graduation day

we are officially done with our child-birthing classes.  i wish this meant that we actually felt prepared, but i'm still feeling anxious.  jeff?  jeff doesn't get nervous about much and has been pretty level through the entire experience.  regardless, we are as ready as we are ever going to be.  however, i am thankful for our now weekly doctors appointments to answer all of our last minute questions!  

good news (that i'm not certain i documented)...my iron levels are up.  the blood test revealed higher iron levels than my doctor initially suspected.  a follow-up conversation with my doctor at this weeks appointment (friday) should answer any remaining questions.  

contractions have been coming and going.  nothing major and the doctor swears it's normal.  they don't feel "normal" to me, but i've never done this before!  they seem to happen first thing in the morning and late in the evening.  i just keep telling myself that my body is preparing.  sleep is still a distant memory, but i used the weekend to catch up on naps!  i only wish i could take naps in the middle of the day during the week, but work tends to frown on naps under the desk.  my maternity wardrobe is diminishing as fewer items fit the bill of comfort-wear (never in my wildest dreams would i think fashion fell in line behind comfort, but it is a solid reality at this point).  if i could convince my boss that lounge pants fall under the category "business casual," i think i would be set.  unfortunately, i don't think he's going to budge!

kato (sir kix a lot) is still a kicking machine, keeping me on my toes!  he gets hiccups on a daily basis and they often keep me from falling asleep.  they shake my insides, but it makes me laugh.  

this is a quick update but it's been a quiet week.  another doctors appointment on friday.  i will update further this weekend.