Day 222

Last night around 8pm, I started getting some sort of leak. It lasted until around 4am. I was up around 3 and was on Google, thinking my water broke and had a small leak. Around 5:30, I decided to try to get some sleep and call the midwife line when I woke up. But I woke up dry around 7:20. From what I read, it was probably my bladder leaking from being squished. Pregnancy keeps getting more and more awesome. ;)

Either way, it freaked me out enough that I decided I better get my bag packed. It feels way too early, seeing as I have a little over 3-4 weeks left, but I want to be as prepared as possible. This pregnancy has been complete opposite of my other two, so who really knows!

I tried making a turban headband for the baby, if its a girl, but it wasn't working too well for me. So I ordered one and will try to DIY more if I need to. It wasn't supposed to come until Monday but it came today!

With that, my hospital bag is fully packed and ready to go!

Day 221

This morning I took both of the kids grocery shopping with me. It's been awhile, I either go by myself or just with Rian. It was not fun.

 

Later that day, we had Aiden's open house. When we parked, I felt like I was about to cry. Augh! Crazy hormones. Who am I kidding? I'm a cry baby even when I'm not pregnant. I wished that Steven was with me, but I was okay. I was more concerned about him being able to come to the first day of school. (He is going! For awhile we were unsure because of his new position, but he's not starting for another week or so.)

 

His teacher seems really nice! She's very young, she just got married. I asked if there was another Aiden, of course there is! So I told her that she can call him AJ. He knows he's AJ, he responds to it, but I know it'll be confusing for him to hear "Aiden" all day and not be the one being talked to. So we're going to have to only call him AJ at home, so he gets as used to it as possible.

 

He wouldn't let me take any pictures of him in the classroom. Embarrassing mom already!

 

But he was okay with me taking one outside.

 

Afterwards, we went to Target for school supply shopping. Oh man. This most definitely will be our last kid. They get more and more expensive the older they get! I can't imagine having three kids wanting to play sports, get the latest gear and having to feed them. I'm a little scared! But they're more than worth it. Three is the perfect number for us.

 

It was a pretty tiring day, being out in the heat so much. Is it November yet?! I'm so ready.

Day 220

I love watching my kids sleep, doesn't every mom?

 

So calm, peaceful and angelic.

Day 219 (36 weeks pregnant)

This morning I had a ton of little contractions. They felt way different than the usual Braxton hicks I get, but later tonight I read that they're still BH since I'm not in real labor yet, they're just getting stronger and stronger. I also lost some pieces of my plug. The contracting continued all throughout the day, when I decided to time them, just to see if there was any sort of rhythm, they stopped! And then I only had a few here and there.

Aiden was due August 11, the morning of 8/3, I had one contraction around 5am. Steven and I got up and went walking, but of course nothing else happened. Rian was due December 15, it was past her EDD when I started having contractions when we'd go on walks. I wasn't expecting anything to actually happen this morning, labor-wise, but it was super exciting for me to know that my body's really doing something! I'm trying to not get overly excited that maybe, just maybe, my body will go into labor on it's own. Who am I kidding, I'll probably still be pregnant in five weeks!

 

 

The really strange thing was, in the late afternoon, I realized that I wasn't in pain. Right now I can stand, walk and move my legs without cringing. I'm excited to go to bed! Rolling from side to side is so painful, I think I'm actually going to sleep really well tonight.

Day 218

My kids have never been late sleepers, we wake up early around here! But to ensure Aiden's little body will be ready for school on Monday, this week we started putting him to bed at 8pm and waking him up at 7am. Usually we wake up around 7:30, sometimes 8ish.

He got right up, but went and laid down in the hallway outside of Rian's door.

:)

 

Even though he's used to waking up early, I think it's always harder when you're woken up by somebody/something, as opposed to waking up on your own.

 

He got a fresh haircut yesterday, pretty much all ready for school, minus supplies. I called last week to find out if there's going to be an open house and it's this Friday. I'm a little annoyed that I had to call to find out, instead of them sending a notification themselves. We also had trouble locating the uniform shop where the shirts get embroidered because the paper they gave me when I registered was from the 2011-2012 school year and the store has since moved. AND. The school is already in a horrible location, on the corner of two busy streets, so traffic is awful during drop off/dismal. So two weeks before school starts what does the city do? Rips the road up! Making traffic even worse. Awesome.

 

I don't like going into this school year with an uneasy feeling. But I keep reminding myself that I had these same feelings last year when he started preschool, and we both ended up loving it. I hope it happens again this year. Fingers crossed he gets an amazing teachers!

Day 217

Baby check today!

My weight gain's at 25lbs. Hopefully it stays around there! With Aiden and Rian, I gained more in the first half, I'm gaining more in the second half this time. Ready for it to stop.

I was so extra uncomfortable as I waited for her to come in. It felt like forever. We listened to the heartbeat and she felt around/measured Baby. Measuring small, only 33 weeks! She said she's probably under guessing, but she thinks it's going to be in the 7-pound range. I was pretty excited to hear that! Not that I didn't love my chunky babies. We'll see! I definitely won't be surprised if I birth another 9-pounder though.

My next appointment is in another two weeks. I was expecting it to only be a week away. Can't believe I'll be two days shy of 38 weeks next time I'm there!

Afterwards I had to go preregister at the hospital. Annoying. My midwife told me they moved it from Labor and Delivery, which has it's own entrance and parking lot, to the main part of the hospital. The main entrance's parking lot is all ripped up because they're building a parking garage. I was dreading going there. I had to park below a hill and take a hike to get there. And as I was sitting there, I saw that you can do it online ha! Of course. But besides the heat and humidity, I actually didn't mind the walk. It gave me lots of Braxton hicks and made me wish it were cooler so we could go on walks every night. When I was pregnant with Aiden this time of year, we went on walks really late at night or at Walmart!

Later after the kids were bathed, it was sooo nice out. And it was only around 6:45. We could've gone on a walk! But tonight we started our bedtime routine early to get Aiden's body prepared for school. Bummer! Wish I'd gone outside sooner.

First time wearing a maternity shirt!

Day 216

Steven and Rian were napping, Aiden and I were cuddling and watching tv. Our last week together before he's in school for the next 13+ years. I started thinking about how we're a week away from the day of his due date. Those first five years at home go by so fast. Too fast.

 

Wasn't this just yesterday?

 

Honestly, this doesn't seem real.

 

How am I about to send my baby to Kindergarten?