Still Just Fine!

We're good! Still.
Had my Dr appt yesterday-I saw another Dr in the office just in case he's on call when the birth actually happens. And Nothing. He didn't even check me. He said looking at my cervix won't tell him when I'm going into labor and just increase my risk of infection. Blah, blah. I was done with him after just a few minutes. So I was dissappointed to not have more information, but what do you do when your body just isn't ready?? Reeses and I coped. I love chocolate and PB.
I'm still trying to get more done before she comes. I have New Beginnings tonight for YW and David has an important exam tomorrow. I'm also working on taxes, so I need to get that done first!
ANYWAY, still trying to keep the house clean, refrigerator stocked, etc.
Who knows when!

Monday is 40 weeks

Sweet little Mary Amelia is happy to be nice and warm inside me. I wouldn't want to come out in the cold either! And so 40 weeks comes. And I'm fine. Just fine. :)
There are lots of things that keep me busy, and I am always finding one more thing to do. Mentally, I'm totally ready.
And sometimes I get to the point where the house is clean, the dishes are done, the laundry is folded and put away, and I'm ready to go... That lasts for half a day. Then the housework comes undone, more things come up on the calendar and I think, I can't have a baby right now!!
But when she comes, everything else will go away for a little bit. And it's going to be ok.

Is it bad if I laugh??

Ok, so is it bad if I laugh when other people's children misbehave? What if I walk into my friend's house and her 2 year old comes in with no pants or underwear on (usually its her 4 year old son) I laughed, this morning. What if my VT companion's child is throwing a major tantrum when she tries to put her in the car? I laughed. What if my sister is telling me the adventures of her children during the day? I laugh! What if my friend and her husband are having a thermostat war? Oh my gosh! What if I can't help it??
I don't even realize I do it sometimes. Maybe it makes it seem like it's not as big of a deal. Maybe it's a coping mechanism and I hope they just laugh at me when I'm having some kind of personal crisis.

Peter's party and Valentine pancakes

We did Peter's birthday party early this year. He chose Spiderman, again. :)

He really turns 6 on the 27th. The party was complete with games (David even drew a donkey to pin tails on), prizes, cake, presents, streamers, all the goodies. Notice that almost all his friends who came are girls... :) I love it.

Here is the cake.

His party was also on Valentine's Day. For dinner I made heart pancakes with eggs. (Imagine the basic scrambled eggs.)

So Valentine's Day is the 12 year Anniversary of our first date!

After we put the kids to bed, I made a run for Chinese! (Isn't that what pregnant women do?)

We watched You've Got Mail, ate and celebrated. It is so wonderful to me to be married to David. I am so happy. He's so wonderful and I love that even after 12 years, we really just love to be together. He is my favorite person. So happy 12 years to us!

And Happy Valentine's Day to all!!

38 week update!

I had a Dr. appointment yesterday, Still not dilating or softening. That's good for now, because we're doing Peter's birthday party this weekend (real B-day the 27th) so he doesn't get overshadowed by Little Miss coming.
We got dressers for the boys, I love craigslist! So all the big things are done. Now I'm just doing last minute little things.
The baby's head is down, now, we were concerned she hadn't turned and that I might have to have a c-section. So glad that is only an emergency possibility.

After Saturday I'll be ready to get labor going. Any tried and true suggestions??

Belly update and recent happenings!

Here is 36 weeks...

And counting!

These are the gifts from my baby shower. (except the crib!)

We got so many sweet little pink things!

Here are the boys playing in the snow, we finally got enough that stuck around to play in!

And three little monkeys sitting on the futon...

Aren't they sweet? I love the happy smiles. (They're holding GI Joe cards.)

And here is my sunshine boy. He wanted me to take a picture of him this morning and this is the face he wanted to make!