i laugh in the face of uncomfortable

ha ha ha HA.

remember when i said i was uncomfortable? that was before what i started what i assume are braxton-hicks contractions. and before i realized i have zero clothes to wear for the sudden 80 degree weather. not that i'm complaining about the warm weather. not at all. but hot flashes plus long sleeve shirts, plus 80 degree weather? not fun. also when you have to go to a birthday party where there are about 40 people jammed into a little room without proper ventilation or cooling on said 80 degree day.

ah well. it's all good. it was actually really interesting seeing the "other" side of the family yesterday. (alex's dad's side, we don't get to see them often enough). every person there could not believe i only have SIX WEEKS left because i am "so tiny." i'm not sure who they were looking at, but... whatev. all except his dad. who proclaimed that i was "so big" now. uh, i guess that's better? it was cute when he got there that he came up to me with open arms... to wrap around my belly to say hello to monkey. yeah, no one cares about me anymore :)

the sad part for me was that everyone was asking when my shower was because they wanted to come. well, i have one THIS WEEKEND but it's more for my friends and alex's sisters/mom (yes his mom is coming after all). the two sides always stay kind of separate so i never thought of asking them to come. plus, they all stay in the detroit area and don't venture over to where we are much. but it didn't help me feel any less uncomfortable. we've decided after monkey arrives we'll have a little get together for that side of the family.

anyhow, so said clothes crisis (yes, it had me in tears on saturday morning) led to a trip to the maternity store in the mall (since the only old navy maternity is kind of a haul) where my husband (bless his patience) spent what had to be an hour bringing stuff to me in the dressing room. none of which fit correctly. also, i refuse to spend full-price for ridiculously over-priced clothing that will barely wear. yeah, i know. after all that we left with a pair of capris. they're great, but sheesh. that's it?

in other news, the nursery is still jammed with crap. the guest room still isn't done. (although it's close! i've been promised i can expect it to be done by this weekend). and i am looking forward to my little shower this weekend. should be fun!