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37 Weeks

Well it is official today ... I made it one week longer than I did with Skye ... pretty happy about that ...

But boy am I hurting ... it is hard to get up because the pressure is so hard core ... and I have to steady myself before walking ... so I sit for longer periods than I probably should because the whole walking is so hard ...

I have started having some contractions ... in the last day or so ... could be the last couple of days ... I thought it was the baby moving but then when I really sat and concentrated on them last night I figured out the difference between the baby actually moving and the contractions ... there is no regularity to them and it is quite some time between each one but they are there ... obviously he is just as uncomfortable as I am ...

I've gotten so big that I am wondering if I was someone who was going to go to my due date if they would change that assessment ... people look at me now with a pained look on their face ...

I have my last doctors appointment on Thursday and then baby day is on Monday ... I just called the hospital to get the paperwork to preregister and it turns out my doctors office already did it for me ... she said I am already in the system all ready to go ... just need to show up ... so I got to cross something off my to do list without having to do anything ... if only the rest of the list would go that quickly ...

I can't believe the day is almost here ... less than a week ... tonight I will be packing my bag just in case these contractions become something serious ...

Versus

So today while Schuyler and I were cleaning the bedroom a commercial came on Sprout for the Bissel Versusvacuum cleaner ... I was mesmerized immediately ... it was like the commercial was made just for me ... 95% of our house is bare floors and most stuff just gets pushed around ... this vacuum had a big hole in the bottom with blowing air on the sides to move debris into the big hole ...

The words out of my mouth were "Holy Crap" ... then as I heard my almost 3 year old keep saying "Howy Cwap mommy howy cwap" I realized even with something this exciting I need to watch what I am saying ...

The commercial said it was available at Target and Target.com ... so I went right for the computer to check ... it wasn't online so I called my local Target ... they had no idea what I was talking about so I called the next closest one and they had it and they said they would hold it at guest services for me ... well being as huge as I am that made it even better for me that I wouldn't have to walk across the store ... the commercial said it was 69.99 ... I thought that was a fair price ... cheaper than the last vacuum I bought which I praised but it has slowly worked less and less well and is way better as just a dust buster ... the website said it was 79.99 ... I have some gift cards I got for my birthday from Target so it was still sounding alright ...  

Skye and I got in the car immediately ... and headed to Target ... walked right up to guest services and their cost was 59.99 ... well now I scored ... if it worked half as well as I was envisioning I was happy ...

We got it home and I spent the rest of the day cleaning and purging our bedroom ... with all 3 of us living in there the last couple of months it had become a mess to say the least ... I wanted everything cleaned up and put away before I whipped out the vacuum ... it was great motivation to get it all done ...

The time had come to try out this new fangled vacuum ... and sadly I was very excited ...

Well let me say ... it works WONDERFULLY ... even picked up a toy golf ball and every single item on the floor ... no problem at all ... and the V shape really helped get into places I couldn't before ...

The room looks wonderful ... but I am going to hold off on being too excited because I know that most of the vacuums I have tried have been awesome the first time I used them but deterriorate bit by bit as time goes on ... but so far I am very happy ... and I hope it keeps up ... the design is a great idea for bare floors ... so fingers crossed I am still in love with it the 10th and 20th and 50th time I use it ...

Last Year Before 40

So today is my 39th birthday ... my last year in my 30's ... seems hard to believe ... I remember being a kid and this being really old ... doesn't feel so old when you get here ...

I got to wake up without an alarm ... and hang out and have breakfast with my family ... and we all headed out to Target ... we had gift cards and figured we should get baby stuff now ... rather than on the way home from the hospital or something ...

So we stocked up on formula and got new bottles ... a killer baby blanket ... I got Skye some nightgowns and my goodness is she adorable in nightgowns ... and I got all her Easter stuff since I probably won't get to go to Target again before Easter ... which included a cool pair of Chuck Taylor's in white with a white star ... I wanted to get a pink pair and a red pair too but I refrained ... for now ...

David and Schuyler finished digging the new garden while I hung out and watched and then we all headed over to my parents house to celebrate my birthday and Abby's first birthday ... we had dinner and cupcakes and had a really nice evening ... it was a whole lot of fun ...

And now I am actually heading up to bed early ... we are all tired and I figure if I can get a bit of extra sleep now why not take it ... could be another couple of years again before that happens ... maybe I'll even sleep late in the morning too ...

36 Weeks

I had my last sono this morning ... they didn't do any measurements just said, "wow he really is big" ... but they did all the stuff to make sure he moved and breathed - he had the hiccups which counted - it just took a lot longer than normal because I was late for my appointment and then the office was packed so it was about 3 hours from the last time I ate to the time of the test ... so he was still and quiet ... they had to buzz my stomach to get him moving ... which I remarked, "If he is anything like his sister and dad that just pissed him off." ...

I am huge ... it takes me a lot longer to do anything ... even if I start earlier I am still late ... and we still don't have a thing ready for his arrival but we are working on it ... maybe in the next week ... I guess we only have 2 weeks left so it will have to be sometime soon ...

The tech did get me a sono photo ... the only thing she could get was his foot and even that she said was so big she couldn't get the whole thing in ...

35 Weeks

I had a sonogram today ... unfortunately no pictures ... he was just too big ... the doctor kept saying, "oh my goodness" ...

Turns out he couldn't get a full measurement of his abdomen ... but what he got he said this big guy is a little over 9 pounds right now ... he is already bigger than Skye was at 36 weeks when she was born ...

I checked to make sure it looked like I would go till March 31st since my parents are leaving on Friday for a trip and they really want to be here when he was born and he said it looked good ... but they are having me come back next Tuesday to make sure everything is alright ... and I see my OB every Thursday so two appointments a week for the next 3 weeks I should be pretty well covered ...

Weird thing that I don't remember with Skye ... I have sooooooo much trouble walking until I go to the bathroom then I am fine ... I think he is kicking my bladder and laughing about it ... I told a friend tonight I was really looking forward to not getting up 4 times a night ...

So even though our house is totally not ready I have to start doing something to get ready for this kid ... it is going to happen in 3 weeks from today and we are not even close to ready ... granted I can spent my maternity leave hanging out with my kids and getting this house back in order ... but I think I at least need to go through all the clothes I have and have some ready for him ...

I am feeling a bit better than I was last week ... not sure why that is but I'll take it ...

A Great Day

Tonight David built a fire in the fire pit and we all sat around for quite sometime ... it was absolutely lovely ... it was the perfect ending to a perfect day ...

Our day consisted of getting up early for breakfast ... playing ... helping Daddy outside with sorting wood ... starting the laundry ... taking a wonderful family nap together ... planting a garden ... finishing the laundry ... sitting around the fire pit ... cooking out ... bath time and lots and lots of hugs and kisses and I love yous during the day ... and what David described as the best cigar he has had in ages ...

As we sat around the fire I asked Skye if today had been a good day ... her answer was ... "Oh yes mommy ... we grow seeds and sit by the yellow fire." ... I thought she captured it perfectly ...