In the past 9 days...

I have been busy, busy, busy and so has Baby Rouse.

• SW has been packing on the pounds. I officially graduated from my shorts to Jonathan's. Men's gym shorts are so comfy!
• I felt his/her hiccups for the first time. It was fun and cute...for about the first minute.
• I found out what it's like to be a single working mother of three girls (and a dog) at 6 months pregnant. One word: exhausting! And that was only for five days. God Bless single mothers (and all mothers) everywhere. (Side note: I was taking care of Jonathan's cousin's kids while she and her husband were out of town. My brother Dominic was confused and thought I meant we're having triplets. No way!!!)
• I realized that it's basically a part-time job shopping for, preparing, and eating healthy food when you have a growing baby depending on you for all the nutrients it needs. If I won the lottery tomorrow, which I won't considering that I don't buy lottery tickets, but if I did, the first thing I'd do is hire a personal chef. How sweet would that be?! Then I'd pay off our student loans. Yes, I value good food over debt reduction. Sorry, Dad.
• Jonathan and I have been trying to come up with the perfect girl name. We thought we decided on one, but it just doesn't seem quite right. Part of the problem is that Jonathan keeps referring to the baby as Bruce, so that's all I can ever think of! We have 99 days, give or take a few, to find the perfect one, so we're not stressing about it too much yet. Maybe it will come to me in one of my wacky dreams.