update

37 and two days pregnant, I can't believe it. I only have 19 days until my due date.

Things here have been hectic. I have my home visit last week, and boy was that a scary day. My mom left the safety gate open at the top of the stairs and Brooke managed to go down to her part of the house and get into her Benadryl. I rushed her to the ER and she turned out OK, but it was definately scary and heartbreaking.

That night the home visit helped me calm me down. The midwives were great, they answered all my fam's questions and it was a great visit overall. The baby sounded good. Yesterday I had a regular appt at her office, and the baby is really low and sounding good. Unfortunately I have that condition where the pubic bones seperate, which is very very painful. Most times I can tolerate it but some days I can't even walk. It really sucks but I just keep thinking that there is only 19 days left, and I think of it as practice for the labor.

This past Saturday night we had a birthday party for Brooke. It was a small party but she did get a lot of new toys, mostly Dora themed. I posted pics.

Well I think that is it for now. I will try to update more often, it's just so hectic around here trying to get all the last minute stuff ready for the baby. I do have a TON of articles and stuff, but no time to post them :o(

update

I can't believe how much I am slacking at writing in this blog. It's just that we've been so busy preparing the house for the baby and preparing for the baby in general that I've had no time. Then that stupid heat wave hit and I felt like I was dying all day.

Well let's see....I'm 35 weeks pregnant now. I still feel like I am ready to pop. Good news is, after we finish the bedroom, Brooke's room, and a few things in the living room and kitchen, the house will be prepared for the homebirth. Which is good, because my homevisit with the midwives is next Tuesday, so we have to have everything ready by then.

I posted some pics of things that we have been doing with Brooke. A few weeks ago we took her to the beach with some friends of ours. We had sooooo much fun, Brookie loved it, and even I had fun bouncing in the waves. The only problem was that Jason and I were so concerned about sun protection for Brookie that we forgot about ourselves, and we both ended up with HORRIBLE sun burns. I had to sleep sitting up and I couldn't wear a shirt or a bra for three days, because it hurt too much. It was awful, we definatly learned our lesson the hard way.

We took Brooke to the park yesterday and I included pictures of that. I also decided to do a little more arts and crafts with her, so I found a recipie for homemade clay online and decided to try it out. She loved it! She was so proud to show her daddy when he came home from his fantasy football draft. Right now it is goign through it's last day of drying, and then I think we will attempt to paint it.

Everything with the baby is going good. The midwife is pretty sure that she is head down, but they will do their final assessment during the home visit. Heartbeat sounds really good, and I've gained 40lbs less than what I gained during Brooke's pregnancy, which I am really happy about. I just feel healthier. I think it is due to the constant guidance of my midwife on what I eat, she has me write down everything I eat and then we go through it together. Plus all the house scrubbing didn't hurt, either ;o). Still wondering if this baby girl will actually turn out to be a baby boy, since Iam still having dreams of having a baby boy and I am still getting a slight boy vibe. Either way, this baby can KICK!

More good news is that we have someone coming to look at our car on the 23rd. If he buys it, we will finally be able to get our minivan. So wish us luck!

Also, just wanted to point out a couple of websites that I have been a fan of lately. www.theshapeofamother.com is awesome and so is http://truewifeconfessions.blogspot.com/ . I've submitted entries to both of these sites....can you guess which ones are mine?

Ciao!