Is TODAY the day?...

HA I feel like the little boy who cried wolf. Today is the day. No TODAY is the day. You'd think it being my third I'd know by now but alas I don't.

Until TODAY came. May 20. I woke this morning feeling refreshed, ready for the day whatever it brings. I took a shower dried my hair and just felt really good overall. I've been feeling pretty emotional lately. A rollercoaster of sorts. These contx are stronger and are coming about 5min apart. The mw did say to call when they are regular 5-7 min apart but well I am going to wait just a bit longer to make sure they aren't going to just fade away. Today feels different. The contractions feel different. There is a tiny bit of hope inside that today is Our Big Day.

I will do my best to get pictures and an announcement up here as soon as I can! We are all so very ready to meet this sweet little girl.

Wish me luck! Pray these contx don't go away this time, pray they get stronger!!!

maybe, possibly, could it be....

i'm in labor? time will only tell but I do know that I have been contracting pretty regularly all day today. They subsided earlier this evening around 8:30 ish. Around 10 I think I decided to go to bed and no sooner did I lay down did they pick up again? grrr Its now midnight and I am still contracting baby is moving a ton and I am just waiting waiting waiting for some sort of progression to inform me this is it, I am not convinced just yet. Although normally the contx are gone by now and I am sleeping so this IS different. Maybe maybe we'll have our baby girl in our arms soon!!!!

cramps, contractions and the waiting game...

I've been having cramps and contractions pretty frequently the last couple days. I remember this same thing with Annie. The cramps and contractions for weeks before she was born Although with her it started around 35w, so a little later this time. She was born at 39+3. I'm hoping this one makes her arrival a tad earlier though. Say next weekend.

I talked to the kids last night about the birth and labor. Jaden just kept saying "tell me more,mom!" Annie asked if she could get in the birthing tub with me! Umm I don't think so sweetie. She also keeps talking about teaching the baby to swim in the tub! Too cute.They seem excited about the whole thing.

Today was my last day watching Max. It was fun having him and I am glad I was able to help Kelly and Mike out but, I'm looking forward to spending the next week or two or 4 (ack) resting and nesting!

In other news...we are putting our house on the market mid June so if anyone out there knows anyone who is looking for a great little house send them our way!

I'll leave you with some pictures!

Annie playing at the park while Jaden plays t-ball.



Playing 1st. A favorite postion.


Fielding a ball

Hitting the ball.

Well its morning and I'm still pregnant!

I was up all night last night. But now that its morning things seem to have settled a bit atleast in the contraction department. I am still feeling off and feeling pressure baby still feels like shes making her way lower. Going to try and stay occupied today, I now remember going through this with Annie a lot of on and off contractions and signs in the weeks leading up to her birth. So it could still be a while.

Thats all for now, I am tired..zzzz..

Too early!

So it's 1207 am Wednesday morning. Why am I awake you ask??? Well let me tell you. It seems my body may be gearing up for a baby to be born soon, ack! I am 37w 2d and well was hoping to make till next weekend when my mom and sis will be here (38.5w) For the last two days I have felt so miserable and cranky and snappy. Very unstable if you will. Today however it was worse and along with it I have been uncomfortable. Baby bug who now has a name....(but you will all have to wait till she arrives to hear it) has been shifting/moving a lot. She seems lower and I have felt a lot of pressure and twinges was down low. As the day went on it continued on. This evening after Jadens tball game which is hysterical to watch by the way. I brought the kids home, gave them a bath and put them to bed.

Came down had a bite to eat and all of a sudden got woozy and starting feeling "weird" Went to the bathroom and well now hours later I am still feeling weird/off. I am having contractions on and off, I am peeing like crazy and I have all of a sudden been hit with the urge to get my sh**t together. As in finshing packing my bag and the kids bags and well I may go clean the bathroom too. I am freaking out a bit. I am not exactly mentally prepared to have her this early.

Funny thing is..just yesterday I was talking to a friend (karen) about being so relaxed about the whole labor and birth that I'm not even packed yet and still need to do a few things. She informed me that it may send the baby signals that its ok to stay in there way longer than I want. So I started packing and getting prepared. Apparently I have now sent her the Come Out Now signal. So I have been talking to her telling her it's not quite time and she needs to wait a bit.

So hopefully I can go to bed now and sleep and wake up in the morning my normal self and we will carry on with our regularly scheduled day. But then I have a contraction (like right now) and I wonder if that'll be the case...........

I will of course update if things progress. Or if they don't...