My Pregnancy: Week 6

Baby's now the size of a sweet pea!

Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, and chin.  Those little hands and feet--still webbed like paddles--might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate.

Well, I am officially exhausted and yet I can't blame it completely on the pregnancy since this has been a dousy of a week.  Last Friday night, Jason and I spent the night at a hotel as part of his birthday celebrations.  Unfortunately for him, as soon as we got to the room, I crashed.  For almost 11 hours.  This is right about when the exhaustion hit when I was pregnant with Leila too.

But on top of regular pregnancy tiredness, I also went to New York with my Mom and Annie this week so I'm vacation-tired too.  Especially considering the fact that I only got 2 hours of sleep last night at the hotel before we had to leave for the airport at oh-dark-thirty in the morning.  Despite getting some naps in on the plane, I am still feeling very zombie-esque today.

Today was also the first time I've felt really nauseous.  I think it had something to do with the lack of sleep and the taxi ride, but by the time we got to the airport I was not doing well.  Thankfully it cleared up once I was able to sit for a while.

The hardest part of being on this trip with my family was keeping them from finding out why I was so tired and needed to eat more frequently.  Annie even launched an entire conversation about me having another kid over dinner one night and I had to choose my words very, very carefully.

One symptom that hasn't come on yet that I had with my last pregnancy is the extreme thirst I had for like 5 days or so.  I'm hoping that this means I won't have gestational diabetes with this pregnancy but I won't know that for sure for quite some time yet.

In the meantime, I guess I'll just try and rest as much as I possibly can with such a busy, active 2 1/2 year old running around my feet all the time.  Good thing I've got a very understanding, sympathetic husband!

Birthday Getaway

The biggest part of the 30 days of gifts I gave Jason for his birthday, was a night out with me last Friday.  I drove up to Salt Lake and met him when he got off work.  I had planned on going to Cheesecake Factory for dinner, but by the time we got there the wait was too long so we ended up at Iggy's instead.  After dinner, we went and saw The Blue Man Group at Kingsbury Hall and had a BLAST!  Jason's parents were kind enough to watch Leila for us overnight so that we could stay at the Sheraton and have a relaxing morning.  Not a bad party, if I do say so myself.

30 Gifts for 30 Years

My husband turned the big three-oh this year and to celebrate, I gave him one gift to open up for each of the last 30 days.  I wanted to make sure I documented my efforts, so here's a list of the gifts!

1.  A Birthday Card (with explanation)
2.  Air Freshener-I love you because you keep my life fresh.
3.  Deodorant-I love you because you smell good.
4.  Finger Football-I love you because we have similar interests.
5.  Tumblers-I love you for the way you thirst for happiness.
6.  Red Mango Gift Card
7.  Goofy String-I love you because you are goofy.
8.  Picture Frame-I love you because you make my life picture perfect.
9.  Mints-I love you for all of your little quirks.
10.  Rubik's Cube-I love you because you complete me.
11.  Kermit & Miss Piggy Pez Dispensers-I love you because we belong together.
12.  Star Wars Family Car Decals-I love you because you are a family man.
13.  Thor 2 Blu-Ray-I love you because you are so strong.
14.  Bubbles/Bubble Wand-I love you because you never burst my bubble.
15.  Leila's Card-I love you because you are an amazing father.
16.  1984 CD-I love you because you are musically talented.
17.  "Jellyatric" Sweets-I love you for "bean" you!
18.  Age Defying Lotion-I love you because you are smooth...let's keep it that way!
19.  "Anti-Aging Pillls" (Vitamin C)-I love you because you are in touch with your inner child.
20.  Superhero Shorts-I love you because you are my superhero.
21.  Squirt Guns-I love you because you like to have fun.
22.  Shoulder/Neck Massager-I love you because you always know how to make me relax.
23.  Candy Bouquet-I love you for your sweet tooth.
24.  Positive Pregnancy Test-I love you for making me a mom AGAIN!
25.  Blue Man Group tickets-I love you because you are rarely blue.
26.  Hotel Reservations-I love you because you let me whisk you away to all sorts of places.
27.  Cheesecake Factory Gift Card-I love you because you are cheesy.
28.  Ewok Hat-I love you because you're a big teddy bear.
29.  Martinelli's/Champagne Glasses-I love you because you like to celebrate.
30.  Mrs. Fields' Cookie Box

I was grateful to have this opportunity to really shine the spotlight on Jason for the past month.  He is such a great guy and doesn't get nearly the recognition he deserves.  I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with him!