Play-dates and fat babies

I'm so excited for tomorrow. Ro and I are going to meet up with a couple of my friends from pregnancy classes and have a play-date! I'm excited to meet their little ones...last time I saw them, the babies were just a bump. :)

Obviously, at this point, this play-date is more about mommy hang-out time than actual playing for the babies. They'll probably all lay on the floor and stare at each other, which, granted, will be pretty dang cute. Rowan hasn't had much of a chance to interact with other kiddos, so I'm curious to see how he'll react. He met a little girl at church last night and cooed at her for several minutes. (She cooed and grinned back...future love interest?) One of the bad things about living in such a tiny town is that there are no other young couples with little babies around here.

I am so, so ready to move away from here. I'm tired of having limited grocery shopping options. (Seriously, we have Piggly Wiggly, Walmart, and Dollar General. I'd like some organic options, please.) I'm tired of having no friends around here. I'm half an hour away from most of my friends, which leads to extremely limited hang-out time, and there are no other young couples at church, either. I miss being around people my own age. Even though most of my friends aren't in the same stage of life as me, it's still nice to be around other girls sometimes. It gets lonely, even when I'm spending all my day with a cute little boy. I just keep praying that DH finds a new job that gets us out of here.

Speaking of cute little boys, my kiddo is a total chunk. He's up to 13 pounds now, and is just so full of spark! He giggles and grins and "talks" to us non-stop. We finally figured out that he's not dairy-sensitive, but instead was having foremilk/hindmilk issues. I'm block feeding now and that seems to really be helping. We have his 3-month photos scheduled for January and it breaks my heart that he's growing so fast. I love being his mom, though...always an adventure.

My big boy on Saturday after being stuck in traffic for over an hour. He was so good and patient, and thank goodness I had my pump and a clean bottle or we would've been facing a major meltdown when we hit the 2.5 hour mark!

But I don't wanna!

DH has given me the assignment of going and getting two new tires for one of our cars today. We already replaced the other two, so this will make it a full set of new tires. And let's be real...I don't want to do it. I really, really hate interacting with strangers. Especially strange men. I know, that's ridiculous and childish. But for some reason, it really stresses me out. I'll definitely be bringing the receipt from when DH got the tires in case someone tries to over-charge me or something.

I've always had some social anxiety about things like that. Even though I'm a SAHW, DH ends up doing most of the grocery shopping because it makes me feel so panicky to go to the store alone. I hate hate HATE making phone calls to companies. I have zero problem socializing in groups, but for some reason, striking out on my own just gives me a conniption fit.

I hit 18 weeks pregnant yesterday. We're 12 days away from finding out the sex of the baby (hopefully) and I cannot wait. It's almost making me ill, thinking about the moment the tech tells us whether we're having a son or daughter. I honestly don't care either way...I just want to KNOW.
Here's a bump pic from yesterday...hopefully my mirror is clean this time!

Side note: It looks like we might be facing an imminent move again soon. DH's job situation is...less than ideal. I hate moving, but it's a whole lot scarier now that I'm pregnant. So send us good vibes and prayers on that front!

On the move! (Literally and metaphorically. I'm so deep.)

Things are (still) going well here in BG. But soon, they'll be going well in Franklin, KY. Because we're moving there. Jesse and I had been looking for some more permanent housing, and we wanted to move a bit more south. He has better job opportunities in TN, so Franklin would allow us to live in KY while he commuted to TN, if need be. We found an awesome duplex that has two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, washer/dryer hookups, and great storage space. They'll allow us to paint and have pets, for no extra deposit, which is unheard of. It's actually going to be cheaper rent than where we live now. (Not going to lie, a big part of me thinks the best part is the washer and dryer. Cloth diapers ftw!) And yes, we'll still be going to the same congregation. I think we'd be willing to commute quite a long way to worship there.

On Memorial Day, Jesse and I went on a 3-mile hike with my friend Kristin and her husband Aarron, and their little kiddos Emma and Tate. It was a lot of fun! Kristin is one of those people that I instantly bonded with when I met her. We got to chat a lot on the hike, and I had a lot of fun. It was nice to get some exercise while we were away from the gym. Jesse and I have been going to the gym pretty often the last week. (Well, he goes to the gym more than I do, because I have yoga.) It feels good to know that I'm finally doing something about the weight I've gained, instead of just complaining about it and feeling jiggly. Unfortunately, my yoga membership is almost over. (Today is the last day.) I'll miss it a lot, but I think it gave me the motivation to get to the gym, so it was totally worth it. Yoga is just too expensive to keep going every month.

Jesse and I have decided that I get to be a stay-at-home-wife for a little while longer. I'm going to start couponing some and try to save us as much money on groceries as possible. It's pointless to get a job right now when we're going to move, but hopefully we'll be fine without me having a job, anyhow. It's been working out totally fine with just his income, so for the time being, I get to live my dream job. :)

Other than moving and TTC, there isn't a lot going on in our lives. (Or at least, not anything else I'll talk about on Pleonast.) We are incredibly blessed, and it just keeps gettin' better. I get in a "mood" sometimes, but when it comes down to it, I can only do so much for TTGP. The rest is up to luck and God.