Nothing Yet

On Monday the 23rd we thought I was going into labor. I had consistent contractions from 10pm Sunday night that lasted all night and continued all day Monday. They started getting longer and stronger, but still stayed about 10 min apart. My midwife came and checked on me and suggested trying to get some rest and calling her when they got closer together. That night they started getting stronger as I was trying to sleep, but still were 10 min apart then at 7 am they just quit all together.

The next few days after that I'd have random contractions throughout the day and contractions all night so I couldn't sleep. Now I just have random contractions and still no baby. My midwife says every time she checks me I'm progressing. The last time she checked me I was 50% effaced and 4 cm dilated, but she couldn't feel his head anymore and he's started putting his back to my right or left side again, so I'm back to holding up my belly when I do have a contraction, and doing the Stink Bug when I can (it's when you get on your hands and knees and put your chest down and bum up).

I've started calling what's been going on Prelabor because it is accomplishing something, so maybe when I really do go into labor it'll go fast. I'm just getting so sore that it's hard to move let alone do anything. Stupid hips!

House

Yesterday we closed on the house! It's great to have that finally over and done with. As of 4:11pm today we are the official owners of it and Eric should have the keys by now! Very exciting! Now we can start moving and we have a place of our very own!

Other exciting news. My midwife just left. I had her check me just because I wanted to see where he is and if my cervix has done anything. Good news his head is now where it's suppose to be! YES! AND he's turned mostly with his back to my belly! another YES! My cervix though isn't dilated, but it's very soft and she says once I go into labor she thinks it'll open right up!

I was sort of hoping to go into labor today because it's my mom's birthday and the first day of Spring, but no such luck. That's okay I've had loads of good news today. My mother-in-law is all for having him on Sunday. Eric has that day off and if I did then he'd take the whole next week off and we'd get moved in, in no time. We'll see.

The Waiting Game

*sigh* so we're coming to the end of the pregnancy and I can have him at any time. He feels bigger than my other babies and I'm hoping he comes soon. My midwife isn't thrilled with his position though. His head isn't in my pelvis where is should be. He's hanging out around my pubic bone. Which explains why I feel like he's going to fall out through my gut. He's also turned sideways with his back either on my left side or right depending on his mood.

My midwife has given me exercises to do to help turn him and she showed me how to hold up my belly and wrap it so that I'm supporting his body and lifting his head in an attempt to get it to drop into proper place. I hope all this works. I'm so sore in my hips and my lower abs where his head is currently.

I keep having contractions, but not the labor kind. I keep hoping that they're helping to get him in the proper position. My midwife believes that once he drops into place I'll go into real labor. I hope he cooperates soon, but he's a Romney and Romney men tend to be stubborn. *sigh*

Things I find interesting

Sorry no pictures for this one.

I just wanted to write somethings that have happened recently that I find funny.

Ethan puts his head on my belly to feel his little brother kick. Xander (who kicks almost constantly) obliged. Ethan then exclaims "He likes me mom!" It's got to be the only time in life when kicking someone means you like them.

Middle of the night last night I'm trying to roll from my left side to my right so I can go to the bathroom. It takes me a good 30 sec of effort to do this. I find that humorous all in itself, but what happens next is great! Eric rolls over and looks at me then starts laughing "Sorry, but that's funny." He says

Funny that I look like a turtle on its back? Whatever, so I take his hand to show him why it takes me so long. See Xander is head down, but he likes to put his back and settle in on which ever side I laying on. Since he's so far out there when I go to roll over I've got to lug however much he weighs back to the center of my body.

Anyway I put his hand where Xander's bottom and back are "Feel that?"
"Yeah"
Move his hand to the other side "Feel the difference?"
"Yeah"
"I've got to lug what ever he weighs back over and he always follows last."
"huh" and...he goes back to sleep.
This morning he has no memory what so ever of this event. I didn't think he would he never seems to remember things that go on once he's gotten to sleep.

Yesterday the sky was lovely and it wasn't that cold. Today it's snowing! What's up with that?

Yesterday at Church I'm sitting on the couch in the Foyer. I do this because the chairs at too uncomfortable in my classes. It's okay though because we have more that one ward I get to hear the talks given in Sacrament Meeting for the other ward. Anyway I see the Primary President (I subbed for Ethan's class last Sunday). "Oh I was hoping you weren't here today." Meaning of course that I'm having a baby. I got a few more comments like that through out Church and a couple of "Hope we don't see you next week" Must be the only time when comments like that are considered kind and friendly.

9 Months

I know the moment you've all been waiting for....how big am I now? Well I'm huge! He's sitting way, way out there. He's also dropped. I'm not sure if he's gone all the way down, but I use to have no space between my belly and chest. It's down right painful to roll over at night because my belly follows last. It's been interesting.
I've also started retaining water in my hands, feet, and face. Just as I usually do.

Side View

Front View

Okay I know I'm a slacker. It's been crazy for awhile. Namely we're buying a house right now. We've been sitting on our excitment until we were sure. We're closing in the next few days and then moving in. Yes, I know I'm really pushing it. We're hoping I won't go into labor until after the move. Cross your fingers for me.

Anyway, here's some pictures.

Pano of the front our soon-to-be House

Pano of the backyard

Side yards

Living Room (sorry didn't really get any really good ones)

My Kitchen

The is Technically the Formal Dining Room, but we are going to use it as a Play Area

Laundry Room (nice and big)

Bathroom #1

Bathroom #2

Hallway from Living Room to back of house

Hallway from Master Bedroom to front of house

Boys' Room

3rd bedroom/ Melinda's for the Summer

Master Bedroom (my room)

Nathan's Room

Christmas

Okay, Okay I know it's been too long. I've been busy. Here's the pictures of Christmas. We didn't get any of the actually present opening, but I have the finished tree and pictures of the boys with all the things they got.

Finished tree after Santa's visit.

Ethan with all his presesnts. Eve was by far his favorite.

Ethan on his new Spiderman bike.

Ammon with his presents. It's a little fuzzy because he wouldn't stop moving and I was trying to make a pano of it because it was too big to fit.

Ammon on his new Thomas Bike.

Ammon's new poster. It's over the changing table to give him and soon his little brother something to look at while I change his diaper.