It's been a while.
I feel like I'm in a fog lately. I guess this is part of the "pregnancy brain" phenomenon that I've heard people talk about. I have done so many goofy things in the past week and a half. Just today, I did poorly on a test because I overlooked phrases on the multiple choice and completely blanked on a few of the written parts. I can't do anything but laugh because I rehearsed those exact parts for two weeks out of paranoia. Hopefully it gets better. Hopefully.
I'm growing for sure. Bean is making his or her presence known and my belly looks like I am extremely bloated. Not cute baby belly, but big gas baby. Bleh. One site that I love and helps me keep sanity and perspective through this is www.alphamom.com/pregnancy-calendar-overview I even read it to Chris each week, and he enjoys it too. The woman is hilarious.
I'm not really having specific food cravings. I just want what I want when I want it lol. I finally have eased off the nausea and that's a huge relief. We'll get to find out if Bean is a boy or a girl March 13th. I'll be 18 weeks plus then, but that's how the scheduling worked out. I guess a couple extra weeks won't hurt. (By the way, I want a boy and Chris wants a girl; this should be interesting....) We have names chosen. We have a color scheme picked out. We'll choose a theme once we know boy or girl.
It seems as if May will never get here, and at the same time, I feel like it's flying. I love clinicals, and I really appreciate my instructors being so great. I've worked so hard for the last several years toward this goal, and now that it's almost here, it feels very surreal. I just need to keep my eyes on the prize and stay the course. By August, I will be an RN with a wonderful husband and a sweet baby.
By the next post, maybe I'll have something better to write about. ;) For now, I just needed to clear my mind (ha!) and touch base with those of you who care to know. And if anyone has any tips to help clear the fog I seem to be stuck in, that would be awesome.
