turn the corner

so, it looks like i've officially turned the corner on morning sickness. . . but not because my first trimester is over. that's not till week 14 (b/c i wasn't pregnant for the first 2 "weeks" of this process), but the remainder of the weekend proved very productive (house cleaning, laundry, dishes, yard work, oh my). i'm very excited to be able to do things again and not be dead tired at all times. not that i'm still tired (went to bed by 8:45 wednesday night).

i'm also officially naming my bella band a success. for whatever reason my pants appear to no longer fit my waist come this past monday morning. sure, i think i've snuck on another pound or 2 since last week, but not to the point of pants not fitting! bella band to the rescue. it has discreetly and comfortably kept my unbuttoned (though mostly-zippered) pants up all week, including jeans today. i think it's too soon to cross over to maternity wear just yet, so i'm really happy with how this is working out.

so i had to chuckle to myself last night. i received a voicemail from a family member, jokingly giving me grief for not calling about the news. this person already has 2 kids and we did not get a call on either; barely got the info when the children arrived. and *i* haven't called yet? hah.

i'm nervous that gibson's training and well being may fall victim to the pregnancy. he's been acting out a lot recently, but it's hard to tell if that's because he's acting out more, acting frustrated by our lack of interest and playing, forgetting his training, needing to be neutered, or sleeping all day. probably some combination of all of the above. but with adam starting his hectic work-every-day-for-2-months schedule, he's neither available nor awake enough to help in that department. we'll see if i can help step it up a bit.