Week 13

Fall weather has hit. It's gorgeous outside, so Button and I have been walking (strolling for me and cavorting for her, LOL) quite a bit.

So I *thought* the fatigue was past. I'll admit, the worst of it is over; the morning sickness surely has gone on to greener pastures (glory be!)... but darn, I'm still working on getting this apartment in order. It seems a never-ending battle. Le Sigh. Anyway, here's a picture of my "nook" in our spare room. The morning sun in there is absolutely lovely. :) Stay tuned for a baby-bump shot! ;-)

Twelve weeks, still not really showing...

The SECOND TRIMESTER hit this past Tuesday... now I neither feel NOR look pregnant. *sheesh* ... LOL!

A Slow Year - and, ahem, a dog

So after much thought, albeit in a rather short amount of time, I have decided to take the plunge. Er, pledge. Find me a patch, people, I'm going in for a no-shopping spree. That's it: no malls, no restaurants, no boutique splurges, no ready made food, etc. We'll be focusing on local vendors and the purchase of things which are of the most necessity.

It is thanks to a new-found friend (though I have read and lurked 'round her blog for awhile now) at These Days in French Life. Please do check out her phenomenal ideas and boundless energy. :)

Meanwhile, we purchased our last splurge-y deal. 'Course, I'm not really sure which category this really falls under, as I've been needing companionship during the day while Joe's at work, but I don't want to simply excuse it as "necessity", thereby allowing other boundary-pushing items into our life...

Here's our nine week old Australian Blue Heeler mix that we found at the Humane Society. Welcome, Button! :)

It rains today...

And oh, how I love it when it rains. Really, I do.

It's so nice to have been "relieved" of the "duty" of morning sickness, perhaps only a temporary respite, but GRAND nonetheless! Joe & I have plowed through now more than a dozen boxes, cleaned up, straightened up, gussied up and generally perked up the place. Lookin' good in the hood, dudes! :)

I bought our first house plant today at the auspicious Lunds & Byerly's, also splurging on my all-time favorite tea, soooo hard to find (if you're not online, eh) - that is, Yorkshire Gold. So, WHEE! :)

DH is due off work now, ahem, and I'm to pick him up. He works a blissfully short 12-5 shift tomorrow. Yay!

Here's our official 9-week bump: ... somebody wants to be seen! :)


('scuse please, the awful-ness of this photo... it's the only one I have, for now!)

Boxes abound

Pregnancy fatigue. I keep thinking I've maxed out on the tiredness scale, but each day I feel... more tired. Ugh. We just moved in to our new apartment in Minneapolis last week, so needless to say I've got scads to do, to unpack and create that lovely homey feeling.

But do I do anything? Hardy-har-har-har. I don't feel guilty, but I do feel lazy and jet-lagged and generally dismayed that I cannot lift a finger, it seems. I DID unpack two boxes (cups and mugs, kitchen things) this morning but I'll be darned if that and a load of laundry have done me in.

Off to do the menu plan for the week, mental note to incorporate normalcy with cravings. LOL!