41 weeks, 1 day :)

I am still feeling good, which is great!  I would sure like to pop this baby out though...  Good checkup with the doctor yesterday - he is pleased that babydos looks so healthy in there and is totally fine with going to 14 days overdue.  He said after that though, we will talk about an induction date.  So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE everybody pray he comes on his own!  I have castor oil here waiting at the ready, but it will not be used until an induction date is set,  (because I don't really want to use it),  and I am hoping I never have to taste it. 

I am not gaining any weight right now, which is nice, just holding steady at the same spot for about the last 4 weeks.  I think babydos eats all my food, because I am hungry ALL THE TIME.  No seriously.  I have to usually eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, another snack, dinner, snack.... then wake up hungry :)  Good gracious.

It is nice to not be at work.  I am enjoying some time in the garden planting, walking, cooking, and of course hanging out with my little man.  Last night I made kohlrabi and squash empanadas.  You'll have to look up kohlrabi on google - I didn't know what it was either until I started looking on the internet.  Pretty tasty though!

Ah, well another start to another day.  Here's to enjoying my last week of being preggers!

40 weeks 3 days.

Still here!
Still working!
Still uncomfortable!

Well, be assured I will keep you all posted, but really, there's not much to post now as I anticipate the un-anticipatable.  Babydos is comfortable inside me and not ready to come out.  And I am okay with that (for now).

Tomorrow is Friday and will be my last day of work.  Hurrah!
Also have an ultrasound to check amniotic fluid levels.  Hoping to see that all is okay, because I would rather be super-overdue than have to be induced with Pitocin again.  Don't see my doc again until Monday, which will be one week overdue.  He said he will let me go two weeks overdue "as long as baby is healthy" so pray for a good ultrasound and a good non-stress test on Monday morning :)

I'll try to post some fun pics from our weekend if we have one!

2 year olds...

So today at work I emailed a few of my friends at work, and telling them how Olaf was alternately ADORABLE and A PAIN IN THE BOOTY.  I mean, he is two after all, and parts of being 2, such as the defiance and taking 6 times as long to do anything, are just plain annoying.  But really what can you do.  Anyway, Emma emailed back this response, which I think is highly appropriate:

"I have a theory about this.  I think that throughout the history of time, 2 year olds have evolved to be ungodly cute.  They’re so tough to manage at that age that it is to their evolutionary advantage to be adorable."

Well said!  Any other mom's of 2 year olds out there agree?

still here

No baby yet, just FYI :) 

Perhaps you aren't all awaiting this impending arrival as much as I am, but just in case you were wondering, little dude is still happily cooking, and my boss is happy that I am still working. 

Had my 39 week checkup yesterday and everything is still looking good.   Although I did see a new number on the scale - no I do not feel a need to share :)  But my feet aren't swollen so I don't really care what the scale says!  And no PUPP rash this time so I am happy indeed.

Instead of getting antsy for birthing, I decided I am just going to be excited that I have a maximum of 7 days left of work until November 22nd.  WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Okay, signing out now.  It's 8:40pm.  Nearly bedtime.

Ahhhh, Saturday...

With only 1 week to go until my due date (although probably 2-3 weeks until baby comes...) we are sticking around home today.  Nothing much planned but swimming lessons for Olaf, maybe a trip to Lake Wenatchee, cleaning out my car and installing the carseat for babydos, maybe doing some planting in my new flower beds.  And that pretty much covers it.

Sockeye season started up again this morning on Lake Wenatchee and my kind husband chose not to get up and fish this morning, so that he could stay home with us and help me clean the house.  Now that's love :)  Of course it's a catch-22 because I love fresh salmon, so I'll probably encourage his getting up at 3:30am to fish tomorrow morning.

Currently heating up some cinnamon rolls in the oven for breakfast... mmmm.  No I'm not talking about those kind you get in a can at the grocery store (not that we don't love those), I am talking real old fashioned, home-made ones, that my friend Deanna made.  She brought me a whole frozen pan of them at my baby shower last weekend.  And she a very good cook so I am very excited to bite into one!  I told her they wouldn't last long :)

Anyway, I am happy to have the whole day stretching ahead of me with not much planned...  just relaxing till the big changes come!

August 2, 38 weeks

Hi y'all.  38 weeks.  Can you believe it?  I only have 2 weeks until my due date.  So we all know what that means... probably 3-4 weeks until babydos arrives :)  But I am feeling good and positive, and baby is healthy, so what more can I ask for?  Oh, and we may have finally agreed on a name for the kiddo!  So now that he's almost here, I think we'll just keep it a secret for 2 more weeks since no one knows it anyway.  Ha ha!

Last weekend my dear friend Deanna planned a fun baby shower for me with a twist - since we're having another baby boy, and didn't really need much of anything for him, she had everyone bring a frozen meal to pop in my freezer as a gift.  It was AWESOME.  I got chili, multiple soups, curry, pasta, homemade tomato sauce, pesto, wontons, meatloaf... dear goodness we are SET!  Even Steve can cook when all you have to do is reheat it :)  Anyway, it was a big blessing.  We had the little shindig outside on our new patio and enjoyed the sunshine.  Of course, as per usual, I didn't get any pictures of the party.  Lame I know.  But my lovely sister in law Christie and I took some fun preggo pics together (she is about 33 weeks right now) and we got pictures of the cousins munching cupcakes afterwards on the lawn.  Precious.

Happy start to August!