We're waiting....!!!

Thanks to everyone for your calls but she's still not here.. Don't worry, you're all on our call list and you'll all be the first to know. :)

My mom is here from WI and is making the waiting a little easier. We went walking/shopping today to hopefully jiggle her loose. At my appointment last Wednesday I still wasn't dilated. Hopefully there will be more action before this coming Wednesday when I'll have a non-stress test to see how little Maddie is doing in there. She's been super active so that's a good sign that all is well. We are scheduled for an induction on November 3rd so I won't be pregnant forever (even though it feels that way right now). Hopefully she'll come on her own time before then to avoid the additional drugs and stress.

Here's my week 39 baby bump photo.

Farmer Matt Planted His Seeds in February 2008....

....in hopes of having a good crop. Nine months later they're expecting their first pumpkin.....







Two weeks to go!!!

Maternity Photos

I just received proofs from our maternity photo session last friday (end of my 35th week) and I LOVE them! I'm so excited. As one friend said, she's going to come over to our house and there are going to be photos of my pregnant belly all over the walls! I'll try to contain myself and save the space. Maddie is going to have photos done by the same photographer a week or so after she arrives. 

Here's a link to her site www.lindseyqphotography.com

and here are some of my favorites-

1st Baby Dream

I've heard of people dreaming of giving birth to a litter of kitties (Crista)- which apparently is pretty common, and one girl in my childbirth class had a dream she was able to walk into her uterus to visit with her baby. Last night I had my very first "baby" dream. The majority of it was boring, I was in an auditorium watching the taping of a show and I was towards the back of the room speaking with some of my co-workers and friends. When I looked down at my stomach, instead of a belly and skin I saw a clear plastic bag filled with a greyish fluid and little Maddie. The plastic bag was over her face so I pulled it away and she swished into the water. A moment later, still in her bag of liquid, she was laying on her back, on my lap, with her feet up in the air. I was able to grab both her feet and play with her as I continued talking to my friends. Then, I woke up....

Talk about strange and creepy! It could be that I saw her because the morning before I was talking to Matt about how excited I was to see her and to know what she looked like. I'm so curious to see who's features she got. Hopefully she doesn't have my Fred Flintstone toes and Matt is hoping she doesn't have his crooked nose. She'll of course be the most beautiful baby ever just because! :)

James and the Giant Peach errr Matt and the Giant Avocado

Our very first avocado from our holiday tree we've affectionately called "Billie" for the past few years. At the beginning of the year we saw tiny little avocados appear that were about the size of a lime.. because of Matt's love and care they've grown to a super size! We thought about entering it in the State Fair but our love of guacamole won. I can't wait to eat it!!

Poor Mya

Poor Mya was the subject of what we thought was hilarious fun..
The things she'll do to make her parents happy! Let's hope she's never lost so this picture doesn't get posted around town for all of her friends to see.

My Most Embarrassing Pregnancy Story (so far!)

We've been taking a 3 part series of childbirth classes through the hospital in which I'm going to deliver. (tonight is our last class in that series). Leslie the instructor has been wonderful. She's been a labor & delivery nurse for 20 years so she really knows her stuff.

There's allot of discussion on deep, calm breathing instead of the hee-hee-hee type. She's also really good at explaining what our coaches can do to help in regards to keeping us calm and massaging our backs/shoulders, etc.. basically anything we want them to do. :) Matt has been doing a great job paying attention and rubbing my shoulders and back.

Last week Wed during the last 10-15 of our class she had us sit on the floor, with Matt behind me. The couples were spread out around the room and it was just us and one other couple in our area. She took us into a very relaxed state with our deep breathing techniques. Matt was rubbing my belly as I leaned back against him. The only sound in the room was her voice.. that is until I let out the biggest FART!

(OMG, I'm crying with laughter even as I write this!) As if the loud noise wasn't enough, I could not stop laughing. I had tears streaming down my face and I had to sit up because ever time I thought about it, I'd have a laughing fit again and couldn't stop shaking. The instructor kept talking about letting yourself go and every word she said seemed (at the time) directed at me and my loud gas explosion.

Back story: When you're in your third-trimester your digestive system slows down and constipation/gas pains are more prevalent. That entire week I felt backed up and that day in particular I had horrible gas pains... pains so bad I had to stop moving and gasp a little before the pain passed. I was starting to feel better after dinner, right before our class so I wasn't really worried about it.

Apparently belly rubbing is the trick! Tonight is our first time back since "the incident". I'm a little embarrassed still because I left there giggling with tears in my eyes. I didn't actually try to make eye contact with any of the other moms and dads. As to not have a repeat tonight, I woke up early to take a walk, have been eating lots of fruit, and drinking lots of water... wish me luck! (I wonder if the same couple will sit near us again?)