What is a snoogle? Well folks, in short, it is a gift straight from God himself. It is not some sort of freak mixed puppy, you can stop trying to put together dog breeds in your head now. It is... a pillow. Not just any pillow, it is a pregnancy super pillow! I've been looking at them since the beginning of the nights when I didn't sleep, which was, oh, about 15 weeks ago. They are $60, so I had to really think this one through. How much can it actually do? Is it really worth it? What if I just surrounded myself with pillows? The snoogle is a "c" shaped body pillow that puts support in just the right places. My head, neck, back, hips, legs, and belly all get treated to a little taste of Heaven every night. Before I bought this little piece of magic, Kyle made me a pillow nest a couple times. I would lay down, he would shove pillows under my back, between my legs, under my neck, and so on. This was delightful, except for the fact that if I moved it was all for not. I'd wake up with half the pillows on the floor. Bummer. So finally the insomnia got to be too much. I broke down, and got myself a snoogle. It is worth every penny. I now wake up between three and four am with a completely numb ear and left side because I haven't moved all night. Then I reposition, and fall blissfully back asleep until morning. The only problem I've found with this pillow is the fact that I'm usually nestled so tightly, my ever increasing nightly trips to the bathroom have become a bit tricky. I usually trip only once on a good night though. Point of story: snoogle = magical. Get one if you've been thinking about it.
The snoogle easily slides me into this next paragraph. Kyle's black lung. That's right, he's come down with this dreadful disease and we're doing everything we can to stop it. He's self diagnosed himself, of course, but we're pretty convinced that's what it is. Last night he hacked until 3am, and no snoogle was going to save me. We are going to have to have an alternate plan of attack for tonight. Perhaps some bedside Robitussin is in order? Or my snoogle and I will forgo the bed, and head to the couch. It could also be the whooping cough we've decided, but I suppose we'll never really know. We do know, however, that there is no way it could be an ordinary cold...and he is in fact, dying. Rats. (That is all one big joke, no one worry. Except the hacking, that is unfortunately true).
So with my snoogle I entered 16 weeks! Holy crap, where did the last 15 go?? What have I done with my life? Well I puked a lot, out grew my pants, became a Subway hater, lost sleep, and bought a $60 pillow that changed my life. Not too bad.
The Proebsting's are also dieters now. Ok, Kyle is a dieter, I am a healthy eater with a pizza lunchable and/or bag of cheetos mixed in. He is doing a 12 week challenge that has a possibility of winning us $25,000. Yes, please. All this basically boils down to is the fact that I now buy a minimum of 5 million eggs and 100lbs of chicken every week. Then I spend my Sundays barefoot in the kitchen, pregnant, and cooking. Just how I always hoped my life would turn out. No, seriously. I can already tell a difference in him though, and am in awe of his dedication. So if I have to cook for an entire day, no biggie. And I got to make a homemade healthy pizza, so that was fun. And in 10 weeks and 6 days we can go to a restaurant again! Yes!
And now on to the baby. He's a mover and a shaker! I've felt him move several times, and I still can't get enough! He's definitely making himself a home in there. He is almost 5 inches long, and weighs anywhere from 3-5oz. He makes lots of facial expressions now, and if he sees light he will cover up his eyes with his hands! How cute is that?! His eyes are finally facing front, praise Jesus, he won't have the vision of a duck. He can now straighten his back out (which hopefully prompts more movement), and he gets the hiccups regularly. I can't wait to feel those! If I was a bettin' woman, I'd say we Proebstings have made a big baby. But I guess I'll let the doctor tell me that. I love reading all about 16 weeks, and how... "You might be starting to show!!" Uhhhhh.... I've already had a good six weeks with this new belly of mine.
That's all for now. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks until we find out if the "he" I always talk about is indeed a he, or perhaps little Leah is about to make me go back and edit all of these blogs.... See you at 17 weeks.
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