18 days left... but who's counting

Nobody thought I was going to make it this far. I think everyone thought I would deliver sometime in August. But alas, tomorrow is Sept 1 and my due date is still set for Sept 18. I go to the Dr again on Friday. Maybe they'll just admitt me to the hospital that day :) I have definatly dropped so that's a good sign. I can't wait to meet the little man. It's killing me. We don't have a name yet, but who knows... we may know his name the minute we see him!!!

Not my imagination

Why do pregnant women waddle? Hi my name is Jennifer I am 36 weeks and 6 days and I started waddling a couple of days ago. But why is that? Here is what whattoexpect.com has to say about it:

Those persistent pregnancy hormones cause the connective tissue in your body to soften and loosen. The downside to all this joint flexibility (besides the resemblance you now bear to your feathered friends down south) is discomfort in your pelvis and hip. Add the pressure from your baby's head (burrowing deeper and deeper into your pelvis now) and your heavier uterus weighing you down, and it's no wonder it's a pain to walk around these days.

So I am relieved to know it is not in my imagination

The "other child"

One of my other children had a tummy ache at 5:30 am today. Did you know that if you feed a dog a potato and he swallows it whole, then when it comes back up.... it's still whole?? Weird, huh?

This is Dakota. He's the oldest of our two dogs. Very smart and lovable. He's even nice enough to throw up on the tile floor instead of the carpet. I think he's just preparing me for the late night calls I'm going to have to make when the baby comes.

P.S. daddy slept through the whole thing

35 1/2 Weeks

Can't....... breath....... feel like......I'm suffacating......
This child of mine has got to drop b/c I feel like I'm going to pass out from lack of oxygen. I go to the doctor in 2 days. Hopefully I will hear some good news like I'm already dialated or something. I want to go into labor naturally but I sure am ready NOW!!

"I get by with a little help from my friends"

Shout out to my friend Susie for painting my toes last night when in my darkest hours..... i couldn't reach them myself.

Baby Shower #2

I had a second baby shower yesterday. It was at my mother in laws house and was mostly Patrick's family. We got lots of good stuff including a stroller, car seat, plugs for outlets, cabinet locks, diapers, wipes, ect. Thank you everyone. We played a game where my sister in law put baby food in a diaper and we had to guess what food it was. Let me tell you, it all looked like poop, it all smelled nasty, and i hesitate to think that i have to put that in my kids mouth!!!

Last night, Pat was laying very close to me and got kicked by the baby. So him and baby Walsh had a poke and kick contest. After a couple of laughs he says "that's creepy". LOL :)

Woman Vs Belly

Remember that protruding abdomen I was telling you about? How do I not just tip over? God works in mysterious ways. I am 35 weeks now. Only 5 more to go!!!! I am getting very anxious and large and excited and large. The only thing my doctor has said is "he's going to be on the big side" Gee thanks, can I have a PhD now since I've been saying that since 20 weeks. Sheesh!!

Being Crabby

Is my mood today going to reflect the kind of mom I'm going to be? I was awaken today over an hour before I would have liked to and now..... I'm crabby. I try to look at it like this: in just 1 months time, I'm going to be awaken before the sun rises many times. So why is it so hard for me to get out of bed these days? Maybe it's the protruding abdomen, the lack of energy, or maybe I just like my sleep. Any tips for the mom to be on ways to wake up positive so I don't end up making my husband breastfeed our son??

birthdays can still be special

I wasn't looking forward to my 27th birthday in the least bit. But all in all it was a good day. Patrick took me out to lunch and my sister in law cooked us dinner: shrimp kabobs, rolls, salad, potatoes. And I got a very lovely present from my husband!!!

New at this whole blog thing....

I've been enjoying friends' blogs lately and thought it would be fun to start my own. For one, I love to talk about myself, and two I'm gonna love talking about my baby. I have many goals and expectations of being a new mom. I want to get back to my prepregnancy weight as soon as possible because before I got pregnant I was working very hard on losing weight. So once I get back to my prepregnancy weight, then I can start on reaching my goal weight. Another goal of mine is to not compare my baby to other babies. For example, why is that 9 month old walking already!!! And then rushing home and forcing my child to walk laps around the living room. And lastly, I want to enjoy every moment about being a new mommy. I want to read books and sing songs, and have tummy time everyday.

I don't feel like this is too much to ask, do you??