38 weeks and 2 centimeters

Went to the doctor and was checked. She said I was about 2 centimeters dilated but since I had so many children that was probably my starting point :) So nothing much going on yet but she said she was touching the baby's head so she is down and ready to come out. TMI I know. On the positive side I didn' t gain any weight since last week and if I deliver before my appointment next friday I will have never reached my "scary weight".

Very slippery out today! The snow had a crusty icy surface so though they couldn't really play in it, Maddie and Hunter soon realized they could sled on top of it (without a sled!) On the baby front I got my pack and play all set up and am really starting to feel like she will be here by this time next week. It could just be wishful thinking but I feel like I had dropped and starting to get that constant dull ache and backache like I have been pregnant forever. I go to the doctor tomorrow so we'll see if there is anything to report.

38 weeks and 4 inches

More Snow last night, about 4 inches or so. NO SCHOOL! Maddie was bummed but she and Hunter had fun playing ice explorers in the snow (the snow had a hard icy crust on top). Steve also finally got to use his snow thrower from last Christmas. We just haven't had much snow the last few years which is good mostly but I want the kids to have fun making snow angels, snowmen, etc. I am officially full term today! 38 weeks. 2 weeks until my due date but the baby is fully grown and ready (at least developmentally) to be born. Now whether she is ready to make an appearance remains to be seen.

Super Size Me!

Why yes I did eat a KING SIZE Snickers bar today (and yes I did hide it from the children so I wouldn't have to share). I also may or may not have a KING SIZE Milky Way hidden for backup. What can I say? Emma has a sweet tooth (even though she is in all likelihood toothless) and KING SIZE is certainly fitting for my current situation :) 15 days to go!!

A Bit of Randomness

My Photo of the day for today. Some sort of wheel part that showed up in our yard. Several times a year, mysterious things appear in our backyard. I don't know if the kids drag them home or if someone else is doing it. Once there was a tire, a very large metal pipe, a traffic cone, etc. Thought this one looked kind of interesting laying there. The snow had melted by the afternoon. Had a doctor appointment today. The doctor said I am officially ready to go at any time now I just have to let the baby know she is being evicted :) She said to make sure I tell them this is my 6th baby when I call to tell them I am in labor. She also asked how far we live from the hospital. I am getting paranoid that I will have this baby at home or worse in the car. My mother in law called to see how I was feeling (isn't she sweet) and said its too bad she lives 2 hours away or she would come and watch the kids so I can go to the hospital at the first sign of pain. My parents are going on a cruise tomorrow so hopefully Emma decides to stay put for at least another week.

How adorable is this outfit? And a steal at only $2.99. I wish I could get away with wearing stuff like this. And she got the cutest little hat today from Ebay. I can't wait to take pictures of her! I haven't had any charley horses (knock wood) with this pregnancy. I had them constantly with Madison near the end and they made me want to cry. I visited my neice and sister in law yesterday and the first thing she said to me when she saw how big I was was "OH MY GOD!". Thats how I feel myself when I look in the mirror and I have another 20 days to get even bigger :)

I just wanted to say I love you

This is a picture of my computer screen. Steve left me a sticky note before he left for work. "I just wanted to say I love you". Isn't he sweet? Also, it is 12 degrees outside (brr) and the baby is due in less than 3 weeks. My background is Obama's Inaguration from yesterday. Things are looking very hopeful indeed!

Baby Its cold outside!

We spent the day at the North Museum. They had a ton of taxidermied birds, discovery room, planetarium, robot display, etc.

It has been so cold the last 5 days or so (down to the single digits overnight). Today we had some snow with big, fluffy flakes just perfect for

trying to catch on your tongue.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

$3.28 date

My husband took me out tonight. Come to think of it (I actually paid).
Babysitter=$0 (Noah)
Movie, Nachos, and Soda=$0 (gift certificate)
Dinner=$3.28 (buy 1 get 1 free burger coupon)
Time alone =priceless
He said this will probably be the last time we are along together until I am in the hospital and he is probably right.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Such impossibly small diapers. Now all we need is you baby...

Skateboard Madness

I have decided to take a photo a day for the whole year. So far I have kept up with it. It will be nice to look back in coming years at just random, everyday life. This is the photo for today day 17. It is Jordan's bedroom wall. I love it because it reminds me so much of my bedroom wall when I was a teenager. Of course, instead of Skateboarding I had Rob Lowe and other gorgeous hunks from Teen Beat magazine. He also had assorted deodorants so he smells nice (sign that he is almost a man), mouthwash for his lip ring (ugh!) and the green dotted stuffed animal I think he won at the fair (a sign that he is still a little boy at heart).

With 6 you get eggroll

I am restarting my blog mostly for me (kind of a lazy gal's journal) and anyone bored enough to actually want to read it :) I am currently 36 weeks and 2 days pregnant with our 2nd baby girl (if the ultrasound can be trusted) Emma. I am really starting to get excited to meet her. This pregnancy has been very bittersweet for me. We have decided to get the tubal so this will be my last baby (sigh) and I really wanted to savor every minute of being pregnant but so much has gotten in the way. In the beginning when I was having complications I was sure I was going to miscarry so I pushed the thought of being pregnant out of my mind. Then we were dealing with waiting for our foster son to find a new placement, the holidays came, I was having bad rib pains, trouble sleeping, etc. Now that I only have about 25 days left, I feel the time slipping away. Even though it is sometimes painful or annoying when trying to sleep, I will miss feeling my baby move and kick inside me. This will be the only time in life I will have a hard stomach :) I don't feel bad about being huge (which I AM), I can take a nap without feeling guilty. So I vow to try to enjoy this pregnany (at least the part up until the labor pains) and to document it better. Six has always been my favorite number back to elementary school so I feel like it is a good way to complete our family and they say with six you get eggroll... so we'll see. This is a picture of me at 36 weeks taken by Madison.

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