Just needed to get this out-

A family member asked me recently how I was doing, and added that she bet that I was tired of hearing that by now. I remember thinking the same thing when asking my pregnant friends and family members. The answer, first of all, is I feel great. And, I always appreciate the question because I'm so rarely asked it. I don't expect people to go out of their way to check on me, but it's still a nice (and quite simple) gesture.

Also, I know my hormones have been a bit out of whack lately - great one day, not so great the next. It doesn't help when people seem to intentionally get on my nerves - again, it might just be my hormones, but I'm not so sure. Nick gets the brunt of it, and thankfully he's kind of used to it by now (I readily admit I am not easy to deal with!) so he takes it all in stride.

I've been doing a lot of reading on when I go into labor and when the baby comes,and when I'm in the hospital and when we bring him home. It's eye opening and I'm learning a lot. I'm not scared of any of it, I know Nick and I make a great team and we will figure it out. It's kind of everyone else that I'm worried about ;)

We're heading to New York shortly and I'm really looking forward to it. My grandmother was supposed to come to the dinner but decided to go to her sister's instead. I'm really bummed about that because I haven't seen her in over 2 years and just found out yesterday that she isn't coming. But, I'm looking forward to seeing the family members that will be there and just relaxing for the super long weekend. Joe asked if I had any special requests and I said, without hesitation, "MAC AND CHEESE AND ROLLS."

I promise to update everyone about Mexico soon - it was a great trip!

One last thing - my amazing husband sent me two dozen beautiful roses at work today, thanking me for "doing awesome" in Mexico. He's the best, I couldn't ask for a better man.