Beach Trip

Summer goal: Beach, Beach, and more Beach!

We are taking as many trips to the beach as we can this year. Thanks to Bruce, this has been pretty easy to accomplish. We have already been twice and are headed back to TI this Wed. night and will be gone through Sun.

This time next year we will be parents of a +/- 5 month old. There probably won't be many, if any, beach trip for the Peacock's next year.

Bruce being Bruce

I have no clue about this one. Bruce was taking silhouette photos of me. It's kinda hard to tell here but William is covering my belly with his hand. He said that the baby was tired of having pictures taken. LOL. A few to many Natural Light that day for him!

Due Date

Jan. 27th, 2010

I haven't posted it until now because my doc. didn't give me one until my last ultrasound. We found out we were expecting pretty early, at about 5 weeks, so he wanted to wait until he could measure everything a little better. Last week, 06/11, I saw the heartbeat for the 1st time. We couldn't hear it yet but I did see the little flicker.
So as of today I am 8 weeks prego. We have a long way to go and it seems like a lifetime away. At least we have plenty of time to prepare for our little one. We have tons to do and I am a huge procrastinator!

Happy Birthday to Me!

This beautiful sign is from my co-workers. I feel so special. :) They also brought lots of yummy food. Just what I need.

I have to say, this is the best birthday ever. The main reason...I have a baby growing inside of me. I couldn't have asked for a better gift.

So far for my B-Day:

Lunch with Candace at Ruby Tuesday this past Sunday
A 10 pc. Rachael Ray cookware set from my wonderful hubby
A fog/color-lighted lamp thingy from my parents
A peacock umbrella from my mother-in-law
Many messages, texts, and calls from my loves

Still to come:

U/S this afternoon to see my baby
Dinner tonight with the hubby at Applebee's
Dinner with my fav. guys Sat. night at Chili's (See Bruce, you made it into a post! YAY!)

I am sure there is more I just can't think of it all right now. :)

Thanks to everyone who has been a part of making today wonderful. And it's not even 9:30am yet!

Exhaustion & Mood Swings

Exhaustion
I have never in my life been as tired as I have been these last few days. Just getting out and bed and getting ready for work wears me out so much I feel like I need a nap before working an 8 hour day. 2 months ago I could work 10 or 11 hours, come home, cook and clean, relax for a bit, and still have to force myself to go to bed at 10 so I could function the next day. Those days are OVER, for a while at least. Every night last week I was in bed and asleep by 9. I used to go to bed at 10, read for about 30 minutes or so, and then still have a hard time falling asleep. Now I can't get through 1 page of a book before I pass out.
Last night was the worst. I had a rough day which I am sure contributed to my exhaustion. At 8:30 I couldn't stay awake any longer. I went to bed and read half of a chapter of "Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy" and was out. I woke up at 6 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. I mean, I had been in bed since 8:30 the night before. Probably time to get up. Ha, think twice. I got on the couch to watch some TV so I wouldn't make to much noise, trying to let William get a few more hours of sleep. By 6:30 I was asleep again. My bladder and empty stomach woke me up at 9. Off to Bojangles I went. Yum! You will never guess this one..... I was back asleep at 11 this morning and finally got up for the day at noon. I should feel more energized than ever but I am fighting the urge to take another nap.
I also may not be getting a restful nights sleep due to this uncontrollable overactive bladder that has taken up residence in my body. I pee ALL THE TIME. I go right before I get into bed, again about 12 to 1, then again about 3 to 4. When I get up between 6 or 7 for the day I run straight for the bathroom AGAIN. I have never been one to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Up until pregnancy my body has always dealt with it long enough for me to get how ever much sleep I wanted.

Mood Swings
I want to start off with an apology to my wonderful husband and anyone who comes into contact with me within the next 34 weeks. Sorry ya'll. I will get better. :)
I am off my meds so I am sure that has something to do with all this.
I go from being on top of the world to totally pissed off feeling like I won't make it through the next 10 minutes to crying my eyes out. Nothing has to happen for me to get mad, happy, or upset. I am hoping this will get better over time or that I will learn how to deal with all these changes a little better. I feel a little immortal these days with all these changes going on. On top of that I am completely terrified now that the reality of me being responsible for another human being for the rest of my life has set it. But I already love this little one more than anything in this world. And he/she has already become the center of my world. I eat, sleep, and breath baby. Making a little time for Dada Peacock. :)