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There are days when I look around in my house, cluttered and neglected, and I think about how I'm going to get it spotless. Then there are days when I can't get my butt off the couch for anything and those are the days that keep the mess piling up. I feel like I'm in a losing battle, but all I really need are three good days of high energy to do the job. My body though is unpredictable. This last weekend was particularly busy and it's taken me up to now to recuperate from all the hubbub.

I went to my first OB appointment last Saturday and while I was sitting in the room waiting for her to come I thought about how hard it was being in labor with Aidan. I'm seriously hoping that all the stories about how the second one comes easier is true. I had forgotten about all the poking and probing pregnant women have to go through. First I had to get my blood drawn and the nurse couldn't get it from my right arm, so they tried my other arm. The blood came out quickly but I had to fill three vials so now I have a huge bruise on that left arm and I couldn't bend it for two days. And I've always hated getting a Pap smear. I cringe when I think about it. Maybe I'm just being a baby but it's a very uncomfortable feeling to me. Anyway, I had to get one of those. And then lastly was the cervical exam. Bleh. They told me two different due dates, October 17 and 19. They say that they always give an extra week or something confusing like that so all I can say is that baby might come sometime in mid October. My next appointment is for an ultrasound this coming Monday so they can gauge exactly how far along I am. This is exciting! Our only ultrasound for Aidan was when I was five months along.