Baby Eviction Notice

I had my 36 week doctor appointment today and this pregnancy has an official end date!  Because I am already starting to dilate and the baby is super low my doctor is going to induce me at exactly 39 weeks which makes an end date of Friday, October 25th!  Which means the longest I can be pregnant for is just two and a half more weeks which is nothing!  I feel so relieved to be able to see the end in sight and I can't wait to meet this little guy.  The baby should consider this his official eviction notice because I am so ready to be done being pregnant.  Only 18 days left!

One More Month!

I cannot even believe that my due date is in exactly one month from today.  Which means I actually have less than one month left because my doctor is going to let me get induced early.  I'm starting to get so antsy and excited that the countdown has actually begun.

I had my 35 week doctors appointment yesterday and actually went really great.  Weight good, blood pressure good, and I got to see my little guy on the ultrasound!  They did a cervical check as well and to my surprise I am 60% effaced and 1 1/2 cm dilated!  When I went in at 41 weeks with Nathan to be induced he hadn't even dropped, I hadn't started effacing and I wasn't dilated at all so this news was huge!

Last week I started feeling pretty rough and was complaining to Matt about how I didn't know how I was going to get everything ready for the baby because we hadn't set up any of the baby stuff yet.  Well he had work off on Friday and spent the entire day setting up the crib, washing baby clothes, running errands and taking care of everything on my to-do list.  I had no idea so when I got home Friday and saw what he had done I just broke down crying.  He did such a great job getting everything organized and put away and the only thing left on my to-do list is to pack my hospital bag.  I can't believe what a sweet and thoughtful husband Matt is.

Nathan is starting to figure out that something is going on but doesn't know exactly what it is.  He was fascinated with the baby swing a few days ago and when I told him it was for his baby brother he nodded his head and said "For baby!" and then left it alone. Lately he has been putting his head on my stomach, giving it a hug and saying "awww!"  which is darling but I just don't know how much he understands.  He will figure it out pretty quick I guess when his brother gets here!

At the Lake

Matt's aunt and uncle recently bought property at a private lake and invited us up for the day a few weeks back.  How cool is that!  The property is covered with fake grass and you can walk straight down to the man made beach with actual sand and then straight into the water!  The weather was perfect and not too hot and Luke and Nathan had an absolute blast playing in the sand. 

 

The water was a little cool so the boys spent most of the time playing on the beach.  Nathan loved to go in and out of the water but hated when the waves from the boat would come and hit the sand, especially once Bryce built him a sand castle.  He would scream no no no! and try to protect his castle from falling apart.

 

 

After awhile on the beach we let the boys play in the tubes out in the water which they loved.  Luke was a little apprehensive but Nathan was all about it and Matt could not run up and down the beach fast enough.

 

 

So after about 20 minutes of this Matt and his uncle decided it would be a good idea to take Nathan out on the boat.  Good thing they didn't ask me my answer would have been a big fat no! 

 

 

 



 

Nathan loved it except for when he got distracted  by the buoys in the water and forgot to hold and fell right into the cold water.  Matt jumped in after him and got to him really fast but oh he was mad at Matt and wanted his mommy after which was fine by me!

 

We had such a great time at the lake and it was a great way to end such a great summer.  Thanks to Kent and Diane for taking us, we can't wait until next year to go again!



No Seizure-versary

Wednesday marked one year since Nathan had his last seizure.  One year, we can't believe it!  And of course we decided we needed to have a party.  So on Monday night we rounded up our families and headed over to Nathan's favorite place, Leatherbees.

Nathan was so excited as soon as he saw everybody and we told him we were getting ice-cream.  He kept pointing to the pictures on the menu and then pointing as waiters brought out other people's ice-cream.  So once they finally brought ours out he was beside himself.  I tried to give him a bite of mine but instead he took my spoon from me and dug right into Matt's ice-cream and proceeded to eat about a third of it.

 

As you can tell he is very serious when it comes to eating ice-cream.

 

And then my sister Emily decided that since we were celebrating we should have the waiters sing
"Happy Birthday" to Nathan because they would look at us weird if we asked them to sing "Happy No Seizure-versary".  Plus she knew it would mortify my in-laws. 

 

 

Turns out Nathan loved getting sang to and tried so hard to blow out the candle by himself.  There were two big parties right next to us with real birthdays and after Nathan was sung to he was totally into it and would watch the waiters sing to them, try to help them blow out their candle from two tables over, and then clap his hands and cheer for them.  It was so cute, who knew candles were so much fun?

 

It turned into such a fun night and we were so grateful that our families dropped everything last minute to come celebrate with us.  Last summer when we were in the thick of it our families were so good to us and really became our rock.  From fasting and praying to taking Nathan for the night to coming to doctor appointments to holding Nathan while he cried our families were always there for us and we couldn't have gotten through it without them.  We love you guys so much, thank you for all that you continue to do for us every day!

 

 

 

 



Love Too

Last night Matt was home which is unusual for a Monday and helped me get dinner ready and get Nathan ready for bed.  So by 7:00 Nathan was bathed and had his medicine, the kitchen was cleaned, and the toys were picked up.  So Nathan and I headed downstairs to watch a Mickey Mouse and play toys.  I pulled out the toys for Nathan and got the show going and then sat down on the couch.  Normally he plays and runs around but instead he climbed up on the couch next to me and snuggled in to watch the show.  I looked down at him and told him I loved him to which he responded, "Love too, mama." and gave me a kiss on my cheek.  This little boy sure knows how to turn his mom into a cry baby and I sure don't know what I did to deserve such a sweet little boy.

Another Move

We recently moved from my parent's house over to my in-laws house in preparation for baby #2.  My in-laws were kind enough to let us take over their entire basement for the next six months so that we can have separate rooms for the kiddos.  We also have a living room and laundry room in the basement too which will be much better for having a new baby.  But emotionally it was a hard move for me and for Nathan but we wanted to move now so that we have a few months to settle in before the baby comes.

Nathan has been doing okay with the transition, actually better than I thought he would.  The first night he cried and cried for my mom and sister and ended up crying himself to sleep in his new room.  The last few he has done much better, mostly because I think he has been too exhausted by the end of the day and pretty much just passes out.  He has figured out where his toys are, where to find Matt and me, and where Annie hangs out.  But he has still been a little bit off.

So I was extremely nervous for our first day of church yesterday.  I didn't know how he would react to being left in a new nursery with different leaders and different kids.  Luckily for us there are about twelve kids in the nursery and they have basketball hoops and basketballs and so as soon as Nathan saw the balls he ran off and didn't even look back.  The nursery leaders were awesome too, one was actually my old high school seminary teacher so I felt much better than leaving him with a stranger. 
Nathan stayed in nursery the entire time (which he has only done two other times) and when I went to pick him up I could hear him laughing and squealing outside the door and the teachers said he did fantastic!  All I can say is thank goodness for good nursery leaders because if Nathan would have had a meltdown I think I would have had one right alongside him.

I really hate moving.  Part of it is that I am pretty shy and it takes me a while to really feel comfortable in a new place.  Part of it will be living with my in-laws and part of it is dealing with change.  Definitely the hardest part about deciding to move for me was how it would affect Nathan and how he would adjust to the changes.  Especially with the new baby coming and then just a few months later moving again!  I'm so relieved he is doing so well and I'm just hoping and praying that our next move will be our last move forever!

Third Trimester

Today is officially my first day in my third trimester!  I cannot even believe how fast this pregnancy has gone.  I find myself forgetting how far along I am all the time and missing weeks at a time.  Like a few weeks ago when a little old lady stopped me and asked how far along I was and I quickly replied that I was 4 1/2 months along.  Then I paused, said wait five months, no six months!  Ya she looked at me like I was pretty nuts and walked away.

I'm actually surprised at how different this pregnancy has been compared to my first time around.  I have had very little swelling this time, by this point with Nathan I think I had gained 15 pounds of just water weight.  But Nathan had flipped and was head down before 20 weeks and this baby is still transverse and loves to put pressure on both of my hips at the same time.  Nathan also kicked a lot where this baby moves a lot but rarely kicks.

My doctor has guaranteed that she will induce me at 39 weeks no matter what which means I only have 11 weeks until this baby gets here and so far I have nothing done.  Matt and I pulled out the boxes of baby stuff this last week so mostly its just going to be a lot of washing bedding, clothes, and the fabrics on the swing and carseat and that sort of thing.  And then setting up the crib and buying a few more things like infant diapers and formula holy cow! It's so crazy to me that we are actually at that point where we can start getting ready for a baby again!

28 weeks!