Thanks to 2 snow days, I had a very productive weekend. I have become the project Nazi. I'm trying to take advantage of the 2nd trimester high to get a lot of stuff done. The past week we have been tackling our photo albums. They are now completely up to date...printed and labeled. The biggest task was starting and completing our Greece and Egypt scrapbook. It's nothing fancy, but at least it's done! I knew if I didn't do it before Mason is born, it probably wouldn't get done. I love the feeling of crossing something off my to do list!
Yes, I'm a nerd...
Speaking of nerds, I'm starting to sound like my mother. ;) Love you mom! I found yet another grey hair tonight...I've decided to stop counting. Without even thinking I started humming, "I need to wash that grey right out of my hair..." When it is time for my mom to color her hair instead of saying something about her roots getting bad or it's time to color her hair, she always sings that little number. Before long I'll be saying "pork chops and applesauce" when we're having pork chops for dinner even though we NEVER ate applesauce with the pork chops...again a saying my mom still says to this day.
Tomorrow I will be 25 weeks, and I'm feeling enormous! I can feel my skin and body stretching. Last night I woke up around 1:30 to a sharp pain running across the right side of my belly (where the stomach meets with my hip). I couldn't figure out what was the matter...it didn't help that Mason was having a party in there. I tried going to the bathroom and stretching, but I couldn't get it to go away. I almost woke up Zac to call the doctor to make sure it wasn't serious, but he looked so comfy I couldn't wake him. Plus I knew he'd think I was being paranoid. :) Anyway, it turns out that it was my ligaments being stretched...our school nurse used to be a nurse for an OBGYN which is quite convenient for me! Let the swelling and stretching begin! I'm starting to get huge all over...except for my booty...yes, Jill, I still have a tiny butt! I wish I had more junk in the trunk, but if I can't get it to pack on during pregnancy I guess it's never going to happen for me.
Of course we can't go to OKC without stopping by my sista's place to love on her cuties! When I was leaving to go I gave Zane a big hug and kiss. Then once I put him back on the ground he gave my belly a kiss without me saying anything to him...so sweet! 
Some exciting new pregnancy information is that I felt Mason hiccup for the first time Thursday! Since then he's hiccuped everyday but one. I had read about babies getting the hiccups, and thankfully it's not nearly as annoying as it is when I get them. It's been crazy feeling him move lately because he's gotten so big that I am starting to be able tell what it is that's poking me...a foot or hand, an elbow or knee, or his head. Today he has moved a lot more during the day than he normally does...hopefully that means he'll sleep all night. In fact I've been giggling throughout this entire blog because he's twisting, turning, and pushing hard my stomach so much that it almost tickles. I can't wait to meet this little guy!
I started reading a hilarious book called, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, that was given to me by someone at work. It has been great because it makes me laugh every night. Last night I was reading the chapter, Pregnancy Insanity, when I read the following that so applied to the argument Zac and I had gotten in to earlier that day. "Immediate gratification is the goal of most pregnant women...Certain sensations take on a ferocity when you are pregnant that they never had in your nonpregnant state. And God help the person that stands between you and your satisfaction." Yesterday the "satisfaction" was getting at least one of the three things painted that is on my to do list. After a leisurely morning, I asked Zac to paint something after lunch. The first was the fire hydrant which he determined that we needed to wait on because we needed a wire brush to wipe it down with first. So then I mentioned to paint the lamp instead. He started to, but the paint got all screwed up leaving him frustrated. So he said he was done with projects. I said well let's spray paint the bed then because I wanted to be able to cross something off the to do list. I knew I'd be out of town the next couple of weekends, and I'd been sick all week so I was determined something was going to get done. It didn't help that Zac had stayed up till after 2am playing poker with some guys from church...however, the pregnant woman won out...thank you sweety! :) 
Mason is still moving around tons. In fact, he made such a sharp jab or turn at work last week that I literally jumped. It won't be long till he starts going after my ribs. 