Man, so much to update. Where to begin? Ok, my shower was this past Sunday. It was fun, loved seeing everyone and mingling. I was surprised I got so many gifts. I got a lot of complaints I didnt put enough on my registry. And there were probably about 10-12 people missing from the shower. Anyhow, it was fun! Now, in my formal living room, I have this to attend to:



Fun or extra work? I say fun! Even though I have a lot of stuff to go through and have a lot of boxes to break down, its all worth it. The baby is already so spoiled! And to carry everything up and down the stairs to the nursery, I'll consider that much needed exercise. It's a win win!

Whats next? Oh yeah, at my last drs appt, she said I was measuring 2 weeks ahead. Instead of a 36 weeks sonogram, she wants me to go in at 32 weeks to get measured. This doesn't mean I am going to deliver early, and it doesnt even mean her calculations are correct. I will find out more in the next coming weeks. Most people are saying its fine, and that having a bigger baby is much more easy to take care of. That, I agree with. Its the pushing her out I'm worried about. hehe. at least i get to see her one extra time.



Next up: sleep.

Sleep has become torture. I cannot sleep for the life of me. I will fall asleep fairly fast, but I am tossing and turning throughout the night. and once I wake up, (usually around 6 when jae leaves), I cannot go back to sleep. So today I am in the office at 8am, after getting ready, fooling around with some gifts, making snacks and breakfast and getting gas! I sleep sitting up.... people ask me why. Becasue thats whats most comfortable. I tell them I cant sleep on my side. They ask me why? Because its not comfortable! I dont know what they want me to say haha. its only something i experienced, and i cant describe it. my belly is so heavy, it feels like its hanging. so i have to prop it up with a pillow if im on my side. i cant just move and twist like i used to. Only a pregnant lady would understand. I am sleep deprived already but they say thats natures way of prepping you for when the baby comes. great.

Pregnancy Redundancy

Pregnancy is REALLY redundant. you get asked the same questions over and over again. in the beginning, its "do you know what the sex is?". people asked me when i just announced the pregnancy! then once they find out, they move onto the next question "did you pick out a name?". then you tell them you wont be revealing. the move onto the next question. this is not just one person, this is most everyone. i totally understand, i ask the same things, but after you hear it 100 times, it gets really rote and you keep saying the same things over and over again and then i feel like a broken record and i feel like im repeating the same thing to the same person, even though im probably not. its tiring.

All through the pregnancy, there are also the typical questions you get asked everytime you see that same person "how are you feeling?" "are you tired" "is she kicking?" "how much maternity leave are you taking". again, i have the same story prepared for each question. then you get the times when you have to explain certain things, like maternity clothes and how they work. its a huge cycle. i feel like when you're pregnant you tell everyone everything because they ask. there is nothing i kept private... except the name. that one is for jae and i and that was also one of the reasons why i am holding the name back. i'll save something for just us.

Pregnancy belly

I think its natural for someone to see a pregnant belly and reach out to touch it. Actually, etiquette states you should always ask the lady before touching. I personally don't care, but can also understand why some people are touchy about this. Just because someone is carrying doesn't give people the right to touch them. If you weren't pregnant, no one would touch it, right? But people love to touch. not just touch but some people rub, feel, stare etc. Especially to those who have never seen a pregnant belly before, you can tell they are mesmorized. They touch as if trying to feel for something? Or touch like they are trying to grasp the concept in their head. I dont know. I dont mind people touching. I think its weird when they start rubbing. I have no idea what you're rubbing for or why....

Onto NPR topic (thats non pregnancy related)

May is an extremely busy month for us! I hope we survive.

This week, Jae is prepping for mothers day. we are expecting 800 orders. this is our bread and butter - biggest holiday of the year - so we hope for a good year. Poor jae will be working like crazy. On top of this, The flushing store is set to open Monday. so he needs to set up there as well! How much can one man do?

Well let me tell you- Brooks Brothers is still his client and he is working nights on the computer gig. On top of that we have 2 baby classes to attend this week (7pm-10pm) and one sonogram. Poor Jae. he is tired and sleep deprived as it is.... not only does he do this, but on the weekends and his day off, he does housework as well. He is currently building a shed...and in the past week or so, put up and painted a new fence for us.



After the shed is done, he is going to work on a patio for us so i can go outside and hang with the baby. =( what a good husband.

This weekend we have dinner with my family saturday and dinner with jaes family sunday (after a long day at the store).

Next week, the flushing store opens so the corporate trainers will be there and orders will be coming in as well as employees being trained. We have another 2 classes to attend as well. I have book club and dinner with Julie as well as Philip's black belt test.

The week after that, 2 more baby classes to attend (we had to split some classes up bc jae works the weekend) plus my brothers 30th birthday! And then my cousin's shower.

It finally tapers down toward the end of the month.

whew!