Day 351

Sunday July 17- Well I got up got my shower and got ready for church. I went to church then on my way to the lake my mother-in-law asked if we were going to make it to the family reunion and I forgot all about it so I told her Ethan and I would stop over for a little while but because I was half way there I was not going to go back for Keith plus he didn’t want to go. So we went and hung out with my mother-in-law. After the reunion Ethan and I went to the lake got changed and went swimming. After we got done swimming we played back at the camper for a little bit until everyone else came back from swimming then the boys all rode bikes and I relaxed. Then we ate dinner and Ethan laid down for a little bit and Shawnda and I went for a walk. After our walk I got my stuff ready and came home. I put Ethan to bed then I went to bed. My photo is of the stroller.
1 Week 2 Days (9 days) until my due date!

Day 350

Saturday July 16- When I got up I did not feel to bad but as the day went on I started to get cramps like crazy. I ran down and got my sister and her boys so I could call the doctor and if he wanted me to go to the hospital I had someone here with Ethan, If he didn’t want me to go to the hospital we were going to go for a nice long walk. Well after I got a hold of the doctor he told me to go get checked and make sure I wasn’t in labor. So I went over and of coarse when I get there my contractions stop and I have ONE the whole time. The nurse checked me and I am 1 cm 50% thinned, Tuesday I wasn’t even close to that so it makes me feel better that the contractions are at least doing something not much but 1 cm and 50% is better then nothing. After I got home from the hospital we got something to eat then got ready and went for a long walk. When we got back I took Shawnda and the boys home then came home got ready and went to bed. My photo is of Ethan playing outside by the tree, I think it is a few days old but it works.

1 Week 3 Days (10 days) until my due date!

Day 349

Friday July 15- Well I woke up this morning having pretty strong painful contractions, They were not close enough together to do anything about them so I tried as much as I could to ignore them but that was hard. I went with my dad to help his fix his truck. Well I went to drive the other truck home after he got the tire fixed on the dump truck, I stopped by Wal-Mart to get a few things then came home. We had to run my dads truck back to his house I picked up some baby stuff we had there that I need to wash for Liam. Then when we got home Ethan Keith and I played outside for a little bit then we put him in for his nap. When it cooled off we went on a long walk, By time we got home it was past Ethan’s bed time so we put him right to bed then I went in to relax. My photo is of the stuff I got from my dads.

1 Week 4 Days (11 days) until my due date!

Day 348

Thursday July 14- Well I didn’t do to much today. I sat at home and waited for Kim to drop my stuff off to me but she never came. I took Ethan outside and let him play for a few hours my Aunt stopped over to drop off a gift for Liam and we sat and talked for a little bit then she left and I put Ethan in for his nap. Other than that my day was slow and we didn’t do much of anything. My photo for today is of the stuff my Aunt dropped off.

1 Week 5 Days (12 days) until my due date!

Day 347

Wednesday July 13- Well I got to sleep last night even with the itching hands and feet. I had two alarms set one for 9:00 in case Ethan wasn’t up by then that way Keith could wake him up get him fed and ready to go to the dentist then one for 9:30 for me to get up and get ready because I only take 10 minutes to get ready. We got down to his appointment sat and talked to my Aunt and Grandma (my Aunt works there making dentures) then when it was time took Ethan back to get his teeth looked at mostly and we were going to try to get them cleaned. Well he was scared and wouldn’t really let Lorna look in his mouth but after a I sat in the chair with him and she looked at puppy like he had teeth and showed him what she was going to do he let her at lest look at his teeth, then she got the tooth brush out and showed him on his finger it didn’t hurt and that just made him want to brush puppy’s teeth, So she acted like she brushed his teeth then he let her brush one of his, Then he was done so she got the dentist and he came in to look and see if there were any problems and as far as he could see no cavities or decay no teeth growing in strange, He said he doesn’t have all his top teeth yet but he is working on them, That explains why he is chewing on everything! After he got done looking at his teeth we took him out he got a prize and a sticker. Then we waited in the lab for lunch time and went to lunch with my Aunt and Grandma. He was tired when we got home but Keith and I played with him for a little bit. Well after we built a block tower we tucked him in to bed then left the room. Keith left for work and I came in to bed to try to nap. I got up to go see if someone was at the door and saw Ethan asleep on the couch, I took a picture of him because he looked so cute. I came back in and slept for a few hours then got up, I got chicken out to defrost really quick then made some cheesy chicken strips that I found in my cook book, By that time Ethan was awake he slept until after 6 it was the best nap he has had in a few days. I got dinner in the over around 6:45 Shawnda dropped the boys off and at 7:00 the food was done and I fed them they all inhaled the chicken and William told me he would like for me to tell his mom how to make it. So I got the cook book out wrote down how to make it and then cleaned up the dinner mess and took the boys outside for a little bit. It was almost 8:00 and I thought that their mom was going to come at 8:00 to get them so we played outside and waited for her to come but at 9:00 when she wasn’t here I took them back in and put the four of them in the tub. Xavier wasn’t happy so I washed him off then he fell asleep in my bed while the other three played in the tub and I washed their clothes. I was just getting them out of the tub when Shawnda and John showed up. So I got them dressed in underwear of Ethan’s then they ate more chicken picked up the toys and left. As soon as they left Ethan ran in to his room got in bed covered up and told me he needed a kiss, I gave him a kiss and tucked him in then left his room and went to get in the shower. Now I am thinking it is bed time seeing how it is already 11 and I am pretty tired. Still no wireless we have to figure out what the heck is going on with that. My photo for today is of Ethan sleeping on the couch. 1 Week 6 Days (13 days) until my due date!

Day 346

Tuesday July 12- Well today I am exhausted because I got maybe 30 minutes of sleep last night the rest of the night I was up digging at my hands and feet because they itch so bad. Ethan got up around 7:30 and we played until about 11 when Keith got up. Then I tried to take a nap but I couldn’t sleep then either because of the itching. I got out of bed at 1:00 and got Ethan Keith and I some lunch then put Ethan in for his nap by that time my grandma was here, she was going to sit with Ethan while I went to the doctor at 2:45. I got my shower and left our house at 2:35 thinking that would give me enough time to get there seeing how I am less then 5 minutes away from the office but I had no idea the road was a one lane road and traffic was backed up. I got there right at 2:45 and I like to be at least 5 minutes early. It was busy today so I had to wait what felt like forever it is the longest I have ever waited there. So when I went back I told the nurse about my itching and she told the doctor and all he said was there is nothing he can do for it and it will go away after the baby is born and if I needed to use lotion, but that does nothing for me. He checked me like he does every week and said it is going to be a while longer and NOW he is worried about how big he is going to be. He wants to keep it “easy” on me but thinks he might be a little on the big side. I sure hope not. Well all that just made me depressed! I was wanting him to say that I was at least soft or starting to dilate but he didn’t. Just said a while longer. Well after I left there I ran to get my vitamins then came back home and talked to my grandma for a little while then she left and I got ready to finish dinner I had pork chops in my slow cooker all day, Kim and the boys came over we ate dinner then I started to get cramps, I got on google to see what they could be because I have never felt them before while pregnant it kind of felt like menstrual cramps and all I could find was it is early labor and they are contractions so I started to time them and then they went away. After Kim left I washed the dishes then put Ethan in the tub he has a dentist appointment in the morning and I know how much he hates morning baths. After I got him in bed I painted my nails then went to bed myself. Oh I almost forgot Kate (a friend) came over to drop off a booster seat so I can keep it here in case I go into labor and need someone to come pick me up, This way I can just toss it in whatever car I am going in and buckle Ethan up and don’t have to take the car seat out of our car and keep putting it back in when we need to use it, and I don’t have to fight to buckle it in while in labor. I got that washed up and ready to use for whenever I do go into labor but I don’t think I am going to go anytime soon I will probably end up being late and needing induced. My photo is going to be of the booster seat. My wireless is still not working so I am just going to blog a few days in word processor to keep up then post more than one at a time because hooking my computer up all the time is a pain in the butt.

2 Weeks 0 Days (14 days) until my due date!

Day 345

Monday July 11- Well my goal for today was to clean the whole house, Well the rest of the house. I had Ethan’s room done and the living room I just needed to do the kitchen, bathroom and my room. I wanted to deep clean them like I did the living room. Keith got up with Ethan and let me sleep in. I got up at like 9:30 and started to clean right away. I started in my room, I had some Christmas stuff still in my room that I have been asking my dad to pick up so I got ready and Keith and I ran it over to his house and then we went to Wal-Mart and I got some cleaning supplies and lunch meat for Keith. Then we ran to goodwill to drop stuff off and then to rite aide to get my iron pills and prenatal vitamins and I have two other prescriptions as well, well they gave me the refill on three of the four prescriptions but the one I needed they did NOT refill so I have to go back tomorrow for my prenatal vitamins. Well when we got home I put Ethan in for a nap and got back to work on cleaning! I got most of the kitchen done and the bathroom done then a huge storm came in and woke Ethan up so he wanted to lay in my bed and listen to the thunder. So we laid there for about twenty minutes and then I got up and got back to work. I had to finish my room it still had some toys in there and the floor needed swept. I got that done the bedding washed and back on then I swept the bedroom and kitchen, That just left dishes and laundry. I was going to wait to do dishes when Ethan went to bed but then I figured I wanted to be done so I did them real quick, Then we ate dinner I finished the dishes and then Ethan played I sat down I had everything done but laundry. After I put Ethan to bed I got a quick shower to get the stuff I used to clean off me plus I was so sweaty it was nasty. After my shower I cleaned the pack-n-play. I knew it was dirty but I did not realize how dirty it was until I started to clean it. I know Ethan slept in it for 2 months as a baby then I took it to my dads house for when we were there for his naps. He puked and leaked out of his diaper and spilled juice and other stuff on it. It was pretty nasty! I finally got that clean and looking a lot better. I just got the last load of laundry in the dryer and got dinner ready for tomorrow, Now I am watching secret life and relaxing. As soon as it is over I am going to bed. During the storm a tree outside got knocked over and I heard it fall but did not go look to see what it was then when I took trash out I saw it was down so I took a photo of it to send to Keith and that is my photo for today.

2 Weeks 1 Day (15 days) until my due date!