pregnancy and stuff

I haven't talked about how pregnancy is going for me for awhile. This week I'll be coming up on 30 weeks.

I'm ready to just be done with pregnancy. a couple of weekends ago I went through the joys of nesting. I was cleaning so much. I was at the point of crying because I was so tired of cleaning but my body wouldn't let me stop. And to be honest.....the way my house looks today, you wouldn't really be able to tell any nesting was done. The majority of it was done in the bedrooms. As of a day or two ago my cleaning has slowed down because my sides begin to hurt when doing too much. so i try to do one thing a day. so today I'm gonna try to tackle the dishes. its just bowls and sippy cups. I'll let them soak for awhile then i just rinse them off.

Thursday I decided to go out to Medina to a sale called the Big Red Wagon. It s a traveling resale shop. They spend 3 days in a city and then head out. I'm lucky to live by a few of the stops they make. I ended up spending $90 on just clothes for Brianna. The girl needed clothes. The way the pile looks is small but I did get a lot of stuff. I got sizes 0-3 months and size 3-6 months. I need to get a dresser or a plastic dresser for her still to get stuff put away and get a better idea of all she has. heck maybe i'll lay stuff out and figure it all out. She'll be doing a lot of onesies and dresses this summer to keep cool. With humidity it can sometimes reach 100 degrees here in Cleveland, Ohio. Thank God for air conditioning. I've also been getting everything else she needs. We have bottles, pacifiers, diapers, a pack n play with a bassinet on top, bath stuff, and basically everything. The one item I'm missing that I'm trying to find cheap is a rock n play. It was my life saver with Emma and Alex. They loved that thing and it was very travel handy with folding up and taking on the go. I was hoping to snatch one at Toys R Us with the closing going on, but no such luck. Also no luck at Big Red Wagon. I will probably end up ordering one online from Walmart or something. Another thing I need to grab are a few receiving blankets. I will do that at the next Big Red Wagon in a couple of weeks for the Cleveland area.

I'm sure some of you are like "Well why are you not getting this stuff with having a baby shower?" The answer is simple. I'm not having one. I've had 3 kids and every baby shower was a disaster. I'm not putting myself through the bullshit of no one showing. So I'm getting stuff all on my own. I've told people they are free to buy me something if they want. It's their choice though.

So as I said earlier I will be 30 weeks on Thursday. Which for me means I have about 7-8 more weeks left. Hell maybe even 6 weeks. Its a scary thought. My kids like to come on their terms. My girls came at 38 weeks and Alex at just a day under 37 weeks. The time has gone by super fast. It's always a fun and fast pregnancy when you get to be pregnant with someone else. With Alex I was pregnant with my best friend Adrienne. We were like 6 weeks apart. Our boys are a month apart. With this pregnancy, I'm 7 weeks behind my cousin. She will be popping any week now.

The only test I have left will be the Strep B test and that's done at like 35 weeks or 36 weeks. It's supposed to tell you if you will go into labor early. Or that's one of the things it does. It's honestly a very inaccurate test. Not even sure why it's done. I had my sugar test about a month ago. My iron is low and also my B12 is low. So I've been trying to eat more foods with those. Plus I'm on an iron pill I take twice a day. I go to see a Hematologist next week. I was actually supposed to go today but I have a sick little boy and no one to watch him. So hopefully all goes well with that appointment. Hopefully it's just a dr telling me to eat better foods with those things or a pill or a shot. I'll take any of those options.

And if you're one of the lucky people who have experienced RLS(Restless Leg Syndrome) then welcome to my world. It only acts up right before bedtime so I have to watch what I drink at night. Caffeine makes it worse. Basically what happens is your legs just don't wanna sit still. They want to move. Lately even massages don't help. I may have found something that helps, but I'm not gonna be able to use that option in a few weeks because I don't want to knock myself into labor early or anything. Hoping to figure out other remedies.

So That's been pregnancy for now. Hoping to have a post or 2 more before she gets here. I can't wait to meet this little girl. I know her siblings are excited too!