We've had so much going on in our lives lately, and add to that, an increase in general exhaustion from baby, I've really made no time to update my blog. I've had a lot of thoughts and good topics to write about, just no time or energy to do so! So here we go, a random burst of updates from my mommyhood! :)
Baby update. I am 36 weeks today, and lately thoughts about the next few weeks have been fairly consuming, so its been nice to stay busy and try to keep my mind off all the possibilities. As of last Thursday (35w2d) little Avery was still breech. The midwife assures me its still early to worry, yet I am scheduled for an ultrasound this Thursday to re-check her position. My right hip has been bothering me anyhow, and since I know Chiropractic care can assist in helping the baby move into the correct position for labor, I went to a local Chiro. He was really great, it helped my hip tremendously, and I am going back again tomorrow. The baby still feels breech to me, but what do I know? Ryley didn't feel breech and she was.... I am also considering the possibility of having a version at the hospital if she doesn't turn on her own. This is a procedure where a doctor will manually turn her, and I think it scares Carl. Maybe I won't invite him in the room for that one, LOL! I am going to stick to my guns and hold out for a vaginal delivery, but if I can't get this little lady in the right position, what I want won't hold much water! I am just feeling a bit panicky about the uncertainty of it all. If she was in the right position, all I would have left to worry about would be labor starting and progressing on its own....now it feels like I have this extra set of worries. My constant prayers boil down to this: ," Please Lord, help me be okay with whatever path you have set forth for the delivery of baby Avery. I am trying so hard to relent control to you, and I am finding that hard to do." No matter what, we are all anxiously awaiting her arrival, the girls especially!
We've also been planning a birthday for Ryley. On the 18th, she turns 3! This coming weekend, we are going to celebrate. I figured if we did it early, we would increase our chances of not having to rearrange because of baby! We are having a "small" family only party at home Saturday, and then we've invited her buddies to go swimming with us Sunday at a local indoor pool. Ryley-bug is stoked about her Toy Story party, cake and sliding down the froggy water slide! Its hard to believe three years ago (almost to the day!) we were awaiting her impending arrival!
Lilly continues to grow, change, learn and amaze me. Sometimes its a bit shocking how much she notices and pays attention! Apparently the saying, "little pitchers have big ears" is very very true! Also, a funny story from recently. One morning, I let Lilly watch a cartoon while I was in the shower and her sister was still sleeping. Murphy's Law says, my head will be full of suds when I hear my child screaming bloody murder from the other room. Quite honestly, I think my heart may have stopped beating. She continued to scream and I was getting out of the shower, when I heard her footsteps flying into the bathroom. She has huge tears streaming down her face and she screams, " a HUGE spider dropped down from the ceiling and onto my arm!!!!!!!" I was so relieved, I started laughing and she was mad at me for laughing at her! All the commotion woke up Ryley, so then I had a bathroom full of kiddos and shampoo still in my hair. Yeesh!
Lastly, a huge change in our lives, Carl is finally working first shift again! I was never comfortable writing about how he worked third shift before, I suppose it's not so smart to advertise how you've been home alone at night. However, now since he is not, I can't tell you how great its been for our family dynamic! He is happier, sleeping better, and super stoked about the changes and things he is doing at work! I was so relieved it happened in the time frame it did, I was getting anxious about having a baby at home if he was on third shift still! It does kind of stink, however, that we will finally get into a good sleeping routine together, only to have a small bundle come along soon and shake that up again!
That doesn't begin to encompass everything, but its a great start!
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