Nesting

So at this point in a pregnancy the craziness of hormones generally creates madness in a woman and I am no exception to this rule. However, my form of nesting is a bit different. I don't know why I didn't write about nesting with Gideon, but I went back to check and no such post.

I don't remember anything serious other than sitting on the ground of our one bedroom apartment surrounded by a bunch of crap I insisted needed to be thrown away and when D got home he had no idea what on earth I was doing.

Well this time I decided that our bathtub needed new caulking. Yes, I decided to do this. And I must say I did a damn good job at it! I'm on spring break, so I have plenty of time on my hands, and well when that happens there's just no stopping me.

Also, I saw my doctor on Monday who decided to "check" my progress. In other words she lubed up and shoved half her arm up in my business and groped around to see what she could find. What she found was my baby's head. She said my cervix is very soft and she felt the baby's head. Apparently my little guy didn't like that much because when she was poking around and found his head he made a huge movement. Now when you're this pregnant the movements your baby makes are not always very comfortable so while being fisted, this boy kicked around a bit to show his dissatisfaction with someone poking his head. Let's just say it was not my most comfortable exam to date.

The doctor also said that at our next appointment if I want to have my membranes stripped she could do that. Now if you remember from before I did have this procedure done with Gideon (a few times) and it actually got labor going once my body and the boy was ready. So, I think I will have this ever so comfortable procedure done since I will officially be past my 39th week at my next appointment.

Maybe next post will be our birth story...
Look at me, 2 posts in one week! I must be bored...

Update

So I have no clever title for this because it has been so long since my last post, and much has changed. First of all, the video, as they say, dropped... Sort of. It was apparently "shelved", though we were able to see it for a short bit, it seems to be unavailable now.

Sorry... Life wins again. At least there's this...

In other news, speaking of dropping things, I'm due to drop another baby anytime now. My official due date is April 10th, though if my first baby taught me anything it could be a longer wait. So far everything has been fine except for the increased sciatica issues and extreme fatigue.

It has been really interesting to see how excited Gideon is to be a big brother. He really can't wait. And I mean can't wait. Every morning he asks " Mommy, is Harper out yet?" (Harper being the name we choose for the new one.) Then upon the unfortunate announcement that he has in fact not come out of my body he asks, "Will he come out the next day after this?" To which I reply "God, I hope so."

He's been really good about the whole waiting process, and it seems that the poor baby is going to have three parents rather than two. Gideon seems to think he should be included in all decisions including where the baby will sleep. Much the planner, he has already created an agenda for our family.

In any case, our hope is that his excitement will continue even after the baby is here and requires much of our attention. I have no doubt that there will be a transition period for all of us. Going from one child to two will not be easy. Fitting in time for all of us will be a challenge; one we have talked about intently.

Until then, spring break is upon me and that is a blessing I have been waiting for since January.

Soon to be one more...