Almost ready for you Jesse!

Well, I am just soooo ready to say the nursery is 100% finished and it's not.  I didn't meet my August goal.  It is so close that I am not beating myself up over it.  Tonight, however, I did start on my September goal....freezer meals. UGH! I am so not looking forward to it!

Step one was defrosting the freezer.  I now am praying it defrosts quickly as i have 2 coolers full of food that i don't want to go bad! It was so full of ice on the shelves and some food had spilled on the ice and only way to clean was a complete defrost; that is happing as i type!  Step 2 was gathering my recipes together and making a grocery list and putting dates on the calendar to cook.  Most of the meals I plan to make extra for our meals too so I am trying to look at it as not that much extra cooking.  One good thing about emptying the freezer is getting rid of the hash browns from Owen's freezer meal cooking (3 years ago!!! Gag!) and some of his baby food I made!  LOL!! 

I am excited about clean stocked and organized freezers!  I plan to keep a list of the meals on the white erase board again and hopefully a tally of the frozen veggies too (will help with shopping and not over buying).  

Sadly, the master bathroom is at a stand still.  I was really hoping the tile guy would come today and he couldn't and it probably means he has jobs early next week too. Ughhhhh! Guess Chris is going to have to hang stuff for me this weekend on the walls so I can still have a feeling of accomplishment!!! Fingers crossed that it all gets done!  

Ok, so I talked to Chris about hanging stuff and apparently he has a bunch he can do in there...I knew that he was going to need to sand and sheet rock mud some more, but it sounds like he is wanting to finish the electrical in there too!! Can lights and fan!! 

Freezer is almost thawed!  I just spent 10 minutes breaking ice and dumping water!!  Hope to get the food back in there tonight! Got to love how long it takes to write a post these days!  I started writing at 3pm and it's 8:45 now.  

Wish I had taken a before pic of the freezer it was BAD!  

big boy and little baby updates

First, my big boy had his first day of play school yesterday!  I am SO VERY PROUD of him! Truly, he has the best personality! On the way to school we talked all about leaving MeMe in the carseat and coming back to him after school ends.  We talked about how some of the kids might cry, but Owen was a big boy and would be ok and didn't need to cry.  We talked about how he was going to have snack and play on the play ground and how he needed to listen to his 2 teachers. I told him he would have a good fun day at school with his buddy Colin.

We got to school, took the first day picture in front of some of the brick of the church and walked into his class.  OH MY!  Most of the class was crying. Owen seemed fine so we washed his hands, found his friend Colin, they started playing in the kitchen together, he gave Mommy a kiss and that was it!   He was happily playing when I left!

When I picked him up he looked tired!  We had a cute little chat that went something like this:
Hi, Owen!!
"Mommy you came back to me!"
Owen what did you do at school?
"Play with trains" "Play outside"
Did you have a snack?
"yes, COOKIES!!!!"
What did you have to drink?
"water! I threw my cup away!"
Did you play with Colin?
"uh ah"
Did you play with the other kids?
"NO, they crying!"

BAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHA!!  I LOVE THIS KID!!!

In Jesse news!  I think he flipped, which in this case isn't a great thing!  He has been head down every u/s and OB appointment.  The way I know this is that his hiccups have been very low in my pelvic the past month or so.  Well, yesterday I felt this weird rolling, a movement that hasn't happened this pregnancy.  Then he has been kicking in a total different location and last night the hiccups were in my left rib cage area.  :/  Dude, are you just doing everything to ensure we have a repeat c/s?  His size being big, me having gestational diabetes and now him being in the wrong direction.  My belly went from a basketball look to more of 2 melons when I look down!  Haha, thankfully I don't think it looks weird to others!  Hopefully, he will flip back!

Hospital bag list:

Here is what we are bringing:

Jeanna: 

2 pairs of underwear 

2 pairs of socks

Black Yoga pants and a nursing top that I plan to wear home that is a little nicer than just a t-shirt!

Nursing bra

Nursing black tank top
Black Robe
flip flops

Night gown that I can nurse in, but feel covered if we have visitors 

Toiletry kit 

Eye mask, glasses, extra contacts 

Blanket 

2 pillows 

sound machine
snicker bite size bars to share with the nurses
Sunkist individually wrapped prunes for me to eat to help move the #2!

Chris: 

Sweat pants 

T-Shirt 

Shorts

Flip flops

Jeans

Nicer t-shirt to go home in for pictures

Socks and underwear

Laptop

Magazine
Pillow and a twin sized quilt

Jesse: (in the diaper bag)

2 cute onsies (that we put Owen in at the hospital)
Going home outfit
several cute hats (the hospital supplies them, but they are ugly!)
blanket in case it is cool for going home
car seat
nursing cover
Hand Breast pump and bottle (don't want to pay for these again, even tho the hospital does have them)
Cloth Breast Pads
Medela Soft Shell Breast Covers (these rock, they keep fabric off your soar nipples)
Breast Friend (breast feeding pillow)

Last Minute Items to grab:
My purse-throwing in Ipad, chargers for Iphones and Ipad, my wallet and make up bag
Pillows/blankets, 1 rolling small suitcase, one duffle bag and the diaper bag
Car seat and Breast feeding pillow
Hair Dryer and flat iron
Owen big brother present (we are thinking a kids toy digital camera that he can take pictures of Jesse with)

Jesse: 34 weeks

Please beware this post may come across as whiny, but really I am just plain miserable pregnant right now and in all honesty here it is.

So, lets start in the mornings.  I wake up sleeping on my back because my shoulders hurt from switching side to side.  If I sleep on my left my left shoulder KILLS me, if I sleep on my right my right leg falls asleep.  So then when I wake, I stress that I have somehow hurt Jesse because I am once again sleeping on my back and can't help it!  I then poke my belly or worry till I feel him move.  There isn't a lot of time to just relax and lazily get out of bed because my toddler is usually calling my name.  Our mornings are the best.  I am the most relaxed, Jesse seems to sleep usually and gives me gentle movements of reassurance and light kicks.  By lunch time I am getting soooo sleepy, but I have to get Owen fed and myself.  If we ran errands my body is so ready for some chill time.  After Owen gets into bed it is my only time with any energy to get anything done, but sometimes I am so tired.  If I am motivated I end up doing way too much (like today).  If I am tired and I can I will take a nap.  These naps are AMAZING!  I will end up sleeping for hours and not moving an inch, but then that leads to a night of tossing and turning.  Then again I toss and turn if I don't nap.

After Owen is up it is time to cook dinner, clean the kitchen and general more running around the house.  This leads to my belly getting so hard and heavy.  Finally, Owen is down for the night and I usually let myself relax.  Recently, this hasn't been the case.  I sit down and immediately Jesse decides it is "dance party".  He kicks, he rolls he basically is killing me!  I love feeling him move, but I don't remember it HURTING like this.  Sometimes, he is so low I am afraid he is going to fall out or kick his way out.  Some evenings the contractions start.  They come about every 10-20 minutes starting at my belly getting tight, then it feels like it moves up my chest and into my head this weird pressure.  Sometimes this will last till it is time for bed and even when I am laying down and trying to sleep they still come.  This is when I really get worried.  Though now that we are 34 weeks I am ok with him coming anytime.  Even though I really just want to get the BATHROOM DONE!

As I am typing this, Chris is working hard at 8:45 in the bathroom.  He is muding and sanding the ceiling and some of the walls.  The plumber is due back tomorrow to HOPEFULLY finish the rough in plumbing.  I am so ready to have this baby and so ready to have our bathroom back.  I don't want to bring Jesse home to a construction zone, but it is most likely going to be the case.

Total weight gain/loss: 

Maternity clothes: Yes and some of my favorites this summer are no longer fitting :(  I am down to t-shirts and sweats just about! 

Stretch marks: I think there is a new one on the underside of my right belly.  Thankfully, I can't see it most of the time!

Sleep:  I am miserable and will probably get more sleep once he is here! 

Best moments this week:  My mommy friend threw us a "sprinkle" it felt more like a baby shower and I am all stocked up!

Belly button in or out?: OUT and people are commenting!

Craving: not much, just if I don't eat all my snacks I do get hungry and it is hard to get full again. 

What I am looking forward to: having a baby this month or NEXT month!  FINALLY SOOOO CLOSE!

Per Bab.y cen.ter:

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (about the size of a cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

34 weeks bare belly

Potty Training Day 2: Owen

Day 2 at home.  He is still naked from the waist down and today I haven't been as watchful.  The plumber was here and so was daddy....meaning lots of distractions! Owen has done great with peeing!   However, we did have poop on the floor again. He does notice as it is coming out and says "oh no!" He then ran to the potty and tried, but it was too late.  It seems he didnt quite finish as 2 other times he has RUN to the potty saying "Owen poo poo!" The first time nothing and the second time I think there was already a pebble/rock turd in between his cheeks!  Haha, he soooo wanted the prize, but not yet! 

Then it was nap time, I put a diaper on him and it was a little wet when he woke up.  Daddy was working on the bathroom so we decided underwear and pants were going to have to be worn in the construction zone and basement.  Weeeeeeelllll, I am not surprised we had an accident.  He pooped in his pants, but did seem embarassed about it. Daddy got him cleaned up and new underwear and back to work.  He did do pretty good peeing when we asked him too, though still had damp underwear when it was bath time.  It wasn't a lot so I feel like he realized what was happening and stopped it.  

I have a feeling the poop is going to be our struggle.  But we are talking about how you have to sit on the potty for a long time, sometimes singing a song before the poop will come out!  

If anyone has poop tips fill me in!!

Potty Training Day 1: Owen

Wow, my son amazes me.  Not that today was perfect by any means, but I am a proud mama!

A little background: So, since 18 months we have had the froggy potty in the bathroom.  We have used marshmallows as treats or rewards.  This worked great when they were "new" thankfully we got a different type of marshmallow after a while and so he got re interested! Recently, when we ask if he needs to pee pee or wants a marshmallow he says no.  Chris really has been pushing wanting to try to see if he is ready. Play school starts in 5 days and at play school he will get the opportunity to try and potty, but they can be in diapers or underware.

Anyway, I am really proud of him today.  We got the second frog potty out and out it in front of the TV. He wore his t-shirt and socks. He watched movies, had salty snacks, juice, chocolate milk and peed in the potty 5 times before naptime!  There was a tiny dribble on the floor, but it seems he stopped himself!! The only oops we had was poop, but then we haven't been successful with poop yet anyway.  I ran into my room to switch pants so we could run to the bank and I walk back to poop falling onto the floor!! Then he proceeds to step on it!  The first thing he says is "I am sorry, mommy!" He knew it wasn't right. Thankfully, he was wearing socks and it was easy to pop the sock off and into the wash! Owen helped me wipe the floor (after I cleaned it!) and flushed the poop down the toilet! We talked a lot about pooping in the potty next time and I was hopeful.  

We ran to the bank and were gone for 40 minutes no accident.  He wore shorts no underware!! Then it was naptime. I knew what would happen and was right. He took a great nap and I could see on the monitor the pee puddle!  LOL.  I stripped the bed and washed everything.  What I wasn't expecting was the additional "rocks" in the underware!  They fell out onto the floor, ops! We cleaned them up, wiped Owen down and put a new shirt and socks on!

The rest of the night was good!  A bath, eating dinner at his table and two more pees in the potty.  Clean sheets on the bed, clean PJs and a night time diaper and he is down till day 2!

Random day at home/ weekend

So know I am only 32 weeks.  I know I have plenty of time to get stuff done, but every week that nesting urge hits and I think: "I haven't gotten anything ready for Jesse this week. ". Here it is Friday and I had a mini freak out tear my house apart day! 

The nursery has stalled because all the "fun" projects are done.  Organizing, cleaning and hanging stuff on the walls is mainly what is left.  But, today was one of those days I got a lot done!

-organized and restocked my toiletry bag: extra contacts, glasses, shampoo etc. are all ready to go!

-washed nursing bras and pads, still can't find a stack of nursing tops that I know are hiding from me!!! 

-soaked in dawn and HOT water, scrubbed then boiled all the bottles and pump parts; then organized and put a mini bag together for the hospital

      -hand pump, bottle, nipple, lids, nursing pads and sensitive covers all put in a nice bag to go in the diaper bag

-half packed the diaper bag for the hospital: comfy onesies, cute hats, socks, washed the coming home outfit (needs to air dry and be pressed still) 

-washed newborn diapers, cloth wipes, and inserts (still need to fold and put away)

-put large bottles, extra cloth diaper supples and some random stuff under the crib

-pulled together the various samples of formula and other feeding supples in a bag in his closet for easy access

-decided where in the kitchen all the bottles will go, but still need to move stuff around

-spray painted a picture frame white bc I didn't like the blue I had painted it :/

-took the paint supples from painting Jesse's room to the basement, they had been living on the floor of the laundry room

-made some to do lists!

Sadly, my house is a wreck! Owen has his toys everywhere and my dining room table is covered in paperwork that I probably should have taken care of instead of all these little projects.  But I do feel more close to being ready!  I want the last few weeks to be take it easy and enjoy time with Owen.  

My goal for August was to finish the nursery so September can be freezer meal month.  I have to admit I am not looking forward to it!  

We are still in bathroom remodel mode.  The bathroom is gutted and most of the electrical is done and right now we are waiting for the plumber to come to install the waterproof pan, move the toilet and add a sink rough in plumbing.  Tile has been ordered and selections have been made.  Just need that Plummer to come out....going onto week 3 now... 

It is now Sunday! Haha it's so hard to post these when I write them.  Saturday the plumber came out!!! He was basically looking at everything so he can come back on Tuesday and start the rough in plumbing.  It was good we had him come because we now know we need the HVAC guy to come out and see if we can move part of vent system so we can put the toilet where we want it.  If it all works out we might have someone at our house every day next week.  (Wishful thinking I know). I am hoping for tile in the shower the end of the following week.  

We did a 32.5 week bump pic!  Here I am 3 weeks in a row in the same outfit, it is just my go to comfy outfit now.  

  

So, now it's Sunday and I am sick :(. I have a soar throat and some stuffed up head and nose.  I wish you could hear the whine I am whining!! 7 months pregnant and sick...not so much fun.