Month: July 2012

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ZBB at Summerfest

Ryan and I went to the Zac Brown Band concert at Summerfest last Thursday night, and it was incredible! Our seats ended up being beyond excellent, aside from the fact that they were standing-room only.

At least we didn’t have to worry about anyone yelling at us to sit down this time. Ahem. (i’m not still bitter about those stupid wrigley people or anything…)

The show started at 7:30 with 2 opening acts, so we figured getting in there around 8:30 would be good. Not really. ZBB didn’t end up coming on until after 9:30, by which point the temperature had risen about 15 degrees as people packed into the standing room area and my legs felt like they were about to explode.

Maybe people who say to wear compression stockings during pregnancy aren’t so crazy after all. But not on a 100+ degree day, thanks.

Anyway… Once they started playing they didn’t stop for about 2 hours, so we definitely got our money’s worth. Plus the area in which we stood was directly in front of the stage, and had we gotten there even earlier to get right up against the stage, we easily could’ve touched the band members as they came by. But I wasn’t about to battle drunk, sweaty, stinky crowds of youngin’s for that opportunity. Me and my pregnant self were perfectly happy a few rows back.

I think there were only about 2 songs of theirs I love that they didn’t play, so I was very happy with the performance. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking, but this makes 2 shows of theirs we’ve seen now and both have been beyond great.

Pregnant lady needed to stay hydrated…

He was deadly with that t-shirt cannon!

My favorite part was when they all came out to the front of the stage, sat down, and played Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion”. It was SO good!

The violin intro to “Free” gives me chills every time…

Ryan loved this guy because he was wearing a Packers shirt. He was crazy! (the band member, not ryan)

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Way to Well Health

Sounds good, right? Who doesn’t want well health? Well now Walgreens is partnering with AARP to bring well health right here to Milwaukee. Excellent!

You know those pink mammogram mobiles? This is very similar, except instead of squeezing your boobs in their fleet of customized vehicles, they provide free health tests to aid in the prevention and early detection of some of today’s leading diseases – heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Did you hear me? FREE! Continue reading “Way to Well Health”

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Friday Funk – 23 weeks

All right, you guys – if you can’t see this stomach growing now, then I’m going to have to say it’s not me, it’s you…

  • How far along?  23 weeks, 6 days
  • Total weight gain:  22.5 lbs. as of yesterday morning. Up a pound and a half since last week?? Ugh. What am I growing in there?
  • Maternity clothes?  Bottoms – definitely. Tops – for the most part.
  • Stretch marks?  Thankfully, no. I didn’t get any from D, so hopefully Dv2.0 doesn’t give me any either.
  • Sleep:  When D sleeps through the night (which is almost always), it’s pretty good. Sometimes I have to get up to pee, but that isn’t a constant yet. And I am finding that I’m getting sorer and sorer each time I wake up lying on my back now too.
  • Best moment this week:  Getting a day and a half off in the middle of the week for the 4th of July and being able to spend that time going out to an adults-only lunch with Ryan on Tuesday, then celebrating all day at home together on Wednesday.
  • Miss anything?  Beer, especially now that the weather’s warming up. And the Summerfest wine coolers.
  • Movement:  Rolls and flutters/kicks are getting stronger and a little more frequent, so that’s a good sign. He/she especially likes it when I eat.
  • Cravings:  In general, no, but when I get really hungry I want protein – meat, cheese, etc.
  • Aversions:  Food, no. Smells, not nearly as bad as last time, fortunately. I just get sick of scents quickly and have to get rid of them completely.
  • Gender:  Not finding out.
  • Labor signs:  No.
  • Symptoms:  Pretty much nightly heartburn (still mild though, thankfully), SI pain (though hasn’t been as bad this week as it had been), my hair isn’t shedding much when I wash/brush it, and I have some serious pregnancy brain. I didn’t notice this one so much with D, but this time it’s ridiculous. I often find the completely incorrect words falling out of my mouth for no apparent reason other than there is a tiny human being lodged in my uterus.
  • Belly button in or out?  In. Never went fully out with D, just a little crooked.
  • Wedding rings on or off?  On.
  • Looking forward to:  My next doctor appointment next week, and seeing a bunch of girlfriends at a baby shower this weekend. Hooray for babies!

Did you like my D vs. Dv2.0 picture comparison from last week? Good. Here’s another. Left side is me at 23w2d with D; right side is me at 23 weeks with Dv2.0. Please excuse the stupid arm-on-hip pose in my picture with D. I hate that pose, but I think I was trying to hide my ever-expanding behind. This time it’s just wide out in the open for all to see. And bump into as I pass by.