The Final Countdown!!

Here I am! Less than a week until Apple Dumpling joins our family! This time next week I should be snuggling my brand new, 24 hour old baby! I am so excited that the end is near. This pregnancy has both flown by and totally dragged. I have been plagued with tons of aches and pains that I don't remember from my first pregnancy. I think a lot has to do with injuring and never fully healing my back when I was first pregnant. Also, this little girl has her head pretty much buried in my tailbone which is quite painful. I have also had some of the worst insomnia ever. Funny thing about this insomnia though...I don't mind when Lily gets up extra early because I can't sleep anyway. Or I should say I don't mind theoretically. It is still hard to drag myself out of bed, literally! I have been so anxious for this little one to arrive, hoping for the last week or so that I would go into labor, but now I am content to wait 5 more days. I know I am getting the anestesiologist I want for my c-section. Plans are all set for Lily and the dogs. Lily has also been fighting a little cold so I am hoping her sniffles are completely gone by Tuesday. Of course, she goes to preschool three days a week, so we may not be sniffle free until May. Just the nature of school I guess. We have a couple last minute things I'd like to get done, but everything that needs to be done is done. I am looking forward to enjoying my family of three the next couple days before we become a family of four!

I have gone from feeling very anxious the past month or so to really relaxing. I think there is something about knowing our lives are about to change that has helped me realize what the important things are. Everything fell into place. Matt has a nice little routine where he works from home most mornings, which is really nice and will continue until he has to start travelling again. Lily is still challenging me hourly, but I have changed my attitude a bit and what do you know, I may have been more of the problem then her! To sum up, life is good right now and it is about to get so much better!

Next time I check in I will hopefully have pictures and all that good stuff about our new little one!!

The ABC's of Me

The other day my sister asked me if I was going to start blogging more again once the baby was born. I think she thinks I have been neglecting my poor little blog. One of my favorite bloggers – Frugal Babe – recently posted an “ABCs of Me” post. I figured it was an easy way to blog without having to actually think. So here we go!

A – Age. I’m 31.

B – Bed Size. Queen.

C – Chore I dislike. Is all of them an acceptable answer? I really dislike dusting the most, followed closely by cleaning the bathroom.

D – Dogs. We have 2 crazy mutts. At the moment, we actually have three as we are dog sitting my inlaws pup. As my husband likes to say, we are rich in dogs.

E – Essential start to my day. Cuddles with Lily. And coffee. Except when pregnant and nursing, the decaf isn't quite the same.

F – Favorite Colors. Neutrals. People tell me I look good in blue.

G – Gold or silver? Silver, or white gold.

H – Height. I’m 5’4″ish.

I – Instruments I play(ed). I briefly played the clarinet in 5th grade. I am not what you would call musically talented. At all!

J – Job title. Stay at home mom and homemaker.

K – Kids. One crazy three year old girl and another little girl "popping out" in a little over three weeks!

L – Live. A cozy (read: small) house in the suburbs of a big city. We have all four seasons and are entering my fav!!

M - Money tip I like best. Live like no one else so you can live like no one else.

N – Never plan to… hmmm, go fake tanning again.

O – Overnight hospital stays. I had a three night stay when Lily was born and am probably looking at the same when Apple Dumpling arrives.

P - Pet Peeves. When NFL announcers describe a player as athletic. As in "Jay Cutler is an athletic quarterback." No kidding. He is a professional athlete that makes millions a year. I sure hope he is athletic!

Q - Quote from a movie. We're gonna need a bigger boat. I love Jaws!!

R – Righty or lefty? Righty

S - Siblings. Two sisters who are two of my best friends.

T - Time I wake up. For the day, I am usually up by 7:30. However this is a cruel question because I have some fierce pregnancy insomnia right now, so I am pretty much up all night and only start to really get into a good sleep about 6:30 am!

U – Underwear. Yes, I wear underwear.

V - Vegetables I don’t like. Mushrooms. Are they even an veggie? I don't like cauliflower or raw onions or cooked peppers (but I love them raw!)

W – What makes me run late. Other people, namely my husband and daughter!

X – X-rays I’ve had. Dental, and when I threw out my back. Probably more, but my brain isn't working right now.

Y – Yummy food I make. I like to make soups. And I like to cook Indian food. I make a mean Indian chickpeas!

Z – Zoo animals I like. I like the penguins and the condors.

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