10 days!

The midwife did say that she didn't think I would make it that long but so far we have nothing consistent as far as contractions and my water hasn't broke so I am at least hoping it is at least a couple days after my due date if I do make it that long. I have an appt. on Thursday so we will see. My midwife should be back now so that is awesome that she should be at the birth with no problem now. I of course have heard lots of stories about how fast moms go after already being dilated to a 5 so that makes me a little nervous but it should be fine as long as we don't hang around here for to long. I am trying to keep the house together so that I don't feel the need to speed clean once everything starts happening but that is easier said then done with two toddlers. lol! I do realize that the baby will not care how clean the house is when he comes home but it does make me feel a lot better when everything is in order. We do cloth diapers with Isabel and will also be doing them with this baby most the time and I got all of his diapers washed and ready today so that is a good feeling even though he probably won't be big enough to use them right away. Other then that we are washing sheets and mopping the floors today. I know this is all very exciting but that is my life right now. Sorry. lol!

As far as the half marathon goes I obviously have not started training yet but we did go to the relay for life and walked a lot so thats a start. Hopefully we will be able to start training soon. Well, I better get everyone some lunch. I will update soon.

Crazy!!

So I had another doctors appt. today and they checked to see how things were coming along. I am now 5 cm dilated and 80% effaced. I saw the other midwife today since mine is out of town. She told me she didn't feel comfortable letting me leave without monitoring me to make sure I was not in labor and didn't know it. I didn't think I was but got to sit in a comfy recliner drinking juice while Allen entertained the girls for about 45 minutes so it was a nice break. I should have enjoyed it more but all I could think was if I was in labor and they sent me to the hospital I had not cleaned the girls bath tub and the kitchen yet. lol! Thats a pregnant lady for you. Well, I did have some contractions but I know of the ones I had and they were not real consistent so I finally got released. She had to wait till the baby moved a lot because his heart rate was dropping pretty bad during contractions but it only happened a couple times and then he was fine. Now we are home and I feel like a huge ticking time bomb. I know it could still be a week or even two but it makes me want to get everything together just incase. I don't think I will ever feel completely ready but at least most of it will be done.

The relay for life is tonight and I have been so excited about that. I thought maybe I shouldn't go but if we have all our stuff with us I think it will be okay. We are still going back and forth about what to do with the girls which is scary but I am sure it will work out. Anyway, I will let you all know how everything goes. Time to start cleaning again!

half marathon....

So I have been challenged to run a half marathon in September with Allen and my friend Brittany. I thought we were just talking about it and we would maybe do it or maybe not but then Brittany talked to her husband and he told her she wouldn't do it so now we HAVE to. lol! It is a scary thought since I am so out of shape now and still have to pop out a baby in the next few weeks. I keep telling myself that I don't have to do great on the run and it will be a lot of fun. (hopefully, lol!)  It will be great to get out and exercise and lose some of this crazy baby weight so it seems like a great plan except the getting in shape part that is always so so hard. Anyway. I need to get the girls ready for Isabel's speech therapy but I will have to keep everyone updated on the half marathon progress. Wish us luck!!

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy fathers day to Allen! I do try to show and tell Allen how much we appreciate him and all he does for his family but it is fun to have a special day just for him. We went canoeing yesterday with Allen squadron and it was a lot of fun. I am so sore in my hips and my back from sitting in the canoe for so long but it was worth it. The girls stayed at a girl from churches house most the day and of course had a great time. I sure miss them when we are gone for awhile so I was eager to head home and pick them up. Today we had church this morning and then went out to eat with a friend and her three kids. We ate at a greek place in town which was so good and then headed home with sleepy girls and Allen got a nap also.  We will do presents as soon as the girls wake up. I will post pictures soon from our fun fathers day. 

I had a doctors appt. on Friday and found out that I am now 3 centimeters dilated and 70% effaced. It is not a huge jump from last week but it is progress which is all that I wanted at this point. I asked my midwife if she thought I would make it to my due date and she said she didn't know since I apparently like to hold my babies in as long as I can. lol! I am feeling hopeful that I won't have to wait till my due date since I am already measuring at 40 weeks but we will see. I am just trying to get some last minute stuff done just incase it is soon. It will be nice to feel a little more ready. 

22 days left!

Of course 22 day is just till my due date but even if it is a few more days after my due date I am getting pretty close! This week I have been doing a lot of nesting and just trying to get some things organized around our house. I am crazy about making list of things to do just so I can cross them out and feel like I actually did something during the day. The to do list can backfire on you though and you can work all day on just cleaning house and not get to a single thing on your list even though you have been working non stop. Don't judge me but I have been known to write things on my list after I have done them just so I could cross them off. lol! I know that it is sad but it does make me feel better. 

I had a doctors appt. last Friday and they checked me and I was 2.5 cm. dilated and 60-70% effaced. Not to bad for 36 weeks. I was so excited to hear that I was at least making progress even though I probably still have at least three week left. I am trying not to get my hopes up that I will go earlier then my due date but you just never know right? 

We went to a big sibling class with the girls at the hospital tonight and it was so cute. We went with Devin when I was pregnant with Isabel and I liked the class a lot better then but it was fun and we got some cute pictures of the girls so that made it worth it. I will post some of the pictures once we get them downloaded. We got home and put the girls to bed and worked on our budget and now I am just cleaning the kitchen and folding laundry while everyone else is sleeping. I must be nesting if I am cleaning the house at 12:30am! lol! I am sure Allen will be excited when he wakes up in the morning to have a clean house though. It always puts me in a better mood anyway. lol! Well, I better get the last of my cleaning done and head to bed. I will let everyone know how my next appt goes on Friday. Night!