It's All in God's Timing!

So, here we are a week later and guess what...we still have not met our baby girl!

I went to L&D early Friday morning, with contractions every 2-3 minutes. They sent me home. The contractions have spaced out more, but are still there. Not as painful though.

I had a very short doctor's appointment on Monday. He seems to think that we can just hang tight until 39 weeks at which time they will induce me. So, a few months ago we were supposed to induce at 38 weeks assuming there was no baby. Hmmmm....After looking at the calendar the week in which they would like to induce would also involve Dawson starting Pre-K, Hubs has a 3-day training that would give him a promotion, my Mother will be in Florida for my Grandmother's surgery, the Fall semester would be starting and I am sure there is have a dozen other things going on that week too! Our next appointment is on Monday. Hubs will be joining me and we will hopefully be able to make some other plans.

As much as I would like this baby out right this second, I've kind of gotten used to the idea of her arriving next Saturday. Since "D" was born 10/10 and "L Jack" was born 5/5, how fitting would it be for her to have a b'day of 8/8!?!

We've also since encountered another situation. "D" was so good with "L Jack's" birth that I think we were kind of taking for granted how he might be feeling. Up until now he has seemed very excited about "baby sister's" arrival and even asks me daily if today is the day she will be here. However, in the last few weeks his behavior has declined, mostly when he is with me or Hubs. Basically, if he could go live with NaNa I think he would. Things he never does with her or at school he now does with us. You can tell he's begging for attention. As of yesterday we are each trying to take up some extra "D" time with him. Hoping it will help out. All of this really worries me, especially if we induce the week he starts school. I can't imagine how confused and out of sorts that will make him.

All in all, we are both having to have faith that this is all in God's timing and that she will arrive at the most perfect time possible. Despite the pain, exhaustion and misery, I know that for the most part I will forget that all once she arrives. I just have to keep my eyes on the Lord and know that we have a wonderful prize waiting for us!

Tick Tock

Well, we are still patiently waiting on our baby girl to arrive. I have officially reached the 36 week mark. I now have the ok to get up and move around. Apparently, I am in the early stages of labor, but since I am only 36 weeks they won't help me out. Imagine that. They kept me out of work, since I could go at anytime. That's helpful as it's allowing me to get the "little" things done that I feel like need to be done.

The boys are becoming increasingly impatient waiting for Lawren. Each passing day the ask me when she will be here. It's very difficult to explain, as they have no concept of time. Landon goes in her room every day and checks things out and "rearranges" things! Silly boy!

So...the wait is on and we will continue to keep everyone up to date!

Bedrest for an Active Mommy

WOW! Totally not what I expected to happen!

It all started Friday. I went to the restroom and discovered that I was bleeding. Not a good thing. The doc wanted me in ASAP. I get there and I am bleeding, dilated and contracting. Guess what though, I am only 35 weeks. So, she decided to put me on bedrest through the weekend. Are you kidding me? I still have a house to clean, bags to pack, and a list of things to do. So, I called the hubs and of course he FREAKS out on me!

The last 3 days have been hard. They've been relaxing, but I am in a desperate mood to clean!! Yes, that's right, I WANT to clean. I'm talking baseboards, door jams, cabinet tops, under the frige, you name it, I WANT to clean it!

As for me contractions have slowed up, nothing consistent. However, we drove next door to eat dinner with my mom, and when we arrived back over here, we discovered the AC was out. Yep that's right no AC and it's 86 degrees in the house. Thankfully, our AC man is a good friend. We called him and he said there wasn't much we could do since it FROZE up. Nothing in South GA freezes in July except our AC! Anyway, he told Hubs what to do and said we could expect air around midnight. Nice!

Getting it All Together!

Lately life seems to just be running us over. It seems to becoming increasing difficult to just stop and smell the roses. Hubs and I just have way too much going on. With a baby expected within about 2 weeks or so, we still have so much to do. All the stuff is bought and put together. It's just not organized. The house is in shambles! The yard needs to be done and the list could just go on and on. It's my goal this week and the first part of next week to figure out some priorites and a SCHEDULE and get this family together before Lawren is welcomed into a house of chaos! Oh my!


As for Miss Lawren: She is head down and ready to come out. I've begun dilating and thinning which is a great thing (for me anyway!) Contractions are still be steady throughout the day, and it seems as though they are getting a little harder and stronger with each passing day. At this point we just pray for a healthy baby girl. (And I throw in one every now and then, that she comes in July not August!)

Back in the Workin' World!

Today was my first day back into the working world. Strangely it went really well! I tired towards the end of the day, as I had gotten up much much earlier than normal. Check back later in the week to find out if that changes any! HA!

This morning I got up, showered, ate, started dinner for tonight, dressed, got Munchkin #1 up and dressed and made Hubby's lunch! Go me! I quickly learned that there are going to have to be some changes, in order to keep up that schedule!

The topper on the day....I'll get a paycheck on the 15th for today and tomorrow! How funny is that?

So Much to Do

My job as a Stay at Home Mom, is officially coming to an end, on Monday that is. I have accepted a job at a local bank. I'm very excited, yet nervous at the same time. We've got a house that we are trying to build, keep in mind our "original" move in date was July 1 (enough said!), plus a gazillion other things going on. In my heart though I know this is the right thing for our family right now.

In light of the upcoming changes, that puts a lot of pressure on me to get a lot of things done between now and Monday. Thus the To Do List! If I can just get half of this done, I think I will feel accomplished.

The one thing I worry the most about is constantly staying 2 steps behind everyone else. So, I leave it in the hands of my Lord....

Who Knew Poopy Could be Exciting??

Ok...so this isn't going to be your run of the mill posting, but I'm just so excited about what Munchkin #1 did yesterday...

First a bit of history. I've been trying for months to get him to sit on the potty. He refused, could care less and was very content in his diapers. Well, I found out they were moving him at his daycare. This shocked me since he was potty trained. I knew he was one of the oldest in his class, but still thought it was odd. After talking with his teacher, we learned he had been using the potty at school! You've got to be kidding me! So, we set out to make a potty chart and explained to Dawson that he would get "Mickey" ears for every time he went potty. When the chart was full he would get to go meet Mickey Mouse! How exciting.....

So anyway...yesterday I asked him at Wal-mart (of all places) if he needed to go potty, he said yes, so we took off running to the bathroom. Low and behold he went poopy in the potty! To be honest I think I was more excited than he was.

When I became a mother, I never thought that this would be one of my proudest moments. Too top all of that off, Munchkin #2 (15 months) now wants to sit on the potty too! Yikes!

So, if I am this excited over poopy....how excited will I be when he graduates high school?