Baby to arrive by C-section tomorrow 8/25/06

Tonight is the last night of our family of three to be just that, THREE. Baby H will arrive tomorrow morning between 7:30-8:00 in the morning! I can't wait! It's my Christmas present 4 months early! We are so excited we waited to find out the gender and can't wait to meet this baby boy or girl. I have no idea what I'm having. With Reece I felt like I was going to have a boy. Or maybe I just convinced myself I was having a boy because I really wanted a boy to be my first born. I have no clue with this one. My pregnancy has been totally different but that doesn't mean a thing! So I am off to finish a few more things around my house, check my bag one last time and have some yummy dessert from my neighbor friend Jessica. Then it's off to bed to try and get some sleep. I don't for see that happening tonight, but I'll try! If you believe in the power of prayer like I do, please PRAY for my family and our adventure!

Swimming with the girls

On Sunday we went to our friends house for a end of the summer BBQ. Wow can you believe it's the end of the summer already? After we feasted on the most delicious mexican meal we all went to the pool. The kids couldn't wait for all of the adults to get ready. My little man had to try on someone's googles and just look at him...

Is he not the cutest little swimmer you've ever seen?

Evelyn was such a brave girl in the pool. She loved swimming and jumping off the steps.

Rebekah poses for a picture for the crazy lady with the camera. Thanks girlie!

Here are those three little ducklings ready and waiting for everyone else to get ready.

Ashlyn also loved jumping off the steps into the water and couldn't wait for her daddy to swim with her.

It was so much fun swimming. After the pool festivities we went back to the house to eat cake and make our own ice cream sundaes. So so yummy! It didn't take Reece but 5 minutes of pulling out of the Russo's neighborhood and he was fast asleep. Mo and I were ready for a good nights sleep also. Thanks you so very much Russo friends, we love you guys!

FINALLY, some pics from our Mesquite Getaway

I hate that blogger uploaded these in the reverse order, but what can you do. I'm just glad you all can see them. Here is how hard Reece crashed after spending 3 hours in the pool. We were trying to find some cartoons on the TV to turn around and see it took him a total of 3 minutes to fall asleep. He didn't move from that spot!


My son is a fish! He tried out some arm floaties at my girlfriends pool and did really well with them so I bough him a cheap $2.00 pair at the hotel. He jumps right in the water and has no fear of going under either! He even went down the water slide all by himself.

Daddy and Reece loved this waterfall!

Mommy and Reece rest after hours of swimming! Check out that tongue!

Big Boy Bed

He sleeps so soundly for his afternoon nap in his reformed crib. It switches into a toddler bed then into a full bed. Yes, it is a gem. Reece has been asking his daddy to make his crib into a big boy bed for days and we finally got around to ut yesterday. My little baby boy has been escaping his crib since the first night we returned from our travels. It was due time for the big boy bed. How he sleeps with all of that stuff around his head I don't know but he has slept like that since he was a baby. I can't believe my baby boy is about to be 2 years old and is sleeping in a big boy bed. Good thing I have another baby on the way. Three more weeks to go until we meet baby H.

Junk Food Junkie

Only when you’re pregnant can you eat like I did today. Woke up to walk downstairs and get a grande white chocolate mocha coffee and a chocolate scone from Starbucks. Later in the day I bought Reece and Mo hotdogs, baked Lays potato chips and a raspberry ice tea. They ate the hotdogs and I ate the chips and drank most of the tea. While watching Dr. Phil I enjoyed a chocolate peppermint Luna bar and glass of water. For dinner we ordered pizza from Domino’s and I grabbed a coke from the soda machine. To finish off a day of horrible eating I get a double scoop of Starbucks Java Chip and DeLuche ice cream in a waffle cone. Three doses of caffeine for this little baby of mine, I should sleep real well tonight.

Mini-Vaca for mommy

My dear girlfriend Julie reserved 8 or so rooms at the CasaBlanca hotel in Mesquite, NV. Teachers get to stay free for two nights during the summer so she and her 11 bunco playing friends took advantage of it. I was just a tag a long, who wanted to get away from the boys in my life.

The fist night here I had dinner with all 12 of the ladies and then retired to my room for the night. I was able to create 12 cards and watch TV while doing so. I feel asleep at 10:00 and had two beds all to myself. I was up a lot going to the bathroom. No heartburn though since I was smart and stopping eating and drinking at 6:00pm. I was still up at 6:30 am my brain racing. I vowed not to get up to sleep until 9 am.

Finally pulled myself out of bed at 9:42 am and slowly made my way down to the Starbucks for breakfast. What a sweet treat. After enjoying my tasty breakfast while watching The View, I paint a few crafts that have been needing completion since June.

I patiently await the arrival of my boys who I invited up to enjoy this gorgeous pool I was admiring out of my hotel room window. Why did you go away with out your husband and son and then call them and tell them to come up here and go swimming you ask? Well, because I’m a sucker. I felt so guilty. I knew that Reece and Mo would love hanging out in this pool. And they did.

Too bad Mo had such a horrible morning before making his way an hour north of Las Vegas; so much for trying to plan a nice family day. Once the two of them hit the water all the badness of the morning seemed to melt away in the sunshine. Around 3pm we brought Reece upstairs for a nap. He was asleep within the first 5 minutes of us finding some cartoons on the TV and getting him some milk to drink. He woke up and hour and half later and we ordered pizza for dinner. Mo & Reece headed back home around 7pm and I was back to relaxing all by myself for the night.

Pictures of our family day by the CasaBlanca pool will have to come later, blogger isn't cooperating, surprise :(

Baby H update

Boy oh boy, can back to back doctors visits really exhaust you. I came home from my summer vacation on the East coast to visit my normal OBGYN and then a specialist.
Doc Martin thought all looked good in the 8 month ultrasound except for this tiny little glitch. The urtera, a tube from the kidney to the bladder was a tad bit wider than normal. Doc wanted me to go see a specialist ASAP, just to be safe. I went the very next day and she said all looked good with the kidneys, urtera and the bladder. The placenta however has not moved like Doc Martin had said. GREAT, now what I ask? A C-section is in the near future. No bed rest, just take it easy, no strenuous activity. WONDERFUL, I have to get a classroom ready for second graders. I have two more appointments Aug 10th with Doc Martin and Aug 17th with Doc Price. It will be then that we schedule the C-Section. I probably won’t start the school year since Doc Martin does his surgeries on Wednesday and Fridays. Maybe I can get him to do mine on Friday, Aug 25th so I can sit through a few meetings and have a few days of work before taking my 8 week maternity leave. We’ll see.

Please pray that I can accomplish all of the things on my To Do List before this beautiful baby arrives. Also pray that this baby doesn’t get too anxious to meet his or her big brother and stays put until the end of August. Lastly, pray for my husband that he will have patience with me and my need 22 month old son. Mo has to step up and take care of a lot of things at home since I have to relax and put my feet up. I will keep you all updated with the prognosis of Baby H and his or her arrival.