Chickie sure is One Cute CUC!

I can hardly believe it's been 30 weeks already! Sometimes it feels like I've been pregnant for years, and other times it feels surreal that my little cucumber will be fully cooked and ready to play with everybody just 10 short weeks from now! 10 weeks is still a lot of time - over 2 months - but it definitely feels good to have made it this far and to know that we're in the home stretch. This week was a little off for me. My mom and I went shopping on Tuesday at THE CUTEST baby store in town (which I really do enjoy, but won't name here, and you'll see why in a second). Strange enough, while I was bent over looking at some awesome Ergo Babies, a whole shelf of something heavy came toppling down on the back of my head. My usual clumsy self didn't even touch any of it. The store owner was very nice and rushed over to make sure I was okay. I didn't want to cause any trouble since she had been so nice, so I ended up buying this beautiful black and camel Ergo (which I LOVE), but left the store more than a little shaken up.

After an hour nap on my parents' couch I felt better, but that night brought on THE WORST migraine ever! I couldn't sleep more than 10 minutes here and there because I can't lay on my stomach these days and the back of my head was killing me. From about 1 am - 5 am, I came out to the living room and laid down on the couch with packs of frozen veggies literally surrounding all sides of my head. I finally caved and took a couple of Tylenol around 5:30. The Tylenol really seemed to help ... that and a nice hot shower, some Mickey D's for lunch (thanks Robo and Gramma!), a few hours of "Property Virgins", and free pie Wednesday at Baker Square with Sean ;) My head still hurts a little bit here and there, but it's very VERY minimal compared to how I felt Tuesday night. I have my next doctor's appointment this coming Tuesday, so if my head still hurts at that point, I'll probably ask if there's anything else I should be doing.

And now for more fun Chickie Updates!!! ...

• Chris and I opened a savings account for Chickie! Maybe, with any luck, a semester or two of college will be in Chickie's cards by 2030 ... :)
• Chickie's book recommendations of the week: Goodnight Moon and Elmo's Guessing Game (*both books received 5 solid kicks ... the highest rating there is!)
• In fact, Chickie is continuing to kick all the time, especially when I'm lying down.
• Chickie's somewhere around 3 lbs (which means that at least 3 of the extra lbs I've been carrying around lately is NOT me! really it's not)
• Chickie's brain is really starting to take shape and is even capable of regulating body temperature.