I know I just posted a couple days ago but so much has happened this week that I have to share!
First and possibly most important. I had my Gestational Diabetes test on Tuesday and passed...that isn't the exciting part. For those of you who know me you will understand, for the rest you will just have to take my word for it, I let the old lady poke me twice (the first time she missed) and I didn't freak out! I am so proud of myself for maintaining my composure, I feel a lot about labor and the IV they will give me now. I am still not looking forward to it and absolutely plan on going "au nataurelle" (no epidural). For those of you who do not know about my completely irrational fear of needles this may not seem all that important but to give you a point of reference before I was prego if I needed a blood test I had to take valum... How did I do it? I have begun practicing some of the alternative coping/ relaxing techniques that I plan to use to get through an unmedicated labor and delivery, my husband is also pretty amazing at helping me focus. Unfortunatley, while I kept my emotional cool, I still almost passed out. And for those of you thinking "no epidural, your crazy..." my retort is that I am way more nervous that the anxiety of the needle will actually do more harm to me and the baby than it will do good. In any case, Yay Me!
Next, on Thursday James and I went to Ikea to "just see" and came home with the rest of the furniture for Grobbles room. We ended up getting a 3 drawer Hemnes dresser, Billy bookcase with wood/glass pannel doors, and a rug. The crib was already put together and we had a table lamp that we haven't used since we moved into our home 2 years ago. Now all that we have to do is install the window trim, replace the closet doors and door to the room, and get curtains. I am so happy with how things are going. I really feel like we are getting things done and the list is getting smaller. However I fear that Gribble is going to have a very small wardrobe. I am really not interested in baby clothes AT ALL... I really like socks :) but little pj's and onsies just are not very exciting to me...? I am also adding to my stash of cloth diapers a little at a time.
Today went really well too, but not baby related. James and I picked up my grandmothers china cabinet from my grandpas's. It goes with the dining set and looks really good in our dining room. I  have to say that my husband is fantastic he is working really hard to finish making our house a home. I am super excited that my dining room is coming together right in time for Thanks Giving especially since we are hosting this year! We are looking forward to having both of our families to our home this year.
My mom has also been a busy bee putting together the invites to my "family" shower and sending them out. Lots of people have complemented how cute they are. I really appreciate how much work she has been doing for my shower (the invites, coordinating, and planning) despiste how crazy busy she is.
Well I think that is all of the updates, now for some catch up pics :)

Me around 5 months- there was more of a bump than you can tell, but not much ;)

Room arrangement #1 

The bed set- I know there are some on FB but the color is not as good

Daddy arranging HIS stuffed animals to watch the baby that will eventually share this room :)

Another "scene" on the bedding

James piggy bank (left) and the one I gave him on the night I told him we were expecting (right)

27 weeks...last week (the end of month 6)

So I think we are mostly caught up now. I am going to get James to "finish" the pics he took of me earlier in the summer AND make him take more of me as we get closer.

Happy Thanks Giving!

Its been too long...26 weeks

Actually in 2 days it will be 27 weeks, which is the last week of the 2nd trimester! I cannot believe how fast time is flying.
So in baby news not much has changed. And I have come to realize I don't know what people are asking when they say "How's the baby?" I guess the baby is good, it doesn't complain much...? I wish I understood what information askers are trying to obtain with this question. Do they want to know if there are any problems or how I am feeling...or do they really want me to tell them the baby is fine? And just for clarification sake at this point it is still a fetus and wouldn't have good chances of surviving outside of my body, I don't know if that changes anything, but I think it offends people that I think of things this way. Just like most people look at me funny when I call it an "it" but I don't know if it's a boy or girl and I think it's rude to refer to it as a gender specific being when I don't know. However, to keep conversations and wierd looks to a minimum I tend to go with the generally aceptable non-specific "he" when talking about Gribble. Sorry for the tangent- Gribble is moving A Lot lately but James still has a hard time feeling it, I think Gribble actually calms down when James hand is on my tummy, lol. Gribble also really seems to like sweets (or maybe thats me, these days) I have a really hard time walking past any frosted without seriously considering eating it :)- but see thats another pregnancy thing... So yeah, moving is the only Gribble thing I can adequatley report on.
As far as the prego-ness goes things are good. Aside from sweets I am not have too abnormal of cravings and in consideration of maintaining my generally healthy eating habits, I am limmitting my indulgences. I have noticed I am more prone to stress eating than I was before. I am definitely getting round, James likes to stand behind me, look over my shoulders and laugh about how he cannot see my feet! Also, I am becoming a bit more emotional and until the other day I had been keeping a pretty good handle on it. Unfortunately I had a bad night that turned into a bad morning that turned into a bad day. By that time I had run out of alternative coping mechanisms and when Alex (the deaf great dane) pushed my last button I threw him out (literally opened the front door) and when James went after him I kicked him out too! Luckily I realized that I had lost my mind shortly after... Even luckier my husband forgave me for going crazy :) He is a really great guy if I do say so myself.
In the news of James and I-besides the temporary insanity- I am making really good progress with my school work. I think I am turing my nesting towards school work, I have never not procrastinated but at this point I am nearly done with the work for 2 classes and by next week hope to have completed the 3rd- Go Me! James is working at a new store, his bosses really like him and we are pretty sure that he will get a promotion by the first of the year!
Lastly I just have to say how happy I am that it's finally not hot anymore. I know we didn't have a bad summer but I thought it was plenty warm and plenty long. Fall is definately my favorite time of the year!