So today marks a big milestone - we are officially in the 3rd trimester! Yipee! just 10 more weeks until Luke is considered “full term”. All of the sudden it seems so close. All of the sudden I can’t sleep and feel like crap. All of the sudden I am really, really, really stressed about the lack of preparation.

Braxton Hicks are still a beast. I think I did too much over the weekend and am now suffering. So today, we sit, and I drink water, and we sit, and I drink water. Danny loves it because it means lots of Scooby-doo watching : )

So some good friends have offered to throw me a shower, isn’t that sweet? I am a firm believer that every baby should be ‘celebrated’ but wasn’t sure if you ‘celebrate’ your second boy. As it turns out, you do! When Jaime asked me to start registering I sort of laughed thinking oh we don’t need anything. We have seven, yes seven bins of boy clothes in the garage so we certainly don’t need ANYMORE of those. However I started thinking about some of the more important things we actually don’t have - car seat, stroller etc. I told her I would just start a little registry here on our blog. Little turned into bigger and soon I found myself drooling over so many “fun things” I didn’t have with Danny. So there you have it. A few essentials and then a few more things I simply must have. When oh when will that tax money come? : )

Just got back from a fabulous night out with some amazing ladies. It isn’t easy to get seven moms out of the house on the same night - but we did it! Joyce, Jannine, Tara, Jackie, Kate & Laura. Six wonderful, encouraging and fun girls -all with incredible talents and great advice to share. MOPS has been such a big part of my life these past two years, I have so enjoyed being in leadership and look forward to another five years with this great group. There really is something about being able to come together twice a month, and feel surrounded by so much love and support. A room full of women who are all either going through the ups and downs of mothering little ones, or have been there done that. Our table this year has been such a blessing and it has been so much fun getting to know each of them. Thanks girls for a great night out, I sure needed it! : )

Derek

Beautiful hair

Navy blue scrubs

Scratchy face

Piercing eyes

Greys

9pm

ABC

… and yes my husband does know of my love for another man …

So after a trip to Labor & Delivery yesterday and a follow up appt today - I am under strict orders to take it easy: “Pelvic Rest”, no exercising or exerting myself, and generally keeping my feet up. If you have ever had Braxton Hicks Contractions you know how annoying and uncomfortable they can be. Imagine having them every 5-15 minutes, regardless of rest or water consumption - sheesh! Good news is, Luke is just as active as ever, and his heart rate was steady in the 130s / 140s yesterday during the non-stress test. In fact, the Dr. commented that Luke’s readings are those of a 30 weeker, instead of the mere 26 weeks he is. I guess our little guy is already ahead of the game, ha ha. These orders are intact for the next 3.5 weeks -until my next appt… so till then we just pray that the BH do nothing to my cervix and Baby Luke can cook, cook, cook for the next 3 months! We appreciate your prayers as well : )

This is an exciting day… I just realized I am down to the double digits.

99 days to go until the arrival of Danny’s baby brother!

Negative pregnancy stats thus far:

-Can’t see my feet.

-Can’t bend over.

-Can’t sleep.

-Heat is coming and I have no dresses.

-3 people at Safeway in one week asked if I was due any day, grrrr.

-Hormones are RAGING, I have no filter, and everything annoys me.

-Baby’s room is no where near ready, have no hardware for the crib, don’t even have the energy to work on it : (

Positive pregnancy stats thus far:

-I think I passed the dreaded GD test with a whopping 90. Woo hoo!

-It isn’t going to be hot today.

-Totally off morning sickness meds, praise the Lord!

-Luke is moving all the time and I love it.

-Shower is coming up, thanks to my dear friends who offered to throw it for us!

-Scheduled hospital tour, yikes, already?!?

-A dear sweet lady at MOPS the other day told me “Honey you don’t look that big”, sigh and smile.