26 weeks and I have Swine Flu

So... it's been an interesting few days! On Monday, I began subbing for Northshore, and I had my first two days of subbing. The first day was elementary P.E. in Kenmore and the second day was library at my old school. It was all a lot of fun, but I felt like I was beginning to get a cough on Sunday evening.

On Monday, the cough was a little bit worse and my nose was running a little bit.

On Tuesday morning, the cough was better but my nose was running more.

I had a very runny and stuffy nose all day Tuesday, and on Tuesday afternoon I started to get a headache. After getting home, I felt very cold. I took a shower and shivered for about 2 minutes before getting warmed up. I began taking my temperature when I got home, and it was steadily rising. By 6pm, it was 100.5. After talking to my sister-in-law (a nurse) and an on-call nurse for UW Medicine, I went in to see the doctor at 7pm. I tested positive for Influenza Type A, and they said they would know for sure if it was Swine Flu in 2-3 days. Fortunately, they gave me Tamiflu right away.

Wednesday night they called and confirmed it was... Swine Flu!

Basically, I feel like I have a cold. It really doesn't feel that bad, but I am quarantining myself at home and I am getting b-o-r-e-d. I'm doing fine, taking my medicine, drinking water, resting. I will be fine and so will the baby.

How far along: 26 weeks, 2 days.

Maternity Clothes: All Maternity, all the time.

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

Sleep: I've been getting a lot of rest this week.

Best Moment this Week: Seeing so many of my first graders from last year!

Movement: She's a kicker!

Food Cravings: Honey Crisp Apples... nummy!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: Still poking out slightly.

What I Miss: Not being sick. :(

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Being able to leave my house.

Weekly Wisdom: Sometimes life is like a bad comedy, and you just have to laugh at it.

25 weeks!

How far along: 25 weeks, 1 days.

Maternity Clothes: I wore one of my cute dresses on Tuesday. ;)

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

Sleep: Sleep has been good this week, thankfully! Hope I don't jinx anything.

Best Moment this Week: Seeing family last weekend.

Movement: I love feeling my little acrobat move around!

Food Cravings: Trader Joe's Lemon Sorbet.... DELICIOUS!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: Still poking out slightly.

What I Miss: Happy Hour.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Starting to sub on Monday. New adventure time!

Weekly Wisdom: Even when it seems like everything is going wrong, stay positive!

Ideas In My Head

Keeping track of things I want and things I need for the nursery will be another purpose of this blog.

A reminder of what we have so far:

-Crib and mattress
-Glider
-Corner Shelf

Things we still need:

-Dresser
-Changing Table (Can be combined with dresser if the dresser is big enough).

Things I need to do:

-Do final pick of wall color
-Pick out fabrics for bedding and new chair cushions
-Paint corner shelf
-Find all the little touches to add to her room.

The nursery wall color will be very "gender neutral," in case a baby boy comes along a few years down the road, but everything else will be awfully girly, with pinks, greens, browns, and yellows.

Here are some of the things I like:

These fabrics are some that I'm really loving right now.
I can order it on Etsy, but I'm trying to find it in person, first.

I love this bird mobile!
I have directions to make it from Martha Stewart, but I think
it's going to end up being pretty time intensive. :)

I've had my eye on this alphabet print for awhile.
I will probably bite the bullet soon and order it.

This is one person's update of Ikea's Malm dresser.
I like the idea behind it more than the specific style.

I'd love to have some sort of display shelf for all of the books that Laurel will have!

24 weeks!

How far along: 24 weeks, 0 days.

Maternity Clothes: I'm rocking the tunics.

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

Sleep: Yes, Marie, I am having weird dreams! Only a few with babies involved. Although I did feel the need to put my glasses on in the middle of the night last night for some reason.

Best Moment this Week: Having brunch with a good friend on Saturday morning. :)

Movement: I can feel her move when I'm walking around, which is new. Before, I could only feel it when I wasn't moving.

Food Cravings: Trying to deny myself those doughnuts.

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: The top of it is really starting to poke out.

What I Miss: Buttoning my coats ;)

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Seeing family this Sunday.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't sweat the small stuff!

18 weeks vs. 23 weeks

Same shirt, different sized belly...

23 weeks!

How far along: 23 weeks, 1 day.

Maternity Clothes: One of the pairs of pants I was having hemmed had a tear in the leg and I had to return it :( They were cute pants, too.

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

Sleep: I can never get enough!

Best Moment this Week: When Laurel kicks during yoga! It almost makes me giggle.

Movement: Sam got to feel her move last night. I think he thought it was pretty cool.

Food Cravings: Jello? Weird?

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: The top of it is really starting to poke out.

What I Miss: Being able to commiserate over a good drink.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: A friend's baby shower this weekend, getting more stuff cleaned out of the nursery.

Weekly Wisdom: During a downpour, umbrellas work better than raincoats.