she doing now look' and falling back asleep, he finally says "Its like youre doing wind sprints to a finish line! What are you doing?!" I mean, I guess i'll work on quieter sprints now- either way its a loose loose for him and the monsters too, hahah. Poor Patrick ;)

Speaking of sleeping, well if any of you have shared a bed with Patrick you know hes quite the bed hog. And when I mean bed hog i mean, he takes up 99% of it and leaves me with an edge on the corner still telling me to "scoot over"! Hahah. This is one of the few things we constantly fight about - bed space. He thinks since he is 2x the size of me, he gets 2x the space in the bed. And even now that im pregnant and i have to sleep on my left side, facing him. It becomes more aggravating beacause hes so close to me considering weve sleeping on a FULL mattress. Yes, people, not a queen a FULL for 5+ years (thank god, we got that king bed finally yesterday). So as some of you know, or will know when you are pregnant its hard to get comfortable and espcially get to sleep. Well Im laying in bed with the fastest falling asleep husband in america and I cant sleep, so i instantly get annoyed he is. So im staring at him, as i slowly get more mad that hes got the good end of the deal of this - and he opens his eyes and is like "what?" Clearly a bit freaked out. I calmly stated, "I want to smother you in your sleep" (of course, half kidding). He's like "O.K., that's not very nice." And then of course hes a bit awake now - probably fearing for his life LOL! And says I'm going to email the baby tomorrow and say "Moms threatening to kill me, shes a real joy. Get here soon. Love Dad!" We both laugh and he turns over - smart move - and we go to sleep! (aka He then I) ;)

You may wonder, email? Our friends Eve & Joey gave us this great idea. I recommend it! Create an email account for the baby and email him/her from time to time and then you cant print them out and put them in a scrapbook or something later on. Well Patrick and I have been pretty frequently, so has his Nana & Pop! :) So its something to keep for later and update the little one on things that are going on in its life (before birth that is). Its quite nice. If you wanna send a note - ill give you the addy, let me know! ;)

Anywho -- we find out the sex next week. I can find out who this little person is break-dancing inside my tummy countless times a day! (which by the way makes all this other stuff worth it) :) We are out of our minds excited to know the gender, I can barely stand it! :) So until then, we will be patient and enjoy our 18th week of pregnancy! :) Although my back hurts like a biatch, my stomach looks like I ate an entire 20lb chicken (head, feet, and all), my skin is dryer than a dessert, I'm constantly short of breath, taste buds are shot, face is breaking out like a 14 year olds, Im always hungry, forget my name most days, cant walk a straight line, and i have to pee more than i blink - I'm really enjoying pregnancy! ;)

Until next time.. ;)