38 weeks with Avery

38 weeks with David

I shot my first ever selfie in the bathroom mirror! My camera is broken so I can't use it and I always forget to have David take a picture of my belly so I had to do it this way.

I am so ready to have this baby! I can't wait to hold him and love on him! It's driving me nuts. Now, every pain I have, I hope it's the start of something. So far it hasn't been. I hurt all day yesterday pretty badly and nothing. Boo!

I'm really curious to see how big he's going to be.

Well, I have been having a hard time eating enough protein and drinking enough water. This past week I had to go to the midwife twice because the first time I was spilling too much protein in my urine and my blood pressure was high. This means my body was taking protein from my muscles which can lead to a lot of problems putting me in the hospital. No good. So I had to go back the next day and be tested again. My protein and blood pressure went down so that is good.  That's going to have to be my focus until this little guy is born: eating lots of protein and drinking lots of water.

All in all I have nothing to complain about. I'm tired of being pregnant but who isn't in the last few weeks?

Here's to being patient...

36 Weeks

Well, only 4 more weeks until our little boy is here. I'm hoping it will be earlier because I'm so over being pregnant!  After next week, he is free to come :)

We finally got most of our supplies ready. My birth kit came in and I got the pool rented. We got a new crib mattress and bought a new car seat. I think we're ready :0)

We've been very blessed in that we have been able to keep everything from Avery and I've been surrounded by mom's of little boys who have been very generous in giving us clothes.

On Oct 3 my stay at home mom's group gave me a diaper sprinkle. There were 7 of us there who are pregnant!

Here's some of the loot we got.

 

These ladies have been so great. They know that I've had issues with hurting and have been so kind to offer to watch Avery so I can rest. Thankfully it hasn't come to that but it's nice to know Avery has a friend's house to play at if needed.  I'm so thankful I found this group!

 

I am so thankful I am a part of this group. It has been so great to make new friends. Friends for Avery and I both. It's so full of generous women. A lot of them know that I've been having to take it easy because of

October!!!!

33 weeks with Avery

 

34 weeks 3 days with David.

Looking a little rough in this picture of me with David! The end of this pregnancy is not near as smooth as it was with Avery. I'm taking over 1000 mgs of calcium/magnesium supplements to keep my uterus relaxed. I still struggle with pain and contractions occasionally but the calcium has helped a lot. On the days that I'm particularly hurting I also take a homeopathic medicine which helps too. I just have to keep this little guy in for 2 more weeks. He can come any time after that!

I can't believe that it's October already and by the end of this month Avery will be 3 and I'll either have a baby or be really close to having one! Baby David is running out of room and his movements hurt. He likes to put pressure on my gallbladder which hurts pretty bad. It's amazing to see how distorted he makes my belly too. Still hard to believe there's a little person in there!

Avery is super awesome of course. She's getting more and more difficult as she's getting older but that's normal I know. We're trying to keep the upper hand...don't want to raise a brat! She's definitely changing a lot but she's still so sweet...most of the time :)

I can't wait to see her with Baby David. She calls Sophia next door "sweetie pie" now and it cracks me up! She loves babies and I know she'll be a wonderful sister.

Nothing else is new here. Same ol' same ol' with David. Same ol' same ol' with me...just doing the same as always with more aches ;0)