Almost time?

Here are a few of the pictures from last weekend. Honestly, most of these are the rejects. I have plans for the others. I'm not going to lie I think this pictures turned out great, but I don't really like the way I look. I should have probably done these about a month ago or maybe more then maybe I would like them better. I look bigger than I'd like. I may have also chosen the wrong clothes because as a coworker said it looked like the baby had dropped in the pictures; more so than it looks normally. But still a huge thank you to Nick for taking them (http://nickcardonaphotography.com/) and I love my hair that Casi did, etc.

With that being said, I had my 36 week appointment yesterday. The doctor said at this point I can deliver whenever as they consider the baby full term. I think he was a little surprised when he checked and I am dilated to 3 cm already. I don't think he expected that since it's my first. He kept telling me before he checked that I may not be dilated and that's ok and most first time moms go anywhere from the week before to a week after their due date, etc. and who knows I still might! But I'm also taking into consideration I had some pretty intense contractions at work for a few hours the other day and the way I am feeling and I don't think I will make my due date. So I guess that means it's almost time or he could come at any time. So I spent yesterday afternoon picking up a last few items and getting that hospital bag packed. It's really hard to pack for something you don't know when it will happen or really what you'll need. Oh well, John will get really good at driving from the house to the hospital I'm sure.

With good authority

Alright, so I have to eat my words ....a little. I said I would not do pregnancy pictures. And I almost stuck to it. After several different people told me I just needed to do it so I don't regret it later I decided to ask Nick to take a few pictures. I seriously was thinking like 3 pictures and done. It managed to work out where I got my hair done right before we decided to do the pictures so that was nice because then I had someone else to do my  hair! That's a step up right there. Let's face it the whole photo situation was a recipe for disaster. I didn't really want to do it, I don't like pictures of myself anyways, I'm 36 weeks pregnant, and so on.

I got home from the salon and literally had 20 minutes to get dressed and do my makeup which probably only lasted 3 minutes because it was so hot outside!! I'm sure I sweat it all off in no time. But I should have known better once Stephanie said she and Bart would come for support. It helps to have extra sets of eyes and extra conversation to keep it fun.

Originally I wasn't going to tell anyone I was doing this or had done this. That way if the pictures didn't turn out or something no one would ever know.... but Nick and I were flipping through the pictures really quick last night and I think there are some good ones; so I'm pretty excited about that. I have no idea what I'll do with these pictures except probably make a picture book for the baby at some point, but at least I will have them since I was told on good authority I will regret it if I don't.

Photo credit to Bart - good job!!

Since my last post I guess there have been  just one or two items of note. Last weekend was John's work staycation. We stayed at the Arizona Grand Friday and Saturday night. We went to Aunt Chilada's Friday night for the manager dinner and then Rustler's Roost Saturday for the employee dinner. We spent all day Saturday at the water park and they'd gotten us a cabana with a prepaid tab which was nice. It was hot, but I liked hanging out in the lazy river and being poolside with the cabana that had shade and a fan, etc. It was a nice diversion and good to get some sun.

Monday night after that John decided to get sick; really sick. He was up throwing up every hour all night long. I kept waiting for his stomach to be empty and to dry heave but crap just kept coming. I was afraid it was something viral and I was going to get it, but so far nothing. Not sure if it was food related or sun or what. I made him stay home from work Tuesday and it probably wasn't until Friday that he started to feel normal again.

I think it was Tuesday night Shar came over. She brought me a 'last month survival basket'. It has a movie in it, some candy, bubble bath, gift cards for Frost, Kneaders, my pedicure place, and probably some other stuff I can't remember. I was surprised and thought it was really nice. Not that I need the candy but I've been eating it... happily..... every day.

We had our hospital tour yesterday morning. It was good, but not quite what I expected. It was really more of go here then here then here. Very logistical versus anything about what to expect. Oh well. I guess I know what door to go in now and they said to just scream from there and they will help the rest of the way. Really it will be up to John to remember how to get from triage to labor and delivery to recovery and how to get everyone else there too. So good luck with that! 

After the pictures last night we went to dinner with Stephanie and Bart because we were all on the verge of hangry. Since Steph and Bart just got back from California and they were getting the Halloween stuff out I'd given her the job of finding my Nightmare Before Christmas onesies in a 3 mos. but she couldn't find it. I think maybe it was last years style or something. She did find this super cute one though! And luckily I had tried to buy it online and gave up because I couldn't remember my username and password! I love it.

Then we finished off the night over at Frost. On our way over there I was on my phone and John yells out did you see those owls? I was like...no.... owls? Why are there owls at the mall? So he had to turn around and show me and sure enough two little owls were hanging out by the Dick's sporting goods. We pulled up and I told him to stop so I could take a picture. I couldn't get my phone to focus very well, but you can definitely tell they are owls. One of them was still there when we left.

That's about it for the past two weeks. We're down to just over 4 weeks till my due date. So maybe longer maybe shorter than that. No, I haven't packed a bag yet....makes it too real? I am ready to be done but not ready at the same time. Sleeping is what I most want to do and most hate doing. I can't sleep and pretty much everything hurts when I try. I'm losing my patience with work so hopefully I can survive that for the 4 weeks or so. Otherwise, I think I'm ready. In my mind the 36 week doctor appointment is sort of a milestone and that is this coming Friday so we'll see what they say then. Stephanie really wants them to tell me what size they think he is, but they haven't yet. I saw a coworkers picture of her 8 lb 15 oz baby and I don't want a baby that big. Nope, too big. No way. It was giant. Nothing that big coming out of you know what. So I'm still hoping for a baby in the 6 lb range. That's my deal with the baby. I also let my doctor know this is not an October baby to which he laughed. So we can't go a week over and then schedule an induction because that puts us into October. He's meant to be a September baby. The fact that my wedding ring has sapphires and that is September's birthstone is proof. He's a September baby.

Here's just a random picture of the cutest baby dog ever!!!

FOREVER

I had a bunch of ideas of things to say but of course I didn't write any of them down and I can't really remember any of them now. I really thought I'd skipped the pregnancy brain and the clumsiness but nope! The last week or so you may as well plan on telling me everything twice. I was packing my desk to move at work and just tried to move something 6 inches over and dumped the whole thing. So I guess I didn't escape either of those things.

I'm trying to enjoy the last part of pregnancy and tell myself not to rush it, and so on and so on, but ... in reality..... I'm ready to be done. I'm tired, uncomfortable, can't sleep, can't breathe. I want to have more than 2 pairs of pants to wear and I want to lay on my back and stomach to sleep. I want to sit on the couch and not have a stomach in my bladder and ribs. I want to not be burning up 24/7 and not have giant swollen feet. I want this pregnancy carpal tunnel to go away. I want my back to not hurt....or my hips and I want everything to stop going numb. Ok, I think that is all my complaints.

I am surprised we're almost 1/2 through August already. We haven't done a whole lot since the reunion. We did a very small friends lunch so some old coworkers/friends could give me presents, I guess. It's always fun to get together with them so I was fine with it. John, Stephanie, Bart, and I went to Jersey Boys. We'd splurged on lower level seats and I liked it except that all the seats in Gammage are so squished together.

We have some fun stuff coming up in the weekends before my due date so hopefully I'll feel ok for all of them. That is something new.... I've been coming home several days nauseous and not feeling well. I think some of it is just exhaustion and some must be something else. I can tell that I've been a little moody/grouchy too which I think I've done okay avoiding for the most part, but again I'm going to blame not sleeping at nights and being hot.

I got these photos from Jena from the shower. Thanks Jena!!

Just a few of the other items that have shown up in the mail or from other people. It's a little like Christmas sometimes coming home to unexpected presents.

Coming out of the movie the other night into a haboob

John trying to put together one of the presents

Jersey Boys

I got the book of these from the shower. It was fun to read them all.

50 days left

I'm sure it will go by faster than I can imagine but right now it seems like I've been pregnant forever! But I'll just take it one day at a time.