By this time tomorrow....

(provided that they have a bed for me when I call) I'll be having my induction. I'm still routing for my body doing it on its own sometime today, but I'm not holding my breath.

TMI ALERT:

I'm almost positive that Sunday night and then yesterday I lost my mucus plug. After it actually happening yesterday I know that it wasn't before that.

Then last night I was having timable contractions - they were 10 - 13 minutes apart for a while. I was getting tired around 11:00 and I decided to call it a night and if they were going to continue then they would end up either (A) not let me sleep or (B) wake me up from sleep. Well my bladder woke me up one time thru the night. Other than that I was out cold last night.

Today The Husband is working a half day to tie up any loose ends in the office...unless I start having timeable contractions then he said he would come home right away. Then the plan when he gets home is family nap time. We figure we should squeeze in as much rest as possible today as tonight will be the last full nights sleep in a long while for us. I have another two loads of laundry to do and then there will be nothing in the wash baskets. I'm just trying to keep up on everything. The house actually looks pretty good because I've been trying to make sure the house looks good every night before we go to bed incase it would happen then.

It's crazy that by the end of the day tomorrow I could be holding my little boy in my arms. I'm not sure what to expect with my induction. I looked back to my birth story with K-Girl and it said by the time The Husband left for the night after induction was started at 8pm I was only 1 1/2 cm and 25% effaced. I know that as of Friday I was 2 cm and 50% so I'm already further along than I was at that point and with K-Girl at 1am I started early labor and by 5am was in full labor having her at 2:58pm. I think my deal this time around is that the contractions just won't stick to do their job. So I'm guessing that they will either break my water to get things started and/or start me on pitocin right away to get the contractions going. We'll have to see.

Everyone please wish me luck and say a prayer that everything goes well. I will let all of you know what's going on as soon as I can. :)

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Still here...

Today was a good day. Another running around like crazy day, but good. It's kind of nice waking up so darn early. We got a lot accomplished all before lunch time today which used to be the time that we would finally be getting out of the house when K-Girl actually slept in. So I guess there are perks to her being an early riser anymore.

We started off the day by going to Wal-Mart. I got this cheap Fisher Price monitor at Babies R Us. Upon checking it out when we got home we noticed major static issues with it so I decided I wanted to take it back. Nothing worse than listening to static the entire time it's on. Well I really didn't want to go all the way to Babies R Us and honestly we lost the receipt - no clue where that stinkin' thing has gotten to. So we went to Wal-Mart and sure enough they carry the monitor so we took it back there for store credit. And ended up making $7.00 on the deal. hehe We had a $5.00 coupon for it when we bought it and Wal-Mart had it priced $2.00 more. But I guess that's bad of us, but oh well. We give Wal-Mart enough of our money. So we'll have the gift card for later use.

Then we headed to Sam's Club where The Husband picked up the pictures we dropped off last night. I figured having the memory card empty was a good way to head to the hospital. No way we're going to take over 500 pictures so I think we'll be good. ;) And I charged the battery tonight so we're ready to rock and roll.

From Sam's we went to Toys R Us to get my nephews their very belated birthday gift cards. I feel really bad but we were short on cash at the beginning of the month and then my brain just totally forgot. So but at least they are in the mail today and I can feel better now that they'll get them somewhat soon.

Then it was over to Target because we had a coupon for $10.00 off a "Summer" monitor. Well they had one for $39.99 so we went ahead and got that. I figure the monitor we were going to buy (because it's the same one we have now and know it's not a piece of crap) was the same price so with the $10.00 off it was much better. And worse case is if it's bad we'll take it back and just suck up and get the other one. No biggie. But I'm hoping this will work well.

After Target it was super hot and K-Girl got it in her head she needed a pretzel so we decided to go to the mall to do walking and she could have a pretzel there. We ended up having a coupon for Auntie Anne's so we all had a pretzel and a lemonade and then we walked the mall. Luckily the pretzel kept K-Girl in her stroller and occupied so I could walk at a pretty good pace. We walked about 4 laps of the mall before she finally decided that she wanted out of the stroller thus ending out walk. Then at Bombay Company I found this clock that I absolutely love. On our night out Monday, Amy and I went in there looking around and I found it. It was on 40% discount and that ended up being just a few cents short of $60.00 off. It was a great price on sale and the sale ends on Monday. So I showed The Husband the other night when we were in and today we decided to buy it. It couldn't be any more perfect for our dining room. It's square and everything which is nice because so is our dining room table and it's black and wood just like our table as well. LOVE IT! So The Husband said he'll put that up tonight - although I have a feeling it will be tomorrow. ;) I can't wait to see what it looks like up. I'm very happy with the find.

After that we came home and had lunch and then took a nap. I got woken up twice by feeling yucky - contraction maybe? I'm not sure. But I gave up after the second time and just came down stairs. I had lower back pain and I was all crampy. Since then both feelings have of course pretty much gone away. I'm still having a contraction here and there, but honestly I've been this way for the past couple weeks so I'm not holding my breath. My friends have been giving me some advice on what to do to get things going and I've been reading up and I've got one last plan. If this doesn't work then well I guess I'm going to kick back and wait till Wednesday. It's not that far, but having him this weekend would just work out so well for so many reasons so I'm really rooting for tomorrow.

I'm not sure what the plan for tonight is. We actually are done with all our shows so we have nothing to watch. I guess it will just be a laid back night. Perhaps I'll continue to work on tucking the tails to K-Girl's blanket I made. It's finished, but I only have tails tucked in 3 of the rows - I have 12 more rows to go until I can really call it done and give it to her to use.

Alright well that's it. I'm just bored so I figured I would write about nothing to pass some time. ;) Send labor vibes...please! hehe

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39 Week OB Appt

Well today's appointment went well. There is an end in sight!!

Weight gain - 4 lbs!! Holy moly! But at least I'm only up to 32 lbs.

I had my dr today which was so nice. I really like her. I'm 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced - so from last Friday I'm a cm more dilated. I didn't have to ask or anything and she said she was going to strip my membranes to see if that helps things along. That didn't hurt either (which I was stressing about) so I'm very pleased about that.

Oh and she measured my belly and said I'm measuring big. She felt around my belly and said he's running short on room and with K-Girl being 8 1/2 lbs she doesn't want him baking any longer. So she said she'd schedule an induction for next Friday but I told her it was a full moon and so she said well how about Wednesday. So I said that's perfect. So I'll be induced Wednesday morning - I'm to be there at 6am (calling at 5:30 just to make sure they have beds). That is if he's not here before then. I'm hoping since she stripped my membranes that I'll go this weekend now.

We're having hot wings for dinner tonight. Spicy food. Maybe that will help. Then we're going to Target tonight so I plan on walking. And if still nothing tonight then I think we'll take a morning and an evening walk tomorrow to keep helping things. If nothing else the more I can get my body prepared by Wednesday the easier labor will be. I'm hoping that it's smooth sailing if I do have the induction. I don't think I was at all dilated or effaced when I went in for my induction with K-Girl and that was relatively easy.

Alright well I'll leave you today with my belly. :) Should be the last picture unless I do get induced and then I'll take one before I leave the house Wednesday morning just like I did with K-Girl. So here we are...



Yeah I got my hair cut and color touched up on Wednesday so I'm all pretty for labor. *L* I like it a little shorter. This is much easier and it won't grow out to look so shaggy as quickly. Yay for that. Low maintenance is a good thing with a newborn.

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38 Week OB Appt

So background since the last post...

I'll try to keep this as easy to read for any male readers out there. ;) hehe

Wednesday was my birthday and we decided to go out to Olive Garden for dinner. When we got there I went to the bathroom to pee and noticed I was having a bit of spotting. I was also feeling dull crampy so I called my mom to see what she thought I should do. You know, if in doubt CALL MOM! *L* So she said call my dr. So they were closed so I called the after hours answering system and finally got the answer that I was ok as long as it didn't pick up or get more painful. I should drink plenty of fluids and keep my feet up. So I told them I just got to the restaurant and they said yes go ahead and order your food. So I did. The rest of the night I had some of the same cramping and a few contractions, but it didn't turn into anything.

Since then I've had my normal contractions - some taking my breath away, but nothing that I would call steady and painful.

Today my OB was at 1:15. I gained 2 lbs this week putting me up to a total of 28lbs. My BP was really good she said and E-Man's heartbeat sounded good. She didn't mention after she measured either. Then it was the check and she said I was a little more than 1 cm dilated and I'm over 50% effaced.

I asked Mary her opinion on the maternity pictures. I'm not sure if I'm repeating myself here so if I am - I apologize, blame the pregnancy. But we decided that we wanted to do maternity pictures and we finally got around to scheduling something. Last night we had the appointment to meet with her and I told her that I wasn't sure how much longer it was going to be so she said to let her know about my appointment today and if I might be going this weekend she'd try hard to get me in this afternoon and if not we'd do Monday morning. Well again - I asked Mary her opinion and she said her gut tells her that I'll still be pregnant come Monday but that there is absolutely no guarantee. After I spoke with The Husband we both pretty much decided we should try to do them now. I called the photographer and she said she could manage a 30 minute session this afternoon at 3:00 and then what we could do would be to schedule a second 30 minute session within the first week of E-Man's arrival and do newborn pictures and brand new family pictures. I love the idea. So we did that. I feel much better knowing that we did them and we have them as I was worried that E-Man was going to beat us to it and I wouldn't have maternity pictures. I just thought it would be something special to have for his pregnancy and since I won't be doing this again. The only thing is that I won't be seeing the pictures till after our next session, but that's ok.

So now the only other things we have planned is that Mom is taking K-Girl overnight tomorrow till Sunday to give The Husband and I our last kid-free night. We're going to Sam & Tony's (where we had our wedding reception) for dinner on Saturday for our anniversary. Then we'll probably just rent a movie or two and come home and enjoy the quiet. And then Monday evening Amy and I have a night out alone scheduled. Other than that everything has been done. But at this point it's just a waiting game to see what happens.

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It's my birthday...

And I can't believe I'm 25. I don't know 25 I'm not a kid anymore. Well not that I was when I was 24 but still. I got the last age break - the wonderful insurance reduction, but even that happened a few months ago...Thank you State Farm. hehe But I'm in the 25 - 30 age bracket now and I don't know I'm getting older. In a few short days/weeks I'm going to be the mother of two so of course I'm not a kid anymore, but it's still a big deal birthday in my opinion. But whatever.

It's been a nice day so far other than Mother Nature's idea that she should give me a nice thunderstorm this afternoon. It was pretty decent too. The one boomed so loud that Molly almost ended up on my lap. It's nice to focus on reassuring her so that I'm not focusing on myself though. But it was a fast mover and so by the time the bad part got here I could already start to see light off in the distance so it was ok. But man I hate thunderstorms.

Today is Wednesday so it was K-Girl's weekly day at her Nan and Pap's house. I got her there about 10 till 9 and then they had her home I believe around 2, but I had the power to the TiVo off so I'm not certain. It was a nice break. I went to East York Target to admire the Ipods (I want one so bad), then to Borders (I got a crochet book and a breastfeeding book), then it was to Weis for a few groceries since we were SERIOUSLY lacking in that department, and lastly I ended at Starbuck's to treat myself to a birthday frappuccino and espresso brownie. In the words of Rachael Ray - YUMMO! Then I came home and finished piecing K-Girl's blanket together. All I have left is two rounds of edging and then hiding the tails. Unfortunately I'm lost as to how to do the first round of edging so I must wait till I can get a quick lesson from Mom and then I'll be good to go. I can not WAIT till this blanket is done. I've been working on it since my trip to Canada in December. It's been a HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE undertaking. And I can honestly say that I HATE granny squares now. *L* So that was my day so far. Now I'm waiting to see what the weather is going to be as I don't know if it's going to be steaks on the grill and corn on the cob for dinner or Olive Garden if it's raining and therefore unable to grill. We'll see.

Oh and 16 days till my due date! AHHHHHH!! My mother-in-law said she thinks I've dropped. We shall see. Dr's appointment in 2 days. Ok I think K-Girl is out of bed. I think I need to go be mean mommy and put her back to nap. Grrrrr. So much fun.

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Toddlers and Puppies

I swear I've said it before and I'll say it again. Toddlers are like puppies. I'm sitting here playing fetch with my almost 3 year old and she's loving it. Hahaha! I can't get her to stop. Every time I tell her I'm done she begs me to keep throwing it. She's bringing it back in her mouth and all, barking, and making panting sounds. Although she's had a puppy alter ego for a long while it's still bizarre. haha

Why Toddlers Are Like Puppies...

1. They require a LOT of attention
2. You must train them well so that they grow up to be well behaved adults
3. Housebreaking/Potty Training is one of the many challenges
4. They like to play fetch
5. You have to teach them what is acceptable and what it not to chew on
6. They often bite/nip at you when they are upset
7. They like to get dirty right after you give them a bath.

I'm sure there's a ton more and I know I'm missing some that I've said before, but I just had to share.

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Good Monday

Hello hello. I hope you all had a nice weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you mommas out there. :) It was a really good weekend around here. We got soooo much done. I'm really feeling good about it.

For starters Saturday K-Girl ended up going to my mom's for the morning and then she came home and went for a nap so we had a huge chunk of the day to work - and work we did. Then Sunday she went to The Husband's parent's house for the afternoon and we got a lot more work done. So work-wise our to do list is dwindling. Hooray!! We have maybe one or two things in a couple of the rooms and then other than that we only have to do the guest room and the outside work still and then the whole list is finished. Even better is that all of E-Man's stuff is DONE...well as soon as I actually throw the things I have for the hospital laying out in a bag I can say it's done. It's been quite the productive weekend.

Mother's Day was very nice. I heard K-Girl wake up (as she so wonderfully crawled into bed at 3 something am for the first time in a few weeks) and The Husband got up with her. I knew they had to "run an errand" first thing so I didn't bother getting up...not that I usually do, but still. haha So I did end up getting woken up a bit later to K-Girl in my face telling me to wake up and see what she got me. She had this little puppy with a balloon and candies which was cute. And then she told me that she got donuts and a "coo-a" for me (to translate - Dunkin Donuts Coolatta). So I went downstairs and enjoyed my not so healthy, but oh so yummy breakfast. hehe Then we worked and when we were pretty much done inside The Husband headed outside to do some work and I decided that a nap sounded like a perfect idea so I napped. I woke up to K-Girl again telling me to get up when she got home and then we went to get dinner. We got stromboli which was really yummy too. And the nice thing is that by 9:00 The Husband and I were sitting down relaxing and watching TV. It was a good day.

So Saturday my big project was dying the rest of the diapers. I did "Poppy Red", "Burnt Orange", and "Sunflower". Well the only color that came out the color of the packet was the orange, but the other colors work. I guess I did bad by putting the orange and red in with the yellow to wash, but oh well. It's not exactly the color it was, but they aren't white and I like them. So it's all good right? So now that they are all done I thought I would share the pictures of my rainbow of diapers (and onsies/tshirts):

First are my T-Shirts:


Second are my Onsies:


Next come my Newborn Prefolds:



And here are the diapers I dyed:


And lastly are my jellybean prefolds:


Now the brighter of the colors were the first batch using the dye and then the lighter/pastelly looking colors were the second batch in the same dye so they didn't get quite as much. But I like them. The poppy red is so not red though and the second batch of that got a bit pink, but oh well. No harm done. It sure beats all white prefolds and natural and white colored diapers. I'm pleased with all the color.

Then Sunday my task was to prep all my wool. As of bedtime last night it all wasn't dry but it should be by now so I need to take all that upstairs as well. It does feel good to know that all my diapers and wool are ready to go now. I can't wait to put his tiny bottom in them.

Alright well K-Girl's napping and I think I just might lay down as well for a little while so I better scoot before she wakes up and I miss my opportunity. Toodles.

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37 Week Update

I had my 37 Week OB Appt this afternoon... Still nothing. (not dilated) Oh well I treated myself to a trip to Starbuck's on the way home.

In other news I gained 3 pounds. After not gaining anything last time I seriously think they messed up last time. 3 pounds in one week?! How does one do that? And if it is true I blame water retention as I'm beginning to swell - good times. Oh well. But other than that all was well. Since she couldn't tell by checking me if he was head down she gave me a quick ultrasound and he is indeed head down so we're ready to go. It's just a waiting game. She said she'd see me next Friday unless I go before. I'm alright going another week as I still have things to do, my birthday is Wednesday, our anniversary is Thursday, and my mom is taking K-Girl over night next weekend Saturday to Sunday as our last night free for well probably a LONG while, oh and my girls night out with Amy is the next Monday...but then after that darnit he's coming out. *L*

I plan on doing a belly picture at some point today - I feel hot and yucky right now so when I feel better I'll get to that and post since it's been 2 weeks since the last one.

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Seriously?!

My homepage is set up to Google search, and I've been receiving newsletters from Baby Gaga about the pregnancy and it had the option to do a google search homepage with your ticker on it so I set it for that. The past few days it's been like a reality check for me. I don't know what makes the 20's any different than the 30's - perhaps it's that 30's is like a month and well that more than just days. Today it opened up and it's like this flashing light screaming ONLY 22 DAYS LEFT at me. I can't believe it. Where did the time go? Have I really been cooking a baby for the past 36 1/2 weeks? Seriously?! No I don't believe you. It's not been that long. I'm not ready yet!!! To tell you the truth I'm down right scared to death to become a mother of two, but beyond that I still have a long to do list that I MUST get done. Yeah I know the world will not end if it does not get done, but I personally need it to be done. When that is done I'll be able to sit back knowing that I've done everything I wanted to do and everything is taken care of and "ready". So now I'm kicking my butt into gear. "Nesting much?" you may ask. To that I reply "HECK YEAH!!"

Yesterday was my weekly kid-free day so I took full advantage of it. The morning started early and rough. I got woken up at 6:15 to K-Girl screaming in the monitor "MOMMA!!! MOMMMMMMMA!! MOMMAAAAAA!!! I PEEEEEEED!!!!" So I went over and sure enough her diaper was hardly wet but her bed was soaked. I don't know what happened but obviously the diaper shifted and she peed out. So I started my day by stripping her bed and giving her a bath - good times. So I got her all ready and dropped her off at the IL's by 9:00 - I think it was a bit earlier than that. But then I went to Starbuck's to get some fuel for the day and come home to get started. I decided it was diaper day. I forget but either Monday or Tuesday I started washing up the diapers so I decided that I was going to start my dying. Well it's a lot bigger of a job than I thought. I got three colors done yesterday and I was dying pretty much non-stop from the time I got home from Starbuck's till 6:00 last night...and longer if you count the washing time after that. I did "vivid turquiose", "royal blue", and "lime" yesterday. I still 3 more to do sooner than later. I dyed 4 newborn prefolds, 1 jellybean regular prefold, 2 side snap t-shirts, 1 onsie, and a fitted diaper each of the colors. I'm loving the colors too. So much better than white or natural color. I love color. I mean to the point that I really love my prefolds and fitteds and hope that they work out really well for me this time around so I can just size up with some more and dying them too. I don't want to deal with PUL and stuff. My only problem with all of this is that this morning I can barely make a fist. My knuckles hurt sooooo bad from squeezing out the dye/water from the items I was dying. Good fun. So other than that yesterday I did three loads of regular wash and I boiled all my hemp to make prep time less and I washed it through the washer 2x.

Today my plan is more washing. I pulled out all E-Man's clothing and I've started them. May I just say how much I am loving my washer right now? Seriously all his whites/lights fit into ONE LOAD. Now honestly I should have probably kept a few things out, but they did fit without stuffing. But this is the first time using the baby care setting on the washer and holy moly that setting takes 2 hours on a full cycle. I'm not exactly sure what it does differently to the clothes, but it says for lightly soiled baby clothes so we'll see. My rational is that if I had to do all that wash in my old washer it would be about 3 loads and I'm sure it would take much longer than 2 hours and the drying time will be a lot less - should be less than an hour even for the full load. I have darks/brights to do yet and then I'm going to start on the other stuff in the room - blankets, towels, bibs, bedding. And then I plan on doing my diaper laundry in between these loads since they take so long. I need to put my hemp through at least 2 more hot washes and it will be ready to go. I want to put the newly dyed items through another 2 washes and make sure they aren't bleeding and then they will be done. And I need to finish prepping my other prefolds at least 2 or 3 more washes for those. Then EVERYTHING will be done. I'm probably looking at at least another day of wash to get it all done, but it's a fairly easy task to try to do during the week. So that's my plan.

My smilies for the day:



This weekend The Husband and I have plans to really knock out the rest of our to do list. Now we probably won't be able to totally finish it, but we should be able to get pretty close and at least all the big stuff off of it. I want to make sure that by the time we go to bed on Sunday if E-Man was to come Monday morning I'd be ok with it. If we can do that I'll be happy. But then I figure if we have only small things left on the to do then we can work on those one at a time in the evenings during the week. My mom called yesterday and said she might be able to take K-Girl a few hours for us on Saturday which would help because when she's gone we end up knocking out a LOT of work. And then Sunday The Husband said about asking his parents to take her for a couple hours which should not be a problem. So if both those things happen we really should be able to get everything just about done.

It's a big week coming up. Sunday is Mother's Day, Wednesday is my birthday (I can't believe I'm going to be 25....but heck I can't believe that I'm going to be mother of 2 very soon either), and then Thursday is our 4 year anniversary...again has it really been that long?! Crazy. So as something special before the baby comes my mom is watching K-Girl over night next weekend Saturday to Sunday. I'm excited about it as it will be the last night alone for another good year - 2 years. It was a while before I was comfortable with leaving K-Girl over night and although that will probably be different this time around to some extent it's still not going to be an easy thing to find someone to take BOTH kids. That much I know. So I'm looking forward to that and as much as I want to meet my little boy, I hope he stays put till after I get that free night just The Husband and I. Then it's fair game.

I'm such a planner though. Last night I was talking to Leah and she commented on that too. Yeah I know. The fact that I had that induction date with K-Girl helped put my mind at ease last time. This time there's not any issues and no reason I should need to be induced so I get to go in God's time and man that's making it so much harder for some reason. And then the fact that I'm scared to death to go into labor. I don't like the idea that my water could just break at any time, etc. Yeah I'm a planner. I think the other reason why I am so anxious about it this time - more so than last time - is that I know what's going to happen (to a point). Last time it was an unknown so it was easier. This time I know what I'm in for.

I have my next appt this Friday at 1:30. I'm interested to see if I've made any progress this week. I am pretty sure it's just because I was working myself too hard yesterday, but I was having some pretty painful contractions last night. So we'll see.

Alright well I'm going to go.

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Pack n Plays, Strollers, Monitors, and Caffeine

We finally have everything on our list for things to get for E-Man. He's all set. We were planning on buying a new pack n play for him - one with a nice bassinet and a changer to keep in our room, but the more we thought about it we just couldn't do it. We have a pack n play that doesn't have any frills and we decided that's just fine. Having a changer might be nice, but then we'd have to keep diapers and stuff in our room too and when his room is right across the hall we just decided it's as easy to take him over there where his diapers are and change him there. So that was $150 that we didn't need to spend on that.

Next we were looking for a stroller. We wanted to get one that could be used for K-Girl as well as for E-Man. Most strollers only have a weight limit of 35 lbs and K-Girl's already maxed that. So we were going to order a Maclaren Quest online. It's weight limit is 55 lbs so it would still fit her a lot longer. It said that the early use was 3 months. It didn't fold flat - it didn't have many bells and whistles. Basically think a REALLY nice umbrella stroller. We found one that we liked for $149.99 on a website with free shipping and of course you don't have to pay tax. So that was our plan - well until we went to Babies R Us. The Husband happened to see this stroller that said birth to 50 lbs. That's darn close to the Maclaren. So we got it down and started playing around with it. It was a Chicco Cortina in Extreme. It was $149 as well but we had a coupon for $10.00 off any stroller. It's really nice. It folds flat and makes like a bassinet for a new baby, it's got a child's tray, a parent's cupholder area, the handle adjusts to different heights which The Husband really likes, etc. It's just a really really nice stroller. So with the fact that we wanted to get the Maclaren anyway and we decided we weren't spending the money on the new pack n play we decided to go ahead and get it. It's really nice. Seeeee...



We also picked up a cheap monitor. It's a Fisher Price one. The reviews on it are quite mixed. We'll see. It was $19.99 and we had a $5.00 off coupon for any monitor so it was good and cheap. If it's a total piece of crap we'll take it back but if not great. The Husband's thinking about not needing a monitor for K-Girl anymore, but I don't know. It's kind of a comfort for me to have it, but over night we might not need it anymore, but if she's upstairs and I'm/we're downstairs I want to be able to hear what she's getting into. Eh so like I said cheap will be good at first at least.

Yesterday we got to go up home which was nice. The only stinky part was that I found out that my Grandma has shingles so we couldn't go over there. It's been a while since I've seen them and it's probably going to be a while now. I don't think I'll be able to make it back up home until E-Man's a few weeks old at least. But the rest of the trip was very nice. It was good to see everyone and this morning K-Girl slept in till about 7:15 - yes I said she SLEPT IN TILL 7:15. Sad that she used to sleep till 8:30 - 9:30 and now her norm is 6:00 - 6:30.

I have a story that I was going to share right after it happened, but then I got sidetracked. So last Wednesday after I took K-Girl down to Pap and Nan's I decided that I wanted to go to Target to pick up a few things and that I wanted a frap as well so I went to West York Target. Well a little background - I receive these pregnancy newsletters each Friday that tell you developmentally what's happening with baby that week and what to expect and some funnies and stuff. I remember reading on a while back about this lady that went into Starbucks and because she was showing her baby belly the lady guessed she wanted decaf. I laughed at the whole thing because of the whole when your pregnant everyone has an opinion for you and it seems acceptable only then to shove your opinion down the pregnant lady's throat. *L* If you'd like to read the article it's here (right side of page in grey box) - http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/calendar/week19 - Soooo anyway... I had all my shopping done and I went up to the Starbuck's counter and placed my order - Grande Caramel/Mocha Frappuccino. To which she replies "You want that decaf right?" "Ummmmmm no." So she apologizes and says "That will be $4.08." So I pay and I went over to the other end to wait for my drink. When I walk over there the girl making the frap asks me "You didn't want whipped cream." To which I reply "No I want it all - whipped cream, chocolate, and caramel." haha So she says oh and then goes and makes it. I mean seriously people caffeine in limited qualities is O.K. for pregnant women to consume. My dr told me up to 3 cups a day is just fine (chocolate included). I usually allow myself my one Diet Mountain Dew each day and if I happen to splurge that day on a frap I usually just forego my Dew. I just think it's funny that the lady assumed cause I had this big ole belly that of course I wanted decaf. That frap is a splurge that I definitely look forward to. Just let the preggo have her fix.

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She's lucky she's cute...

So my almost 3 year old daughter has managed to do a pretty bang up job at incapacitating me - hence why I say she's lucky she's cute.

We went over to my friend Arieta's house for a playdate and towards the end at cleanup K-Girl ended up having a meltdown and bit me. I took her to the other room to discipline her and she kept throwing a fit so I put her up on the couch to cool off. Well she was flailing around and managed to kick me (barefoot) right in the side of the knee where all my bad veins are. It brought tears to my eyes, but she's knocked it before without anything really happening so I went on with cleaning up and then we left. On the way home it hurt a bit when I had to push the clutch in and when I stopped for gas I could barely stand on it. By the time I got home I was almost in tears having to walk into the house and get her lunch, but I managed. Finally it was nap time so I crocheted for a bit and then took a nap myself. It was when I woke up that I realized she hurt me bad. I was full out crying as I gimped myself over to the bathroom to pee. So I turned on the TV and we stayed upstairs till The Husband got home from work. He saw it and said I needed to call the dr and so I called mom for a second opinion, but she said the same thing. So I called my family dr and they said I need to be seen and to come in at 7:15. I went in and the dr checked it out and said although it hurts and is going to turn many pretty colors that I really don't have much to worry about. He said it's rather superficial so there is really no risk of blood clots. He told me the warning signs to keep my eye out for and sent me on my way. Last night was fun and this morning was grand too. The Husband ended up getting K-Girl up and got her breakfast. He went into the office to do a few things but was back by around 9:30 to help as I had a drs appt and wasn't sure if I could even drive with my leg as bad as it is. So this is my fun. The crappy part is that we still have a mile long to do list that I really was looking forward to working on and now well it's on hold until I can get around a little better. Grrr. And well The Husband thinks I'm gross, but I took a picture and well you know me. I just have to share it with you all. So I apologize if you agree with The Husband and think it's gross, but oh well. Enjoy. I think it's rather pretty. hahaha



So then onto other news -

Today I am 36 weeks. I had my appointment today. I didn't gain any weight the last week so I'm still at a total of 23 - go me. My pee test was negative for protein (good thing) but it was positive for sugar - although she told me that didn't mean anything other than I had just eaten lunch so I shouldn't worry. She measured me and didn't say anything so I'm guessing that was right on as she doesn't usually comment if there's nothing to say about it. E-Man's heartbeat sounded good and strong - I think it sounded on the faster side, but he was dancing around so I'm sure that's why. She checked me for any progress, but unfortunately I have none so far. No baby yet. She said that next time if she couldn't tell for sure if he's headdown or not she's going to give me a quick ultrasound just to make sure he's in position and ready to go. So that's my appointment. Next one next Friday. :)

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