22 weeks.

5 and a half months!

Planning. I've been pretty occupied with how our room is going to be arranged. I also picked out which crib & baby changer I want--I did a lot of research & unfortunately these items can only be ordered through the Babies R Us or Target websites. Much has to be moved around or taken out. Like Mark's desk, it's HUMUNGOUS & is pretty much the size of the crib so we're going to get a much smaller desk. Our TV stand is too long as well & I need that space for the baby changer. Thank God our room is sorta large. I did all the measurements on all our furniture & drew out a floor plan. Last week I cleaned out underneath our bed. You won't believe how many plastic bags were under there..it's literally our "hide everything" spot. I also found like 4 tennis balls so Bonnie was having the time of her life literally running all over plastic bags chasing after the balls. I also got rid of like 50 pieces of clothing that I never use anymore / don't need. Now I'm not struggling with squeezing some clothes in, and I have plenty of hangers. I threw away all the extra chinchilla supplies we had in a storage since they're not with us anymore & used that bin to put all my handbags in. I also got rid of old purses, even the pink Andy Warhol guns bag that brings me back to senior year! Boo. But I told myself that all those memories are kept safely in my mind & that I have no room to keep them stashed away forever. All the extra things I got rid of are going to Goodwill (yes, I love doing this for a cause!) so I gotta carry like 8 bags of crap to the corner haha. Well, they're kinda too heavy so I need Mark's help. I cleaned out 3 drawers (out of 9) that are in our closet to make room for any of Baby Dylan's extra clothes or supplies. What we also need is some deep carpet cleaning. Bonnie & Margaux did a wonderful job in messing the place up when they were little puppies, and Happy contributed when he felt like being an ass. I can't wait to see the outcome of this room; it's gonna be great! And I've been planning that the "theme" colors of our room will be brown/beige because the crib bedding we're planning to get is a mixture of blue/brown/beige/light green with zoo animals. It's gonna look organized up in here! We'll get started on it in next month (:

Last Saturday was Melissa's baby shower! I felt like I belonged because there were a TON of little kids running around & like 6 pregnant chicks & what not. Haha. I also won the "Poop Guessing Game" (which is where you have melted chocolate in the diapers --portraying poop-- and you have to guess which chocolate brand it is). I always end up winning that game, I remember winning it at Nay's haha. I eat chocolate too much! HAHA. I took a look at those melted chocolates & I didn't even think twice. We also played bingo for the type of gifts they would be receiving and even after someone had already won, Leslie & I were STILL playing haha. Mark was also chosen to play a game where he and his partner were blindfolded & they both had one arm behind their backs & they had to help each other put a diaper on a stuffed animal in front of them. Too bad they ended up putting the diaper over the poor bear's head. HAHA. I recorded it too. It was also fun meeting people & laughing too much with the cousins [Arnie Leslie Fern Paul etc]. Melissa's nursery for Evan is SOO CUTE! It's themed brown/blue & it's just perfect in there. And apparently Mark's father knows I'm pregnant (we thought he didn't know) so that means we gotta make a visit soon (which I'm scared about). That baby shower was fun; it definitely makes me look forward to mine!

So the pregnancy updates of this week:

The GOOD--

-Planning is fun.
-TLC & Discovery Health channels are so informative. I make Mark watch Jon Kate + 8 with me so he can understand what it will be like when he sees his little man running around in the future.
-I want a Peg Perego Uno stroller + car seat..they're so handy! I researched & researched & found this to be really convenient & the lightest. When I saw the Bugaboo Frog & read about all its features, I really wanted it. BUT I CHANGED MY MIND. I feel like if I did have a Bugaboo Frog, I'd need some sort of alarm system on that thing to keep hands off it. They cost $800!!!! Jeez.
-The belly is getting bigger & bigger.
-The baby likes to kick A LOT! It happens randomly most of the time so I can never get Mark to feel at the right times. It makes me happy whenever I get to feel him kick. He likes to kick after I drink some caffeine free coke. Whenever I play classical music, he nevers kick, but earlier I was playing some Paramore for him & he started kicking me! I probably woke him up, haha.
-Paramore is opening up for No Doubt on tour this summer! Oh man, I miss Gwen! My two favorites on tour together, how perfect can it get?

The BAD--

-I get my headaches..oh, how I HATE THOSE. But it's lessening.
-I pee wayyyyy too much; Mark didn't even realize how I wake up in the middle of EVERY night just to go pee (until I asked him yesterday, "Do you ever notice me going to the bathroom every night?" "Oh, you do? I never knew that.") I pretty much pee every 2 hours during the day.
-I feel like a cow because I'm gaining so much weight. It's just me being so insecure especially after coming straight from a diet to being pregnant out of no where.
-Sleeping is getting a bit more complicated. It's the whole "laying on your sides" issues. My ears and shoulders end up hurting so much after sleeping in the same position for hours. I actually find laying on my back much more comfortable, but I try not to so that circulation is consistent for the baby. I don't know. I read that it doesn't affect the baby rather it affects your own back. Then I read that it affects your baby's oxygen. I just gotta ask my doctor about how she thinks the next time I see her.
-Medi-Cal is pissing me off. I went to Target to get my prescription for my prenatals filled, but the pharmacist says that Medi-Cal won't cover the type of pills I was prescribed (the ones with DHA added) and that they'll only cover certain over-the-counter types. This whole time I've been receiving TONS of samples so I never got them from a pharmacy, but now that I've been approved with Medi-Cal, I get prescriptions b/c it's supposedly free. But here's the pharmacist telling me how they're expensive as well ($50-$60) I was like WHAT! Ugh, I hope the pharmacist calls me back soon; she said she'd call my doctor for any alternatives.
-Mood swings. I've been getting them often these past 2 weeks. I'll have my absolute high moments then I'll have my down moments. I get pretty uneasy when I think about how people have their doubts about me, but Mark keeps reminding me that I must continue to concentrate on myself & the baby & to not care what people think especially when they don't matter. He's definitely right. No one knows the life I live except myself I may not have a girl "BEST FRIEND" that I can turn to anymore, but I do have a boyfriend who fits the role just fine. He's all I need.
-My wrist is swollen & it hurts so bad. I definitely need to see a doctor soon about it especially before I gotta be holding my baby so often. I can hardly turn my wrist both ways. It even hurts as I type right now.

Well, it's almost 1am, and I feel like I want something sweet. So bad. I got mad cravings!

Goodnight!