New BLOG

hey you all,
I have my other blog up and running now. Actually have had it for a bit and have already gone though major blogging, and now not so much. Here is the new address ~

www.alloutmom.com

Check it out :)

sleep

Olivia is a good little sleeper. She usually only wakes up once in the night, then when Orlund's alarm goes off and then again around 9am. Joy is also a good sleeper. She sleeps from 7/8pm until usually 7:30/8am.

Tuesday Olivia actually napped when Joy and Grace went down. (silence ~ it was nice!). Well in the evening she needed to have a bm. So she was fussy most the night, Orlund even had to take over for me at I was to exhausted to handle it. She finally went to bed around 10:30pm. Woke up a couple extra times in the night and got up for the day at 7am.
So yesterday (Wednesday) was a good day. I didn't get out for a walk, that was due to Joy actually sleeping in until 9am. So once breaky was done it was to hot for a walk. We played in the back yard instead....is it a bad thing that I have so much fun drawing with chalk on the sidewalk?
Anyway, last night. Olivia went to bed then got up played, pooped and finally went down around 9:15pm. We had a good night she slept her usual sleep (better actually!) she got up around 5:30am and hasn't woke yet and it's 8am.
Grace just asked for a nap so I just put her down, but now I hear Joy is awake. Guess I'd better get this day going. The pictures are of Joy making 'mud pies' and my chalk drawings.

blogs

So everyone these days seem to be blogging. Orlund got tired of his sister saying she wanted to blog but not setting one up, so when she was over on Sunday he set one up for her (I'll post the link once she posts something!). She announced it on Facebook that she was going to be blogging and one of her cousin's mentioned her blog address.. didn't know she blogged. So I checked her blog out. Awesome! she has a pair of ADORABLE little boys and posts A LOT of pictures. This blog is mostly for my rambling so I rarely post pictures.... but pictures are more interesting.... guess I'll have to start posting some more! I should ramble less and picture more, however I don't get much 'adult' interaction so this is my way of 'talking'... and I'm a talker... so sorry people for the lack of pictures, I'll try harder. I am also going to be switching my blog address soon, just setting it up at the moment. (I'll let you know when we switch over).

God bless!

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to any Dad's out there.

Here is how our Wonderful Father's day was spent.

Day 1 ~ Saturday. Okay not 'officially' father's day however we dedicated Saturday to spending the day as a family.

In the morning Orlund got up first and made waffles (okay so I should have made them but he's the bestest at it). I chopped up strawberries. fresh strawberries. from our garden. yummy. And we had some whipping cream (so we thought, turned out it was whipping topping ~ not as yummy). What a perfect start to the day! Orlund, Joy and myself sat down and ate while Olivia slept in.

After breakfast was cleaned up Joy and I decided it was time for gifts. So Joy oh so proudly marched over to Daddy to show him the beautiful card she made him. Then he unwrapped a 5qrt Crock pot (some gift you say? He wanted one). I gave him a Crock pot cook book.

We then got the girls dressed, made lunch and headed out to a local playground (in walking distance). It was the perfect day. Warm but not scorching, and just the slightest breeze. It was our first time to this playground and it was perfect, fenced in, shade, kid swings, a slide that Joy can climb up to all on her own. perfect. We enjoyed a picnic lunch while Joy played, occasionally running up for a bite to eat.

We headed home so Joy took a nap, and I cleaned the house while Orlund went grocery shopping. Joy woke up before Orlund returned so I chopped up some veggies and we had a little snack. Once Orlund returned we headed out to Walmart to purchase our Dad's Father day gifts.

After our shopping we headed to dinner. I didn't tell Orlund where we were going so I gave him directions and he kept guessing. We went to a local Sushi restraunt called 'Oya'. They have an all you can eat dinner for $24.95, and we LOVE sushi. It was the perfect surprise for him.

After filling our tummies we came home, put the kids to bed and enjoyed a quiet evening watching 'the office'.

Day 2~ Sunday. Church. Enjoyable although I was stuck in the nursery with Olivia the entire service. We came home to host a Father's day BBQ with our families. (well Orlund's parents and sister and my Dad). It was a scrumptious lunch (thanks Honey!). Then Twyla hung out with us until 6pm (when Joy got up from her nap!) making it a wonderful day!! It is now 7:30pm, Joy has just gone to bed. Olivia is playing with some toys. Orlund has gone out to get some milk and I am blogging.... The perfect end to the perfect weekend!

God bless all you Dad's out there! We need you, love you and appreciate you to no end!!

Windy?

Sunday afternoon Orlund and I decided we should head out on a little walk. Usually on Sunday's we drive to the park and have fun on the playground. This Sunday however we decided to walk over to a small playground that's close to our home (never been before). Orlund was pushing Joy on her trike while I had Olivia in a stroller. It was windy (as our town usually is), but it was really windy. Joy and Olivia were already loaded up and excited to go. So I covered Olivia's stroller with a quilt and out we went. Joy's hat got blown off after about 5minutes, which I almost jumped onto the street to get! oops. As we rounded the second to last corner before the playground a huge gust of wind came up, it almost ripped the stroller out of my hands, we got sand blasted! It was awful! At least I wasn't worried because Olivia was covered. She let out a little cry but I figured it was because of the stroller rocking in the wind. We turned around and headed home.

After arriving home I took Olivia out of the stroller. I noticed some sand on her blanket (that was under the quilt). I shook it out, it was full of sand! I then looked closer at her, she had bits of sand all over her! So did Joy. I had to give them both a bath to get the sand off, and even then I kept finding more of it!! The walk wasn't even 10minutes long!!!

Guess I wont head out when it looks like it'll be getting windier. Just to much sand!

Today

Today is shaping up to be a good day. I'm getting to have a lot of those, these days. I like it :)
Yesterday it was raining so instead of going for a walk I did a dance video and hula hooped. It was good.

Today I got the 3 girls ready and headed out for our walk. It was good. Grace showed up in a sundress (it's cold out) so I had to put a pair of Joy's pants on her and one of her jackets. They were both a bit short but did the job. Now the girls are just eating lunch and I hear Olivia has woken up (just in time for the others to nap).

Tomorrow Orlund's parents are coming over for a visit, it's been a while. which means I have a bunch of stuff I want to get done today...... hopefully Grace gets picked up early so that I can do some of it (like vacuuming). Tomorrow is also Olivia and my 8 week postpartum checkup. And Olivia's first shots...gulp... Joy's sleeping habits changed every time she got shots and would stay that way until her next ones. Olivia sleeps GREAT, so I'm a little frightened that she'll stop sleeping so good.... oh well she needs the shots.

God bless you all, hope you have a wonderful day!

Cats Cats Cats

I love cats.
I am a cat person.
Correction ~ I love MY cats.

Growing up we had cats, outdoor cats. They kept the other cats away (and we lived in the country). then once we moved to town our cat was an indoor/outdoor cat. She also kept the other cats away, she ruled the neighborhood.

Got married. Had mice. Got cat. She was indoor/outdoor. good. Owl got cat. bad. mice return. Got another cat ~ Tipsy.

She's a weird weird cat. Wont jump, climb or do most anything normal cats do. We want her to be indoor/outdoor, however she wont poop anywhere but in the kitty litter. And when we let her outside, she can't get out of the backyard when the gate is closed. So she doesn't keep cats away. There are so many cats in this neighborhood it's not funny! They all used my front flower bed as a litter box over the winter. We decided to fill it in with rocks. Done. Now they poop on my front lawn. Annoyed. I don't even know how many cats there are, but there are a lot. This morning when I rounded the corner onto our street I saw 6 cats all perched on a fence, within an approx 10foot stretch of fence. And I can think of at least 5 more cats that I've seen that weren't apart of this 'cat meeting'. CRAZY!

Again.
I love my cat.
I hate cat poop.

Growing up

Why do kids have to grow up so fast?
Today I headed out on my morning walk with Olivia, Joy and Joy's baby (which she pretend nursed more than half the way!). Olivia began fussing when we were half way, so I continued on until I came to the bench (there is only one bench along my walking path). I stopped, took her and Joy out, and tried to nurse her. Nope. Not hungry. Nope. Doesn't want to lay there and look at me. Nope. So what did she want? she wanted to sit up and look around. I loaded the girls back into the stroller this time putting Olivia's seat in the upright position. She was happy. I was worried. The seat only lays flat or sits upright, I didn't want her to tip over as she can't sit unassisted yet. I padded her in. The rest of the walk she was happy as could be. sigh. she's growing up way to fast.

Good day

Today was another good day. Yippee! I like good days.
If you had of stopped by my Dad's garage sale you would have been greeted by the cutest smile and a big hearty "Hi!" from my adorable daughter Joy. Then as you pull your car out onto the street she would have happily waved and said "bye bye". What a day. She melts my heart when she comes up to me "Mommy mommy" grabbing my leg then running (once she's sure I'm following) over to her Poppa to show me she wants a hot dog. melt. she's communicating.

Olivia has started to communicate as well (other than crying), she smiles when you look in her eyes and now coos and caws with excitement. melt.

I love being a mom.

Tonight. being a mom is exhausting. but I still love it. Both the girls have been screaming for the past 40minutes (Olivia a bit longer). I don't know what's wrong with either one. Daddy finally gave Joy some tylenol and she's now quiet. Daddy also has taken over snuggling Olivia and singing softly to her. I was snuggling her but I have a bad back and well, it's killing me! Thank you honey! You are AWESOME! Daddy is suggesting that us girls stay home from Church in the morning ~ I hate to miss it, but it just might be what we need to do. guess we will see how the night goes.

Guess it's my turn again with Olivia.... Please pray for a peaceful night......

couple minutes

Hello all! Sorry it's been so long since I've blogged. Like I mentioned in my previous blog I think of something to write every single day, sometimes more than once! But I never get to the computer fast enough before it disappears (the idea that is, not the computer).

One day last weekend I was feeling really blue. so I wanted to blog about it. But I didn't. Then when I finally decided I should sit down and blog about it, well I wasn't so down and couldn't remember what I wanted to talk about. ugh.

My mom left last Sunday. pout. I'm going to miss her, actually I already do! I miss being able to just pick up the phone and call her. (Remember she lives in Thailand). I think that had something to do with my 'blue' day. Along with some baby blues thrown in there.

I'm working hard on ensuring I get out and walk every single day. A good lap around Mac Park. Yup it's a long walk (especially when it's HOT out ~ luckily it's been cooler). It was a real struggle this week to get out everyday. Once I'm out I enjoy it, but it sure was difficult to get out. Tuesday I wasn't sure if I could get my butt out the door (I had the daycare girl too), but then my girlfriend Leah called and wanted to join us on our walk ~ that got me out the door. (Thanks Leah!).

I've been trying to get my house cleaned. I have/had a few big jobs to do, along with everyday cleaning. I needed to 1) dust all the blinds + wash the inside of the windows 2) clean and organize the green room (my craft room~yikes!) 3) go through clothing and box/unbox stuff (maternity etc) 4) get the playroom/tv room downstairs organized.
Thursday was a good day. I not only got the house ship shape, I got item #1 and#2 done (#2 is about 90% done but all that is left is organizing my craft stuff in my new craft 'desk'). I got a bunch of stuff done in the playroom as well. It was a good day. I needed that.

Today, Friday, I loaded the kids into Leah's car (with Leah) and we headed to Kelowna. Leah needed to apply for her passport so we drove down, and took in a quick shopping trip. By the time we got there (she worked until 9:30am) we only had 1 hour to shop! However luckily we both wanted to hit up one store in particular (sell good, cheap jeans), so we spent our hour there before loading up the kids again and heading home.. quick trip but we'll take a longer one soon (I hope). It was another good day. Thank you again Leah :)

Tomorrow I am heading out Dad's, their 'town' is having a giant garage sale so I'm going to help him out. It's going to be a good day.

Well now you are caught up :) I'll have to get some good stories on here about the kids. I promise. It's 11pm so time to hit the sack...... I'm already in my PJ's. Good night! God bless!

Hi

Hello!
So it's been a little while and I have thought of story after story to post...haven't posted any... and in true 'Jenn style' at this moment I can't remember any of them!

We just had Joy's birthday party this past Friday, I'll make that a separate post just about that.

This post is just rambling (what's new?).
So you may ask me how I am adjusting to being a mom of two adorable little girls...
I LOVE IT! I LOVE THEM! I LOVE LIFE!

Sure I am busy. Not only am I concentrating on raising the girls but also with furthering who I am as a mother, wife and person. I am trying to keep on top of the house, as in cleaning etc. I think I'm doing pretty darn good! I'm doing better than I was a year ago with just one child! (Or at least I think so, you'd probably have to ask my husband if it's true).

The list of chores never ends, as it never does for any mom out there. On my list of usual chores, I have laundry (couple more loads to go), washing the inside of the windows, dusting this house (base boards and all need it!), The oven needs a good scrub down, along with the interior of the fridge. I noticed the other day the top of my cupboards in the kitchen need a dusting as well. There is bathing the kids and keeping the house in order. I also am mid stream of cleaning the bedroom. Since having Olivia it has been to easy to just let a pile of stuff accumulate beside the bed, on the dressers and basically everywhere in the bedroom. I only have the vanity left to clean off. Then I need to go through my dresser and closet clearing out the maternity clothes and then going through the boxes I have packed unpacking the clothing that might actually fit me.

Every day I have been getting out and walking. Probably about 5km everyday (I don't actually know how far it is). I feel alive! I LOVE walking! I want to start hula hooping as well, I have the hoop. Just need to figure out when to do the work. Getting out and walking wears the girls out and gives them fresh air while I get exercise and some quiet time (usually they are quiet). I enjoy it. It gives me time to think, gets me out of the house and gets me energized for the rest of the day. I'm not an exercise person, however I am determined to lose this baby flub. So for now it's walking and then hula hooping and perhaps when it gets to hot or to rainy I'll do my exercise videos (or perhaps while the kids nap I'll do them anyway).

Well that's enough rambling for this post.
God Bless you all!

Lesson learned?

So. I'm busy. Yup. Busy.
I have a list (you know me, lists keep me sane). And I'm working on it. slowly. I don't think there is any other speed with a new born and toddler at home (with an additional sassy toddler 2 days of the week).

I not only have a list of things I need to get done, however I have goals in mind. Goals of the person, mother, wife, woman I want to be. Goals of my relationship with God. Goals for my marriage. Goals for how my house will be. Just lots of goals, plans and adventures.

For the past few years I've felt like I've been sucked into a 'hole' of just doing but not being awake. I was at a woman's conference and the speaker mentioned that perhaps some of us are just talking in our sleep and not fully awake. Once our feet hit the floor when we are awake we know what we are doing and where we are headed....I don't feel like I know where I'm going, I'm not fully awake. But now I know it! And I'm going to change it. And just since having Olivia I feel like God has helped wake me up! It feels like a breath of fresh air! I'm excited to see who I'll be once I wake up.

I learned a lesson today... Baking Peanut butter cookies, cooking macaroni, nursing a baby and watching the toddlers aren't good to do at the same time! Over cooked the macaroni and burnt the cookies.... OOPS! oh well, I tried!

I know this post jumps around a bit...just tid bits of thoughts as I head off to bed.
Good Night all!
God Bless you!

She's here!!

April 12th, 2010 @ 10:47pm Olivia Margaret joined us on the outside.

Sorry it's taken this long to update! I've updated everything else, just didn't have a chance to come on here yet. Olivia is laying on the couch next to me working out some gas bubbles, she's so cute!!

I'll be posting her birth story when I get a chance. We are doing great (a little sore), and she's breastfeeding like a champ!
Here is a picture of our newest little princess!

Update #2 and stuff.

How far along? 39 weeks 6 days (yup due TOMORROW)
Total weight gain/loss? up 1Kg from last update, still less than with Joy :)
Maternity clothes? Yeah, like 3 shirts... getting bored of them!
Stretch marks? I am pretty sure I have some more, but they are under the bump so I can't see them.
Sleep? Nope... Had a little during my 'nap' today but not much at all.
Best moment since last update? My mom is home :)
Movement? Still as strong as ever.
Food cravings? Milk, Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate.....Oh and Chocolate :) ~ hasn't changed.
Gender? Yet to be discovered.
Baby Size (based on height of fundus)? Right on target.
Labor Signs? Cramping, the odd contraction, Braxton Hicks, Pressure.
Belly Button in or out? Both, mostly In, but sometimes baby pushes it out.
What I miss? SUSHI!!!!!! Yup hasn't changed much! But I REALLY miss sleeping on my tummy!!!
What I am looking forward to? This baby coming out! Lets get this show on the road. Also for me to not be sick, Joy to be done teething and not be sick, and sleeping on my tummy ;)
Weekly Wisdom? Nap as often as possible. If you can't nap just laying down and relaxing supposedly is the same.
Milestones? hmmmm...... I'M DONE! Come on baby you are done cooking lets play!

So I had a doctors apt today. At the last apt I asked if he would do an internal exam to see how things were going. Nope. Will only do that if doing a Membrane sweep. Told me to just tell him at the next apt. So Today I was going to get it done, then I woke up with a sore throat and just feeling blah. There is only a small chance that I would/could go into labour, however I figured with me and Joy both being sick it might not be the best to rush things. However I figured I'd ask and if the doc said he thought it was a good idea I'd go for it.... I think he'd completely forgot about it! So when I mentioned it (and that I was sick) he jumped on the 'better wait till you are better' wagon. So that's it. No internal. No info. He asked when I was due (was just going to look it up on chart) I said Tomorrow. He responded with "so you going to keep me busy on Saturday eh?" I said "I hope so!". lol. Here's to hoping!

I Hope and Pray that I have a fabulous sleep tonight and feel 100% in the morning. Joy gets the rest she needs and is 100% in the morning. Then around 9am I start labor. I keep busy, get the house clean. Then have the baby early/late afternoon (however still feel rested). Wouldn't that just be perfect?????? Oh and nice and 'easy' labor? ;)

God Bless hope I have pics to post soon of the little one!

Mom...

Mom is probably fast asleep right now on the airplane :) That's right, tomorrow evening my mom arrives in Canada :) I'm excited!!! I can't wait until MONDAY!!!! 'cause Monday mom and dad are coming to spend the day with us :) I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just thought I'd let you all know :)

Sooooooo, Monday will probably be spent walking and working on getting this baby out :) LOL.

God bless you all!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

soonish right?

Besides my doctor being confused about whether I'll be early or late having this baby I fell ready.
My mom fly's home Sunday night. that's in two sleeps. So three more sleeps before I 'officially' want this baby out. I feel like I could jump start labour at any time......but I can't test that theory out just yet.

Today Orlund was home from work (Good Friday) so we decided to head out and do some shopping. We went to a craft store to pick up some supplies I need for birth announcements, then headed over to a hardware store to get some plumbing supplies. Yes nothing like having a broken toilet when there's a 9month pregnant lady in the house (Luckily we have another washroom on the same level). Orlund also needed his watch repaired so we headed over to a jewelry store. However after all the walking from the two previous stops I was done. Tired. Exhausted. Contracting. Not real contractions, but uncomfortable ones. So Joy and I stayed in the car while he ran in, then we sat at a coffee shop next door while they fixed the watch (just strap replacement). Orlund headed back to the store while Joy and I finished up our muffin and drinks, I started to get really uncomfortable, so we joined him at the other store just as he was paying. On the way home I was shifting my weight and occasionally groaning so Orlund asked if I was having real contractions. nope. just can't move enough to get rid of them.

When we got home we weren't hungry so I put Joy down for her nap and snuggled in for mine. After only 40ish minutes of me actually sleeping I had to use the washroom, then I couldn't fall back asleep. And of course today Joy decided to sleep for 3hours instead of 2....so here I am up and she's down (she just woke up but hasn't called us yet).

I'm Exhausted! Can't sleep at night, can't sleep for naps..... I sure pray and hope that I get a few good nights/naps in before baby arrives.

Well 3 more sleeps and we will see if we can get things going. It's exciting to think about a newborn, also exhausting to think of all the work (it's worth it though)...... fun times fun times.

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL Easter weekend!
God Bless.

Boring....

Well I've already written about how bored I am waiting for baby to arrive. However I've come to a realization. I'm boring. That's right. I'm boring to talk to! I've always been a chatter box, however now what do I always talk about? Pregnancy. Babies. Daycare. That's it. Boring.

Sure most my friends now are at the same stage in life as me. Having kids etc. And all mom's like to talk about their kids. But it comes to a point when you get bored talking about that. I'm longing for adult conversation that doesn't include just kid stuff.

Orlund and I were discussing this very topic last night. I need a hobby (or hobbies). Sure I do scrap booking, card making, cross stitching etc however those aren't the kind of hobbies you can really talk about ~ not for more than a minute or two anyway. I need other 'hobbies'. Even just different things around the house. Like "I'm painting such and such a room" or "I'm growing a garden" etc etc, things that people can ask about, or you can even get suggestions from them about. I love hearing about what everyone else is doing so try to get them to talk, however usually eventually the conversation comes to you, and if you aren't doing any of that stuff there isn't much to talk about.

So you might be wondering what do I have up my sleeve for hobbies around the house? Well........ I'm working on that. Right now I'm going to just stick with getting my house ready for this baby, nothing but basic cleaning etc. However this summer we are going to try to grow a garden. And I need to keep on top of my flower bed out front. Those are a couple things. Orlund and I also want to build a thing out front to keep people/vehicles off our lawn (bricks, plants etc). I would LOVE to repaint our fence too. However I'd only want to do the 'outside' of it because on the inside there are bushes and sheds etc to go around (much more work). The entire fence needs to be cleaned then painted, it'll be a big job and probably not one we can afford to do this year.

Other than those few things I don't have much planned. I do plan to go for a walk every single day (rain or shine), however that's not really something you can talk about. I think I'm going to have to get my mom to help me pick out a few other things. This is when I miss going to work, talking with the public etc. I wouldn't trade being a stay at home mom, however I do need that adult interaction. My mom told me to make sure I got out and got some, however it didn't sink in how true that is until this past week or so.

Getting a little scared.

So while my doctor predicts baby to be early, and I have no idea when she or he will arrive and it's gotten me thinking about labour.

I remember in the earlier stages of Labor describing the pain to my husband. So I remember what I said clearly. However I don't actually remember the pain! I remember being in a lot of pain, and that I loved the pushing phase (and oxygen) but the pain is all but gone really. I remember thinking weeks after I'll never forget the pain. But I have. I do recall that as soon as baby is out the pain fades from your mind and it's instantly over (the pain). So at least I can look forward to that.

In the mean time I know that as soon as I get my first few 'real' contractions I'll probably have a flash back of the pain and recall it all. I'm slightly scared that when that happens I'll become scared of the pain etc. I'm praying that when it happens I'll actually be strong and say it wasn't so bad..... Either way, I've done it before, I can do it again! That's my motto and I'm going to do the best to stick with it! I have had one real contraction, it was just enough that I went "that was real" however I didn't have any following so I didn't recall the pain aspect.

I tried to tell Orlund about my fears. He understands, however I feel alone in the worry. He is awesome and a great support (and during Labour was amazing), however he doesn't have to endure the pain, only I can do that. I'm just going to keep giving myself pep talks and pray I don't wimp out!

ps~ I love reading other peoples birth stories, while reading some I started to think an epidural sounds like 'heaven' (so long as all goes smoothly). With Joy I knew 100% I didn't want one, so the thought of being open to one shocked me. Well then I watched a video on how they put an epidural in..............................................I HATE needles................................I now am 100% positive I don't want one this time either! lol.

power of suggestion?

It's amazing how things can or cannot happen just do to the power of suggestion. So as my last post updated you all, Baby had dropped some and Doc predicted baby to come early.

Well the next evening I talked to my mom online and we joked around how my Doctor predicted Joy to be early and she was 10 days late! However she hadn't dropped and I didn't have any of these discomforts. I told her I'd keep baby in till she arrived...

Apparently though I couldn't get what the doctor said out of my head.... That night shortly after Orlund had fallen into a deep sleep I started to get contractions. I knew they weren't the 'real' deal however they hurt, were regular so got my mind going! It didn't take long before I almost felt like I was in a state of panic! I don't want this baby to come out so close to mom getting home. I finally decided I couldn't take the contractions (just very uncomfortable) so got up out of bed and took a little walk around the house. It was a still night, with pale blue moon light filtering through the closed blinds. I circled through the upstairs a few times, pausing here and there to think. The cramping went away and I was able to think clearly. This baby is going to come when it wants to, when the Lord sees fit and I don't really have any say in that. What is the point in stressing over something I can't control? After I had a little pep talk with myself I headed back to bed. As I snuggled in Orlund rolled over and asked if everything was okay, yes it is now.

Since my pep talk I've been feeling GREAT! I even went for a short walk with my Girlfriend last night and didn't end up being worn out or crampy. It's amazing how the power of suggestion can make your body do things. So I've relaxed and while yes I'm still going to take things easy, I'm not going to stress. Stress after all isn't good for this little one growing inside me. Although since I've been feeling so good again I'm starting to feel this baby might come late!

God Bless.

Sooner than we thought?

So today was my doctors apt. I don't know if it was for my 37weeks or 38weeks. I'm 38 weeks tomorrow, so I assume it's the 38week one.

I have been feeling alittle ill lately, with random cramping, Braxton Hicks and a few real contractions. I noticed after our walks on Tuesday and Thursday that the next day I felt drained and had more of all the noted above 'symptoms' and extra pressure down there.

The doctor did my heart rate ~ perfect. Then measured my tummy, "you've dropped some" he said! WHAT!?!?!? REALLY???? "Looks like things are moving along, could be any day now"... I looked down at my tummy and said "Not until April 5th, k?". The doctor looked at me and asked why "my mom comes home April 4th" I replied. "well if you want to make it that long you're going to have to spend more time on your back then your feet. And tell your mom to be on stand-by"... Well that's not really possible! lol. However I have decided to do my best to keep this baby baking!! So no more night walks with Orlund and Joy. I mean I can't get completely off my feet, however no extra walking etc for me. The doc also noted that babies head was no longer 'loose' down there but snug and in position.

So really it's exciting that this baby might be early. Also not so exciting! I want baby born between April 5th-10th, and I'm just praying the Lord see's that to be a fitting time frame too. I've always wanted an April baby and if I'm going to hold out till the 1st might as well make it to the 5th right? We are SO close to my mom being home I just want to make it till she is home. 9 sleeps, just 9 sleeps + 1 for her to rest ;)

That all being said I told Orlund. And although he agrees to try to keep baby in (letting it all go natural) he seemed to find the bumpiest roads on the way home, and took me out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant ~ one that I happen to LOVE their spicy sauce... I think he's wanting baby out!!
I also told him mom. She's so cute and so awesome :) Her labor for Orlund was around 12 hours, with her second, Twyla, it was from beginning to end only 45minutes!! So she's thinking/worrying that baby will come that fast. She's offered to watch Joy (+ Gracie) if need be, to take me to the hospital or what else we might need. She's such a help. And although I love her help, I hope we wont need to take her up on it to soon :)

Well there is my update for today.... now I need to go tend to a teething baby :(
God Bless,
and Please keep us in your "keep baby in till April 5th" prayers.