I have no idea what came over me on Friday, it felt like I had the baby blues all over again... 'cept this time I didn't have a baby. All I could do was get hugs from my boys and cry in the comfort of my husband's arm.

Saturday was a fantastic day for me. We took Robbie outside to shovel the snow, I did all our laundry and linens, cleaned the kitchen, swept and moped the floors and made a yummy dinner! Sunday was more of the same thing except with lest "zest" in my step, I even got the chance to spot clean some of the carpet on my hands and knees! I kind of spooked Colin out with everything I got done this weekend, I'm usually a "I'll do it later" kind of a gal... not these past couple of days!

I meant to note that my swab came back negative, so I won't be needing any antibiotics when she's born! We went to schedule my next appt at the front desk and it turns out my OB is off next week (watch, I'll go into labor when he's not there... just like with Robbie) the front desk chick was humming and hawing over where to schedule me in with another OB, so I booked myself in for next Monday... I'll be 39 weeks and 3 days by then!

38 week appt

Baby's measuring great and heartbeat was 142.

I'm very emotional and sad today, I have no explanation as to why... just very depressed.

Sorry for the short update.

Belly Pictures: 37 weeks 5 days

16 Days to go

Wow, the numbers keep dwindling down!

I've had this cough that just wont go away, I'm assuming it's my little girl in my lungs. I get a tickle in my lungs and can't help but cough.

Sleeping is really wishy-washy. One night I can sleep from 9-7 and not even have to get up to pee... other nights (well, I guess morning) I'm up around 3:30-4am. When you count up the hours it's not too bad, I average about 4-6 hrs on a "bad" night.

She's still as active as ever, thankfully it's mostly in the belly area. She's discovered a nerve in my left buttocks, it feels like someone's jabbing my bum with a large pin - owies! I've gotten Colin to massage my bum, it sounds silly but it feels soooo good. All those muscles are being worked over time with carrying all my extra weight and it feels good on my hips too.

Robbie and I went to Walmart yesterday and picked up the rest of the stuff that I needed for my hospital bag, I'm pretty much ready to go now. The only thing that I have left to do is type up a little Robbie instruction manual for Nan when she comes to watch him while we're at the hospital.

Everyone keeps asking me if I'm getting excited, nervous, etc for new baby. No, I'm not. I'm still not ready to have her (mentally), I'm not ready to say good-bye to this pregnancy and hello to my little girl. This pregnancy has been so much better compared to Robbie's (it's amazing how the season plays such a large factor in your comfort).

37 Weeks

Yep... still pregnant. Lets start with the good stuff first:

I had an AMAZING Wednesday with a full day at a mommy orientated spa, thanks to my amazing husband. He got me a gift certificate for all this pampering back for Mother's Day but I decided to hold on to it until I really needed/wanted it and I'm so thankful and happy I did it when I did. Just walking into Sweet Mama (name of the spa) I knew it was the real deal, I got introduced to Amanda who'd be taking care of me for the majority of the day... what a sweet girl, she was friendly and didn't make me feel uncomfortable about my yucky body. My first treatment was a "body polish", she exfoliated my feet, legs, belly, back, and arms then set me to have an amazing shower where they had yummy smelling organic shampoo, conditioner and body wash. After my shower I was given a bath robe and sandals and then sent to another girl for an hour massage... oh my goodness, talk about heaven. They had me lay on a water bed which was super comfy (but hard to switch positions in) she did my back, legs, bum (best part of the massage), and neck. Then I was sent for a pedicure back with Amanda, I have really ugly toe nails and was prepared to tell her that I didn't want her to paint the nails but I was just so comfortable with her I just let her do what she does best... I'm really glad I did, I ended up getting jewels on my toes!!

Half way through my pedicure another lady came in with a trolley on munchies for me! Herbal tea's, caramel muffin, fresh strawberries, and a bottle of water... yummmm. I felt like a queen! I felt bad eating while she was working on my toes and even offered her some of my goodies, she kindly declined.



After my feet she did my facial. I LOVED IT. I don't think I've ever had one before, it felt so nice!


THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU COLIN. I definitely felt rejuvenated and fresh... ready to tackle the last couple of weeks.

Now on to the poopy stuff:
- Wednesday night I was woken up about three times before 2am with contractions, mildly painful ones, enough to get me up for the rest of the night/morning. Colin was up that night with food poisoning, so neither of us were feeling that great.
- Thursday I was a walking Braxton Hicks. While Grammie and I went out to run some errands, they were constantly bothering me. I had this massive rock hard basket ball of a belly that is so hard to maneuver.
- Friday. I had my Dr's appointment. Waited over an hour (again... grr) I now weigh a whopping 169lbs. Baby's heartbeat was 130. I had the GBS swab done, a cervical check and a VERY fast u/s. If the swab comes back positive then I'll have to be hooked up to an IV and administered anti-biotics when baby's born. I'm not dilated but he said the cervix is very soft and the head is "right there". He whipped out a little ultrasound machine that fit in his backpack, put some gel on my belly and put it on my pelvis to confirm the head was there... that was it. I didn't really understand the point of that one, I mean, baby's so big now you can tell where her bum and head are just by feeling around. He gave me my hospital paperwork that I'm suppose to start carrying with me and will bring to the hospital when it's "my time". I also go weekly now... it's the final countdown!
- This weekend I've been exhausted. Friday night I slept 10 hours and felt like I could sleep for another 5! Also... warning, perhaps too much info... I've been tooting/pooping a bunch. I've got constant (mild) pressure on my "bottom".

On a more positive note... I have 19 days until my due date!!!! I'll try and post belly pictures in the next day or so, I still don't think I'm THAT big. Colin thinks that there's not much more room for her to grow but after looking at old pictures when I was pregnant with Robbie I realize that I could be a lot bigger!

This girl wants OUT

Holly Crow! She seems to like hurting me.

Last night my hips were really bothering me, I was up at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep. Unfortunately my tossing and turning must be waking up Colin because he looked exhausted this morning :( I think I'm going to start sleeping downstairs, he shouldn't have to compromise his sleep for my aches and pains.

Today I was busy cleaning the house and trying to get the house in some kind of order, I started with the bathrooms and was cleaning our shower when I stood up to catch my breath and she started to throw a temper tantrum in-utero. It felt like she was reaching her hand downward and pushing/scratching my cervix and to top it all off I'm constantly getting Braxton Hick's! OWIE (not the contractions, just the baby's movements)

With 26 Days to Go

My rings came off today =( I was really hoping I was going to dodge the swelling this time around... pooey. My feet don't feel too swollen, thankfully.