Fires

What a crazy week - the fires have again paralized our city and the whole city smells of smoke. The sky is a dull gray color but the amount of deaths were low and it seems that the fires are moving away from SD - well there is not much more to burn. The sad part is they are moving North and East - hopefully to less populated areas. I have friends and family who were evacuated and friend's family who have lost homes - and it is all just so sad. The people who I feel the most for are the people who were evacuated, lost homes and /or family in the Cedar fire 4 years ago - how ironic that this fire happened 4 years to the week that the last fire happened. People are still mourning their loses and now they are also reliving the tragedy. It is too much for people to have to go through more then once in a lifetime.

me

this pregnancy has been somewhat of a breeze... well compared to the stories I hear from others and the tales I read about... however these past few weeks have been a hormonal hurricane. I have been bitchy witchy or I break down in tears randomly without provocation. i guess the fact that I am continually fighting a cold and a cough doesn't help in the least.
On a happier note after moping that Bella wasn't moving enough I have been feeling her quite a lot these past few days and finally Mike was able to feel her kick. This whole pregnancy has been all me - i have felt the changes I have felt her growing and now it is becoming more real for Mike - she'll be here in 15 weeks and well I can't quite believe it although I am not in the least bit worried - the person who worries about everything is not worried about the baby... i am not sure how daycare and diapers will be paid for but I am not worried. It is a nice change.

Let the shopping begin

I know that I had been dead set on a pink and brown nursery BUT.... all that changed when I went to Pottery Barn Kids yesterday. I walked in and saw the cutest bedding on sale. And it is so far away from the pink and brown that I had originally planned for - white and green and yellow with green embroidered daisies. I then went to Marshalls and bought matching baskets for under the bed to store toys and diapers etc....

kicking?

Well last night as I was just getting comfortable in bed I think that I felt Bella's first official kicks. I have been feeling quite a bit of movement but nothing that made me go "What the hell was that?" until last night. Three times about an inch below my belly button I felt sharp "pains" but not really pains --it was just the oddest feeling ever... I am hoping to feel them again soon so I can ease my wondering mind and go "Oh yeah no problem it is just my future soccer star in there saying hello...."

it's getting closer

Help my wedding rings don't fit anymore (my friend Kate pointed out that her' weren't fitting like they used to and I realize mind don't either)... well they fit but I have to pry them off of my fingers... I am continuing to grow and grow but have a Don't ask Don't tell relationship with the scale and I am actually okay with this deal... I had a dr's appointment this afternoon and he assured me that all is well with Bella - the ultrasound last week was perfect and with the negative results of the AFP test her chances of being downs is 1 in 12,000 and well since I am a bit of a gambler... those are odds that I will take. Okay so here I am at 21 weeks and 1 day and well then I went to The Gap and well... I had to buy Bella a dress and well then they had this cute bathing suit on clearance and well who could resist????? Not me .....