Time flies

I can't believe I'm already at 31 weeks.  Where did the time go?  I was supposed to thoroughly enjoy the moments of this pregnancy because it will be my last.  Life has gone on without any slow down for me to relish this little life growing inside me.  That isn't to say there haven't been some amazing moments and some hilarious moments (Aiden still refuses to change dirty diapers), but I don't think I've appreciated the whole process as much as I'd hoped I would.  I've been pretty off the grid with this one though.  I read my What to Expect When You're Expecting book about once a month.  Early on we looked at online images of what baby looked like every week but haven't done so in a couple of months.  I'm just living life and being pregnant.

Health -wise I'm doing pretty good. Rylee is an active little thing. The last week I've suffered with a major allergy/sinus attack. I went through the same thing when I was pregnant with Aiden at about the same time. It took about 3 weeks, a sinus infection, and an antibiotic to get over that one. I refuse to go there again. I've tried to get plenty of rest and started taking Benadryl a couple of nights ago. I generally HATE medicine (except ibuprofen), so I have to be miserable to take anything. Yes, I was that miserable, but I also don't want to be ill for weeks. I'm only taking one pill before bed of the Benadryl to dry me out enough to sleep. I must admit it's worked really well. I've gotten much needed rest and haven't had issues with medicine-head as I typically due with Benadryl. Although the 2 a.m. trip to the bathroom has been a little wobbly. :) Hopefully, tonight's dose and another good night's sleep will get me over this mess. I'm going to talk to Laurie (the PA at the clinic) tomorrow about what to do to make sure I keep this under control.

Now that Aiden has started Kindergarten and LOVES it, we can focus more on baby stuff.  We've painted the nursery and picked out items to go in there once I clean out the scrapbook closet and make room.  I've started a craft project for the cover plates and have a couple more planned for the decor.  As much as I miss Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm glad to have my weekends to work on nursery things.  However, I'm trying to work hard on my Scentsy Family business, so I can ride it through my leave from Benchmark Group.  I don't think I know how to slow down.  Which probably a good thing since I'm soon to be the mom of two.

I am thoroughly looking forward to my maternity leave.  I loved that time that I had with Aiden.  It's going to be a different balance this time around, but it's going to be so special.  For 12 weeks, I get to pretend I'm a stay-at-home mom.  I can focus on my family and my home-based business just like I've wanted to for a while.  I'm really looking forward to the Thanksgiving and Winter breaks Aiden will have from school during my leave when I get to be with both of my kids all day.  I may eat those words when reality hits, but I right now it sounds like a dream come true.