Has it really been 6 weeks?

December 2, 2009 at 10:03 pm (Uncategorized)

Friday Quinton will be a whole 6 weeks old. Now, I realize that six weeks is not THAT old… but it’s kind of the unsaid end of the newborn stage. I knew this would be a tough thing for me, but I really need to avert my attention from it or I’ll be crying my eyes out for the next several days. It’s embarrassing to admit, but today when I left the ob office, I did all I could not to cry. First of all, they are all super super nice and so personal. They remember me, and the kids, and it’s a big clinic… so this impresses me greatly. Secondly, I know that this was my last appointment with my ob. Unless God has plans for us otherwise, I’ll never need another ob appointment. I was trying to figure out on the way home, why I’m SO sad about leaving this part of my life. When I talked to Jay about it, telling him how ridiculous I am he said he’d be concerned if I weren’t sad about leaving it all behind. I realized that this past 8 years have been wonderful, crazy, and full of nothing but babies. I think passing up the pregnant/birth/newborn phase of my life is like leaving a job that I love and losing part of my identity at once. If the kids had been spaced out more, each birth would probably have been more like an event in our life instead of that becoming, more or less, who I am. For so long now I’ve been the perpetually pregnant friend, knocked up wife, the expecting sister/sister in law, the with child daughter/grand-daughter/daughter in law… You get the idea. This has become the butt of jokes but I don’t mind, because that’s who I’ve become. I know that I’ll go from this to the mom of four who’s constantly behind the wheel bringing kids to and from sporting events, dances, friends houses; or hosting sleep overs or movie nights. At some point I’ll feel like that is WHO I am, and when the kids are all grown I’ll feel this sense of loss again. I think, for right now anyway, I need to focus on the fact that I am more than just a mom and that I should be over the top happy that my kids are growing and happy and healthy. There are people who never see their kids make it to 6 weeks old, so this is a wonderful thing and not something to cry about.

That said, I think I need to be done because I don’t want to start the water works up again!

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A very amazing “Hippie Birth”

November 5, 2009 at 10:43 am (Big News, Dr. Appointments, Feelings/emotions, Name discussions!, updates)

Just before leaving for the hospital 39 weeks 3 days
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Shadow puppets with Coop :)
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Around 1 pm on Thursday October 22, 2009, I received a phone call from the OB office. They had a few deliveries throughout the week that opened up the birth center a bit for Thursday night. We were told to be at the hospital by 8pm to start the induction process. I had been told that they would call if there was room, and since I hadn’t received a call by Thursday, I was sure we’d be going in Friday morning. I had the whole evening planned out… and then the phone call threw everything out of order. Don’t get me wrong, it was a welcome phone call because I didn’t want to get Pitocin at 9pm on friday. That was the plan of action I had expected. This meant that the real part of induction would begin on Friday morning. (A much better time to start the work that needed to be done!) So after the phone call I had to call Jay, Sandy, and Marissa so the kids were covered and my support peeps were ready. :) Then I had to run to school to pick up Ava and drop off her sleeping bag, pick up the dirty one, go to the credit union to get cash, and then the insurance agency to pay our homeowners and auto insurance. Talked to the teacher and let them know Ava wouldn’t be in school on Friday… and then we hustled home so I could get supper started, van packed, double check on the batteries in the cameras and video camera, and get the house cleaned up. Jay got home about 30 minutes before we had to leave. He got showered and ready to go while I putzed around the house getting stuff finished up and spending a bit of time with the other munchkins. Around 6 we headed out for the hospital, with a whole lot of butterflies and excitement!

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We were admitted to the hospital for induction at 3pm. The cervadil was placed around 10pm and it had to stay in place until 10 am Friday. Around 8 or 9 Dr. Mascola came in to discuss what steps we would take throughout the day.
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At 10am a different doctor, Dr. Percell, came in and removed the Cervadil and did a “check”. I was only about 2-3cm and the baby was still sitting really high. He wasn’t comfortable breaking my water at that point and suggested Pitocin. I was hesitant, and asked if we could walk the halls for a bit first to see if I could get Baby to drop down a bit first. They gave me an hour and he’d come back and check…
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But one hour turned into a few… So we walked and I used the birthing ball. The whole time I wasn’t really having much for contractions. There were a few here and there, they started to get regular for a while, but then spaced out… like they had done time and time again throughout the last month.
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At a little after 1:00pm Dr. Welter came in. We talked a bit and he said, “What are we going to do if we can’t break the water quite yet?” Jay, Marissa, and I told him… Well, that’s not going to be a problem. You WILL be able to break it and get things moving. Sure enough, he did an exam and I was at 4cm and Baby had dropped a bit. So at 1:08pm, he broke my water. Things started to pick up quite a bit after that. The contractions started getting closer and stronger, and by 1:30 I had put on my headphones and was gone in HypnoLand! :) At 1:50 I was still feeling and looking pretty calm…
Around 2pm the nurse checked and I had progressed to 6 or 7 cm. This was a bit disappointing to me because Cooper was born just 25 minutes after they broke my water. (Although with him I was already at 6 and more thinned out at that point.) I felt like I had a good amount of work left… and even though I was still fairly comfortable, I just didn’t want to have to continue on for a long while. The amazing thing about HypnoBirth is that it’s really not an incredibly painful experience like most people describe labor to be. However, it’s still a tiring experience because you have to concentrate so hard on keeping yourself relaxed and keeping your muscles from tensing up and fighting eachother.
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This picture was taken just seconds before Baby arrived… with no drugs at all!

Marissa went to get the nurse around 2:07 or so… just minutes after the last nurse had left. Of course, they never believe that progression could happen that quickly. Sure enough, she tried to do an exam and baby was right there and ready for the doctor. They called the doctor in and just 2.5 minutes after the nurse walked in, at 2:10pm, Baby No Name was here. No pushing, no episiotomy, no tears, and just a couple of minutes later, the doc was able to leave already. They said that it was one of the fastest deliveries with placenta and clean up and everything done so quickly.
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When Baby arrived, he was SO incredibly calm. I cannot believe what a calm baby he was. He just quieted right down and looked around like he was taking it all in. The one thing he didn’t appreciate was the scale. He started crying again when they put him on there. The nurses had all guessed close to 9lbs or just over 9lbs.
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8 lbs 11.2 ounces and 19.5 inches… my chubby boy. *Or chunky monkey as the one nurse took to calling him*

After just a short bit, the nurses were all done cleaning up and they left us to be with our newest little one. Right from the start this time, he felt like he was ours. We were able to just be left on our own to enjoy the little guy and bond. It’s never been quite like that before. Amazing!

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It wasn’t long, maybe an hour to an hour and a half and I was able to nurse, and Daddy got back to work, digging in the name book.
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We had decided that Fletcher just wasn’t going to work. He didn’t look like a Fletcher. Griffin was the other top name… and he just didn’t look like a Griffin. I didn’t feel like Nash was it. We kind of went down our list of names that we liked and none of them really hit us as “the” name. I told Jay to go to the letter “P” since it seemed like we tended to like the “P” names. He suggested Paxton… and we both really liked it. Then he continued on to “Q” and suggested Quinton. We both really like that too. So, somehow, we ended up with Quinton and Paxton as our two names. Shortly after we were moved to the recovery room. While I was standing in the bathroom I just kept thinking, Paxton? Hmmm… yeah that’s cute. When I came out, Jay said I really like Quinton, but “you get to decide.” To be completely honest, I was mentally exhausted and a bit woozy, and didn’t want to have to make that kind of a decision right then. Since Jay preferred Quinton, and I really like both… I was leaning toward Quinton. Then I looked at the little man, and it was like he had the name written on his forehead. It just seemed like that name fit him so much better. And just like that, he was our Quinton. Then came the huge decision.. how do we spell it, and what is the middle name?
Jay’s suggestions for middle names were: Gerald, Clarence, Darryl, Wayne, and Michael… all name sake type names. My additions were John and Drew. Since Quinton is a two syllable name, I wanted a one syllable name to break it up a bit. Drew just seemed like the perfect fit. Then came the spelling part! Who knew this would have so many decisions! Quinton, Quentin, Quinten, Quintin, Quenton… But after writing it, and rewriting it, printing it, and looking in the books to see what the main spelling was in those books, I decided on Quinton Drew. It fits him perfectly, and we couldn’t be happier!
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39 weeks 1 day

October 20, 2009 at 8:16 pm (Big News, Dr. Appointments, Feelings/emotions)

So yesterday didn’t necessarily go as expected. The little man looked, on the ultrasound, like he is about 8 lbs 10 ounces. There is a 1 lb 4 oz margin of error with that estimate. After Dr. Mascola delivered two babies in a row, she came down to talk to me about induction. She said she would be willing to do whatever made me more comfortable. But she said that it seems like I had a lot of apprehension about it too. She was certainly right! I don’t really want to be having this huge “medical” delivery. Basically we talked it over, and with the fact that my cervix hasn’t changed since last week (signalling that it would probably be a long long induction) and my body showing signs that it’ll most likely go soon… we’re going to wait it out for a bit. Since he’s showing to be around 8 lb 10 oz she doesn’t think he’s “too big” yet. Coop was 8 lb 1 oz and he was my easiest… so it should be fine. She figures if we go to next Monday even he’ll still be guesstimated at 9 or so. The only thing that scares me is the margin of error… so lets just hope that they are NOT wrong! Anyway, we actually have Friday morning set as our induction date. Unless some women deliver before Thursday night. The labor and delivery is pretty busy Thursday night, but if it empties out then we’ll go in Thursday night to get started. I’m still hoping they empty out and I can get in Thursday night, so I can get a good nights rest while they do the Cervadil. We’ll see though! She stripped my membranes at the appointment, so hopefully that will move things along, but there’s definitely no guarantee. I had contractions about every 12-14 minutes apart the whole way home, they were very regular and then got closer together until they were every 8 minutes for a good hour. Then I went to bed, and they stopped. Now today I have had very few. Who knows! I’ve been very nervous and sour about the whole induction thing today, but was totally calm about it yesterday. I’m hoping tomorrow is calm again because I hate feeling the way I do right now. :(

Still no name…

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39 weeks

October 18, 2009 at 9:56 am (Uncategorized)

I’m actually writing this a day early because *gasp* I’ll probably be having the baby tomorrow! After my appointment on Thursday they decided we’d having an ultrasound on Monday to check the size of the little man. If he is looking to be around 9 lbs, like everyone suspects, then we’ll talk induction tomorrow. So, this is in no way a guarantee that the baby is going to be here tomorrow, but I can’t imagine the ultrasound shows much less then 9lbs. The child feels like a chunker, and my body is definitely feeling ready.

There is so so much that I’m feeling right now, and I don’t even know how to put it into words. It’s crazy! I’m so nervous, and scared, and excited, sentimental, sad (about never being pregnant again), and just down right emotional! I’ve never had to be induced really, so that scares me quite a bit! All of the other three have had to have things moved along by getting my water broken, but I’ve never had to have Pitocen or anything like that. I’m hoping there’s something else that will get things going before trying the Pit, but if not, I know it’s going to be alright. People use the stuff everyday and are totally fine. I just hope like crazy that I’m able to really tune into my HypnoBirthing and use it the whole way through.

I really haven’t been that sentimental and emotional about this little one. Mostly because life is SO busy, but now everytime I think about the little stinker I just get so excited! I’m already feeling super over protective and don’t want to share! *embarrassed!* It’s funny because I tucked some baby no scratch mittens into the diaper bag yesterday and had to stop for just a moment. It was like it was totally normal, just packing the bag for an outing…. but it was so not normal, because it’s not just an outing. It’s an outing where I leave as a mom of three, and come home as a mom of four! Wow, crazy!

Anyway, I’m going to try to take some time today to do some pictures of this massive tummy. My goodness, this is probably my last full day of being a preggo mama!
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38 weeks? Really?

October 12, 2009 at 10:38 pm (Feelings/emotions)

I am in total shock and awe today. Who would have guessed that my fourth kid would show up after the 38 week mark? I never guess that it would be this frustrating though. I am having a hard time not freaking out about his size. Sounds silly, I’m sure, but after having two 8 lb kids at 36 weeks and everyone saying “Wow you’re lucky you didn’t go full term!”… Well, I’m a bit nervous! I’ve decided that I’m going to use this post as a little “fear release” session. Hypnobirthing just doesn’t work as well when you’re tense and worried, and not confident in your body’s ability. I truly believe in the power of hypnobirthing, but you really have to have your head in it. So…

My current fears
I am worried about the size of little baby no name
I am afraid that after he’s born we still won’t have that perfect name for him.
I am worried that not knowing his name for the last 20 weeks like we did with the others has prevented me from bonding in the same way.
I feel like I am more detached to this baby than I have in the past. I just don’t have that snuggly, gushy baby feeling very often… and I’m terribly embarrassed to admit that!
I am nervous about the possibility of a c-section
I am scared for that first week because Jay probably won’t take the time off that he has in the past.
I am worried about the health of the baby. I just pray that he’s healthy like Ella was, and that we don’t have any problems that would mean a nicu stay!
I am hesitant to be ready to let go of this pregnancy, because this is my last pregnancy…ever… and it really is something that I enjoy. After he is ready to come out, all of those little wiggles and kicks are gone forever.
I am worried that I don’t spend enough quality time with the children I have, and of course worried that I won’t have the quality time I should with the baby too.

BUT, I also know that
My body knows what it can handle. The baby will come out before he’s too big. I have had two 8lb babies with no problems, and don’t doubt that a little extra pudge will stop me from delivering him.
We have several lists of names, and when we see him we will know who he is… and even if we don’t, we can take a couple days, get to know him… and find the one that fits him best. There is NO harm in waiting!
Even if we haven’t had a name for this little one like we did with the others, he’s still been our son for the last 20 weeks. (And Baby No Name is kind of catchy… he’s at least had a great nickname!) But I’m pretty sure that hasn’t stopped us from getting excited about his arrival.
Although I feel “detached” I know that I will still be very much attached when he arrives. I believe the reason I’m feeling the way I am is because I have a full plate right now, and that is my way of being able to handle what I need to right now. The baby inside is not a constant thing that I need to take care of, feed, and get from place to place like the others. Well, in a way I guess… but he is much easier for right now!
I know that the possibility of a c-section is low… very low… I mean, I’m a freakin pro at this! :D I can handle this!
I know that Jay has taken a week off after the birth of all of the kids. But, after Ava and Cooper’s one week stays in the nicu, he had to go back. Those first days at home with both of them were without him being there… and we managed. I may have been a week from having a baby by then, but there isn’t much healing or resting going on when you have a baby in the nicu. If this little one is able to come home with us, like we are expecting, there will be a lot more resting than what I had after Coop came. I guess that means, I shouldn’t worry much about this part!
I know that I am at 38 weeks, further than I’ve ever been… and that means the nicu is probably not going to be necessary for this baby! BUT if it is necessary, then I am thankful that it’s there!
I know that even though I am hesitant to “let go” of this pregnancy, I have been able to experience it more than most. There is a season for everything, and this will end our season of having babies. Then we will move on, like every other parent does. We will move on to raising our babies into toddlers, children, teens, and wonderful adults.
We all know that a baby will claim his needed time. There is no way to neglect his needs for some quality time. The other children will become more demanding to get their needed time too. This will probably create some crazy chaos, but I know that the kids will not go without getting the attention they need! *They never do! :D *

Oddly enough, I do feel much better after actually writing this down. I know that the worries I do have are worries that every mom to be faces. (Although, you’d think by the 4th kid, you just wouldn’t worry as much! WRONG!) I have to say the one thing that surprises me is that I am not that worried about actually managing the four kids. Going out and about, appointments, school functions, grocery shopping, church… I can picture myself with the four of them, by myself, and I’m not too concerned about it. We’ll manage, I’m sure it’ll all be fine!

And so, with that… let the contractions begin! :P
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37 weeks!

October 5, 2009 at 7:21 pm (Belly Pics, Feelings/emotions, The Kids Reactions)

Wow, I’ve only ever seen this part of the pregnancy once before! And whoa Mama!….

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What a porker! :D Things are going good though. I enjoyed my first Friday in a long time with no shot in the butt! :P I had read a couple of times that most women go into labor within 10 days after their last shot. Well, it’s been 11, so that’s not a guideline to use here. Last Wednesday I had contractions for 7 hours. Ones that got regular and predictable, and then I went to bed and they went away before I woke up. I was quite relieved about that, but I’m starting to feel “ready” now… SO if they would want to maybe start again on Wednesday, I wouldn’t argue! *snicker snicker! These shots really have me wondering if I’m actually going to go into labor a little early, or if now I’ll end up being induced in November or something totally unpredicted!
So far these are the guesses on the Expectnet online baby pool…
Laurie boy 8 lbs 0 ozs 20 in Oct 13, 3:03 am Mississauga ON
Lyric boy 7 lbs 9 ozs 19 in Oct 9, 11:55 pm portage WI
Dawn boy 8 lbs 14 ozs 21 in Oct 11, 6:28 am merrill WI
Nate boy 9 lbs 0 ozs 21 in Oct 18, 1:47 pm up the road

We shall see! :D Um waist size as of this morning… 48.75 inches… and weight gain to date: 42lbs! Eeeekkk!!
Other than that stuff, I have my 37 week appointment on Wednesday, so I’m excited to see what’s happening with Baby No Name.
And speaking of no name… seems this child will not be named until we see him. I’m almost kind of excited about that! I think it was just meant to be that we see him first this time. We’ve got a few to add to our list…
Some of the new ones are
Garrett and Mason (Jay’s favorites)
Griffin (my favorite)
Mitchell (although I have to admit I’m not loving Mitchell)
Along with the others from the list
Jay’s list
Fletcher
Cash or Cashton
Finnigan

Mine
Nash
Parker
Declan
Delling
Callum
Keegan?? *still not sure about that one though*

And why am I even typing the list? To waste time maybe? We all know the name probably won’t even be on this list! :D
But if you ask Cooper what he is going to name the baby, he always says, “Um Fwetchew!”

Overall though, I think we’re ready. I need to pack the bag yet, but other than that everything is ready and waiting!

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36 Weeks

September 30, 2009 at 10:46 am (Belly Pics, Dr. Appointments, Injections, Name discussions!, Ultrasounds!)

I’ve started this 36 week post several times now. BUT I end up with the first sentence and get distracted, so here’s to hoping this time goes better! I had my 36 week check up on Monday. Wow, that drive and weekly appointment is getting tiring! I left at 10 am and got home at 7 pm. With Ava in school it’s tough because I still have to get home and do supper and baths, snuggles, and bedtime. It will be nice when the baby is here and I can schedule any appointments he’ll need in the late morning so we’re home in time for her to get off the bus. Dr. Mascola only schedules in the late afternoon. Monday it took me TWO hours in the clinic… for a regular check up. :( Not cool! But I did get to visit with Andy and Baby Aly before hand. That was really nice! He was referring to me as Aunt Belly. “Did Aunt Belly get you a cookie, Aly?” So cute! He also brought back my glider seat for the baby, so there’s one less thing I need to locate. It’s all washed up now, and just needs to be put back together again. That sweet smell of laundry soap lingering in the fabric though… yum!

The appointment went well. I had the Group B Strep test done, I’m guessing the results should be back today, but I don’t know if they’ll call to give the results or if I’ll just find out on Wednesday at my next appointment. She also checked my cervix. This time I was about 1 cm and 25% effaced. So that’s good I guess. She said that was “normal” and I’ve never been that! :D Otherwise, blood pressure was good, weight…ugh… I guess it was ok, heartbeat was 152. His heartbeat is almost always right around there. He was SO incredibly active that she was barely able to get the heart rate! All you could hear was swoosh swoosh, thump, swoosh… Crazy little man! Then the nurse did a little ultrasound in the room to be positive that he was still head down. He is. Good boy! But while we were looking we were able to see him doing some practice breathing again. She said that’s great to see and just more reassuring that he’s happy and doing well in there. Couldn’t be happier to hear that! It is so cool to see him breathing on ultrasound. That’s something I’ve never seen with the other kids, and this is the second time with him.

And some of the most exciting news…. This is the first week that we don’t have to do a shot since week 16! Oh I can’t wait for Friday, just so I can acknowledge that we don’t have to do it! :D

Names… ah names… We’re still not coming any closer. I still love Nash. He still doesn’t. He now loves Mason. I don’t really. I still love Parker. He still doesn’t. He still loves Trevor. I still don’t. And so the cycle continues.

Baby preparation:
Clothes are all washed and put away (well other than the couple of new outfits I should wash up)
Cloth diapers are washed up and put away
bassinets are set up (upstairs and down)
belly cast is done
pictures are done… unless I make it another week, then I’ll try to do a “super huge gut” photo shoot! :D

So far the things I can think that need to be finished are:
packing a bag for myself
packing a bag for baby no name
um… finding a name for baby no name
writing up a schedule for whoever watches the kids while we’re gone
making a phone list for emergency contacts
it seems to me that there’s more… but I can’t seem to think if it right now

And, the 36 week picture— Looks like a bit of a belly button stickin out. That doesn’t usually happen. :D
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35 weeks

September 21, 2009 at 11:13 pm (Belly Pics, Feelings/emotions, The Kids Reactions)

This weekend I really started feeling kind of crappy. I put a call in to the doctor, but it was a triage nurse who doesn’t know my history and she wasn’t concerned at all. I can’t say that I’m really worried, but I guess I was hoping for some bit of reassurance that Baby No Name isn’t coming anytime soon. The fetal fibronectin test can tell you *if the results are negative* if you’re not likely to have the baby within the next two weeks. If the test is negative you have a less than 5% chance of delivering soon…. but it can only be done until 35 weeks. I thought that’d be a nice little bit of reassurance. I’m not sure, but if I don’t feel better by tomorrow afternoon, I might put a call in to speak with my nurse. I guess we’ll see…

But in the mean time… More baby prep! Hopefully I can get this stuff all done and then concentrate on the name thing! We really should work on that soon! As of right now, I have one load of clothes that need to be dried and put away. The cloth diapers just need to be moved from his bassinet to the changing table drawers and they’ll be officially ready. And I think I should wash up the receiving blankets from the cupboard. Oh and the bottles and pump pieces and what not are all out, they just need a run through the dishwasher to sanitize. Wow, that’s only a little bit of a list! Other than that… a cute outfit to come home in… and a name! :D

Oh and the belly cast! That’s getting done on Saturday! I’ll be just shy of 36 weeks then!
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Some of the 35 week belly pictures. I’m being quite obsessive about capturing this massive belly this time around… but it won’t be happening again… so I just can’t let it pass without saving it! :D

And how could I forget… the funniest thing that’s happened this far with the kids!
Today, Ella told me that the baby’s wiener is sticking out of my belly button! Oh my lord! I laughed so hard I didn’t think I’d stop! Yes, she thinks his wiener is coming out of my belly button! “It’s so squishy too!”

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34 weeks

September 14, 2009 at 9:58 pm (Belly Pics, Dr. Appointments, Injections, Name discussions!, Ultrasounds!, updates)

I had my 34 week check up today. Wow, 34 weeks already! I’m scheduled to go back in two weeks. The 36 week check up was my last appointment with 2 of my 3 so far. Operation Baby Prep is in FULL swing!
Carseat…. check
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Bassinet for upstairs…. check
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And one for downstairs…. check
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Baby clothes washed and put away… check… Well, everything that we had for him before. Things are continually showing up that need to be washed and put away.

And today I bought a pile of baby necessities like: diapers, diaper rash cream, nursing pads, gas drops, nuks, and Baby Magic (a staple for a house with a new baby! :D ) lotion and body wash.

The only things I can think of that we NEED are a hamper for his clothes, a super cute outfit to come home in *with a matching hat of course!*, and maybe a name! I think we’re doing ok!

Oh and my belly cast was shipped out today! YAY! So I think in about 2 weeks we’ll be doing that too! Maybe we’ll do it this weekend, just to be sure!

Anyway, the Doc did a quick ultrasound to check his position and he is…. for sure…. head down! Woo hoo!
And speaking of the doctor; Cooper today decided to SLAP her in the butt repeatedly and giggle about it! It was HILARIOUS!! I wonder where he gets that from…. DADDY?!?!
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34 week Belly Pics
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And this one I just think is funny. This was in Madison the day that I did the wedding down there. I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the window and laughed my butt off!
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Oh and some other good news from today… We have a shot to do on Friday, and one to do next friday… and then it’s sweet freedom! We’re done! Jay will be so excited to hear that! I’m thinking about video taping our last one so I can see it. I really don’t want to see until we’re done though! I think it’d be kind of cool to have documenting a big part of this pregnancy too.

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31 weeks and counting…

August 24, 2009 at 11:31 pm (Uncategorized)

It’s occurred to me now that the baby is coming soon. HA! I was actually thinking about the number of weeks we have left… If these shots don’t work and Baby No Name comes when Coop and Ava did, we have just 5 weeks left! FIVE! Seems nuts! If they do work and I go to my due date… it’s still only 9, and Dr. Mascola told me she’d consider inducing if the baby was looking to be on the big side and I was at 39 weeks.

Anyway, I’ve decided that it’s time to start getting ready for the little man. We have clothes… but they need to be washed and put away in the dresser. *Which means I need to relocate the other kids overflow clothes so we have an empty dresser!* I need to get the carseat washed up, and the bassinet washed, and get the other bassinet from a friend so we can have a safe place for him to sleep on both floors of the house. I’d like to get the one for downstairs set up soon so the novelty of it has worn off a bit before there is a fragile little one in it. That way, maybe the climbing will be kept to a minimum once he’s snuggled into it sleeping! So the to do list isn’t very long, and it’s the fun stuff… but it still should get done. I’d like to have it done now because….

I’m actually feeling pretty good! :D YAY! I went the whole day today with no belly support band, and I can still walk! Wow is that an exciting feeling! I think he may have flipped around a bit in there again and isn’t sitting on my pelvic bones anymore. His movements are in all different places again, so hopefully that’s the case. Anyway, maybe the Dr. will be able to see next week when I go in… again. Sept 3, wow how quickly the two weeks go!

Til next week…

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