things are actually going pretty well around here. i took and passed the PMP exam for work, which is the project management professional exam. its 200 questions and a 4 hour timed test, and it was quite possibly the hardest test i have ever taken. i prepped for about a month and a half, if not more...and i am SO GLAD its over and that i passed!! at work, one of the programs i have been building launches this week as well. so its exciting to see some work stuff coming together and that i am actually making progress in my new role.
at home, we have painted: the baby room, the hallway, and the bathroom. we are also now working on painting the inside of her closet, and on the trim and shelves in her closet. SO MUCH done though! thanks largely to many friends and family who have picked up a paintbrush at our house and helped for a couple of hours (or a day, or two, depending on the person!) her nursery is progressing also. i have gotten some sweet handmade gifts along with a bunch of etsy purchases, and we have her crib all together and her dresser. we are still trying to figure out what we want for a chair, but i am hoping to have some final nursery pics up before she is born.
as far as the pregnancy goes...i feel great this week! i've got energy and i am super excited to have projects done and get stuff done around the house. i maaaaay have entered into a little of the nesting phase ;) physically, i am feeling good. if i am at home and go through my routine, i can still (usually) get pretty good sleep. i do wake up and have to pee around 5-6 am every day. some nights she is bouncing on my bladder as i am laying down so i pee about 4-5x while i am laying there trying to sleep. i have gained about 18-20 lbs, depending on the day, and my doctor didn't say a word about it at my last appointment, so i guess i am doing ok! its weird...some days i feel disgusting and like a whale and other days i feel like i am doing good. its all a mental thing i suppose.
i am still wearing a mix of maternity clothes and non-maternity clothes. i love me a good maxi skirt and dress. and i have pretty much given up on heels and started wearing summer sandals to work. whoops! i feel like my hormones, while very much still present, have started to calm a little bit too. or maybe oliver is just getting really good at dealing with them?? for cravings, i am still liking sweets way more than i did pre pregnancy. i also am super into smoothies and cold fruity drinks. also--i like eggs now! before i only ate scrambled eggs with cheese and salsa on them, but oliver makes these eggs for me that i always forget what they are called. but they are like hardcore actual eggs without cheese! so proud.
i had my first shower this weekend, which i will post about separately, and we have some fun stuff coming up too--work shower, friend shower, and a diaper party BBQ for oliver are all fun things that have been planned for us for the baby. :) and i am going to my cousins wedding, have a pool day scheduled with friends, and a weekend at my moms to look forward to also.
its starting to feel very real and get very close. i actually started a list of what to pack in my hospital bag, which is surreal!!! but i just keep praying that the baby is healthy and hangs out in there as long as she wants to. :)
thats pretty much it for this week!! blogs i am working on that i promise to get written soon: easter and shower #1. (just trying to keep myself honest.) til next time!!
