37 Weeks

As of yesterday, our little baby girl was considered Full Term!  Yay!  Her arrival is just around the corner!

I had my checkup today, and things went great.  I gained a whole pound (I know none of you really care, but I wish I would have kept track with Calin, so I'm making a point to keep track this time, sorry you have to read about it too :-) ).  Oh, and my Group B came back negative, yay!

My Dr said July gets super busy at the hospital, so he said I should schedule an induction date now just in case she decides to come more than a week late.  And considering my progress so far, or whatever, he said I could pick a day between one week before and one week after my due date if I wanted to.  Going into this visit I was not prepared to schedule an induction date, so I had no idea.  I definitely don't want to be induced, so I was going to opt for a week after my due date, but oh my, the thought of being pregnant for another whole month seems crazy!  And my mom is coming on the 8th, so I opted for the 13th, 7am.  We'll see how that goes.  He said I can always change it, but at least I'm in the books if I need it.  It's still weird to me that I scheduled it though, and hopefully she will come on her own!  

And here are some random pictures from a week ago.  One afternoon we went to a park down the street.  It was miserable!   Way too hot!!  We stayed maybe 5 min.  Jordan and I were dying!  Calin probably could have played for an hour.  Ugh, this heat is killing me!  I spent all winter indoors because it was too cold, and now we're spending all summer inside because it's too hot. Total bummer!

Calin went down the slide by himself after seeing Jordan go, but made me go down with him once I was up there.  We had to push our way down.   Not so fun.

And since I don't have an official belly shot for you all to see, here is nice flattering picture of my pregnant self. hahaha

My belly is so big and distracting I bet you barely even noticed Calin down there huh?  :)

While I was pregnant with Calin everyone always commented on how big I was.  And I was big!  But this time people keep telling me I'm small and I think that has made me almost believe it (even though I'm sure they are just talking about the rest of me, and trying to avoid the hugeness of my pregnant belly).  Or maybe it's just that with Calin, I never had a belly that stuck out like that, and this time around it's no big deal?  I keep thinking I'm smaller than I was with him, but then I look at that picture above, and compare it to this one below taken at 39 weeks (the day before I had Calin), and I'm pretty sure I'll be there in 2 weeks.

Or maybe I'm already that big and I'm just going to get bigger?  In that case, there is no way I'm letting her come too late.  4 more weeks and I'll definitely get as big as my mom was when she was prego with me . . .

Father's Day 2011

We had a great father's day!  We all took naps after church :)  Then the sister missionaries and Jordan's friend from Medford, Mike, came over for dinner.  I made this pork recipe and we had burritos/salad/nachos.  It seemed everyone made something different :)  I also made a snickers salad, which I know does not go with the pork, but it was still super yummy!  For dessert we had reeses cupcakes.  Oh I forgot how delicious those are!!  They have got to be my favorite cupcake ever!  Even Jordan loves them, and he's not usually a cupcake fan.

After dinner we were able to video chat with all of Calin's grandparents, great grandparents, and even his great great grandma (who by the way is turning 99 this week!!) .  And also his Valponi aunts, uncles, and cousin Troy.  It was great!! 

Jordan is such a great dad!  Calin loves him SO much!  And I know it's because he knows Jordan loves him just as much. 

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads!  Especially our own dads who are also super fantastic :)

36 week Checkup

I had another checkup today.  Things are still going good.  My weight gain is now 20lbs, which sounds more accurate.  I think the scale at that one horrible clinic I went to last month was off instead of loosing 2 pounds over two weeks, then two weeks later gaining 5, who knows though.  My belly is definitely getting bigger, so I know she's growing, and that's what matters.

Again, I was super impressed with this clinic and my doctor.  He's very friendly, and I didn't have to wait at all again.  I was worried that I wouldn't make it back in time for Jordan to go to his meeting so I asked the other wives if anyone would be willing to watch Calin if I'm not back in time (I had so many offers, it was so sweet!  Hopefully I'll have that many willing to watch him when I go into labor if needed!), but I was in and out of there within about 15-20 min. 

They did the Group B Strep test, hopefully it comes back negative again.  The doctor also checked me and said I'm 50% effaced and dilated to a 1.  But really, that doesn't tell me anything.  She is head down though, which is great. 

I have 3 1/2 weeks till my due date.  My mom is sure this little girl is going to be late (since I was over 2 weeks late in July), but I think she'll come right around her due date, maybe a tad earlier.  Anyone else have guesses?  

And since this is a pretty boring post, I'll make it even more so with some pics of the sewing projects I finished this week.

A new nursing cover.  The one I used with Calin was double sided and way too hot for this Arkansas heat.  So this new one is lighter, and it has a little pocket on the inside.

And some burp cloths of course.  Last time I used flannel, and this time I just used some cute cotton and soft chenille for the back.   I like the look more, but we'll see which works better.  I also made them different shapes, some just rectangle, and some curved.

Wiping Tears

Yesterday was one of those days where Calin's bedtime could not come soon enough. 

I put him down for his nap around 1:00, and he was up pounding on his door by 2:00 (I thought he would sleep at least till 4).  Jordan had to drive yesterday, so Calin and I were stuck inside all day since the temps were in the hundreds.  Since he didn't really get a nap, he was super grumpy and did not want to do anything but whine and throw things at me (I don't know, maybe he just wanted to play catch?  But he kept choosing items like shoes, or hard toys).  It was not fun.  He also wanted to climb all over me, and often ended up kneeing/kicking/elbowing my belly.  So we had a long talk about the word "Ow!" (since the talk about no obviously wasn't getting through yesterday).  I told him that means someone is hurt, and could make them cry, so we don't want to make someone say "Ow!"  Well, shortly after that he did something again that made me say ow, and he looked up at me so concerned, turned to find his blanket, then crawled up to me with a sad face and started wiping my "tears" away with his blanket.  Then he gave me a hug and kiss.  He kept his sad face till I told him I was ok and gave him a small smile.  

Even tiny moments like this make the most exhausting days as a mom totally worth it!

 (I know his hair looks totally crazy in this picture, it doesn't look that bad in person, but yes, he does need a haircut!)

Also that morning for family scripture study we watched some Mormon Messages. We found one that sings "I Am a Child of God", and Calin wanted to watch it over and over and over again.  Here is a video of him singing along.

When he was out of control yesterday and I couldn't think of anything to do, I put that video on for him and also found one singing "Families Can Be Together Forever", he sat there for at least 30 min wanting to watch them over and over again.  I have a handful of children's hymns that I sing to him when he's going to sleep, and those two songs are part of them, so he just loves watching the videos with the songs, and I think it's so sweet that he loves them so much!

Dear Calin,

I Love . . . 

. . . how you play with my hair when you're sleepy or sad.  

. . . the way you eat goldfish (grab one from the bag, then run and give me a hug, then back to the bag for another, and back again to me for a hug).

. . . how you don't like to dip your own food, but when I am dipping (such as chips or veggies) you dip the first bite of every bite of your own food to give to me.

 . . . the way you pat your pillow when I lay you down at night so that I will lay next to you and sing a few songs.

 . . . that songs about Jesus are your favorite, and how you light up and get so excited when you hear Jesus's name

. . . how you grab the broom (sometimes the mop and vacuum also) and start sweeping when you spill some of your lunch on the kitchen floor.  And also how good you are becoming at vacuuming up crushed crackers or cereal on the carpet all by yourself.

. . . that no matter how much fun you're having in nursery each Sunday, you still run to me with a big smile and a hug when I pick you up (dad and I usually race to see who gets there first for that sweet moment that we know won't last much longer).

. . . how much you love your dad!

. . . that you ask to brush your teeth when you hear the word teeth or see me & dad brushing ours.

. . . that you're starting to say prayers yourself, and the way you clap for yourself after saying "amen" because you know you just did something really special and great.

. . . how you hate getting your hands dirty, especially while eating, and always want a napkin to keep them clean, or if I'll let you, a fork or spoon to eat with.  You even try to eat chips with a fork.  I love this because it's just like me :)

. . . that you make friends of all ages everywhere you go

. . . how much you love the blankets I made you, and how willingly you give them to people you love who are sad, hoping they'll make them as happy as they make you.

. . . that you have been afraid of the water the past two weeks.  This sounds strange, I know, but I know you'll get over it any day now, and until then, I'm loving that you will not let go of me in the water, and that you hug me and hold on as tight as you can the whole time with your head resting on my shoulder.

. . . how you help me understand what the Savior meant when he said:

"Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

"whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3-4).  You may not always be willing to share your toys, or do what I ask, but when you see someone you think you can help, you do what you can, even if it's a hug or a smile, sharing your blanket, or a bite of your food that you already dipped for them.  These small things you see as opportunities to serve, help me understand the importance of serving in the Lord's kingdom, and looking for those small everyday things to brighten someone else's day.

I love you, I love you, I love you!

You brighten my day, every day!

XOXO,

Mom

New and Random

I went to my first appointment with my new doctor today.  SOO much better!  The nurses and receptionist were so nice, and the Dr also seems great.  I'm feeling much better about things now.  The office was nice and clean.  I didn't have a wait in the lobby at all, and only waited maybe 5 minutes for the dr, and he even apologized for having me wait that long.  It was like night and day from the last place I went.  There were even cute scrapbooks of babies he's delivered in the patient rooms to look at.  But the scale said I lost 2lbs in the past 2 weeks.  There is no way that is possible!  I'm pretty sure I ate a whole pack of oreos this last week, and lots and lots of other junk I should not be eating.  So, somewhere there is a scale off, and I don't know which of the three it is.  I don't have one at home so I have no way of checking, but I guess my weight gain is 15lbs? 

A new hobby of Calin's is to vacuum.  We have this tiny little cheap vacuum for the summer that is perfect for him to push around and use on his own.  He thinks it is so much fun!  He also likes to sweep and pretend to mop, but at least with the vacuum he's actually getting some of the work done for me so I love it as much as he does :)  Oh, and he's also loving to color.  But he's still learning that he can only color on paper.  I don't know if you can see the purple crayon on the wall behind him in this picture, but it's there.  Lots of it.  What's the best way to get crayon off the wall?? 

Last new thing - our phones!  Jordan has been counting down the minutes till we could finally upgrade our phones.  It's pretty much a necessity for the guys out here to have an iphone or android, and now Jordan finally has his iphone so now all he has to do is figure out how to use the apps he needs for work :)  We left one very very important box in Rexburg, in that box were the chargers for our camera, video camera, and portable dvd player (really those were the least important things in that box, but still important). So I have been conserving my camera battery life, and haven't been able to use the video camera at all (I finally ordered a bunch of replacements).  Hopefully now I'll use my phone more when I don't have the others with me.  Here are two videos we took this week.

Calin loves piggyback rides lately.  Any chance he gets he clings on and bounces himself till you run around with him.

And even though the quality of these videos aren't fantastic, I LOVE how easy it is to publish them straight to youtube with my phone!  Oh, SO quick and simple :) 

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was super super hot here, but we still got off the couch, out of our nice cool air conditioned apartment, and out in the 90 degree weather.

Saturday the guys work from 9-sundown so I headed to River Fest with Chelsea to see what all the hype was about. 

I think it would have been a bit more fun if it wasn't SO hot and if we saw some concerts.  They really did have a great lineup: Blue October, Papa Roach, Barenaked Ladies, and Nelly.  Those are the ones I have heard of anyway :) 

Calin had a blast though.  We caught the end of the The Kazoobie Kazoo Show With Rick Hubbard.  He LOVED it!  He had so much fun dancing to the music with all the other kids, plus he got a balloon.  They also had a drum station with all different sized drums for kids to play on.  I think Calin could have stayed there ALL DAY!  But Chelsea and I had finished off our frozen lemonade, and had nothing left to cool us down, so we headed back home.

On Sunday after church and naps, we headed back to Riverfest.  This time we didn't get there until 6:00 hoping it would be a bit cooler.  Not much.  It was still WAY to hot for me!  We didn't stay too long, but we did let Calin go back to the drum station and beat his little heart out :)  Those that stayed for the fireworks said they were great.  I do wish we could have seen the fireworks and maybe some of the shows.

 

Calin held out his Verizon fan like this the whole time as if he really did want people to know he IS a Versizon fan!

We were planning on having a "camp-out" Sunday night in Calin's room, with smores and everything, but it was pretty late by the time we got home from Riverfest.  Jordan did still make a tent though, and Calin thought it was The.Coolest.Thing.Ever!  He made sure he had his Toy Story flashlight (the blue thing he's holding in each picutre) and turned on his Cloud b Twilight Turtle so we had stars to gaze at under the tent :)

Monday was another long working day for the guys.  They started at 9am and finished around 8pm.  So us girls had plenty of time to enjoy another hot hot day.  This time I spent it at the pool with the other girls.  And I have decided if I'm going to be outside in this heat, I need a pool close by!

The guys won the Memorial Day competition on Monday and went out to dinner that night.  Jordan was sweet and got our meals to go so we could eat together at home since Calin was already in bed. 

I know it's only going to get hotter here, and more humid, ugh!  It's barely June and I already can't bring myself to go on a walk outside.  Thank goodness we have such a great pool here!  I don't think I would survive this last month and a half of my pregnancy without it!  :)