36 weeks + 2 days

Weekend

On Friday we did this. He loves putting his head on my ever growing belly

Mastered head in water during swimming lessons.

We took a trip to a Fire station open house on Saturday even though he claimed he didn't want to go, as soon as he saw the firetrucks he got all excited.

When asked what his favorite part was, he said going through the windows. Of course!

This is what this little guy looked like at 1pm on Sunday. I left the two boys at home to run an errand and they both looked the same as they did at 9am that morning. It was that kind of day.

Our tornado sirens went off, we went to the basement but 20 minutes later it was all over.

I'm 36 weeks today, my amniotic fluid levels went up to a safe amount. I'm trying to relax and drink LOTS of water. 3 weeks from today is the arrival of our second peanut....or earlier.

It's bed time baby

Well, the baby is measuring fine, a little smaller (go figure) but because the stinker is BREECH the measurements are off with "those babies". Just like his brother he has plopped down on his butt and is not turning. It's fine, it really doesn't matter with a scheduled c-section. Unfortunately, my fluid levels are a little lower than they want so just as a precaution the Dr. wants me to relax and drink lots of water. I officially cannot go back to work. Not a problem here as the days that I went in felt like an eternity. Hopefully, with taking it easy and drinking more water my fluids will come back up. We want to get this peanut baked fully in there and keep him in there as long as possible.
I have been having contractions here and there, which is normal but getting me to relax is a tough job so I'm glad I'm being forced to do it.
I have another appt on Friday to re-check my levels, do a stress test and check things out.
So, that's the update. I will be posting more from bed from now on.
My partner in crime in our bed.

35 weeks

With nothing exciting to report from our weeked I figured I would actually post my weekly pregnancy update on the actual date that I graduate to the following week...Monday.
Today marks 35 weeks!!!

What happening in there?
"You’re now carrying over 5 pounds of baby-goodness - not counting their amniotic fluid, the umbilical cord, or the placenta itself.
Developmentally, your wee womb-tenant has the fat-factory running at full tilt while their digestive system puts the finishing touches on critical organs in preparation for their first meal (remember - before birth, all of their nutrition was blood via the umbilical cord)."
I have a cough now so I'm trying to relax. I'm looking forward to a pedicure tonight. I have to get those piggies done early just in case. We just have last minute organizing left, mostly of Daniel's toys. It's expensive to be organized between plastic bins from Costco and trips to IKEA for additional storage units, I'm glad we went cheap on the furniture in the baby's room.
I'll update on Wednesday after my ultrasound of baby to see his growth and how big he is in there.

Picture Perfect

It was picture day at Daniel's afternoon preschool. We practiced a natural smile. This is the best we got. We returned last year's photos so hopefully with picture day at two schools we'll get a winner.

Have a great weekend.

34 weeks

Well I'm ready for this baby. I had my Dr. appt on Tuesday and he's measuring a couple of weeks ahead but the Dr. assured me that it's most likely the way he's laying. Regardless, I have a growth ultrasound on Wednesday to see how big this baby is and make sure things look OK. Next Friday, is my stress test. They want to make sure the baby moves around enough. After that I go in weekly. Something tells me I won't make it till the end since D came 4 weeks early but we'll see.

I'm trying to get everything done before this bambino comes but realize everything doesn't have to be in place.

Daniel told me last night "we need to get more boxes for my toys mommy" because it's been hard clearing his brother's room of ALL of his toys. He doesn't call it his playroom anymore, it's "my brother's room" and it just makes me sad. Out of all the changes we've been making, it's that darn playroom turned baby room that has been the hardest to swallow for ME. Daniel has been fine with it. One box of his toys will remain in the baby room because as I told Daniel "your brother will love to see you play with them". He seems to like that. I've been on a window treatment hunt for a month now and I think I have finally decided on something. That something requires me to pick fabric and run around for rods and that just seems exhausting so I'm procrastinating! So unlike me. :)

Recap

Friday I took half day off of work and joined Daniel and his class at a farm. The weather was better than last year but the behavior of the kids towards the end was the same. Tantrums ensued at 11am like clock work and most parents peeled out of there with screeching tires, me included!
Baby and I enjoyed the hayride and although I heard "hope your water doesn't break" a few times I came out alive and with my pants dry, thank you very much.

The weekend went something like this:
1. polish school
2. food shopping
3. getting more baby crap out of the basement
4. complaining about my ankle
5. a birthday get together at my mom's
6. a bike ride with daddy to the library while mommy shopped
7. staying sane

Yesterday we picked up daddy from the train station. Daniel yelled surprise, thank God daddy saw us because I was on my last leg. You see, the walk should be a brisk 15 minutes but it took about 30 because Mr. D stopped to check his tire pressure about 10 times. On the way back there were breaks because "my battery ran out" but really it's because he was exhausted. I needed the walk.
Some pics on our way back.