Yes, time is going fast. Thank goodness. I hope it stays that way.
The holiday was stressful for me thanks to DH's back and family visitors. I"m glad it's over and everyone is gone now. I'm not normally like that, but this year was just too hard. I was in the ER with DH for his back yesterday. But I don't really want to talk about it anymore. I'm sick of talking about it and hearing about it and dealing with it.
SO, in other news-
I managed to get some food made and frozen! Not much, but it feels good to see it in the freezer. Chili, pumpkin bread, banana bread, and 4 loaves of zucchini bread. It was all stuff I made for the holiday, so I doubled it all and froze half
I bought 2 car seats as well. We needed to do something about the car seat situation for the back row of our van since we have to fit 3 across. The base model of the Radian went on sale (though it's even lower now, darn it! $169 on AlbeeBaby), so we bought one of those. Then I found a used Chicco Keyfit that had only been used for 9 months, and got it for $70 (with the base). I normally wouldn't buy used, but money is tight and sometimes you have to do what you can to stretch it. I'm happy to have it! I HATED the Graco we had last time, which is funny because I loved the first Graco we had. Must have been the particular model.
My father in law and his girlfriend came to visit and did "Christmas" with the kids. They were the only wild card in my plan to keep the gift-giving down... now I have a bunch of stuff laying around the house
I know they meant well, but DANG. And my kids are acting like brats from all the stuff and the attention (and, no doubt, from me being too tired to discipline like normal and from the extra movie watching). Oh well. Time will straighten it all out.
Physically, I can't believe how well I am doing. Yes, my back hurts if I do a lot, but if I manage to be careful, I can avoid pain and just be uncomfortable. I don't get sciatica at night unless I accidentally sleep on my back. I have had some digestive issues, but it's tolerable.
I'm at the stage where strangers are starting to say things about my belly size. "You ain't gonna make it to Christmas!" I love the look I get when I tell them I am due in Feb. It doesn't bother me- I find it amusing. The only comment that has irritated me a bit was from my mom, saying that she hopes it isn't going to be a huge baby. Bah. Sometimes I wish I could push out a 10 pounder, all natural, and not tear, just to put an end to this obsession she has with big babies being dangerous. Just sometimes though... I'd rather keep it to 8 lbs!!!!
How's everyone else doing?