Are You Ready?

I have a pregnancy calendar on my My Yahoo! page, it gives me a little message every day about how the baby is developing. Today the message was this:

"Congratulations! Your pregnancy is officially full-term. The baby can arrive any day now."

Um, no she can't. I'm not ready. Must get back to work. Sigh.

Happy Birthday To Me

I'm 34 today, which is suprising because I still feel like I am 16 sometimes (but with a husband, a child, a mortgage and a cooler car). I'm officially in my "mid-thirties" and just one year away from that dreaded 35-49 age category. How did that happen? I suppose time will keep flying by and before I know it Patrick will be 34. It's sad and exciting at the same time.

I had a lovely day, Tom took us all out to dinner at La Fondue, my birthday favorite. Nana, Papa, Uncle Nick and Leah all came and we all stuffed ourselves with yummy fondue. Patrick was not really impressed but managed to make a meal that mostly consisted of bread and marshmallows. And in just 2 weeks it will be his big day! April is proving to be a very busy month, we have 5 birthday parties on the schedule before this baby is due, I'm really hoping she's able to hold out until the 24th as our schedule is rather busy until then!

I've been been busy working on the nursery, today we got the crib bedding out and the curtains up. Here's a sneal peek at the crib, if I am as paranoid with this one as I was with Patrick the bumper will be taken off before she ever sleep in it, ha ha.

Mr. Trumpet Man

Tom taught Patrick to play the trumpet this weekend. He only knows how to play a B flat but he has him embouchure down! Check out this little video, Aunties Amanda and Jamie should be proud!



Other updates: my burn is healing but still fairly raw, it took 2 doctor visits last week to get the right combo of antibiotic creams. Baby is still very active and kicking, less than a month to go! The crown moulding is up and painted in baby's room, now we just need to get the bedding washed and in place, order the blinds, and hang the curtains.

The Irish Rover

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I planned a special dinner for Patrick's special day, Nana helped us to celebrate. It would have been a lovely dinner if not for one huge mistake on my part. Just as I was getting ready to serve I was draining the boiled potatoes in the sink and I poured boiling water on my belly. Of course I have a huge (salad plate?) sized burn on my belly, complete with blisters and missing skin. It hurt like heck but I am feeling better now. By the time that got taken care of and cleaned up dinner was cold and Patrick was in a foul, foul mood and not impressed with dinner. But I did manager to take a few pictures! I made corned beef with vegetables (the real Irish don't eat the cabbage!), boiled potatoes, Irish soda bread and a Guinness stout chcolate cake that I forgot to take a picture of. Since I ate dinner with a bag of ice tied to my belly there are no pictures of us :)

Springtime Is The Season

It seems that birthday season has hit our house! This past weekend was the third weekend in a row that we've had a birthday party, this one was for my Aunt Denise's milestone birthday (I will be nice and not post it!). We had a lovely lunch out and Patrick especially enjoyed the olives!



This weekend we have a break from parties but we'll be having a traditional St. Patrick's Day corned beef and cabbage dinner. When I was growing up we always had this on St. Patrick's Day, along with green milk. Though I don't particularly care for corned beef (and I definitely don't care for boiled cabbage!) it's a tradition I want to keep with Patrick, especially since the day has special meaning with his name. The weekend after next starts up the parties again, with cousins Vincent and Brandie, then mine on the following weekend, then a break for Easter, followed by Patrick's birthday, and 11 days later the birth of this baby! I scheduled my c-section for April 24 and I'm excited to have an end in sight!

Ready Or Not Here I Come

Just like Patrick did, this baby gave us an early scare. I was having fairly regular contractions yesterday along with severe nausea so my doctor wanted me to go to labor & delivery to get checked out. TMI warning..... In the car I started vomiting and was feeling rather ill by the time I got hooked up to get checked out. My contractions were consistent enough that I was given some nasty drugs to stop it. And I was way dehydrated so I was given a few liters of liquid in an IV (another TMI warning, I promptly vomited again after getting the liquids). Confident that I wasn't in labor my doctor sent me home to get some rest. So now I'm on some anti-nausea medication that make me feel very drunk. I'm still feeling a little punk I managed to keep down some toast and applesauce today. Patrick spent the night at Nana and Papa's last night and today they took him to the zoo. He was very concerned about me and kept telling them stories about me getting sick in the car. Isn't it nice what boys focus on? ;)

Sneak A Peek

On a whim this weekend I scheduled a 3D/4D ultrasound for fun. My appointment was tonight and the baby was not so cooperative, she was in an odd position and kept waving her hands in front of her face. The ultrasound tech was super nice about it and spent a lot of time with me trying to get the baby to move. We did finally end up getting some face shots. It was a sort of strange experience, the baby has chubby cheeks and I don't really think she looks like Patrick did at birth. It will be interesting to compare pictures when she arrives. And she is definitely still a girl!







In other news, we had a productive weekend. We took Patrick to Build A Bear on Friday night to make a bear for his baby sister. He's very excited to bring it to her in the hospital when she is born. Tom is working on his "honey do" list and spent the weekend putting a new closet system in Patrick's closet and putting up crown moulding in the baby's room. We still have a ton of work to do in her room (I'm not really sure why I say "we", I'm mostly shopping and supervising, lol!). Hopefully it will be ready before she gets here!

And make sure you get your name suggestions in. My friend Allison put in a lovely list of suggestions!

Say My Name

We have yet to decide on a name for this baby. I freaked out today when I realized we have about 50 days until she arrives. And it isn't like we have some top contenders. We have nothing. So I am opening this up for you all to throw out your ideas. Leave a comment and let us know your names. My only rule is no cre8ive spellings :)