OK, so I don't have any pictures or video at the moment, sorry. But since it's been so long since I posted anything, I thought I would at least put SOMETHING up here.
Things are coming along well. Most days the "house bound" plan seems to keep me going, so even though it's incredibly frustrating to live in a dirty house with unhealthy convenience foods for dinner every night, I have now beat two records: 1. Ben is 35 weeks plus 5 days, which is 4 days longer than Sam got in the womb and 2. I had a shower on Sunday and it was BEFORE the baby arrived, instead of after, which is my experience thus far.
And this week, I believe I might actually have a little nesting going on, which I'm both thrilled about and disappointed in. I never got to nest with Sam, and I wanted to know what it was like to speed clean a house in preparation for a baby. So I'm excited that I have this strange burst of energy so maybe I can actually get some cleaning done around here. But I'm also disappointed because I'm still grossly incapable of the mass amounts of cleaning that need to be done and this is the week everyone in my house got sick, so I've wasted my energy on wiping noses, sanitizing and being up all night long with a 6-month-old (which brings on huge nightmares of what life will be like AFTER Ben gets here). So, if this is nesting, I'm a useless mama bird once again!
On another bitter sweet note, my blood pressure has been good the last couple of weeks at my check-ups, but my tests are still coming back positive for protein. So, I'm officially on the schedule for a November 1 C-section, but the doctor said she won't be surprised if Ben comes a week or two early because of blood pressure issues.
Either way, October is looking to be my last month pregnant EVER in my life (Dear God, PLEASE don't give us another miracle baby via my womb. Pretty please.) I'm so thrilled, I can't wait to be myself again. I'm also getting really excited to meet this little guy who has the hiccups every day and loves to shove his feet into my rib cage. I've already felt his little bony butt and a heel or two, and I'm beginning to think he's going to be a skinny little thing, despite getting more womb time. We'll see.
This weekend Brian and I are going to try and get a lot of prepping done - crib constructed and in place, car seats in the car and bags packed (some for the kiddos, too, in case this turns into an emergency over night situation). Because this baby could be here as soon as next week!
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Hi, Sweetie, I'm glad your days with this pregnancy are numbered and so happy you have done so well. With your history, I bet you never thought you'd ever be praying "no more babies". God has richly blessed you and Brian. The recent sickness is God's way of seeing that you don't overdo. It's a lot easier to wipe noses than clean house. And those precious big feet have to go somewhere! Love ya, Mrs. A.
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