A Much Needed Update

Where do I start? The move. We have moved. I sent out a mass email with our current and new info. If you didn't get one and want one, leave a comment with your email address. We are settling into our new place and it's going to be a good thing for us in a lot of ways for the next while. There are a lot of things we have to get in order to finish the move in process. Big and small, it's a lot. But within a couple months, we'll have this place in order and the way we want it. Unfortunately, it won't be all done before little brother comes. I am going to get as much done as I can before that. A surprise to us was the fact that this place has no carpet, none. Every inch of floor is a dark faux wood. We've only been here a week but I can tell it is going to be impossible to keep it clean. You can see every crumb! We'll be getting lots of rugs though and hopefully I can keep my sanity with it.

The move in was well organized on our part (thanks to me) but the apartment complex didn't have the apartment ready. We knew this when we showed up the day before to pick up our keys and they asked us to come back later...um, no. Even so, we were moving in the next day people! And...it wasn't ready. We had to do a lot of cleaning ourselves. They did send over a floor cleaning guy who tried to work around us. These guys are huge hypocrites because the fact is, we wanted to move in a week later but because of they're holding policy, we were forced to move in a week early, wasting a lot of our money and obviously rushing them because again...the apartment wasn't ready! I'm a positive make the best of it person, so I'm over it and moving on to what I can control...and that is making this our home and a place we like and want to be. Sharrid was very annoyed! I totally understand why, but just handle it a little differently. Just move on and adapt, or rather, make your apartment adapt to you.

Every Saturday for us in the near future will be packed with shopping, furnishing, organizing, errands, ect. I love our location. There is a lot of convenience really close to us without us being in the middle of everything. There's a nice Hospital a block away, so that will be nice when the baby is born. Plus my OB/GYN office is there in the Hospital and also the kids new Pediatrician. The shopping around here is also great and I'm closer to Connie. Everything about the location is a win-win for us. Sharrid's school is the only thing that is farther away now.

So basically nothing else is happening right now. We are in post moving mode and like I said, will be for the next couple months. Today I had a doctor's appointment. I am going to be 35 weeks on Monday. I didn't gain any weight from my last appointment (2 weeks ago) which I thought was really weird. I feel heavier...? Anyway, I'm not complaining too much. The baby is growing. The doctor looked at my chart and mentioned I had about 6 weeks left...um, no I have 5 left. Don't make this any worse! Then she measured me and said "36". So I guess she's just not great with math. Bottom line, I'll be 35 weeks on Monday but I am measuring at 36 weeks already. Good. I am at least a week ahead then probably. I am counting on having an April baby, which is why I hate telling people my due date is May 2nd. That sounds so far away. It's awful! The baby was head down today and he was also head down last appt. (2 weeks ago). I can only hope he stays and comes soon. Amar'e has been my most active baby. Marcelus maybe would be competition and frankly I don't remember how active Phoenix was. Amar'e is just plain getting bigger and squished because he just isn't moving like he used to and I am grateful for anything he gives me now. I do not have 2 hours to waste on lying down and kick counting, but I am trying to pay attention to him to make sure he's moving enough. I am going back in a week for my group B strep test/swab, so I am now officially on the one week schedule and I'll be going every week til I have him, which I predict will be 4 weeks.

Sharrid is just trying to keep up in school and with the move and baby, it'll be a sigh of relief when he passes these classes. I don't think he could handle anymore on his plate right now. I am back into reading my book "The Help" which is good but sad. I am enjoying it. I am also missing my cable (basketball games)...just trying to keep up online with scores and such :(

Happy Friday...I've been working my butt off lately with the move and organization of this place, I am so ready for the weekend...like it will be any less work. HA!