So it's been about a month since my last post and I'm finally just getting back to it. We were gone for about 2 weeks and was beyond overwhelmed once we got back. I'll sum up the past 4 weeks as quickly as possible without going into too much detail about any situation or goings on.
Being home was great. We had two baby showers, one put on by his family, and the other put on by my sister and mom. The shower my in-laws threw was really nice and the shower my mom and sister threw was amazing. The cake my sister had made was stunning! It was a replica of the turtles that were on my invitation and was SUPER delicious. The only downfall to both of these showers, the 9lbs I gained in 4 weeks. Yeah, found that out when I went to my doctor's appointment the day after we got back. I wasn't super excited about it, but oh well. Now that we're back home, I'll just have to be extra diligent about what I eat and making sure I get to work out.
John ran the Flying Pig Marathon while we were home. It was the first race I've ever not gone to support him at the finish line. I felt bad about not being able to be there, but the race began at 6:30a.m. and I think he left my parents at 4a.m. which was just NOT something my body was going to allow me to do. My belly, him, and I in a queen size bed didn't make for the most comfortable conditions, so I wasn't sleeping well at all. Plus, the weather was garbage that day and I wasn't about to stand outside in the rain and risk getting a cold. His goal was to finish in 3:30:00 and he finished in 3:38:something. He said the hills were what really got him...that and the humidity. Either way, he did great despite not meeting his "goal" time.
Getting home from Cincinnati was quite the chore. We had so much baby stuff that we had to buy 2 30 gallon Rubbermaid containers, one 45 gallon one, and had another 30 gallon one my parents weren't needing anymore. They were all full along with the cab of our truck! Thankfully the weather was decent for most of the trip, only raining for about and hour in Columbus and the entire last hour once we got near home.
Unpacking all the baby stuff has been a little overwhelming. John was very gung ho about getting it all separated and unpacked before he had to go back to work, but despite all that, we still have 2 bins full of things. One is toys and the other is of things that need to be laundered. I deal with it on days that I feel like dealing with it, and leave it sit the others. Hopefully I'll get it all done before she arrives!!
John ran another race (he's a bit obsessed with doing these random races lately) last Saturday. It's called the Prospect Mountain Race. 5.67 miles up a 1,600 something elevation gain. He came in 3rd in his age group and 11th out of 134 runners with a time of 47:46. He's officially insane.
My 31st birthday is tomorrow and that makes me feel old. We have nothing special planned since John is on the night shift this week for the next 7 days, and I have a doctor's appointment on Friday. So we'll do dinner out on Friday, that way I can enjoy all my food rather than worrying about having to get on the scale. I can splurge and enjoy the weekend, and get back to normal on Monday. Assuming the scale isn't too ridiculous Friday. Here's to hoping!
