funk

this had been the strangest winter in my 26 years. a few meager snowfalls and here we are on january 8th, 39*F and nary a snowman in site. which leads to our current doings. i've spent all day on the couch and i've liked it very much, thank you.

 

josh has been coming down with a nasty cold the past few days and i'm thinking i either have a lesser form of it or my 8 month pregnant body is catching up with me. i had to coax my aching body out of bed this am, it's becoming a bit laborious to only be able to sleep on my sides and by the time morning comes around i am ready for a new position. as a result this morning i drug myself out of bed, grabbed a couple pumpkin chocolate chip muffins i made yesterday and a glass of OJ and made my way to the basement. joining my gaming husband on the couch and promptly falling back asleep. we took a small break late morning to shower and brush our teeth and headed back down to 'the cave.'

petra has been laying patiently on her pillow at our feet and occasionally resting her nose on my lap and pleading with me to let her up and snuggle. were i not large with child i would allow her to leap up and crawl all over me, unfortunately her rambunctious ways don't maker her the safest snuggler and we've been missing each other of late.

our netflix queue is pulled up but sometimes tv doesn't suffice for a lazy day on the couch. i brought down my 'supplies' post shower and i am ready to stay put the rest of the day. my birthing book, latest county living mag and a couple beautiful catalogs for places i don't even shop at. the only downfall to this basement hideaway is the bathroom. the toilet seat down here is a frigid ceramic type due to it being by the back door. always a shocker.

i've got my feet propped up on my hubby's lap and an oversize maternity shirt on. the best thing about staying home is i don't have to wear my maternity jeans which are so uncomfortable at this point. perfectly content sitting here in these ratty 8 year old sweat pants. leftover applebee's for a late lunch and josh has been sucking down the green tea and leftover potato soup. hoping we both recover quickly as we have one last getaway coming up before the little man arrives.

last night we went out to applebee's with friends and we received some adorable baby clothes. when we first found out we were having a boy i was a little bummed about the apparel department, there are so many fun girl clothes out there and let's not even talk about accessories. but with time i've come to enjoy the challenge of finding fun boy clothes. savers and goodwill have been extremely helpful in this way and clearance racks are a great friend. our friends last night gave us a cute pair of patched up jeans for 0-3 months that i can't wait to style.

we've been spending a lot of time socializing with people/friends lately, it seems they think that once the baby comes they will never see us again so they are taking advantage of the time we have now. :) we shall see.

for the rest of the afternoon i will sit here: doze, listen to my husband watch political debates on youtube, eat the rest of the leftover puppy chow and candy from christmas and revel in the fact that i don't have to take care of a little person quite yet.