Bonus post! Only 1/2 way through the week. :)

This is a mid-week blog update. Kind of cheating, I know. but it's 3:40am and I can't sleep. And besides, I took this cute picture today so I might as well post it. So this is me at 38 weeks and 5 days. I would have posted a picture of Anthony, since today is his birthday, but I just realized that we didn't take any pictures of him today. Boo. :(  I'll have to take one tomorrow and add it on to the next post.

So in the last 2 pictures you can see my rocker/recliner in the background of the photo. The last couple weeks I've battled night-time nausea and heartburn as well as the fact that sleep just sometimes decides to elude me (like tonight). I've always been one to appreciate (and need) a good 8 hours of sleep at night. In fact, Anthony and I have had many a battle over sleepless nights because 1. he snores and 2. I'm a light sleeper and picky about my sleeping conditions. But anyway...Now that pregnancy is coming to an end I'm feeling more anxious, tired and nauseous (just to name a few) so depending on the night I either sleep really well, like 11 hours and only one trip to the bathroom, or not so well, like waking up for the 2nd or 3rd time and it's only 2:00am and I can't go back to sleep.

One night last week was particularly difficult. I went to bed around 10pm and woke up at midnight with my stomach churning and really bad heartburn. Every time I tried to lay down I would throw up. That's when my wonderful husband decided to haul the recliner up to our room by himself and in the middle of the night so I could sleep without having to lay down. Again....my hero. :)

So depending on the night I bounce around and either sleep in our bed, the chair in our bedroom, or the guest bedroom because the bed is much softer and no one snores in there...well...besides me. I'd like to think I don't snore, but I'm told that I now do. I guess packing on an extra 22lbs will do that to a person.

Also, today was Anthony's 29th birthday as well as his last day of school/finals!! Hooray!!  And wouldn't you know...I started having contractions tonight. But alas, it was short lived. They started out every 4-6 minutes apart, but then grew farther apart and eventually stopped after about an hour. It was a good practice run for us though. And our history together shows that Anthony and I usually need a practice run at life-events in order to feel comfortable when the real one hits. We are convinced (ok....really hoping) that Cannon decides to come this weekend. 

Today was also my first day starting my leave of absence at work and only doing half days. I have to say...after almost 7 years of working full-time in the same office it was AMAZING to only go in from 10am-2pm and not have to worry about work for the rest of the day. Tuesday was so long and stressful that deciding to go part-time couldn't have come at a better time. I'm absolutely ready for a break from work and to focus on family time.