3 days and some odd hours

So I have been a really horrible blogger lately...there are a few reasons for it, not sure if they are 'actual' justifiable reasons but none the less they are reasons. First off, the Man is home and after him being gone for almost 6 months it is awesome having him back.  Secondly, I have been more tired than I have EVER been during this entire pregnancy!  And lastly to say we have been busy planning/getting ready to move across the country would be an understatement!!

So on to what is actually going on....

Last week the movers came and picked up all our stuff.  If you have ever dealt with a moving company before you will completely understand how frustrating it can be.

This is what happened: they called on Friday and said they would be there Monday.  So we rushed to pack EVERYTHING we owned over the weekend.  

just the stuff in the kitchen...the living room, and spare bedroom looked just like this!!

Monday came and we packed up the last few things and waited and waited some more and then waited some more.  Once 4 p.m. rolled around we were a little concerned and not really that impressed.  So we called the company and they kindly informed us they weren't coming till Tuesday morning which happened to be right when I needed to be on the phone for a work conference call, how convenient! So I call my boss and explain that there is a chance I won't be on the call.  10 min. later the moving company calls back and informs they won't be there now until sometime Wednesday afternoon, really people you changed your pick-up time in 20 min!  So finally Wednesday afternoon the movers got here and loaded all 100 and something items we had as we just sat there and watched.

So now the Man and I have been living in our apartment with basically nothing, not even joking.  We currently have 2 suitcases with clothes, an air-mattress, 2 lawn chairs, some old knives, 2 small cookie sheets and then our computers and my work printer.  As you can imagine at 33 weeks pregnant I am extremely uncomfortable and I am pretty sure every day is a battle for me to be in a good/positive mood about the surroundings.  I am really hoping that the moving truck arrives at our new place the day after we do so I don't have to sit in another lawn chair for a really really long time!!! I am totally not counting on that happening and I am figuring that we will be with the same things for at least a week in our new apartment...makes me want to cry just thinking about it!

the latest in living room furniture!

But the good side of things we are leaving on our road trip in about 3 days...it all depends on when I get done with work on Wednesday.  To say the Man and I are excited does not even come close to how we feel about getting out of this 'black hole' of a town.  We are over the moon excited to basically start a whole new life in a completely different location. 

I would like to apologize for the extremely lengthy & wordy post...I will work on taking more pictures and posting more often once we are all settled in!

packing, packing, and more packing

I am not really sure where time is going...its already the middle of February and we are moving in exactly 2 weeks!!!  HOLY CRAP!  Mentally the Man and I are both already moved but other than that I don't think we are even close.  Call me crazy but I actually really enjoy moving.  It 'forces' me to get rid of things that I never use but have been finding an excuse to keep and it just plain-old changes things up, making old things seem new again.

Most nights we try and pack at least one box or cross off one more thing off of the to-do list...this list is almost 2 notebook pages long, we have a lot of shit to do before we move!!  So tonight was no different we packed up all of our my shoes that will not be needed for the next month.  As you can see from the picture below I might have slight shoe addiction...now I do know a few people that have WAY more shoes that I do, just for the record. Good thing we packed those up after I ordered 2 new pairs of boots from VS...they were 75% off, how could you not buy any!  I really hope I can walk in the one pair, they are 5" heel! And every girl needs a pair of booties :)  I am a little upset because when I went to find those links I see they added a bunch of new boots that I might have bought instead of a different pair.  Don't judge my scatter braininess and how we went from packing to buying boots at VS, it's the baby!

All 3 white bins are full of shoes!

After that was all done we also packed up the diaper bag, which is actually what reminded me to blog...don't ask.  I really understand that most normal people put diapers and things that you need to change a dirty diaper but our diaper bag is filled with clothes, blankets and even 2 bottles.  We figure that if this baby does decide to make his appearance before we get to our new place or before the moving truck gets there we need to be able to keep him warm and feed him.  So we figured we will just buy diapers, wipes and things like that again I don't really even know what other things we will need once the baby arrives or after we get settled into our new place.  Are fingers are crossed that we can repack the diaper bag with all the necessities whatever they may be after we are settled into the new place and before the baby arrives.  

Next to tackle is packing a hospital bag for me...again I have NO clue as to what should go in this bag but it will be packed by the end of the weekend! If anyone has any suggestions provided that people actually read this I am totally open to hear what I should/shouldn't pack.

Week 30 :)

OMG!! is all I really have to say about that...I mean our baby will be here in 10 weeks or so this is still mind-blowing!

The Scoop:

Weeks Pregnant ~ 30 weeks, day 3

Size of Baby ~ 15.7 in. or the size of cabbage

Baby's Weight ~ should be 2.75 lbs. but we all know that this little guy is on the large size so I can tell you his approximate weight after my appointment next week.

My Weight ~ we are at a total weight gain of 22 lbs.  My doctor has also now told me that I should try to only gain another 13 lbs. the rest of this pregnancy.  So we will see how that goes and if it will happen with the amount of eating out I will be doing with moving and everything.

What's New ~ Well so far week 30 has been a little rough I am really hoping week 31 is a lot better! I am more tired now than I think I have ever been during this entire pregnancy.  It is like week 30 came and stole every ounce of energy I had.  The baby has also been pushing on my sciatic nerve which is not pleasant at all and I am hoping he moves and never finds that nerve again to push on.  I have also had a few ok maybe a lot of mood swings...I really think this has a lot to do with the lack of sleep I have been getting.  For some reason I haven't been able to fall asleep at night and then I am waking up every 2-3 hrs to switch sides or pee it really has gotten old I am hoping that our baby will be sleeping through the night in no time :)

Purchased Items ~ We were doing so good at not buying things until I had a pretty big breakdown you can read about it here. It now has become really hard not to continue buying stuff.  Everything is so cute and I really think our baby needs it or would love to have it.  I don't know how you other mom's control yourself!!

Bump Pic ~

I am going to miss the weather & orange trees!

I know this isn't a bump pic but it's from that day and its of us while on our walk :)