One More Week.

My 39 week appt this morning went fine - signed some more paperwork saying that I know I might die if I have a c-section. Baby heartbeat is good - and I gained 2 pounds! Probably all the cake and brownies I've eaten over the past two days.

I've felt like crap all day. I just feel like I'm going to puke. A couple of times I actually ran to the bathroom, but nothing happened. I thought maybe it was because I hadn't eaten yet (I normally don't eat breakfast), but even after I ate some lunch, I felt like crap. Tried to sleep and couldn't. At least Jeff is here to entertain Alex some - he had a dentist appt today and just took the whole day off. Tho Alex isn't listening worth a crap so he's been in time out like 4 times.

At this point in a week, I'll have my little girl. Now all I have to do is convince myself that the IV won't be so bad. Hah! :)

I've reached the bitching period.

I'm sure there are recordable periods in pregnancy. Like, in the beginning, it's the excitement period. then the fattening period. Then the waddle period. And at the end comes the bitching period. I've reached it. In fact, I think I reached it a few days ago, but didn't realize it when I just woke up this morning crying because I'm so uncomfortable.

This baby is low, but she can kick me in all the wrong areas all day long. She's most active at night - go figure. And after I eat, I can expect at least 15-20 minutes of punching and kicking. Now, these also reassure me that she is ok, but it's so uncomfortable. Yesterday she was kicking my butt, from the inside. That's not something everyone can say they have felt.

I'm hot all day. And more so at night. I used to like cuddling at night, but now if Jeff's finger even brushes against me, it's like my temp goes up 5 degrees. My stomach muscles don't work anymore, so in order to turn over - which I have to do 37 times a night because my massive girth hurts my hips - takes a small act of God, and a lot of grunting and shaking on my part. Then there is the getting up every hour to pee. And I'm not kidding about that part. I think last night it was every 45 minutes. I'm not sure where all this pee is coming from, because I stop myself from drinking about 7pm, so I won't have to pee all night.

Trying to crane myself out of bed, waddle to the bathroom - all while my hips and stomach are killing me, and then peeing for literally 2 seconds, and then back to bed.

But, once back in bed, I can't sleep. Just can't fall asleep. Until I do about 20 minutes later, only to wake up a little later to pee. I don't pee this much during the day. That's why I'm bitching. And I'm tired. So tired. I don't even try to fake it anymore. Haha. I get a second wind at some point in the morning, but Alex and I spend at least an hour in bed each morning watching tv.

Alex has decided that naps are for losers, and doesn't nap anymore. I make him have quiet time in his room for about an hour, and sometimes I can sneak in a half hour nap, but I've always been the type of person who needs several hours. Cat naps don't work for me.

I've got a week and a half left. And while I'm ready to be done with being pregnant, I'm not sure I'm ready with the reality that comes with that.

I'm hoping after the bitching period, comes the bliss period. Because I need it.

Not really nesting - but getting stuff in order.

I haven't really gotten the nesting bug yet. With 4 weeks to go, you'd think it would hit at some point.

I really have no desire to clean, but I have been organizing the nursery here and there. I've washed all the clothes, got the drawers the way I want them. I've been getting out all the baby gear that's been in storage and am cleaning that - like the swing, bassinet, infant car seat and boppys.

I made several dinners and froze them - stuffed shells, lasagna, chicken enchiladas, beef enchiladas, meatballs, and just plain cooked chicken that can easily be thrown into a casserole. I've stocked up on frozen waffles and frozen lean cuisines. I've got frozen pizza, frozen chicken nuggets, and enough ice cream that even I don't think I can eat it all in a few months.

I've bought so much meat on sale in the past month, that my deep freezer is overflowing. But, all of this will be to my advantage when I won't have to go to the grocery store with 2 screaming kids for a while.

I've got my hospital bag packed - except for the chargers for my phone and camera. But, I have a post-it note on the top of my bag to remind me to take those in with me. I even put in some clothes for baby girl. With Alex, we just had him in the hospital clothes - a white shirt and blanket. But, girls are SO different. I can see myself changing her often - as girls clothes are just so much cuter than boy clothes. I still need to pick a going home outfit, but I think I know which one I'm going to use.

Today, I went to Target, and bought birthday presents for everyone having a birthday in July and August. I even bought Alex's birthday presents. So, I can cross that stuff off my list.

So, what's left?

I went to an amusement park and didn't ride any roller coasters.

Alex loves to climb and swing and swim and just be a boy. i thought he would love going to Kings Dominion to ride the rides and get into the water park. Of course, being pregnant, the thought of going to an amusement park saddened me, because when I go, all I ever do is ride roller coasters. The crazier the better. I will ride anything. Except ferris wheels. I hate those. So does my mom.

We went yesterday with a friend of mine and her kids and we had a blast. I've never been to the waterpark, because I always spend my time waiting in line for the roller coasters, but they have an awesome water park. We just moved from section to section and let the boys play. They make the younger kids wear life jackets - provided for free!- for safety.

Alex loved the wave pool, but his favorite was the log flume. I didn't go on it, but Wendy took him, and she said that the entire time, he was just screaming weeee!! Haha. He talked about the "boat" for the rest of the night. I wish I could have gone on with him.

I did go on two water slides - just to ease my need for speed. We stayed a lot longer than I thought we would - I wasn't sure who was going to give up first - me or the young boys. Finally, about 7pm, I was done. It's also rare for me to leave an amusement park before it closes. Guess I'm getting old.

to my surprise, Alex hated the kiddie rides. I thought for sure he would love them. But, if your kid starts to cry, they stop the ride and you have to get them off the ride. I think it was the fact that I put him in the ride, and then had to stand behind the gate. He probably thought I was leaving. He loved riding in the old time cars though. Because I could ride with him!

They have a great ticket this year - that you buy this special ticket, and it gets you in twice. It ends up being cheap for the day when you divide the cost by 2. And Alex gets in for free. So, it was a great way to spend the day with him. I want to take him back at the end of the summer - or maybe I'll just go without him, so I can ride all the roller coasters. :)

Looking ok before the crying and I had to take him off the ride.


Riding the log flume. I took a picture of the picture that they try to sell you.




going into the wave pool.

I hate smoke detectors.

Ok, so our smoke detectors run on the house electric. Weird - I've always used ones with batteries, but I guess these are more reliable, since you don't have to make sure the homeowner changes the batteries.

Well, they do have battery backups, so when the power goes out, you still have a smoke detector.

We got a massive thunderstorm last night, and our power went out about 10pm. And then the beeping started. It seemed like it was beeping every 10 seconds. I hate repeating noises when I'm trying to sleep - like the clicking of a clock or the beeping of a smoke detector. I was too tired to go and find the one that was beeping, and figured the power would come back on soon, so it wasn't worth the hassle to find it. Well, the power didn't come back on until about 3am or so. So, every time I got up, I heard that damn beeping.

So, about 2am, I got up, flashlight in hand, and figured out which one was beeping. Except it wasn't just one. It was about all 10 of them. That's why it was beeping so often. They each beep once a minute, but they were all on different schedules.

I have to get up on a chair, rip the thing off the wall, pull out the power cord thing, and then rip out the battery. I did this to 3 of them, until I just gave up and went back to bed. Of course, this was also about the time that Alex woke up screaming because his room was pitch black and he was scared. So, I just climbed into bed with him - which I should know by now not to do since I never sleep good when I'm in the bed with him. For such a little guy, he sure is quite a bed hog.

About an hour later the power came back on. I happened to wake up and I see the ceiling fan spinning. And I thought, that's weird. And then I saw the clocking blinking, so I knew the power was back on.

So, today, my mission is to go out and buy some D batteries to put in the smoke detectors. I guess this is a lesson learned, in that we should check the batteries, but it's not a lesson I want to learn at 3am.

July 13th.

Well, it's scheduled - my c-section. I've done a lot of thinking the past two weeks, and I realize that I freaked out a bit. Ok, perhaps a lot. Haha.

Jeff and I have done a lot of thinking and talking (as this is half his baby too) - and I've talked to a lot of friends who had csections and vaginal births. We also talked a lot during the trip home from WV this past weekend. I know a lot of my anxiety comes from Alex's birth. I had never even been in a hospital before, never had an IV, and I go in, and end up with surgery. Basically everything I didn't want, and wasn't prepared for. I'm prepared this time, because I know what to expect.

So, if I go into labor before the 13th, great. We'll try for a regular birth. If not, then expect some phone calls and texts on July 13th.

This baby is very low. It's amazing how different it is from Alex. He was kicking my ribs and chest and he never dropped, and this one is kicking everything below. Sometimes when I walk I feel like if I pushed, she'd come right out.

So, 6.5 weeks. I've got a lot of crap to get done.

Safety First

Alex falls off his trike more than a normal boy should. Haha. And he always hits the SAME elbow. He'll probably have a scar there, so we decided to get him some elbow pads.

I never wanted to be that Mom that wraps their kid up in bubble wrap to go play outside, but he loves to ride his trike. And he loves to fall off of it. He's gone into the ditch at the end of our driveway more than a few times.

So, I bought a safety pad set, and we decided to put it on him. He loved it. I'll probably only use the elbow pads out of the set, but he wants to wear all the pads just around the house. I'm incredibly clumsy, so maybe I need a set too.