13 weeks

Okay, so after much ado, I have a 13 week pic finally.  Well, it's more of a 13.5 week pic.  I kept forgetting to take it.  From the left, last week, this week, and 13 weeks pregnant with Cole.  Suffice to say I'm still much bigger this time around AND 13 weeks is obviously a rough week for me.  If you think the picture on the right looks bad, it's nothing compared to how the picture for this pregnancy would have looked had I taken the picture on Friday (when I actually turned 13 weeks).

It's funny because Cole, Justin and I were outside taking picture in the snow after the second round we got, and Cole was not cooperating when it came time to take a picture with me. I tried for a few minutes, but eventually gave up because he was coughing. When I looked at the pictures, I was kind of glad it didn't work out because HOLY CANOLI, I looked horrible. Justin and I were looking at the pictures together and I just died laughing. He (after seeing that it was okay) started laughing, too. I was like, wow, being a shut in does NOT agree with me. I kept waiting for him to chime in with a "Oh, you're still beautiful!" But, he just kept laughing. Thanks babe! :)

On the Cole front, he was up all night Sunday night screaming because his ear hurt. We were lucky enough to get him in to the doctor yesterday and he was started on a round of antibiotic shots since the other 2 liquid 10 day rounds hadn't cleared anything up. He was also referred to an ENT. I felt so horrible for him! Hopefully we'll get him all cleared up, though.

That boy is talking up a storm! It's just amazing how much he picks up on (good and bad)! We still need to work on his listening and minding. He's not real great at that. And he has a horrible temper when something doesn't go his way.

I went to my doctor yesterday as well. I have been having migraines, which I only have when I'm pregnant, so they ran some blood tests that I won't hear back about until next week sometime. And when I say some blood tests, I actually mean, they left me with about 5 drops of blood in my body. I don't know how many tests they were running, but they honest to God drew about 10 vials of blood. We'll see what comes of it. Hopefully it's just a precaution. I should have asked more questions of the doctor, but I was more worried about what was going on with Cole since he was at the doctor at the same time as me.

On the weather front, we actually have another front coming in. It's supposed to freeze and snow and whatever else starting at midnight tonight, so Cole and I might be at home again tomorrow. But, he still has one more dose of antibiotic to take tomorrow, so no matter what we'll have to get out at some point for that. We'll see how it goes.
Whew! I think that's it for now.

(You have no idea how crazy it drives me that I can't format the first few paragraphs the same as the last ones!!)