Rain Rain Go Away

It has been the rainiest summer/early fall I can remember. I am definitely a sunny weather person and all this rain is starting to get to me. Normally I could embrace an occasional rainy day and can, by staying in, curling up to watch a movie, or read a good book. Rain however is no fun if you have to be out in it.

I have already told you of my parking experience at SWCC and it hasn't changed much. This week I managed to get an employee spot 2 out of the 4 times I had to park. Even if I manage to get a close spot I do have to walk quite a bit to get to the building that I teach in. As I said earlier, normally this would not be an issue were it not for..............................................................................

Maternity Pants.

Actually I shouldn't call them maternity pants because they aren't actually made for maternity wear. I happened to find a pair of Khaki pants at Dillards with an elastic waist (great!) but with no drawstring.

BIG MISTAKE

Picture the big pregnant lady trying to walk to her car in the pouring rain pulling a luggage bag full of school supplies, holding an umbrella, all while her pants are slowly falling down to her knees with every step she takes.

I had to stop every 5-6 steps to tuck my umbrella under my chin all while my bag and the bottom of my pants were getting soaked just so I could pull up my pants that were quickly creeping down.

By the time I got to the parking lot I was ready to just take the pants off and walk in my underwear to the car. Not to mention there were students everywhere of course this whole time who I am sure thought I was a crazy person stopping every 10 ft to hike up my pants to my breasts. I have learned a valuable lesson through all of this..and will not be wearing those pants in the rain again.


This week's fun pregnancy facts:

I got my first leg cramp this week. It only lasted an afternoon. According to the Internet this happens due to potassium and calcium levels being out of whack.

The heartburn is back, I had one really bad night where nothing worked and I was up until 2:00 a.m.
I am now taking mylanta and zantac almost every day. And I have to remember to stay away from onions and tomatoes as a combo.

The 2 best things about pregnancy at this point (besides the baby of course) are the long healthy nails, and the bigger boobs. I am already up a whole cup size,(I had to buy new bra today), which I am thinking is crazy...because I keep hearing that they are not even as big as they are going to get when I am nursing.

I am already feeling fake contractions (tightening that doesn't hurt) my doc says I should drink 3 cups of water when that happens. I find it amusing that the answer to everything is drink more water, take a tylenol, or eat more fiber.

My most recent pregnancy paranoid thought is that I need to buy a mattress pad for my bed. My fear is that my water will break while I am asleep and ruin my mattress. (Yes I know there is not a good chance of this happening) I also know that my husband will notice and hate it if I cover my mattress in plastic the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy.

The nursery is slowly coming together...pics to come! It's looking really cute.

The baby is moving a lot more now. Mostly at night when I am trying to get to sleep. He must be training me for the future. :)