Welcome aboard, Va! Good to have someone with whom to commisserate...
My sister-in-law gave me six boxes of baby clothes -- some girly and some boyish, on account of she has one of each -- and I've been going through that. The problem is, her kids were born in July and mine is due in February -- so I think most of it will be the wrong season for the size.
I can hardly wait another four weeks to find out if we're going to have a Hero Elizabeth or an Adrian Pearson. I'll be sure to post more pictures and let you guys know when we find out.
In other news, my breasts -- aside from becoming huge -- have officially crossed over into functionality. If you know what I mean, you know what I mean. And I seem to be carrying this baby right out front -- my belly is round like Bhudda's, but it's the only place I've gained weight (besides my boobs). If I take after my mother -- which it seems I do -- I'm going to be all belly by Christmas, with another 2 months to go.
On the upside, now that I've entered that magical Second Trimester, the chronic lower back pain seems to have abated somewhat. Of course, I've got the shortness of breath thing going on -- I can't climb a flight of stairs without getting winded -- but at least I can get out of bed in the morning without Pedro having to carry me. And I seem to only be getting up to pee twice a night instead of six or seven times, like before.
Pedro, of course, has been great. He spoils me. He's made more glasses of chocolate milk in the last 4 months than any man should ever have to. Not to mention *several* last-minute runs to the corner store for: oreos, milk, potato chips, bread (for toast), ginger ale, peanut butter, and M&M's. No pickles and ice cream -- yet.
Which brings me to my most pressing unsatisfied craving: If anyone happens to see a box of Frankenberry cereal in the supermarket, please send me some. They only carry it in stores around here during the month of October, and it's driving me batty (no pun intended) to be craving it and know I have to wait a whole nother month. I found a website that sells it, but only "in season." Whatever that means.
When I do find it in the stores here, I intend to buy it by the crate.