Week 25

It's been another miserable week because of the construction.  My friend Alexis let me sleep at her house for two days which was a life saver.  It will have been a month of work as of the end of this week and it looks like it's going to be spilling into next week as well.  2 weeks?  Ha!  Once the contractor is done we'll probably have to hire his assistant for a few more extra days to finish the painting.  He's already got paint on my jacket, computer and dresser, so I'm super excited about this.

Another bad part of the week is that the heartburn has REALLY started.  The firey pain comes and goes but it really is excruciating.  I'm still trying to figure out what helps it (mostly nothing) but my friend Deborah let me try her special chewable calcium (different than tums) this afternoon and I've been feeling much better since just taking it once.  I may have to invest in some of those!

Despite an over all crappy week, I actually had an excellent day.  I met Amey at the farmer's market where we ate a ton of fruit samples, started food planning for our potluck for this Saturday and chose a date for the Santa Cruz baby shower.  She then surprised me with a fig, anise and orange focaccia which is delicious!  She baked it to thank me for some TLC I've given various members of her family and though I was happy to do it, I do work for bread as well.  Don't tell my employer.  After a successful farmer's market trip I met Jake and Deborah at the hospital for our first baby sign language class.  We learned a lot of signs and sentences and I'm inspired to do the 6 week class when the baby is around 7 months old.  I guess that's almost a year from now, but it's good to start early!  There were also a ton of cute babies at the class and once in awhile when more than one was being noisy and fussy, we'd sing a song and they would be quiet afterward.  It was amazing!  The instructor really encouraged singing to children to help them learn and keep the calm.  I like that he said you don't have to be a good singer to benefit from this!  After class I went with Deborah to her apartment to try on hand me down maternity clothes from one of her friends.  I picked up a few items which should help me get through the next few months.  We then went out for an amazing dinner using a Groupon she had so it was super cheap as well.  We stuffed our pregnant selves then when I came home I ate Amey's bread.  My belly is so tight and full right now!  My friends saved the day for me.  I'm so thankful for them.

The weekend should be fun as well since we have a dinner at a friend's house on Friday night and then a potluck with Amey and the gals on Saturday afternoon.  Yay gluttony!  I then work on Sunday and Monday (will have to find sleeping arrangements again), have a class on Wednesday then Saturday we're heading to Michigan.  Can't wait to get out of town and have my first baby shower!