Friday… Black Friday.
My mom and I go shopping every year on Black Friday and this year was no
exception. We always head out around 7
am and it has always worked well – the midnight shoppers are done and lots of
other shoppers aren’t out yet. This year,
however, was CRAZY. So. Many.
People. I did order a dresser and
glider, which was super exciting. My mom actually purchased the glider as a baby gift for us, which was really sweet. While
placing the order, I was told that if the store didn’t have them in stock, it
would take 14-18 weeks for them to arrive.
SAY WHAT?!? I had no idea. I could live without the glider, but I needed
a dresser to start organizing and storing baby clothes.
Thankfully, the store had both (which I think is rare and we really lucked
out). I was very excited. My mom and I came away with some great deals,
but we also ran into a couple snags. One
store advertising everything as 50% off, but when it came time to pay for
items, they weren’t all 50% off (still need to contact customer service about
that one – not cool). I picked out a few
books for W and didn’t check the price.
I just thought books were books.
Ha. My total seemed way high and
after looking at the receipt, I realized one of the books was $27. For a children’s book?!? No way.
That book is being returned. I
should also mentioned that I was absolutely exhausted and so done with shopping
by 2 pm. I was tired of annoying people and
carrying heavy shopping bags. My mom and
I ended up meeting A and W for an impromptu late lunch and it really cheered me
up. I was SO hungry by that time and W was so well behaved. The restaurant had a sleigh and Christmas
décor and W was mesmerized! He kept
pointing to the sleigh and waving – so cute. J I can’t remember Friday night, but I think it
was pretty uneventful.
Saturday, I had a 7:40 am doctor’s appointment. I was still tired and worn out from the prior
day’s shopping extravaganza. The
appointment was with my favorite doctor and went well. It was the gestational diabetes appointment
so I had to drink the lovely sugary fruit punch and then wait an hour for blood
draw. I made A come with and keep me
company since I knew it would be a long appointment. The drink wasn’t bad at all. I asked favorite doctor if I could schedule a
c section with him and he said yes, that I could schedule the c section at my
next appointment (the plan is still to try for VBAC if I go into labor
earlier). While checking baby’s
heartbeat, baby gave the doctor a couple really strong kicks – the kind of
kicks where my whole belly moves. I think
the doctor was surprised and commented on baby’s strength. I asked about baby’s position. It appears baby is head down, but
diagonal. Pretty common for this stage
of pregnancy. We also scheduled a 3D
ultrasound. Something I had originally
planned not to do since W didn’t look anything like his ultrasound pictures,
but I just couldn’t resist a peek at this babe.
And I ended the appointment by getting the pertussis vaccine. The nurse warned me it would hurt. My arm was feeling fine shortly after the shot and I naively thought
others who’ve complained must be wimps.
Joke was on me because by the next day, my entire arm was
throbbing. That one hurts!!
The rest of the day was busy. I got my hair cut, we went for a walk (the
weather was really nice), A put up Christmas lights outside, and we went out
for pizza. A fantastic (albeit busy)
day.
Sunday, I was in such a bad mood. I’m not sure why exactly, but I wasn’t
feeling well and was a little overwhelmed by all the things I wanted to get
done. Knowing I had tons of work emails
waiting for me and plans every weekend from now until eternity didn’t
help my mood. Church, Starbucks, and grocery
shopping all went well. W refused to nap
until 3:45. 4 hours passed his normal
nap time! When he finally fell asleep, I
finally snapped out of my bad mood. I
even painted my nails – something I haven’t done in about a year! A little pampering goes a long way. We decided to decorate the tree that night
and it turned out beautifully. Because
of the late nap, it took A forever to get W to sleep, but when he finally
slept, all was well. I was sad our long
weekend was over.
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