Happy Halloween!!

and I'm still as round as a flippen jack-o-lantern :P

She has 14 more hours to be an Otober baby ... and counting.

Making Use of My New Spare Time ...

I was working on business cards a week or so ago while on maternity leave for fabulous jewelry designer; Amy C. {strawberryjamdesigns.blogspot.com}

Check out the finished cards! 

Dr Appt Update ...

Had a Dr appt today - she checked my amniotic fluid to make sure it wasn't low, did a Non-Stress Test and checked my cervix.

The amniotic fluid was ok, NST looked good and my cervix was the same - no more dilation or anything new. She told me to check into the hospital on Monday, Nov. 3rd around noon if I do not deliver before then. I can't believe it. I HATE thinking that I will have to do that ... I really want her to just come on her own without a chance to think about it so much. May sound odd but I'd so much rather have my husband drive me to the hospital screaming than walk up the Labor & Delivery without any pains at all. My palms are sweating just thinking about it ... :-/ 

So - long story short -  I have 5 days to coax her out of there and avoid the induction. Times a tickin' ...

40 and a HALF weeks pregnant ...

I think shes trying to kick her way through right now as I type ...

Im tempted to  stick a flash light up you know where to show her the way.

Come to the Light Baby Brooklyn - to the LIGHT!!!

Kalina's Tournament Weekend!

THE 'DRAMA QUEENS' WENT UNDEFEATED!! yayyyyyy!

Carving Pumpkins ...

... With Power Tools??

Kalina enjoying Davids homemade enchiladas - her favorite!

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Kalina named them (from left to right) 'Dinner', 'Killer' and 'Ghost'.

40 WEEK BELLY

and hopefully the LAST of the belly pics ... next will be endless BABY PICS!!!! im so excited!

No Baby YET.

My blood pressure was fine as I suspected.

We continue to wait ...

Off to the Dr.'s to Check My Blood Pressure

It was a little high yesterday at the beginning of my appointment so I have to go back to make sure it is not still high.

IF it is still high she'll want to induce me today.

Update to come ... :)

hehe.

got a gumdrop

sent off a soothie to get a gumdrop ...

I found this on one of the great blogs that i frequent;

"If your baby likes the Soothie – Give the Gumdrop a try!
They will even send you a free one if you send them your Soothie - Trade in Your Soothie."

mine wasnt used yet but I sent one in anyways ... :D

40 week appt ...

(actually Im not 40 weeks til Saturday)

Everything looked good but my BP was up this time.
She checked it again at the end of the appt and it had went down slightly - so she wants me back tomorrow morning to re-check it. If it were up again she would want to talk about inducing. Im pretty confident that it wont be high tomorrow.

Weight gain was fine, urine was good, Baby's HB was strong.

Then she checked my fluid - she said it was low but not low enough to worry. She wants me to make my appt for next Wed. Next wed she will check the fluid again and if it were too low she will induce Thursday, Oct 30th.

Do we sense a theme here??? Apparently my Doc is a little induce-happy, no?? Honestly, she's not - I think she is just covering all bases with me. She knows how much I want to avoid an induction so shes trying to let me know the only things that would put me in the position to be induced.

And to wrap up the appt - she said if everything ends up checking out fine she will let me go until Mon., Nov 3rd before (lets say it together;) INDUCING ME.

Hopefully Brooklyn isnt too comfortable in there and will decide to come out before then ... maybe she wants to be a little monster and come on Halloween.

Welp - thats that. and I continue to wait.

Keep your Toddler away from YouTube ...

She's as Big as a Thanksgiving Turkey ...

and I just reeeeeally hope she comes BEFORE thanksgiving.

Im 39 weeks and feeling a little crowded. Shes moved into my ribs and Im getting ready to serve her with an eviction notice ...

Kalina & Her Scarecrow!

Kalina made this scarecrow today at the Loma Vista Farm!

Got the Dirtiest Look Ever Today ...

My darling, patient, loving husband has put up with a week of hormonal, fat,and somewhat uncomfortable 'ole me this week ... and to thank him for enduring my less than pleasant moments, I planned on indulging him in one of his recent cravings ...

He mentioned that he was having a hankering for an Apple Martini.

So today I figured I'd have one ready for him when he got off of work today. I took a quick trip down to luckys only to find that they didnt sell any good vodka (wierd) so I ran over to the lovely little Liquor Store on the corner. I HATE going in there ... but I knew theyd have it.

Sure enough, they had a few good choices - I grabbed a bottle and headed for the counter. The line was of course 7 people long and everyone needed to buy AND redeem their lotto tickets & scratchers ... sigh ... Finally I got to the front of the line and the man doesnt say much, in fact he didnt even look me in the eye. Strange. Then he looks at the man behind me and gives a huge rolly eyed, ugly look as if to shame me for my purchase. Then I remembered what I was buying, and of course how large my stomach currently is ... haha. It was amusing how blatant he was with his disgust about my purchase. I wanted to also ask for a pack of unfiltered camels just to really ruffle his feathers. I mean seriously sir, do you only purchase things that you intend on consuming yourself? Does my pregnant belly make me unfit to make certain purchases without being embarrassed by it???

I wanted to scream at him, "look jackasss, not that its ANY of your business but its NOT FOR ME. Im just a good wife trying to do something sweet for my husband and help him be slightly better equipped to deal with me and my 9 months pregnant attitude! mmmkay? thankyouuu. ... haveaniceday."

but instead i walked off embarrassed.

Oh well - D appreciated his apple-tini :)

39 weeks ...

My 39 week appt was uneventful ...
My OB said that Im where I was last week - 1.5cm dilated and 70% effaced, although the head is definitely lower.

But I am on maternity leave now so Ive been doing lots of nesting all week.

... I cleaned up around the house, have completely caught up on laundry, cleaned out my car and even did some business cards for a very cool jewelry designer (strawberry jam designs).

Other than that - I'm just patiently waiting and trying not to drive my husband crazy. Thankfully, he has a coworker who also has a 9 month pregnant wife right now ... they get to commiserate together. I'm so thankful because it helps D realize that while it might SEEM like I'm going crazy somedays ... its actually very normal pregnant behavior. ;)

Plus he might feel a little crazy if he were carrying around something the size of a watermelon day in day out too ...



Your baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, a mini watermelon. The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.

See what my baby looks like this week;

Kalina's 9th Birthday!

38 Week Belly Shot

38 Weeks!

I had my 38 week appt today ...

My OB said I'm about 70% effaced but still about 1.5cm dilated .

And yesterday was my last day of work! 

I had a wonderful Baby Shower at work yesterday - we were showered with some great stuff including super cute clothes, beautiful blankets, diaper wipes, bibs and Gift Cards!! It was wonderful and the food that everyone brought was Deeee - lish! 

How your baby's growing:

Your baby has really plumped up. She weighs about 6.8 pounds and she's over 19 1/2 inches long. She has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold her hand for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If she's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If she's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time she's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

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Bored.

... dont want to work.

.... dont have much to blog about.

I have 2.5 days left of work and my company is throwing me a shower on thursday (my last day!).

K's party is on Saturday! Im having fun getting everything together for the party.

Assuming she doesnt come between now & sunday - heres a to-do list of the things I will keep myself busy with as I wait for her arrival ...

vacuum car

clean hardwood floors

ok - im bored of this already ... i can only imagine how you readers feel. just staying true to the posts' title.

:P

Baby Brooklyn's Room

1.5 cm dilated, 50% effaced and -1 station

... and more information that you EVER needed to know about me & my uterus. :D

I am Full Term today - which means if my baby were to arrive now her "lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though my due date is three weeks away."

yeeeee ha! 

im READY. although many of us know that this doesnt really mean much since women can remain dilated for weeks before actually going into labor. Im excited none the less.

Heres the 37 week shot:

all the small things ...

Heres a list of just a few of the things I cant wait for ...

• baby rolls - theyre 10x's better than even cinnabon's rolls!
  
• her first belly laugh
  
• crawling; seeing those Michelin-man thighs go!
  
• baby ponytails - the ones right in the middle of their head. hehe.
• shoes - even before she steps foot on the ground :P
• seeing Kalina carry her around proudly
• seeing her & David passed out together on the sofa