Love Being Pregnant. Hate The Varicose Veins

Ok, so first, I better start off with an update on the kitchen remodel, which is all done(actually, almost, we still have to buy the toe kick which goes under the cabinets to finish off the look, like a molding) and I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo(does that show enough emphasis?) happy about it. My old kitchen was, old, non-functional, and just didn't feel like a kitchen (where I spend 98% of my time) so having a drab kitchen that is just so blah, is not very good for the morale.
Anyway, its done now, my husband is wonderful, we both love the new layout which is so much more practical. I don't have to unload my dishes from the dishwasher and then onto the counter and then put them away, now I can take them from my sink right into the dishwasher and away I go. It looks so CLEAN all the time, which is another huge thing I struggled with. I had white counter tops..gross, nasty, looked dirty no matter how hard I scrubbed..now I have a beautiful dark color that I can wipe once and they're clean. My nice HUGE sink that I cant wait to bathe my newest baby in :) Ahh, so happy.

Before and After, the before picture is extra messy from unloading cupboards and starting the remodel, but you get it :)

Here is the boys favorite place to sit while Im getting breakfast ready, cooking or anything else Im doing in the kitchen :)

Onto the pregnancy update. Mister is a busy bee in my belly, and I will especially miss his movements after he is born, my other two were active, but I don't remember this active. That does make me nervous, slightly haha. Silas is so very excited to have a baby brother. We are working on potty trainign right now, he is associating his high chair with his baby brother, so Im trying the angle of diapers being a baby thing, so far its working ok for him :)

 My only complaint is the varicose veins. I've never had them, and they are painful if Im too busy or on my feet too long. I've been going to the gym for a while now, and by the end of my workout I have to go home and put my feet up or my legs just throb :( I got some thigh high compression socks, but Im not sure if I got the right size, but I try those as well when I can get them on, haha! They are tough to put on, and with my growing belly that doesnt help since bending over is getting to be about a thing of the past. My feet have also been freezing lately, which Im sure is part of the cirulation issue. I like to be active, which I know I need to be with the varicose veins, but I also have to make sure Im sitting down and relaxing. I have another check up tomorrow that I will talk to the Dr more about this and show him my legs..behind my knees it almost looks like Im bruised.. I've never had these before so I just want to check :) I took a picture of my leg, but wont be sharing that, no one wants to see bulging veins on an especially white leg that hasn't seen the sun since last summer and possibly wont this summer ;-)