Love....but Stubborn

I love my husband, I do. But, he's stubborn. I've been dropping him off at work in the morning and then he's been taking the bus or I've been picking him back up on my way home. Yesterday, I dropped him off and then met Joelle for a walk after work. Josh knew this and planned on riding the bus home after his 5:30pm meeting. After getting home from my walk at 6pm and still not hearing from him - I wondered where he was. 6:15 passed, 6:30 passed, and finally at 6:42pm Josh calls, mentioninghe just left and was going to catch the bus home. Instead of doing research prior to leaving work, he just left. I promptly looked up the bus schedule and told him that the bus had just left his departure place at 6:38pm and he'd have to wait until 7:08pm to get the next bus.

He tried to get me to meet him in Northeast for a beer (not fun for a 23 week pregnant women). I said no (already upset that he would be home about 2 hours after I thought he would) and that I'd start cleaning the house.

I get a call 20 minutes later, he's decided to walk home. That's a 5.5 mile walk. I let him.

He called another 20 minutes later, saying he was at Psycho Suzis and needed to stop to rest his feet and get a beer.

Angry, I picked him up.

Eating Lunch from Home

At the beginning of the year - Josh and I made some New Year's resolutions - specifically surrounding saving money, etc. I'm really proud of us. We knew it wouldn't be easy - with our trip to Amsterdam, a big wedding this year, and some of the other things we had planned. That didn't even INCLUDE Baby K or the amazing b-day/mother's day baby ring I received. All that being said, we are on our way to reach our goal in the savings. I don't know how we did this - except a lot of little changes that were really hard at first - but are worth it in the long run:

1) We rarely go to dinner anymore and if we do - it's with a Groupon or a Buy One Get One Free

2) I don't drink (obvious savings) and Josh doesn't drink much.

3) We don't go out hardly anymore! We take walks, watch T.V, etc.

4) We do, however, spend more money at Target. A lot more.

5) We bring our lunch every day. I honestly thought that we would never be able to do this. Ever. I really have always enjoyed getting lunch.....but it's become a game. Not spending money all day is so rewarding! Plus, Josh and I are both creatures of habit. I eat very similiar, healthy breakfasts each day, Josh eats a Zone bar, and then we both have Lean Cuisines for lunch with chips and fruit or yogurt. Here are our favorites:

If you think about this one for a second- if we each spent $10/day on average - that's $100/week times 52 weeks - that's $5,200! Now, we still spend money for lunches, don't get me wrong but still an amazing savings.

Doctor Appt

Sorry this is all about baby - but it's really what I've personally been doing a lot of lately! Though, this weekend will be a great break - Sara's Bachelorette Party! I can't even wait to terrorize her and bring out all the fun things I've prepared.

Today we had another appt - just the normal 4 week checkup. I've gained a total of 4 pounds (not a lot) but that's after I lost in the beginning about six. So net, up 10. Baby is growing exactly as Baby K should be and the hearbeat continues to be around 150. The doctor laughed - saying even as the old wives tales go - with that heartbeat you can't tell if it's a boy or a girl! Again, Baby K didn't enjoy being poked and proded and moved around as the doctor took his/her heartbeat.

Next time, in 4 weeks, I have the glucose test. I drink sugar, wait an hour, and they take my blood; this will allow them to tell us if I have gestational diabetes (or "live-betes") as Josh calls it. I hope it goes well.

I'm almost done with class! Teaching three courses, one locally, has been really stressful. I'm still trying to decide if I'll teach two next semester......it's such good money and getting the car paid off before Baby K comes would be really nice. We have so many things to buy for Baby that it also stresses me out! I just don't know how that room is going to come together. That being said, it's not a priority right now. After this big shindig June 11th - I'll be ready to focus on it. Until then, I am looking forward to the party of the year!

I also have a video of the baby moving.....though I won't post it. I'll save those who would rather not see my belly moving. For those of you who do want to see it....email me:)

Bigger

I'm getting bigger. Enough to the point that, this morning, after getting up, I went back in to the bedroom just to show Josh my stomach. The baby bump grew overnight. It's amazing how I can eat the same amount, but wake up bigger each morning. After showing Josh, he made me come back in the room so he could feel it. This baby is taking over my body....and I'm not sure sure how I feel about it.

I'm wearing only maternity pants for work now. I can't handle the tightness of having the pants on me. The bella band seems to help - and I'm sure I'll keep wearing that for awhile. On a brighter side, new clothes seem to help my mood....because I'm seriously a walking case of emotion lately. Having something that's comfortable on my body seems to make me a happier person overall.

Another random note - Josh and I went to the Twins game last night. And, it hailed. And we spent $20 each on tickets that we only saw 20 minutes of a game of. It happens.

Sorry for not posting lately! I hope all is well:)