Abram: 39 Weeks

I’m ready for you buddy, feel free to come at any time!!!

I have felt the BEST I have felt this entire pregnancy the past two weeks. I have not been sick from food or emotional or exhausted… I feel like a whole new person. Dare I say I am even sleeping somewhat comfortably!

I have everything done that I wanted to accomplish before he arrives, even little random things that aren’t necessary but I was able to use my new-found energy to do! Woop-Woop. Thank you everyone for your prayers, I really feel them. I can’t believe the difference in how I have been feeling.

I am still a little nervous that my attempted VBAC will not work but God has even given me peace about that. I wouldn’t say I am completely okay with it, but I haven’t been worrying about it. I have been trying to focus on my labor plan and how I would like to deal with labor pains to try and deliver naturally instead of thinking about the “what if’s”. I am also less naive and more in tune with my rights as a patient so hopefully things will turn out a lot different. Fingers crossed!

Ryan miraculously had some paid time off this week so we were hoping that Abe would make his grand entrance so we could utilize this unexpected blessing. Of course he didn’t/hasn’t but it has still been nice to have my handsome man home with us for two days. If I wasn’t so large and close to my due date we could have done something extra fun… a last hoorah if you will. It’s okay, a trip to Annie’s Playground and a spontaneous “ice cream for dinner night” was just as special.

Poor Lucy has been sick with a high fever the past 48 hours. The only good thing about your kids being sick is that they sleep in. I have had almost two extra hours of sleep every morning! Oh how great it is to sleep past 6:30!! Now, she did wake up 2 or 3 times in the middle of the night trying to climb into our bed while sweating perfusely or begged us for a bowl of soup and crackers at 2 AM… not so much fun but HEY, there is something about not seeing the clock again until 8:30 that is so sweet!! I hope she feels better today, I feel bad for her. =(

I still like chewing on sponges. I spoke with a friend of mine who is familiar with the eating disorder Pica (which is what my issue would be classified under) and she said that since I am aware of it, I don’t need to worry (meaning, if I ate sponges and swallowed them without realizing I was doing it). It is weird, but I’ll be okay. So, to all of you who are really worried about me… I’m NORMAL! Ha-Ha. Talking about them makes me want to go get one…

SO, within the next week or two (or three if he is stubborn like Ryan), we will be welcoming our beautiful baby boy. I don’t have to see him to know he is going to be beautiful, I just look at his sister and I have faith (no red hair please!!). Ahh, what a weird strange feeling. It is helpful that I kind of know what to expect but it is also going to be very different. We can’t wait. Lucy is getting more excited. I am getting more excited. Ryan, well, I am sure he will express his excitement when he gets here… you know him… so stoic (can I use that word in this context?).

Well… alright… I’m going to go now. This could be my last post as a mother of one. Weird. Maybe eventually you will get some posts on other things besides me being pregnant or having babies. Wouldn’t that be exciting?!

*Ryan is not the best photographer so excuse our low budget pictures, he’s all I have to work with (love ya babe). =0P