Lily has been saying “I Love You Mommy/Daddy” for a couple of weeks now at bed time. It totally melts my heart to hear her say this! We do our bed time routine of three books and then we ask who she wants to sit in the chair with and sing songs (*more on this below). She gives hugs and kisses and will often call out “Good Night, Mommy/Daddy” followed by “I Love You Mommy/Daddy” to the exiting parent. Too sweet!
*As much as I love it when Lily picks me to sit in the chair and sing songs I can’t imagine that it’s all that comfortable for her! My belly is rather large right now so I end up kind of holding her off to the side and I’m surprised that she doesn’t feel like she’s falling!
Bedtime has been better over the past week or so since we moved Lily back to her crib…again. A couple of weeks ago she asked for the toddler bed so we tried it again. She had a couple of good nights and then things went downhill fast. So, Lily is in the crib for good now! Well, at least until we’re more certain that she’s ready to be in a toddler bed.
Same old stuff. Everything looks good with me and baby! Doc said to come back in 1-2 weeks. I tried to schedule something for late next week but they didn’t have anything available that worked with our schedules…I think Monday being a holiday next week really backed up the rest of their appointments for the week. So, we go back in 2 weeks and do the Group B Strep and, I’m assuming a cervical check since I’ll be at 37 weeks.
I’ve reached the uncomfortable stage of the pregnancy. I got up to use the bathroom 5 times last night! Ugh. It’s also getting more difficult to get comfortable in bed. I remember this happening with Lily too. I was just exhausted for the last few weeks with her because I couldn’t sleep well at all. I may try sleeping in the recliner soon and see if that helps. I also plan on napping a few times over the holiday weekend!
Other than the discomfort overnight I feel pretty good! I ache a little from time to time but nothing too bad. Just a few weeks to go until we meet our new little guy!
I think we’re on our 4th week of a heat wave with practically no rain. Our poor lawn is just dried up brown leftovers of grass. Most days have been in the 90’s with insane humidity. This week is shaping up to be a little better but still rather warm and not much hope for rain. I’m finding that the heat is having a bigger impact on me with this pregnancy than with Lily’s. It was really hot the weekend that Lily was born but I don’t remember feeling like the heat was so oppressive after she arrived. Probably because I was in the house with a newborn! This time, I’m out doing my normal stuff but also basically 9 months pregnant. Granted, I’m not out digging ditches or anything like that but even the walk to the car after work gets me a little steamed up. I still maintain that I would rather be pregnant in the summer than in the winter. The idea of falling on ice really freaks me out and I imagine it isn’t all that comfortable to have to layer warm winter clothes on top of a big pregnant belly! In the summer I can wear sandals and dresses and eat ice cream to stay cool! Mmmm…ice cream!
I’m amazed by how much time I seem to spend in the bathroom these days. I think I get up to use the bathroom at least 3 or 4 times overnight, every night. Then there are the regular trips to the bathroom during the day. I’ve also found that I should probably visit the ladies room before settling down for a whopping 30 minute meeting or I’ll be uncomfortable half way through. My favorite unexplained restroom phenomenon is when I go to the bathroom and then have to go again (badly!) in five minutes. I still haven’t figured out how that works!
Obviously I’m very pregnant and we preggos are known for our frequent bathroom breaks but having a 2 year old also lands me in the bathroom even more often than I would have expected! Lily is doing great with potty training but still needs frequent reminders and prompting/encouragement to visit the potty. We can often spend upwards of 10 minutes singing songs and reading books with her while we wait for her to ‘do her business’ on the potty. Do this a few times a day and it really starts to add up! Throw in baths that last 20 minutes or more and combine that with my own bathroom breaks and I probably spend 25% of my waking hours in a bathroom! OK…maybe I’m exaggerating and I really don’t have the desire to actually add up the number of minutes spent in the bathroom so this will have to do!
Sorry for all of the potty talk but when you’re pregnant and have a 2 year old there is a lot of discussion that revolves around potty! It’s almost like we’ve come full circle with the potty talk. With a newborn there was always a lot of discussion about diapers and poop and then that talk kind of died for awhile as the baby got older and more predictable. The potty talk is back in full force now that we’re back to the somewhat unpredictable stage of potty training! Watch out!
Same old stuff… pee in a cup, stand on a scale, listen to the heartbeat. Everything looks good! Although, after a month with no weight gain I somehow managed to pack on four pounds in the last two weeks. Oh well. I have to say that I’m growing a little tired of the doctor we’ve been seeing for the majority of our appointments. He’s just been grating on my nerves a little with the way he answers my questions. I asked him today if he could tell what position the baby was in and he replied that it didn’t really matter at this point. Yes, I realize that it doesn’t matter and the baby has loads of time to get in the right position for birth but I’m just a curious mama and how hard is it to touch my belly and give me a guess at least! Geez! Anyway, he finally said that he thinks Baby Boy is head down which is what I thought. We go back in 2 more weeks and then should start weekly visits after that. Maybe I’m feeling a little moody lately (I think it’s the heat) because I scheduled the next appointment for a Tuesday so I’ll actually be at 35 weeks instead of 34 weeks and 6 days which they count as a 34 week appoinment (lame). Yeah…I’ll show them!
Maybe I’m starting to freak out a little. Pregnancy is strange in that one day it seems like you have all the time in the world before the baby comes and the next day it seems like there is not possibly enough time to get things done before he arrives. I’m falling into the latter group right now. We’re just under 8 weeks from the estimated due date and, while I’m certainly not expecting it, I feel like we have to be prepared for him to arrive at least a couple of weeks early based on the fact that Lily came two weeks early. So, by that math I realize there is a chance that he could be here in about 6 weeks and I think this has really hit me hard the past few days in a couple of different ways.
First, from a practical point of view, I’m really feeling like we need to get the baby’s room ready and finish up any other projects around the house right away. I’m talking I want things done yesterday! I know I’m being totally ridiculous but I really can’t help it! I know that we don’t need much for this baby since we have all of the ‘gear’ from Lily but I think not having things organized is playing with my mind! We have quite a lot of clothing for him but I’m not really sure how much we have in what what sizes so I’m really feeling like I need to do an ‘inventory’ of all of the adorable, itty bitty clothes. But, until we get some order to what will be his room there is really no point in starting that project. On a positive note, the crib bedding finally arrived this week so we’re planning to pick out a paint color this weekend. I think I’ll feel loads better once we get all of the non-baby stuff out of his room and can really start getting things organized in there. The really crazy thing about my obsession with his room is that he’ll be sleeping in our room for at least a few months. So, the nursery is really just a fancy place to change his diapers!
Second, from an emotional point of view…Holy crap, I’m going to be Mom to two kids! Also, I’ve really started to feel almost anxious about how the new baby will impact Lily. I was watching her play with her doll house the other night and started thinking about how she has no idea how much her life is going to change in the next couple of months. I know she’ll be just fine but I know it will be different for her especially in the beginning. We do talk about the baby with her a lot and she knows that he’s in my belly but I’m sure she doesn’t really get it. Ahhh…gotta love the pregnancy hormones and the fact that even thinking about all of this almost brings me to tears. Jason and I both realize that we don’t want Lily to feel left out or pushed aside so I know that we’ll both make big efforts to include her and spend one on one time with her.
All of that said…I’m so excited to meet this little guy! He’s been doing some pretty impressive baby gymnastics lately and there are days when I swear he could just claw his way out through the side of my belly!
