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I can really say now that we are FINALLY in the home stretch! I am hoping this is the last "Bump-date" that we have, and that my next pregnant picture will be when we are getting ready to meet our little guy! But you never know...I may be posting a 40 Week Bump-date here in four weeks. :) Cross your fingers for me that that is not the case.
I have definitely taken a turn into the uncomfortable these last 3 weeks or so. One day I was still feeling great and not so huge and uncomfortable, and I swear, the next day it was a 180-degree difference. I have reached the stage where it is hard to sleep at night, because I just cannot get comfortable, no matter what position I am in and no matter how many pillows I have around me. I totally have the pregnancy waddle going on as well. It is delightful. :)
At my last doctor's appointment (1 week ago) I had gained another five pounds. Yeesh. That puts me at either 20 or 27 pounds total. BTW, I put both weights on here, because the lower one sounds a lot better (obviously!), but the higher one is closer to my ideal weight, so that is really what I am going to have to get off after the baby is born. Anyway, the doctor hasn't checked my progress yet, but will begin that next week (37 weeks) when I start going in for weekly appointments. So hopefully once that starts happening, I can get an idea of when this baby may come (even though it may be a very VAGUE idea!).
I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions like CrAzY! Nothing too painful yet, but just within the last couple of days they have seemed to be accompanied with a little bit of pain. Again, I am sure that doesn't mean anything, but a girl can hope!
I really am totally fine with this baby staying in for a while, except for the fact that Miley was born a week early, and was a whopping 8 pounds 2 ounces! So the fact that this is my second, and a boy, has me a little worried about his size. My doctor doesn't seem at all worried...she even says she will let me go a week over my due date before she will induce! She thinks that he will end up being somewhere in the 7 pound range, but we will see. I think it is hard for them to really say at this point. Anyway, that leaves me hoping for just a LITTLE bit early so I am not birthing a sumo wrestler baby! Ha ha!
There are a few things that we still need to do to get ready, and I would say that my nesting instinct has definitely started to kick in...which is a little bit challenging when you live in an apartment, and you may be moving soon. But we are making the best of what we have right now, and will get it all done. I still feel like I need to pick up a few odds and ends for the hospital and after, so hopefully within the next week or so I can get that done. Just as long as the weather is warmer than -16, and I feel like going out!
So...what do you think? Anyone have any guesses on when this little guy will get here, or how big he will be? It would be fun to hear what y'all think!
Here's a summary of the facts:
Due Date - February 18
Miley born 1 week early
Miley weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces
No progress checks yet...so it's a mystery where I stand at the moment!
Ummmm....yeah. Don't you wish you lived here? I think we will be hanging out inside today.
In November, and now this month as well, I signed Miley up for a Parent/Toddler gymnastics class. I figured we needed something to do to get us out of the house this winter, and this seemed like the perfect thing to do, because it is fun and burns off some of that energy that Miley has 24/7, plus it puts her in an environment where she has to learn to listen to a teacher, which, Oh.My.Word. we all know that Miley needs.
Every Monday, Miley will wake up asking for "'Nastics" and she always wants to immediately put her "'Tard" (leotard) on. So once we have eaten breakfast, and she gets her hair braided, she gets to sport her beloved "tard". :)
Miley does pretty well for the most part, but will occasionally just bolt off and try to do her own thing. Let me tell you. It is so much fun for this pregnant lady to chase her around when she does that (insert sarcasm). But really, she loves it and always has so much fun while we are there.
She is totally freaked out by the bars, but loves the trampolines, doing somersaults on the mats, and her absolute favorite is the balance beam.
And the best part? She usually looks like this the rest of the day. :) It definitely wears her out.
Or at least until she realizes I am taking pictures...
I am so glad that I have been able to do this with Miley, because I am really trying to enjoy the little one-on-one time that we have left. Obviously, I won't be able to do the classes with her after the baby is born, but I am hoping that within the next 6 months or year, she can do more stuff like this on her own.
Plus, I have to admit, it is pretty fun for this momma to watch. :)
The other night we had our good friends, the Ferrins over. We set the kiddos up in mine and Cameron's room with some popcorn and a movie so that we adults could do the ever-so-important task of playing Super Mario Brothers on the Wii.
I had to take some pictures, because they were just too cute hanging out with their pillows and blankets and loving just hanging out together.
We are so grateful for good friends up here, for us AND for Miley. She loves all of her little buddies, but she and Jack are just two of a kind (that is why you often see pictures of them together on this blog...kind of a recurring theme on here!).
We are in an area where we know a lot of people who are in "transit"...many of the people that we have grown to know and love over the last 3 and a half years and come and gone quickly. whether it is to continue their education somewhere, or to take another job somewhere, or to move closer to home. But we love the relationships that we have gotten to have with everyone, and know that we have made some lifelong friends up here.
And I am pretty sure Miley has too. :)
**Those last three pictures were taken were taken in May of last year, but I realized I had never posted them, and they were too cute to skip out on!
Now that we are getting back into our normal routine, I have been more grateful than ever for all the new toys that Miley got for Christmas! I think it is a little hard on her going from having lots of people around, and little buddies to play with 24/7, to being stuck all day every day with just mom again. :)
Not to mention the fact that it is January in Minnesota...and we all know that means that our options for entertainment are dramatically reduced.
Miley had a couple of late Christmas presents waiting for her here once we got back from Wyoming...one of those being a big tub of blocks. She enjoyed building with the blocks, but found other ways to amuse herself with the toy...
Hey, whatever works, right? :)
We spent New Year's Eve this year with Cameron's brother, Don, and his family. That has kind of been our tradition since we moved up here, and we always love it. We had only gotten back from our trip a couple days before, so it was a good chance for us to spend time catching up with them!
We spent the evening playing Guitar Hero, Blokus, eating pizza, and chocolate fondue. We let Miley stay up till about 8:30, and then put her to bed, but planned to wake her up later in the night for the big countdown.
PS...all these pictures were taken with my new lens that I got for Christmas...I am in L-O-V-E! *SQUEAL!*
I have to admit, being 7 1/2 months pregnant makes staying up and partying pretty tough on me. I was exhausted and struggled to keep my eyes open once we hit about 11:00...I promise I was having fun though! :)
We got Miley up at about 11:50, and she was none too pleased. I thought she would be really excited to get to hang out with all the older kids, and wear party hats and play with noisemakers, but she just wanted to be held...oh well. Lesson learned. Maybe next year we can try again!
2011 is definitely going to be a big year for us...baby boy coming, possible grad school for Cameron, and potentially buying our first home. I am sure it will be one to remember, and I can't wait to see what is in store for us!
Wishing you all the best in 2011!
And we are back. In Minnesota, of course (for those of you that were wondering).
We had a pretty uneventful last couple of days back home, because Miley was STILL sick (yes this thing lasted a WEEK!), but we still had fun playing with all of our new Christmas things and enjoying our last couple of nights with family.
Miley woke up on Tuesday morning, the day we left, feeling much better. Of course. That's the way it would go, right? I guess we should be grateful that she was feeling better for the trip home, although it would have been nice for her to have a couple more healthy days the last week we were there.
My mom drove us down to Denver to catch our flight...we had a 7:00 pm flight, so we were able to meet up with Cameron's parents at a restaurant, and see them one last time.
When we got to the airport, I went up to the counter at our gate to get the gate check tag for our stroller. The man there informed me that they consider pregnancy a temporary disability, and that we could board with the pre-boarding group. I guess looking huge and uncomfortable pays off, especially when flying Southwest! :)
We are glad to be back, and get back to our normal routine, but it is always sad to say goodbye to everyone. Now we just have to get used to the freezing cold temperatures again, and start getting ready for this baby to come...
Bring it on, 2011! We're ready for you!
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