You want to know what the worst part of this is?

Not the heat.

Not the lack of any moisture.

Not that it’s MID MAY and the hottest is yet to come.

Not even the fact that I can’t cool off in a pool thanks to pelvic rest.

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Today?

I went to the spa.

It was amazing.

Still in El Paso. Just the nice parts.

I could end it right there and that would about sum things up nicely, but since I don’t go to the spa on a monthly (or bi-annually) basis, it is blog post worthy material.

I booked a half day but it almost was a full at 9-2. I went with my girlfriend Tanya, and first up was a prenatal massage for me. I could have melted into the bed. The masseuse kept saying, “And you do a lot of work on the computer don’t you? The tension is all in your neck and shoulders.”

YES.

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21 weeks. Tired Bella. Tired Mama. Both headed to bed. Please to enjoy the bathroom shot.

And if this shot is any indicator, along with having a baby in August, I’ll also be exploding.

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So Friday I wrote on the last bit of my Hope post on how I’d be joining up with NapTime Diaries and The Tiny Twig (among others) for #analogweeked. Friday night-Monday morning it’s a conscious step back from social media to spend more time with family, writing, reading, etc.

I always want to know how someone did with these things since follow through isn’t one of my top ten best qualities. Especially online. So I decided to share mine.

Friday evening after Sam got home, I thought about what a social media break meant to me. The obvious were no Facebook or Twitter. And no Instagram. I wasn’t sure what else since there isn’t a ton more, so those were the three. I rarely use LinkedIn or Pinterest.

Facebook just annoys me lately, so that one was easy. If I got on my computer I didn’t open a tab, and last month I deleted the app off my phone.

Twitter I use more to publish posts and IG photos than “chat” – so pretty simple to avoid it. I also had deleted it off my phone.

Instagram was a problem. I changed the settings to not alert me of new comments, but the app itself I didn’t want to delete only to reinstall Monday. The app and the use of Instagram at all go hand in hand.

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I’m here – just taking a break to recoup from getting a cerclage and still being sick on and off.

Baby is doing good! I was able to see it yesterday on a 3D at 15 weeks and everything is on track. We do know what this little one is but we’re not telling publicly yet. I just want to keep it a bit private for now, and we have zero names picked out.

And I want to do a really cute announcement.

Sam is home in 2 (2!!!!) days. We are so excited to see him again. It’s been nearly 7 weeks since he left for training in Georgia. Somehow this time has seemed longer than any other. I think it was just the onslaught of everything I had to do and then trying to figure out how to do it without him helping.

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