We put half the border up this weekend and it looks so damn cute! It’s a lot more difficult than we thought since we have to soak it and then position and hold a dripping mess up on the wall. The hardest part is getting it in position before the glue dries — everything else is relatively easy.
While we were at Lowe’s this weekend we noticed that they had patio furniture out so we rented a truck (only $20) and picked up some chairs, a table and an umbrella. Now guests can enjoy our deck if they so choose. I’ve been keeping an eye on the weather — I hope it doesn’t rain. In other house-ishy news, Jay patched the last two holes in our ceiling from when we had the recessed lights installed. I think we should celebrate — it only took 4 years and 3 months but it finally got done. I will say though that part of the reason it took so long was because he had to take apart and move his ENTIRE dj setup. Hopefully painting the basement will be less painful than patching the holes.
I don’t know if it’s because we did so much this weekend (and yet we still didn’t accomplish anything on our to-do list!), but I am completely worn out. It’s also getting very difficult (impossible) to bend over and I have to bend at the knees and lean to the side to pick things up. My belly is also getting in the way of simpler things like brushing my teeth, tieing my shoelaces and sitting at my desk at work (I have to sit at the end of my chair). I can’t believe that I still have a full month to go… does he have any room left? When he moves, his kicks go right into my ribs. There is no more slouching for me since that pushes his feet right up under my ribs and when he moves its like someone is kicking me square in the chest. Did I mention that I can’t see my vagina? Well I can’t.
The other night Jay got to feel him moving around and he said he thought he felt his foot. He said his movements are more defined and he can feel body parts now. I’m glad he can feel them because I can definitely feel them.
In birthing news, I am feeling less anxious. Maybe it’s the hypno CD’s but I feel like everything will be ok and I’ll have a nice childbirth. It seems that everyone that has given birth has a horror story to tell me but I know that that is their story, not mine. I really do feel that the female body is meant to give birth and I just have to learn how to listen to my body and not be so scared. So I’m working on that… it’s just difficult when every single birth account I hear is negative. Maybe I can hang a “shut up and don’t talk to me” sign around my neck.
