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Well, I’m currently under the weather with a great summer cold. Do you know what’s even better than being sick in the summer time? Being sick in the summer time when you can’t take anything since you’re pregnant – woohoo! I actually went to the chiropractor yesterday, and he thinks my lymphatic systems are having a hard time draining/detoxing because of the whole growing two humans thing. I had a lot of tender spots in my shoulders (where one of the lymphatic systems are), and he thinks they are pressing on nerves which is making my arms/hands hurt and that it’s not actually carpel tunnel due to pregnancy. Interesting, right? It kind of makes sense because I didn’t start feeling the pain until I got sick. Weirdly enough, my hands didn’t feel quite as bad as they have all week this morning (he worked on massaging a few of the tender points yesterday). We’ll see if it goes away!

Instead of being down in the dumps about being sick, I thought it would be fun to do a “currently” post about some thing I’m loving lately.

Currently Reading…

All Things New by Lynn Austin

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I am a HUGE Lynn Austin fan and have eaten up just about everything she has written. My favorite books by her are While We’re Far Apart, Until We Reach Home (probably my all time favorite!), and A Woman’s Place. The majority of her books are historical fiction, and she captures time periods just perfectly. All Things New is set just after the Civil War ends and is told from the perspective of a variety of people – a plantation owner who lost her husband in the war, a young woman who finds her views changing after the war ends, and a newly freed slave family trying to decide what to do with their lives. It’s a great read so far!

Currently Watching…

Orange is the New Black

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Okay, so I’m done watching it because I flew through the first season in a matter of three days, but that’s beside the point. This show is a Netflix original, so unfortunately, if you don’t have Netflix, you’re missing out. It takes place in a woman’s prison and shows what life is like inside prison walls, but the show also flashes back to different character’s lives and allows you to see just why they’re in prison. I am in LOVE with this show. It is a bit vulgar though (the Husband came in one day when I was watching it and said, “well this does not sound like a very nice show!”), so if that’s not your thing or you get offended easily, it might not be for you.

Currently in the Nursery….

I am finally finishing up in there by putting some bedding in their cribs. We went with the Harper Collection from Pottery Barn Kids. We got a set in lavender and a set in bright pink. Unfortunately the bright pink set was not in the store so we had to order it online, but for now I can covet my lavender set. Now if I could only get the Husband to hang the wall decor… ::ahem:: (hint hint husband)

Currently Snacking On…

Larabars

Outshine Bars (strawberry and lemon for me!)

I don’t know why that picture is so extremely blurry. Not a fan.

Currently Craving….

Werther’s Original hard candies – yum! It started with me wanting something to suck on because my throat hurt the other day. Now, they’re just delicious.

Currently Researching…

Ways to turn breech babies. I want these girls head down! Well, sometimes I do – and then sometimes I get scared with the thought of delivering twins. The whole breech thing is hard enough for one baby – but for two? Turn babies, turn!

Currently Rejoicing…

The fact that I got approval from the HR department in my district to complete my fall graduate courses online instead of in my face to face cohort. While I’m sad I won’t be meeting with my usual group this fall, I am so happy I won’t have to worry about “going back” to class and taking time off from class when I have these girls. I can just call nana or grandma up to babysit while I go to Starbuck’s that is two minutes away to do my work. A break from mommy time and a nice cup of coffee – what else could be better?

Currently Freaking….

out about the fact that the girls could be born THIS MONTH. (ps – how is it August already?)

Seeing that the average twins are born at 35 weeks (August 24th for me), it is a big possibility they could be making their debut in August. So so so so so weird. and cool. and exciting. and frightening. Yikes!

And with that I’m off to be a little productive this morning - I’ve got thank you’s to write from my shower on Sunday and some errands to run. Oh, and my Netti Pot is calling my name!