crappy cable.

where we live, we have this horrible cable company called mediacom. ...and not so much because we live in the middle of nowhere, more like the navy has a contract with them. we don't get cable tv from them, just Internet, but man - i am glad i don't depend on it for school or work. because i'd be failing and fired. the connection finally picked back up tonight after being s.l.ow. the past 3 days. i was able to upload some stuff i was trying to the other day. :)

when i wake up in the morning, i will be 11 (ELEVEN!!) days away from my due date! i really just cannot believe it. i am starting to feel more "mentally" ready, though. and things are winding down here, where there is almost nothing on the calendar the next couple weeks. the other two were both born 2 days before their due date, my midwife said not to hold my breath for the same this time, but it's hard to not be focused on that date, lol.

the supplies are all ready, we bought a new hose for the tub, our carpets and floors are sparkling. the doctor wouldn't give me anything more than motrin for the after pains since i'll be nursing again (thanks, doc!), and we meet with the photographer saturday morning! :)



we got the carpets cleaned this afternoon (yes, before i give birth at home - sounds backwards, i know! but they MUST be clean, lol.), so the kids had fun playing with things all morning that did NOT have a million little pieces to be cleaned up 100x. :) these kids could play dress up for hours. i'm just glad ethan's finally got a few things besides princess dresses to wear. ;)

how cute is this little rocker? i almost bought it a few times, but kept putting it back because, well .... it's easy to hide clothes and shoes, as i bring them into the house by the truckful.... but a big rocker, not so much! ;) anyway, my most favorite friend, and partner in crime ... err, SHOPPING, got it as a gift for baby-no-name. :*) she's got good taste. ;)
then, shocking! she also god newbaby this adorable dress i'd been eyeing recently, too.

how sweet is THAT!?

i also ended up making that "one last" sling ... i couldn't resist. good thing i'm out of rings (i actually had to cut an old one apart for these rings, lol), because i was just peeking at a couple more fabrics that i'd kill for!

my kangaroo korner adjustable fleece pouches also came in the mail this week. i got two, but they're exactly the same, just different sizes. i REALLY want the pouch thing to work this time. they look so convenient. and the fleece is so soft!


so this poor kid is still confined to a wall of our closet (and er, part of johns, lol). her stuff, at least. :P it's been so warm this week, i've been trying to to panic and run out and buy all warm weather newborn clothes! especially since the stores already have swimsuits out! with this baby measuring 40 weeks already, though, i am sort of afraid to buy anything else!

i keep feeling like i'm missing something, that we'll need SOMETHING immediately when she gets here & we won't have it ..... but i can't figure out WHAT, lol.

see ethan on my bed in the mirror? lol

i think that is it for now. i'll update saturday after we meet with the photographer. she comes highly recommended by my midwives, so i trust their instinct. it will make it all that much more real. eek! :)

thirty-eight weeks.

getting there ....

today i had my 38w appt, and won't have another until my due date - crazy! i thought baby had dropped, because a few days ago i finally started to get uncomfortable, and she felt like she was lower ... but alas, baby-no-name is still flying high! jenny (mw) says the reason i'm uncomfortable is because she's sort of bobbing up & down when i walk, ect. FUN! :D

and i discovered a new stretch mark!! gah! it's under my belly button. good thing i can't see it, lol. so now i've got two! this one popped up this past week, the first is from ethan's pregnancy, coming off my belly button piercing scar (click pic to see it in all its grace - lol).

also a big bummer was finding out i'm insanely anaemic AGAIN. it's crazy that i don't feel tired. my iron was at 6.4! so since we're so close to the end i have to be very proactive about it. a trip to the vitamin shoppe was in order after my appointment.

so i'm on strict orders for hema-plex, liquid clorophyll, and good ol' blackstrap molassas. the chlorophyll is absolutely disgusting, but i wouldn't know - yet. john tested it out. it turned his teeth green, and he couldn't get it off his finger (don't ask). oh boy - will this be fun!

i do have a lot more to say, and more pictures to post, but my internet connection is about as fast as i am lately, tonight .... so my pictures won't upload. i'll try to get back here tomorrow or thursday some time with the goods!

i do want to end with a super duper

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN!!! :D

sorry i'm a terrible friend and totally spaced out yesterday! i will make it up to you, i swear! you're the best!

belly cast!

we finally did it over the weekend. it was dry enough to photograph today, lol.

as close to naked as i will probably get in this blog. no promises, though! ;)

kayleigh's belly, ethan's belly, and newbaby's, all in a row.

can you tell which is biggest, lol?

the kids & their bellies! ...kayleigh's idea!

they nest pretty well, too. ha!

tomorrow is my 38w appt. more then ....

37 weeks.

even though i'm actually 37w2d, here's a re-do of my blog from tuesday before i erased it. :/

sunday we had our home visit with the midwife. all went well, even though i weigh almost as much as an elephant, she said my weight gain was well within normal. i'm looking forward to seeing my feet again one day soon!

she brought the liner for the birth tub, so that is all god to go ... although she did mention we might want to do a test run, since one of the hoses may have a leak, lol. wouldn't that be fun to find out in labor? so maybe we'll be doing that tonight or tomorrow.

i still have yet to do our ritual 37w belly cast. maybe tonight. i hate doing it, it always makes me so lightheaded, although i'm not sure why. i think it's the weight of the cast on me or my position? both kayleigh & ethan were both born 2 days before their due date, so if this one follows we have a little over 2 weeks left - SCARY!

anyway .......

37 Weeks ... black is slimming. ;)

huzzah!
tick, tick, tick ...

after having some contractions on NYE, i decided it was time to make a final "to do" list ... one thing crossed off!

last minute sewing before putting th etable out in the garage to make room for baby. burp cloths and a ring sling. i did order some more fabric yesterday to make just one more sling, lol. looks like i'll be sewing out in the cold garage, lol!

a blanket MY grandmother knit for newbaby. means a ton since she has bad arthritis and hasn't knit in years.

i set the amby bed up over the weekend. my mom brought the mobile and the sleep sheep, so i felt the need to put it up. :)

this was my first day alone with the monsters since john got home. :) it went okay, although they were fighting more than usual. the 4yo thinks the world revolves around her lately, lol.

that's it. i promise to blog with more enthusiasm next time. this whole starting a new blog thing sucks.

trying this again.

well, i accidentially deleted my blog on tuesday. :( i am still waiting on a reply from blogger to see if there is anyway to bring it back.

i wasn't going to start a new one, since this pregnancy is almost over, and i'm pretty bummed about losing all my entries from the last one. :/ i think i've decided to still try and keep up with it, though, since it seems to be a good central way to keep everyone updated on everything going on with us.

i'm still pretty upset, though. my plan was to get the whole blog printed and bound from +hpt to birth for newbaby as a sort of pregnancy journal. maybe it's not a lost cause ... we shall see, i suppose.

i'm going to try to re-make my 37 week blog from tuesday in a little while. at least i have all my pictures saved to my hard drive. that would have been way more than a bummer.