Baby Update-36 weeks

Well, I had my OB appt. yesterday. Baby sounded good, measured good, blood pressure good, head's down & 3 cm dilated! I am freaking out a little about this! I usually go pretty quick once I hit 4 cm, but we'll see. I go back in on Monday & if I'm 4cm & contracting.....that could be the day! That's what happened with Matt & Emily. Who knows. I'm SO excited to meet this little girl. I want everything to be healthy & developed enough though so we don't run into problems. So, hopefully, she'll come when she's all ready.

I've had some really weird dreams lately.......

One was that I opened my tummy like an oven, took the baby out & said " you're not done yet, you gotta go back in" & put the baby back in the oven........I mean my tummy!

Another one was where I unbuttoned my belly button, opened my tummy like a 'flap' & took the baby out. So weird!

Another one was that Craig could feel the baby's hand through my tummy & she could grab his finger through my skin. Like some Scifi movie!

Man, I wake up SO relieved that they were just dreams!! So strange.

My feet & hands are so swollen. I've never had this before, but I've never been pregnant in the summer before either. It is so weird to not be able to see the bones in my feet & hands! My toes look like little sausages! I told Craig to just call me 'Fiona'. I feel like I have Ogre feet! LOL I tried on some size 9 shoes the other day.....couldn't even get them on! I might have to have my wedding ring cut off too if this baby doesn't come within the next week or so. It's starting to hurt pretty bad at times!

My friend Chantelle took me out to dinner last week to PF Changs & then we went & got pedicures! It was so nice of her to do that for me! I felt SO pampered. I'm sure the lady doing my feet was like " Wow, these feet are huge!" It was such a relaxing night & I had a great time with a wonderful friend! Thanks Chantelle!

Baby Bash

Some friends from church threw a Baby Bash for me & 2 other friends that are expecting in October. It was wonderful of them to think of us. It was a good relaxing night & so nice to get together with good friends to celebrate these little miracles! The food was great too!

Here are some pics of the night:

Caroline & I

All of us

I look SO huge in the pictures. I'm sure the camera adds at least 15 lbs. Right?

The 3 Preggos

Jen, Kellie & Lisa

Remember, I'm due in 6 weeks, they're due in 3 months!

I have no idea why Kellie's pointing at me or why Jen is making that funny face.

Baby update

So, I'm officially due in 5 or 6 weeks, but I've always been 2-3 weeks early. So, I went to my OB appt. on Wednesday & she said I am 1cm dilated. It freaked me out a little. I called Craig & he was REALLY freaking out. He was asking if we had everything ready & what we needed. I told him to calm down, I could be 1cm for a month! I guess I have to start somewhere, but we thought it was a little early for that. We weren't expecting it. Anyway, she wanted me to come back in another week instead of 2 weeks. I thought that was a good idea. So, I'll keep you posted on what's going on.
Meanwhile, I have been cleaning & organizing everything that I can. I cleaned/defrosted the deep freezer the other day. It took over 2 hours. I don't think I want to let it get that bad again. I was so tired! The boys helped though. Adam helped me scrap (I know, you're not supposed to do that) & Eric held the hairdryer to speed things along. Matthew 'dumped' the 'snow' outside for us. It was nice that they all helped. What a mess. Now, I have room for some freezer meals that I want to have made before the baby comes. That's my next project.
We're all getting excited for the baby to come. I've washed the clothes, the cradle is up, we have diapers & car seat. I think we're set. I've been trying to do fun things with the kids lately because I know once the baby comes things will have to slow down a little. So, we have some 'staycations' planned that are close to home, but hopefully will still be fun.
Next appt. is Wednesday. I'll do an update then.

Lemonade & Porches

The kids wanted to make a lemonade stand the other day. I told them I wasn't sure how many people would stop by because most people stop for yard sales & such, not just for lemonade. Well, they proved me wrong. They were out there for an hour & made $5. I couldn't believe it. Neighbors were coming over to get a drink to go with their lunch, cars were stopping by, cars were even driving by & then turning around to get some. I was shocked! They had a great time out there together. They made the lemonade & the signs by themselves too. I brought them lunch outside so they didn't have to take a break too. What little entrepreneurs!

Matthew with missing teeth eating watermelon

Emily

While I was outside taking pics of the kids, I snapped a few pics of our new front porch. It isn't done quite yet. We still need railings & it needs to be painted, but you get the idea. We love it! It's so nice to just sit out there & watch the sunset or have dinner. Hopefully the railings & paint will be done next week. We can finally go in & out of the house through the FRONT door! Amazing!

Just ignore the long grass.

Twister

For FHE the other night the kids wanted to play 'Twister'. I'm not really up to bending like that right now, so I was the judge/photographer & Craig was the 'spinner'. The kids had a blast & got all twisted up. I love the pic where all their bums are sticking up in the air.

Funny Emily!

Don't mind the crazy hair & wild clothes. Not sure what was up with that. It was a fun night & we were all together. I love those times!

The Zoo

I took the kids to the zoo the other day. It has been so rainy lately. So, we needed to get out & enjoy the sun while it was out. It was clear blue skies when we left & looked so nice out. Well, we got to the zoo & an hour later there was a down-pour!! It was raining buckets. I have no idea where those clouds came from. Holy cow! We got SO wet. We went into the restrooms to dry off with the electric hand dryer a little.

We had a lot of fun despite the rain! We saw all of the animals, had lunch, played in the water (like we needed to after that rainstorm), & then headed home- all tuckered out. We were exhausted! We took Matt's friend, Sean, with us (if you're wondering who the extra kid is in the pictures).

Here are some pics:

In front of the muddy Rhinos

Sean & Matt by the Albino snake

Eric & Adam by the Albino snake.

Emily by the turtles

This is a sign that was posted about the white tiger that was supposed to be at the zoo, but had sprained it's ankle while playing, so he was resting. I thought it was funny that they posted a sign.

The kids, being 'turtles':

Emily

Matt

Eric

Adam

Adam & Eric on the 'spiderweb'

Roses are Red.......

This is a rose from my rose bush that I got for Mother's Day. I think it is so pretty! The bush actually has 10 or 15 blossoms on it now, but this was the first one to bloom, so I snapped a pic.