I had a rough start to the week…I was still sick from whatever that cold thing was/is…probably should have started home again on Monday but I soldiered through and by Thursday I was feeling pretty human-like again!

We saw Dr. Fisher on Tuesday and everything is still looking good – including Mama losing three pounds! 🙌 I didn’t set out to lose but we have been making a concerted effort to make better choices so I was glad it’s paying off. She told us that we are doing a good job. Darn right we are! (I’m not sure what we are doing so I’m just going to take the compliment and keep plugging along!)

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This has been quite the week.

We started with our baby shower on Saturday. Got lots and lots of amazingly generous gifts… Like I’ve said so many times, this baby is already so loved and we are so fortunate. We got pretty much everything we need at this point… furniture, diapers, bottles, a pack & play, more clothes than he will ever be able to wear, and so many books! We did the completely unoriginal thing and asked that people bring books instead of cards and got so many! I still have a few of my own childhood favorites to buy but he definitely has an established library!

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Crazy to think that we’ve crossed over into the final “decade” of this pregnancy! 10 weeks to go (I feel like I was just only 10 weeks pregnant!).

Best news of the week: I passed my fasting glucose test! I also nearly passed out at Hobby Lobby after because I overestimated the power of the granola cups I ate after the screen was over. Oops! That was a rough day all together. Last week, the glucose drink wasn’t as bad, but this week on a completely empty stomach, it was rough, especially coupled with the inability to rinse the taste out of my mouth for three hours! I survived and I was well within the normal limits for every blood draw so I suppose, in the end, it was worth it!

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First week of the third trimester down…12ish to go! 😳

We had a busy busy week! I had a glucose screen on Saturday, which I failed, though not miserably, just a little bit. That’s good news but the crappy news is that I now have to have the real three hour test on Saturday morning. I’ve done it before as part of all of our testing during Summer 2016 so I know what to expect but I’m not looking forward to it. Hanging out at the Cleveland Clinic lab for a few hours of my life – whoohoo! 🙄

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Another week – and another trimester – in the bag!

It’s so hard to believe that I just finished my second trimester. I’ve heard it’s the easiest one…maybe on Mommy’s body, but emotionally, I will be thrilled to leave this time in the dust. I did feel good (physically) throughout but I’m ready for the next phase.

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Lovely as the Week 25 update was, I completely neglected two of the best gifts we’ve gotten so far… first, the Edwards clan sent me a box of love – with treats and comfort galore! We dug into it pretty quick and I neglected to take a picture so you’ll just have to imagine how wonderful it was!

We also got the most amazing onesie from Auntie Emmy:

Yaaaaaaaaas! Thank you, Auntie! We love it already!

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Oh Week 25…you have kicked my butt!

Most importantly, Baby Eugene had his first day of school on Monday:

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This week wrapped up summer and started another school year.

At the end of Week 23, we (Eugene and I) had our first shopping trip with Grammy Ronda. Shane and I went with her to Buy Buy Baby to show her all of the stuff we’ve picked out – and got some Grammy wisdom about some items we weren’t sure about. Along the way we discovered that she is an expert at folding up pack and plays – mommy and daddy got a lesson in the aisle! We have pretty much finalized everything on the registries except a rocker/recliner that will work for Shane and Eugene. Life is complicated when you’re married to a former offensive lineman 😂. Anyway, we had a fabulous day out and Mommy and baby got some goodies! EDIT: Shane says he doesn’t read our posts – RUDE! So now I’m going to start planting little nuggets in here – if he sees them, he wins. If he doesn’t, I win. Not sure of the prize but it’ll be quite the game! 🤦‍♀️

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Baby Eugene has had a busy week!

We started Week 23 with a family picnic in Madison (see Mama’s terrible bump picture from that day below…terrible as in you can’t see the bump! 😂). He got to meet lots of cousins and I got to eat some more shrimp! (Don’t worry – all in moderation – I think that’s the 4th time I’ve eaten them and they’ve been cooked each time! 😊🦐) Baby Eugene slept through most of the party… I’m pretty sure he’s a night owl because he sure does love kicking me all night long!

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