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Yesterday I bought my first maternity gear...a belly band. I've been so bloated the past couple of weeks. A few times I've had to ask Matt to button my jeans for me. lol They are so tight I can hardly pull them closed!! It's all bloat though, sometimes I have my flat tummy back, but rarely. I also think I lost a couple of pounds. Yesterday morning I weighed 3 pounds less than I did last week (of course, I sometimes weigh less in the morning when it's been awhile since I ate, but not that much). I gained some over Thanksgiving/Christmas because I stopped working out and ate A LOT. Now I'm back to exercising and I'm also trying to eat healthier. Anyway, I think I'll start wearing that band now with a couple of my jeans that are tighter. I have 2 pairs that are loose enough to be comfortable without it. I was excited about getting it though!

Thursday night Matt went out of town. We're still sharing my car, so I had to drive him to the rental car place and pick him up last night. I spent the night with my mom and sister Thursday night. My dad was out of town too, so it was a girl's night! My mom made grilled tilapia with mango salsa. Yum! We watched Ameri.can Id.ol and Hel.l's Kit.chen. Now I like HK, I think that's going to be a new show I watch. lol Mom and I spent yesterday together until I had to leave to pick Matt up. Then he and I watched a movie and ate ice cream together when he got home. It's really nice to have him back. He's going to start back with his normal traveling schedule now, about twice a month or so. Even though I miss him, it's good because he makes more money and all of the traveling perks like hotel, airline, and rental car points.

Tonight we're headed over to SIL's for dinner. She and her husband moved out of my in-laws' house a couple of weeks ago and want us to see their apartment. They live an hour away, in SC! But Matt and I are going to run some errands on the way, including going by the grocery store I worked at earlier this year (for only 2 months!) to pick up my W-2. It's out of our way since we moved, but on the way to SIL's new apartment.

Pregnancy updates....I'm still having morning sickness. Some days are worse than others. My stomach is upset a lot, I always feel kind of sick, but at least I'm not always nauseous. Some smells trigger nausea and certain foods (rice and black eyed peas...UGG! I feel sick just thinking about them. And that used to be something we ate with almost every meal). I'm tired a lot. I'm so glad I'm able to sleep late (if I get up at 8:00 or earlier I have to take a nap in the afternoon). I'm not very moody or emotional at this point and I think getting enough rest is the reason for that. The days that I wake up early and didn't nap I feel kind of weepy and moody in the evenings.

My sister applied for college. Whoa! It's hard to believe my little sis is already about to graduate and go to college. She applied at the same university Matt and I went to. It's a good school! Far enough away that she can live up there, but close enough that she can come home to visit on the weekends if she wants.