35 Weeks

I had my last bi-weekly appointments at the OB at the start of the week. Everything looked good, although I am having a ton of swelling which is making it painful to type come evening time. As I was checking out, I mentioned to the receptionist how difficult it has been tracking down the swine flu vaccine. She said they had just received their doses, which they didn't think they were going to get, and I could get the shot right then if I wanted. After all that hassle, it ended up being nothing to get the shot. My arm did hurt more from this shot than the seasonal though, but I didn't end up with any flu like symptoms. Now I just need to find a shot for T.

The day before Halloween, I went shopping for the last of my Christmas gifts (with a few exceptions that I didn't find in stores.) Retail therapy felt good because I had been by myself at home most of the week, which makes me very lonely. I also had a ton of coupons, so was able to get a lot more items than I normally would. The gifts I have bought online are here as well, so I spent the next day wrapping everything to get ready to ship out to family members.

We were invited to a Halloween party on Saturday. Before the party, two of our friends were in town for a wedding and we went around town running errands with them so that we could spend some time with them. They are also expecting and moved to another state a few months back, so this will be the last time we see them in person before we each have kids. The party didn't start until 8, which was great because that is when trick or treating magically stops in our neighborhood. It is a phenomenon that we have seen year after year, but still haven't understood how the kids magically all know to stop at that time. T dressed up as Charlie Brown (wearing a shirt I owned in high school) and two pairs of girls panty hose to make him look bald. I made a pregnasaurus costume out of a large green t-shirt, green and white foam, a foam visor, and some felt. It was amazing looking and I got a lot of comments on it. T and I have already made plans for next year. We are going to do a family costume, and T will be David Bowie's character from the Labryinth, I will be Jennifer Connelly's character, and the baby will be the baby brother. It is going to be awesome.