family reunion

We had the Griffin family reunion this year at the Cub River Ranch Guest Lodge. We swam, ate, played, ate, crafted, ate, painted glitter toes, ate, did skits, and ate some more. I thought for sure I was going to gain 10 pounds that week (I only gained 3). Everyone was able to make it this year and nobody drowned!

letter to school

Dear summer school:

Please be kind to my husband. He is working 27+/- hours a week, studying for the PCAT, and his wife is expecting a baby. Please let us have some semblance of a fun summer without all the studying and books and grades that come with school. And, if it's not too much trouble, please let him get a good grade in his class and a REALLY good score on the PCAT.

Sincerely,

me

thank you, and goodnight

I'm at my parent's house and this was the only picture I could find on their computer. They look extra good because this was taken 10+ years ago at my sister's wedding luncheon. Anyhoo, I digress.

These past couple ofweeks have been pretty hard with all the aches and pains that pregnancy brings. A lot of the days that Joe is working and going to school, I'll go to my parent's house and stay there for the day just to have someone to chat with. Thanks, mom and dad, for letting us eat with you, use your washer and dryer, and chatting with us.

she hulk

Lately, I've been feeling like ...

I'm almost to my 35th week but I am MISERABLE! Do you wanna hear all about my aches and pains? My feet, legs, and hands look like little Vienna sausages, I've got a tearing sensation on my mid-abdomen that won't go away, I'm having braxton hicks contractions, I get headaches off and on all day long, I can only sleep in 3 hour increments on either my right or left side, I get heart burn every night around 8 o'clock, I have allergies and swollen nasal passages, my pelvis feels like its being pulled on both sides in opposite directions, I'm sleep deprived already and have a needy toddler, and summer school officially started this week so I see my husband for a few minutes here and there during the week.

The way things are going, my baby will come out looking like this ...

Could you still love a face like this?

Those ladies who say that they love being pregnant are full of crap. Please give me another 3 months or so to get back to normal before you judge anything I say. If not I might turn into a giant, green monster. "Amber so mad! Amber crush you!"

high flyer

Some family came up for Memorial Day. It was cold, wet, and rainy, but that didn't stop Corban from jumping on the trampoline.

33 weeks

**WARNING** pregnancy rant

For the past month, at least, I've been having braxton hicks contractions. They started out annoying but now ... THEY HURT! I literally have to stop whatever I'm doing, sit down, and breath. She's sitting so low that my stomach looks like a torpedo is trying to hone in on a target and explode, which creates a whole new batch of those glorious purpley stretch marks. Heart burn. This is a new symptom for me. I was sitting up reading a book. I innocently burped and almost threw up all over my mom's sitting room!

Summer school starts for Joe next week. He'll be working part-time, taking Genetics, and studying for the PCAT which is on July 20. Yep, 4 days before my due date.

Seven more weeks. I can handle this. Hopefully.

mother's day

I don't have any photos of Mother's Day because I'm pregnant and still sick. That's my excuse and sticking to it. Corban/Joe bought me work out clothes (because I asked them to) and the CUTEST card. It was one of those recordable cards where Corban did all the talking. So now I have Corban at age 2 saying my name, where we live, his name, and a sweet message. This card is definitely a keeper!