I Can Still....

Shave my legs and clip my toe nails.

You have no idea how excited I am to say that.

Had my Rh negative shot and all the blood work today. That was less than exciting. They said it would only take an hour. They lied. I got there at 8:00am. Between waiting for paper work to show up, drinking sugar drink (which honestly tasted like Orange Fanta and wasn't all that bad) having blood drawn, waiting for them to BE SURE I was Rh negative and then giving me the damn shot, I didn't leave until 11:00am. I was planning on being able to power nap before I had to be in work at 12, not so much. Needless to say I am a bit cranky now. But it's all done now and I don't have to worry about it.

More Thank Yous.....

I received the most amazing gifts this week. Two very sweet woman, who are patrons at the Library where I work, came in to give me gifts for the baby. These are two of my favorite patrons, who I used to help regularly when I worked in Reference, but have not seen so much of since I moved to Children's. Dorothy crocheted me this BEAUTIFUL blanket for Fluff. The picture does not do the color justice, it's amazing.

They also gave me some cute little cotton one piece sleep sets. The one in the middle says "Little Prince" on it, isn't that the truth!

I must admit that I cried when these two wonderful people, who only know me in the context of my job, gave me something so precious for my son.

So a big THANK YOU to Carol and Dorothy for their generous spirit and thoughtful gifts.

Two Months to go

I just looked at the calendar and realized that my due date is exactly TWO MONTHS AWAY!!

That's 60 days!!
That's less than a semester at college!
That's not even a third of the baseball season!

This is sort of freaking me out!!!!

I guess this is when it starts to get really real!

Thank You Lajune, L.

We went visiting Babcia and Grampy this weekend and I got a very wonderful surprise. Lisa, a girl I used to work with a million years ago at SPL, gave me some wonderful baby staples now that her two little ones have out grown them! Front and center is a Boppy, a necessity for any mom. Also included where a blue bear pacifier clip that her son never used, and some neck supports for the car seat. (Daddy calls them "neck bumpers). So Daddy and Fluff and I sent our heart felt thanks to Lisa and her family for their generous gifts, they will be well used and are much appreciated.

The Third Trimester.....

I have hit my third trimester and we are into the home stretch. (hmm.. stretch, I wonder if that's why I suddenly have a map of the Massachusetts highway system in stretch marks on my stomach) I had my dr. appointment yesterday and I have hit the 200lb mark (208 to be official). And I still KNOW it's only a number and it's all baby weight and I don't FEEL like I've gained that much and Daddy, bless his heart, tells me I don't LOOK like I've gained that much, but here I am..a card carrying member of the 200lb club. I'm trying really hard to not get caught up in the number. Although Miss Arlene (a very nice woman I work with) told me this morning that I look very well and don't have "pregnant ears or hands" so that is something I guess!! So I am embracing my new number and am just going with it...anyone want to go out for an ice cream??

I have also developed, of late, a very painful case of sciatica. This is not strictly a benefit of pregnancy, but because the sciatic nerve travels under the uterus to the back and down the legs, the additional weight of the baby on the nerve often leads to this condition. For those of you who have never had it..be thankful. The best way I can explain it is that there is a knot on the lower right side of my back, almost in my butt cheek. Every now and again, someone tightens this knot and sends shooting pain down my right leg. On occasion, if I sit too long or the wrong way, I loose all feeling in my right leg. You want to see something fun, watch a 7month pregnant, uncoordinated woman try to stand up only to realize she can't support any weight on her right side. I look like a new born horse stumbling around trying not to fall on my face!! The only remedies...hot showers and Tylenol unless I want to go to PT or a Chiropractor, which I don't!

One really cool thing happened yesterday, while my dr. was chasing Fluff around trying to get a heart beat reading, my son burped...twice. It was the strangest thing, the dr. was listening to the heart beat and then there was this "gurgle" sound. She looked at me and said "I guess he liked his lunch, that was a burp"..and the little bugger did it again. That's my boy!!!

I'm now going to my dr. every two weeks and will keep that up until the beginning of March when I start going every week. My next visit I get to have the RH shot, a glucose test and an anemia test. All of which involve needles and having blood drawn, what a joyful day THAT will be!!!

Our birthing classes start in two weeks and it seems like things are really gearing up for the race to the finish.

Puppy Love?!?!?!

I must confess that I have been a bit nervous about how Ellie will react once Fluff arrives. We have tried to be good about carrying around a baby to get her used to it, but she is still far to spoiled for her own good.

We have been without power for the last couple of days thanks to this wonderful ice storm, so Ellie has been providing some extra heat to Mommy at night. Last night, we were all snuggled in bed and Ellie had her head sort of tucked under my belly. She likes to sleep with her head on my belly and I often wonder if she can hear Fluff's heartbeat. Well, last night she was all cuddled with me and the baby kicked, and Ellie's tail started wagging. Then she made a little "woofing" sound and nuzzled my belly...the baby kicked again!! This went on, back and forth for a few minuets. Finally, I picked up the covers and looked at Ellie and said "Are you talking to the baby??" and her tail set to wagging up a storm and she leaned up and gave me kisses!!

I guess it's safe to say that right now.....she loves her baby!! We'll see how she feels in 2 yrs when Fluff is chasing her around the house and pulling her tail!!

The Return of Sleeping Beauty

They say that during the second trimester, most women get this unbelievable surge of energy and are the perkiest they have ever been. While I must confess I have not ever been, nor will I ever be, perky, I did have more energy the last three months or so. That my friends has changed! Last week I couldn't sleep...I mean I had sleeping pills and everything and I could not get myself to stay asleep to save my soul. This week...I have no eyebrows left from where I've had to tape my eyelids open just to stay awake. So if you ever go looking for me...try my bed.

Thank You Pfizer

Life has been pretty tough this past week. Sleep has not been something easy coming for me. If I try to sleep on my side, Fluff objects by spending hours kicking my sides, paying special attention to hitting any major organs that are in his ever expanding range of motion. If I try to sleep on my back, I wake up most mornings barley able to walk due to the extra weight on my spine, that is if Fluff even lets me sleep because he seems content to "swim" back and forth all night long. I have tried every old wives tales listed to try to sleep. I've had mint tea, ginger tea, warm milk, hot showers and meditated. I've used more pillows, fewer pillows, body pillows....you name it I've done it. NOTHING works.
Last night, I was the lucky recipient of 4 total hours of sleep, with no block lasting more than 1 1/2. Now, admittedly, part of the problem was Ellie dog's need to be taken out every 3hrs due to a case of rabid diarrhea. So today, having taped my eye lids open to make it through the work day, I called my doctor to see what could be done to help me sleep, because I was starting to hate my son. Luckily, it is perfectly safe for pregnant women to take Unisom as needed for occasional help sleeping. I would like to offer the Pfizer Corporation my sincere thanks for creating a product that may just allow me 8 blessed hours of sleep.

The good news in all this, once Fluff is here and I'm up with feedings and all that fun stuff, I am able to function pretty well on 4hrs of very interrupted sleep!!!

Wish me sweet dreams!!!!!

Wee WHAT???

I was online at BabiesRUs the other day looking to see if they had gotten anything new in when I saw what appeared to be a baby jock strap. Intrigued, I clicked on the picture and was HORRIFIED to find these.....WEEBLOCKERS!!

Basically these are little covers that you put over your sons "franks and beans" to keep from getting hit with a random spray. Apparently, boys are somewhat fond of waiting to the diaper is off to relieve themselves.

I have several questions. First, what do you do with the soaked "weeblock", just let it sit there and smell like pee. Secondly, wouldn't a face cloth be just as effective and easier to clean? Thirdly, why did they have to decorate these things with phrases like "Lil Ladies Man" and "Lil General". Boys are fixated enough on their "Franks and Beans", they don't need to start naming it at infancy!!

I don't know what scares me more, that someone came up with these things or that there are people who will actually BUY them.

Happy New Year!!!!!

We spent the weekend in Maine with Grampy and Babcia. We are defiantly getting old, we were in bed at 12:30!! But it was nice to get away for a bit and have a little RnR for the last time before Fluff comes. We also spent some time at the outlets and got some cute outfits for Fluff.

The most important purchase we made this weekend, Daddy picked out a "going home" outfit for Fluff. I had told Daddy it was up to him to find something, since this was his boy. We we went to just about every store at the outlets before he found this for "his little monkey" at OshGosh. I'm in LOVE with the little Velour booties with the paw prints. I think Daddy deserves an A+++++ for this one.

We have a wedding to go to in May for our friend Shaun, so while we were at Osh Gosh I found this very cute outfit for 70%. The top is actually a onsie made out of shirt material and the pants are dark blue cords. Cute and simple and very stylish for my little man.

More MANLY sleep sack than the mint green and white and yellow ones that I got before we knew he was a HE.

How can you resist cute little baseball themed anything?!!?! (and I have to keep in generic cause, well, we have the mixed marriage!!!)

Cute Onsies to wear this summer to Daddy's Softball Games!!

I think all things considered, I showed remarkable restraint...I could have bought WAY MORE, but I do have those SEVEN BOXES from Brian and Deb, and I know that all the grandparents/aunties/friends will be getting things for Fluff, so I'm trying not to go overboard!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Congratulations to Johnny and Lisa on the birth of their first child, a little girl named Malyna (Maleena) Alexa, at 4:05am this morning. She was the first baby born in Lowell in 2007 and missed being the first baby in the country by just a bit (a lady gave birth in New York at 12:03). We have been to visit and that is one cute baby.

Congratulations again to Johnny and Lisa, Fluff is very excited to have a playmate!!