Busy Week 30

I'm a slacker. I have no good excuse for going this long without a post except that I've been very preoccupied this week. Lots has been going on since last week.

Best part of all my preoccupuation, we went down to Wilmington this weekend to see my family! My sister and brother in law flew in from San Fran for a few days to his parents place where my parents and us migrated to too. It will probably be the only visit I have with them before Cheyanne appears so there was no stopping me from going. However, we have decided that I will not be taking any more long car trips for quite a while. Not as bad going down (I think out of pure excitement) but oh man the car ride home was hell! 5 hours of crummy uncomfortableness. Like the horrible blogger that I've been, I brought my camera on the trip but left my camera card at home. Awesome. So thankful Mom's shared her photos with me so now I'll share them with you.

Dad waiting patiently to take his boat ride

Off they go to fish and dig clams

I was like this... I wanted to go :(

But then I was like this... when I got in this!

Here they come with all their finds.

The boys went kayaking afterwards

Other things I've been preoccupied with- I've had three doctor/hospital visits in a week. Not fun. I'm so dang tired of getting poked and prodded. If you know me, you know I don't deal well with needles. Well long gone are those days of taking ten minutes a doctor and three nurses to hold me down to get a needle anywhere close to me. Nope. Now I look the other way and hold my breath. Needles...ugh... don't get me wrong- I still hate them, but I don't have time to waste prepping myself to see them anymore. I've trained myself to just not look. I think its still pretty evident though to the needle-hacker-giver that I don't like weapon of choice perhaps by my sudden lack of breathing that is. Glucose blood work. Done. Rogam shot numero dos spread out over two very long hospital appointments in two days. Done. 30 week visit with the doc. Done. So, finally I'm doctor appointment free for another two weeks, God-willing.
I've also been dealing with myself the last week, which has me spent by about 9 at night. So much has been going on and not going on in our lives, that I think my poor husband is just a little lost on how to deal with me most days. I've had my fair share of breakdowns recently, but hey I figure who wouldn't?... I'm 30 weeks pregnant. I'm huge. My one month stay with my in laws has turned into 7 months. I'm fighting every nesting urge inside me since, well you know, I don't have a nest to nest. My husband is going to leave for two months of training anytime now- and again I'm two months away from giving birth. I want to be here. I want to be there. I want to be somewhere when she arrives- preferably with my husband- but very possibly without. I'm terrified she's going to come early. I'm terrified even more she's going to come late! All the things that are out of my control but I continue to grasp at in hopes I can wrangle in something before pulling my hair out. Which explains why at 9pm every night, I'm just done- mentally and physically. Really I'm done at 6pm when I walk through the door from work, but I attempt to muster some socialization abilities for my marriage's sake. Some days, he really might be a saint because some days I'm really just not that good with the mustering thing.
OH, In Giant news.... this is pretty cool! I'm absolutely about to brag, sorry ahead of time. The Virginia Preps' Decade All-Eastern Region football team was announced last week. This is a "team" aka list made of the best players in the eastern half of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the past ten years(twelve players on each side of the ball- offensive and defensive). They select two teams (First team and Second team) based on high school performances, scores and some with continued football careers. Blah blah blah - anyways- on to the good part. The giant was named the best Offensive Tackle on the second team. He's so proud- and I'm so proud of him even though I had absolutely nothing to do with it or his glory days. Good job Giant Hubs. :)
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Survey time!

How far along?: 30 weeks
How big is baby?: Peapod rivals a good-size cabbage in weight this week at around 3 pounds. Length: about 15 3/4 inches, head to heel. I am measuring right on track as well- measuring 29-30 weeks.
Weight Gain?: Haven't gained anything since I last weighed in two weeks ago. Still at about 12-13 pounds gained.
Stretch Marks?: Stay away stretch marks! Your cousin linea nigra has already begun to take residence along my belly.
Maternity Clothes?: Anything stretchy and lose is being worn at this point. I'm thankful I've always been a loose empire top kind-of-girl so many of my older summer tops still fit!
Sleep?: I slept all the way through the night Monday night! First time in months I didn't have my usual 2:30 potty break. But lets just say I ran that direction as soon as my eyes opened.
Best moment this week?: I have a few- One- seeing my sister this weekend! Two- sleeping through the night. Three- Getting to take a long walk this weekend with T and not getting out of breath or overheated! Winner!
Food Cravings?: I made Hubs go with me to the store last night to buy pizza bites- who knows. But it was so good!
Pregnancy brain?: I grabbed mosquito anti-itch spray out of my purse and sprayed it on my hands instead of antibacterial spray... and didn't realize it until the next day when I almost did the same thing again. At least my hands weren't itchy.
Gender?: Female soccer player or boxer for sure.
Movement?: I think I have rather large Mexican jumping beans inside me. Oh and I think she had hiccups twice this week. Very rythmic jumping feeling.
What I miss?: Being heartburn-free. And a night without vividly colorful nightmares.
Belly Button?: Bitter subject... Still looks like two with my large brown piercing hole that only gets darker in the sun.
Labor Signs?: Braxton hicks daily.
What I'm looking forward to?: Having our own place again...
Milestone?: Glucose test is over with good results. Thank goodness that's over! And, as I mentioned before, she got her first feelable hiccups. I've heard those would be coming soon.