because you want to know, I can tell. I have had this ridiculous cold all weekend, but it seems to be going away now. Not gone, by any stretch, but going. I had a cold forever ago, and then had a sore throat for like, a month and a half. Nothing else, just a sore throat. I actually got my doctor to look at it once when I was there...she offered...and she said my tonsils are so small she actually thought I might have had them removed. So THAT wasn't the problem. Anyway, cut to like, this past Wednesday. I have just a little tickle in my throat, a little cough coming on. Gross. This turns into a full-blown hacking disgusting full-body racking cough.
Now, those of you who have been or are pregnant understand the delicate nature of the bladder at this juncture. You really need only look in its general direction to encourage it to attempt to empty its contents. It does not mind if you are not near any kind of appropriate bladder-emptying facility. So, when you combine this bladder with body rocking coughing fits, things are not going to end well. I would have a gross coughing, struggling for breath fit, and then either about wet myself or have a contraction. Which also makes me have to pee. Still today, I'm walking down the hall and if I start to cough, I have to stop moving and stand there with my legs crossed until it stops. I'm sure the surveillance cameras are LOVING me.
This weekend wasn't a total write-off though, we had my mom and Grant's parents up for visits, and the Easter bunny brought an obscene amount of stuff, which we immediately divvied up into "stuff we really like" and "stuff that Grant will bring to work" (I can't bring most things to work, because they have peanuts or peanut butter in them, and we're peanut free). I also had a lovely shower at which we played a pretty fun Mad Lib game and ate way more than necessary. Including, but by no means limited to, a peanut butter cup blizzard cake and a lovely assortment of appetizers and cheesey things. The pile of baby stuff is growing, and the places to put the baby stuff are still...nonexistant. I did clear out 3 drawers in my dresser, but that won't be enough space. I have like, a bag of clothes from my mom, stuff she kept from when we were little, and some new clothes from friends and family from my shower, and will soon have all the stuff we had for Kieran that isn't like, too too boyish. Sleepers, blankets...I have no idea where we'll put everything. Kieran will likely have to share a bit, we can hang some things in his closet and use his big shelf, and we'll just keep the 'may need in the middle of the night' type things in our room.
I got an email from Babies R Us yesterday congratulating me on the arrival of my baby. I have registered as being due April 23rd, so I'm not sure why they sent me that, but they did offer me 10% off on any of my remaining registry items, which is nice. I could get the bassinet maybe. We'll see!
I have a lot of work to do, so I should work on that, I guess.
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