Saturday

I had a very creepy dream last night but it was only creepy once I woke up.  In the dream, we were hanging out with Tyler's family and Baby J was positioned in a way where it's elbow with sticking out of my belly.  Kyla wanted to feel it so I let her.  And then at one point, I peeled my rib cage back so she could actually see Baby J.  During the dream, this was something I could just do and I didn't think twice about it. Once I was awake, I was weirded out by what it looked like.  It really wasn't cool at all and I'm glad no one has the ability to peel body parts back.

We were both awake by 9:30 this morning.  It's nice that Tyler got to sleep in today because he rarely does.  His ability to sleep in has been diminished because he works so hard every day.  He had to study most of the morning so I spent what seemed like a long time washing the dishes, vacuuming, laundry, folding clothes.  When I actually looked at the clock after I was done all the chores, I actually only spent about an hour doing all these things.  I guess it helps that doing laundry and vacuuming our little apartment really aren't time consuming activities.  It was more the dishes that actually took time.  I used to really hate doing the dishes and chores but I have a new attitude about it all.  I don't look at it as me HAVING to do all these chores.  I look at it like this - Tyler works hard all week at work and then he spends a lot of time studying on the weekend so that we can live the life we have.  I can work hard to keep the house clean and things looking pretty.  I can make the weekends a little easier on Tyler by not letting him do chores.  He doesn't actually like that I do all the chores but it's not up to him.

Also, it's good for me to be moving these days.  I've been in a bit of pain the last few weeks in the hip region.  It hurts the most in the morning.  I've noticed that I really don't move at all at night so when I do move, I'm all creaky and in so much pain.  It's tough to get out of bed.  I can barely get off the couch too.  It just hurts.  So, it's good for me to keep moving and not let things seize up.

Our morning was spent doing chores and Tyler studied.  He also was able to write his test which he didn't think he would be able to do today.  It's nice because now he doesn't have to study tomorrow and he can enjoy the whole day doing whatever he wants.  Tyler played some NHL on the Wii while I sat and cross stitched.  Kitten ran around like a crazy cat and Tyler chased her.  Tyler also made up the menu and grocery list for this week.  We decided to not even try to get to the store today because we knew there wouldn't be any of the things we need yet.  We were smart and while we were at the store yesterday, we bought our milk supply.  It makes me so happy because we have so much milk.  I don't have to ration it out.  The granola I've been having all this week hasn't used as much milk as if I had just cereal.

Our afternoon was similar to the morning.  More cross stitching and Tyler was on the computer.  There was a football game on so that was on in the background.  Tyler made some tasty burgers for supper and they were so good.  The best burger he has ever made and there isn't anything that could have made them better.  They were just so good.

And now we are sitting and watching some hockey.  The Oilers play tonight and we are about to go for a quick walk before the game starts.  Dinner was good but it's starting to give me a bit of heartburn.  I find walking helps ease that annoying pregnancy symptom.

Baby J has been moving all day long.  It's so much fun.  Every time I see a baby I just imagine what ours will look and act like.  I'm so excited to meet this person and play with it and be it's mom.  I wonder if it's a boy or a girl.  It's fun to imagine what life will be like once this little tyke enters our lives.

Sonja