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Can I jump in on the shower convo? I don't like traditional late-morning/early-afternoon showers, but my guest list is too big to open it up to being co-ed...they just wouldn't fit in the space! So my sister, the host, and I have discussed doing a late-afternoon (4 p.m.) shower and making it a girl's happy hour (kind of a cocktails and cradles thing) so it's slightly non-traditional but lots of fun. Appetizers for food, bottles of wine for prizes (we're going to do a diaper raffle) and maybe one or two non-ridiculous games. Cocktails for everyone but me Plus a mocktail for me! I'm looking forward to it.

I feel much better today. No sign of pain at all. Next time I see that nurse coming at me with a needle, I'm going to tell her to point it up more!

My MIL works at Goodwill. Every year, around this time, she gets a handful of "Family and Friends" coupons, where whoever she gives them to (like me!) can get whatever for 30% off. It was good for this whole past week, so last Friday I got a load of baby clothes and today she went with me and bought me a whole other load! I got some nice finds, like Baby Gap shorts with tags still on, and a cute Ninja Turtle outfit that DS really got a kick out of. I was really picky, otherwise I'd have a ton more, but a lot of stuff was NWT, and each piece was just a little over a dollar! I also got a cute wire hamper for LO.

Now, I'm pretty well stocked on newborn and 0-3 month stuff. I told my mom and MIL to buy bigger, unless it's pants or socks. I barely have any of those. Although, I do have a bunch of Baby Legs, because I snatch them up off of Steals a lot.

@CastleGirl: that sounds fun!!

@LovelyPlum: I don't know about you, but I am more paranoid than usual about other drivers. I have lived lots of places and find that snow makes people drive extra crazy! we had a good weekend. Today was my bday & I cooked with my students. They were all so well behaved (amazing!) and we had such a good day!!! DH took me to the movies Fri and today we went out to dinner & I got a box of chocolates (the only thing I wanted lol)

I have nothing new to report, pregnancy wise. I guess that's a good thing. LO is kicking and bouncing about. Probably from all the junk I eat.

I get to relax this week, since DS is out of school as of this upcoming Friday. He'll keep me busy next week!

@luckypenny: how sweet of your MIL. My MIL is coming over New Year's, and I'm excited. She may be a little much sometimes, but she's so sweet, and so excited. Can't deny a grandma that Enjoy your time at your Mama's-let her spoil you rotten!

@Dandelion: enjoy your time off! DH and I were just saying that it will be a nice long break for him, but parents are probably going to be wishing it were a little shorter!

@nana87: nice! We still haven't, LOL. I wasn't going to do it, but last night I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea. I may wait until after the New Year, though-then I'll be in my third tri, and that seems as good a time as any to say something. Funny story: someone posted a pic of me from a party over the weekend, and they caught about the only angle where you can't tell at all that I'm pregnant (I was sitting at an angle). It cracks me up, because it's right in front of everyone's noses, and you can't tell. Have fun with your announcement!

I'm having a lot of pressure/pain/cramps today. It started last night, and it didn't go away overnight. I'm sure it is RLP, but I may call the nurse's line anyways, just to see. In the meantime, I'm writing a paper from my bed, so I can sit and relax. Last one before the semester is over! Woo hoo

@LovelyPlum: @luckypenny: @nana87: @Dandelion: thanks, ladies!

@Dandelion: i had a student touch my belly today. she asked once before but this time just did it. it was a little weird. i don't enjoy the belly touching! lol and i hear you on the MIL boundaries. i'm terrified my ILs will feed this baby ice cream or something when he's newborn. they are weird like that.

@LovelyPlum: that's so funny about that FB photo.

@luckypenny: how sweet of your MIL. glad you guys had a good time celebrating together. i hope all your packing & prep for the trip goes well!

@nana87: have fun with your announcement! have you decided how you will do it yet?

@megz06: I call my mil out. She backs off when I do but then finds some other way to be weird.

April mamas, I just saw this

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-letter-to-my-son

@tbuzz: sending you all of our love, hugs, and good thoughts

@jhd: it's pretty silly, but I managed to get a picture of one of our dogs wearing my glasses and it looks like he's reading my copies of the mayo guide and "what to expect when you're expecting," so we're leaning on posting that...still haven't done it yet though!

@megz06: @Dandelion: ugh, sorry about your mils having no boundaries!! my dad so far is the main one who keeps touching my belly. he likes to rub it and say "my baby and her baby!" which is mostly sweet, except when he did it repeatedly at his office holiday party where he is the new boss as of this fall so he was doing that to introduce me to a bunch of people for the first time, lol....

@LovelyPlum: oh that's terrible

@nana87: I love my dad but if he did that I'd be so embarrassed lol

So I really wanted to wear a pair of pre-pregnancy pants today because they are so comofy apart from the fact I can't button or zip them up, lol. I bought a tummy sleeve from Motherhood and decided to try it out. It works great and doesn't roll down or up like I thought it would, so so far so good. The only thing is it doesn't smooth out all the lines from the parts that won't hook together, but I'm not going to complain.

Yahoo for pre-preggo pants, although I weighed myself this morning and from Thanksgiving until today I gained 7 pounds for a total of 12 so far. I blame the shower i took this morning, all my clothes, and the 3 homemade truffles I unfortunately overindulged in last night. (they were worth it)

@LovelyPlum: I celebrated viability this week, too! It's amazing how fast this pregnancy is going. I think the weekly appointments to go in and get shots really make it feel like it's going faster! I'm glad time is flying. I'm so impatient to meet this guy!

@megz06: I'm also impressed your pre preggo pants fit. I'm scared to get weighed on Fri. I'm sure I have gained a bunch! But I am just so hungry!!! And people gifting me sweets doesn't help!

@Dandelion: @LovelyPlum: yay for 24 weeks!!

@LovelyPlum: oh yum! Gingerbread sounds so good!

@LovelyPlum: @Dandelion: hooray for viability!!!! I've got about a week to go, almost there!

we almost have what used to be my office and closet space cleared out to make it the nursery. we had to do a ton of purging/rearranging to make room for my stuff in other parts of the apt, it's been a months-long process! I have just a little more organizing/sorting to do, and then we can get rid of some of the furniture in there, paint one of the walls, and start shopping for nursery furniture!