April 30th, what a good day for a birthday!

In about 15 minutes I will be calling over to the hospital to make sure that my induction is still a go, do people have lots of babies on thursdays? I sure hope not... Upon finding out that I was 5 cm dilated on Tuesday and my blood pressure had gone up, my doctor decided to induce me, I think she was thinking he may have come out before then, because I mean Im halfway there, most women are screaming for an epidural at this point, and NOTHING... not even ONE contraction, instead just tons more acid reflux because Owen has run out of room in that belly of mine and his legs are nestled inside my ribs, I am sure of it... so today, because today will be the day, we are going to meet him, and I CANT WAIT!!!!!!! He will share a birthday with my fabulous aunt Terri!!! I want to see what he looks like, I want to hear his tiny cry, I want to hold him and smooch his cheeks all day! I cannot wait!!!!!! So if you read this, say a prayer for us as I am a bit anxious today, I know it will be a bit emotional because I will be wishing my mom could be there with me, but I know she and my jilly will be watching over me and sweet baby Owen as it comes out into the world.

38 weeks!

It has been 9 weeks since my last post and oh what a nine weeks this has been! I had a beyond AMAZING baby shower, 3 of my aunties came in town with my little sister and cousin. I was blessed with EVERYTHING that I need and then some, I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life!!!!

Entering into the 3rd trimester has been quite a whirlwind... gone are the days of washing the floors on my hands and knees, hello to barely being able to bend over. I can't complain much as I can still see the wrinkle on my toes at the end of the day, I have not fallen victim to cankles and I can still manage to breathe pretty easily, except when Owen seems to get jealous of me holding his little cousin, he likes to then take residence in my left ribs. I do have a new friend named acid reflux, who I hope doesn't stick around past this baby of mine's arrival, there also are a number of JOUOUS things that happen at this stage that everyone failed to mention to me, I will spare you the AWESOME details. 

I actually felt pretty fine until about a week ago, I went on a cleaning/nesting spree where I washed every blanket, burp cloth, washcloth, towel, article of clothing this baby owns (there are many), I also wiped every scuff mark away, cleaned the baseboards, vacuumed, and cleaned the floors in his room. I organized and put away everything and then scrubbed the bathtub, cleaned out the bathroom closet and organized Owen his own little shelf, he has enough baby wash to last his many, many months! I will post pictures soon.... This cleaning spree went on from 4- 3 am, there was a break for dinner in there, but not much of one, after this my body has never felt the same.

I am so excited to meet his baby, I wonder whether he will look like me or Adam, at his first ultrasound his profile was just like Adam's, I wonder if he's changed? Does he have chubby cheeks like my sweet nephews and a baby Adam had? Will he be born with a head full of hair like me? Will he have blue or hazel eyes? Will he be quiet or a crier? I wonder if he will sleep with his arm above his head and another in his mouth like he always was in every ultrasound we saw of him. I imagine him to be a cuddler and I hope I am right! 

I had dinner at my friend's house and it was a DELICIOUS dinner and nothing out of the ordinary, I ended up in the bathroom the majority of the night with nothing left in my insides and am still feeling a bit awful, oh yes and I am the only one this happened to... either this is he return of morning sickness, or this is the beginning of the end, I stay up all night wondering if it is going to happen tonight! I am the person who tells you what your birthday present 3 weeks before its your birthday because Im too excited, and I cant stand a surprise, so imagine how I feel when I hear over and over again everyone's stories about how sick they got before they went into labor, every twinge of pain I pray is a contraction, so far no such luck:( I am going to go to bed and hope perhaps tonight could be the night?