Tarts, Wonder Soap, and Minivans

Hi Everyone….Andrea here.

Well I am now in my 28th week of pregnancy. I am still feeling pretty good. Although, I’ve recently started feeling like my belly is starting to get on the big side (lets not even talk about my boobs!). Walking up long flights of stairs is now a little taxing, shaving my legs is harder than it used to be, and getting in and out of the car is a little more difficult….you get the drift.
So I had an appointment with my OB in the fourth week of June. Like every appointment, I stand on the scale as soon as I get there and tell the secretary my new weight.

Well, this particular time, the secretary didn’t seem to believe me when I told her what I currently weighed. She asked me “Are you sure?” In my head I was thinking “Weird. I must have lost weight. Why would she be in such disbelief?” I look at the scale again and proudly say “Yes, I am sure….Why?” She responds with “Because you’ve gained 10lbs”. What the?!?!?!?! That’s right folks; I gained 10lbs in one month!!!! Ooopsie!

Either this is going to be a super-sized baby, or my chocolate and pecan tart cravings are really getting the better of me. Honestly – I have become so obsessed with pecan tarts that I have actually succumbed to “googling” places in Toronto that have the best pecan tarts. Obviously, my little search isn’t doing me much good. But hey, if I look on the bright side – I have found a place that sells unbelievable tarts.

In my last blog entry I wrote about how I was plagued by those very painful Charley horses at night. Well – I am happy to report that much has changed. Most nights now, I don’t have any and the nights that I do, they are not as intense. This is all thanks to a little bar of soap that I put under the sheets with me in bed. No – I am not crazy (at least not yet!). This solution is an old-wives tale. A bar of soap under the sheets = no more Charley horses. Can you believe that one??? I know – it’s totally laughable, but I was having such a bad time that I would have tried anything at all. I have researched this old technique, and surprisingly, it seems to work for most people who have tried it. Strange but true. I give credit to a very wise Aunt for telling me about this.

With a little under three months to go before my son makes his big debut into this world, I already have quite the collection of clothes for him. Shopping for baby clothes has definitely become one of my favorite pastimes. I live and work near a Baby Gap so every time I walk by it (which is at least once a week) I am forced to check it out.

However, I have to say that I always bypass the regularly priced clothes (which in my books are way too expensive) and head straight for the sale rack. It’s amazing the deals to be had there. A couple of weeks ago they had a 40% off sale on the sale items! I bought this kid a few pairs of jeans for $10 each! Deal! I walked out of there with a huge paper bag full to the brim with amazingly priced super-cute clothes sized anywhere from newborn to two years.

With this being baby #2, I have noticed that everyone and their brother asks Chris and I if we will be having anymore kids after this one. I was never asked that with Grace because people just assumed we would at least have two. I guess people are now curious if we are crazy enough to throw another one into the mix. Well let me answer this question once and for all for everybody – I have no idea if we will have another one. We’ll decide that after we see how we handle two little balls of energy in our life.

Plus – we’ll also have to see if there is a car available on the market that will hold three kids plus all the stuff that we’ll need to cart around for these three kids. I know a minivan will do the trick….but that is just not going to happen – EVER. I have made that promise to myself and thankfully Chris is on board with this. This promise was made at the age of 16 when I obtained my license and only had the option of driving my parents Lumina van around. Embarrassing! When you are desperately trying to look cool (even though you’re not!), a minivan doesn’t cut it.

(For all those mini-van drivers out there - just for the record, I know how handy these family-fun filled vans can be. I also know that they probably make your life easier, as they would mine...but I just can’t do it.)

So unless something blog-worthy happens in the next couple of weeks that I think you may want to hear about, I won’t be posting again until late August. Chris, Gracie, Number 2, and myself are hitting the road and escaping the city for some cottage life up north. I will blissfully be far away from a computer or cable TV. With all of that time on my hands, I’m sure it’s going to hit me that this baby is going to be here lickety-split! When I return from my vacation, Number 2 will be making an appearance in a little over a month. It feels like I just got pregnant yesterday. Where has all the time gone??