39 Weeks: Any Day Now...I hope!!

As of yesterday I am 39 weeks. It is obvious that Shaun is quite content taking up residence in my belly. I had an appointment on Thursday and was happy to hear that I have made some progress but would have been happier with more. I have to be honest that since we were induced with David I am not sure what to expect this time around. When I had my first contractions with David I was hooked up to a monitor that showed me I was having one before I really felt it.

I joked with the Doc that I won't know I am in labor and he'll end up having to deliver Shaun at home!! I mean he did it a couple time back in Medical School - no sweat!

On the plus side I feel great! It helps that the weather is much nicer in May compared to August and that I am not carrying around an extra 20lbs of weight! I have had very little heartburn and no kankles! This time was a breeze in comparison but I am so over it and want to be done with this!!!

Steph is in town for the long weekend we decided to treat ourselves to pedicures! I thought that maybe the massage chair would spark some contractions. Obviously that didn't happen but now my toes are a nice bright blue and look nice and pretty! It was also very relaxing so even though it didn't work like I hoped it was still worth it!

David is having fun with his buddy Steph. She has a really cool Blackberry phone that he has commandeered. He has even figured out how to make phone calls and send text messages to her friends. I am pretty sure he had a nice conversation with the 411 operator! He has also figured out how to watch videos of her dog Cali.

Here are some new pictures of the handsome big brother to be:

Wearing my sandals and carrying my phone:


Enjoying a new "ride" at the park:

Little monkey!

Kisses from Steph and enjoying some tortillas!

38 Weeks: Doomed to be Pregnant FOREVER!

We survived the Doc's trip to NH on Thursday. He had to take care of getting his new MA drivers license and get the keys to our new place Revere. Since I was going to be 37 weeks and 5 days pregnant - I stayed behind. Thankfully my mom was able to fly down to help me out "just in case". It would have been just my luck that labor would start if I was all alone with David.

The Doc returned VERY late Friday night after a four hour delay. Apparently there was a cloud in Philadelphia and they couldn't land until the cloud moved. The trip was made extra special because MA doesn't actually issue you a real license but just a temporary paper license (that states "not valid for identification"), so he was deemed a "person of interest" and got the full pat down, bag searched and thoroughly checked for bombs and an identity check. I couldn't help but laugh and ask if he managed to escape a full cavity check!!

My mom decided to make a weekend of her trip to Philadelphia and so on Saturday we took David to the park in the morning. He just loves to go down the big wooden slide with Daddy. He also loves when Daddy pushes him on the swing. This time we took him inside to play with the tricycles and cars, proving just how much of a midget he really is - his feet, when stretched out, came no where near the pedals.




We decided to take advantage of Grammy being in town to go to the movies. We saw Ironman and it was awesome! I even got my big bucket 'o popcorn! Later that night we went out to eat at Nifty Fifty's. David enjoyed sharing a chocolate milk shake with Grammy! Grammy left today after a hearty breakfast at Perkins and a walk around the mall.

If you asked me on Monday I would have thought for sure that Shaun would make his arrival this week. I was feeling a lot of tightening and movement on Monday - since then however, I have felt pretty much nothing. I have decided that I am doomed to be pregnant forever. I haven't tried eating pineapple yet...maybe that is my problem. Note to self: Get some PINEAPPLE tomorrow!

Walk Hard

37 weeks and Shaun is considered fully baked. Yesterday we spent the morning walking around one of the local malls. It's a HUGE mall with four different sections. It takes more than an hour to walk the whole length. After David's nap we went to a different mall and walked around some more.

I am hoping that by walking and walking and walking - things will start moving in the right direction and we'll have this baby already.

It will be my luck that this baby is born in June. We have no plans for inducing this time around - we're just going to let it ride!

We're pretty much ready for Shaun. We have all the clothes leftover from David and until the move Shaun will bunk with Mommy and Daddy in the Pack N Play. After the move he will be using David's crib and David will move to the futon. The only item we don't have is the double stroller and we're just still trying to decide which one to get. The Doc and I are not seeing eye to eye on this issue.

As for David - he knows there is a baby in Mommy's belly but I am not sure he understands what that means for the future. The other day when I asked him if he wanted to say hi to the baby he waved to my belly. It was very cute.

If you feel like sending me some serious labor vibes - I will definitely take them. I read online that eating some pineapple can do the trick. Guess I will be getting me some pineapple for lunch tomorrow. There is a fresh fruit cart one block from my work. We'll see if it really works or not!

Going Green:

In an effort to go green we (or rather I) decided to use cloth diapers. It's not only better for the environment but it will also save us from shelling out the big bucks by having two in diapers. We started using them on Sunday. He still wears disposables during the week while at daycare but when he is at home he is in his brand new Fuzzi Bunz.



Tonight I ordered 6 new BumGenius diapers, which are a "one size fits all" cloth diaper. That way I can use the same diapers for both David and Shaun. I can't wait to get my order. They are so cute. While the Doc has been very skeptical of the whole concept...he has been surprisingly helpful. He only has one rule and that is that he will not clean off the poopy ones. I suppose that it's only fair - this was after all my big idea!