Just for fun: Predictions

Ashley is expecting a baby!

Her due date is Wednesday, August 6th 2014.


we predict that she will have a

Boy!

on

Monday, July 28th 2014

at

2:25 pm

weighing

2807 g ~ 6 lbs, 3 oz

Get your prediction at Spacefem.com

If Baby S. #2 is that small, I will be a very happy momma! PGS was an 8lb baby and born before his due date, so a 6lb baby even closer to the due sounds like a wonderful outcome to me! lol

Pregnancy quiz

How far along? 24 weeks and 1 day

Maternity clothes? Pants, yes. I can still wear most of my regular shirts though - they just don't come as far down as they used to. 

Sleep: What's that?  I'm in too much discomfort to sleep well and the need to pee every few hours keeps me from sleeping all night. lol

Best moment this week: PGS and I got to hear Baby S. #2's heartbeat on Monday afternoon! 

Miss anything? Not really. I mean, it would be nice to be able to take ibuprofen for my migraines instead of the crappy Tylenol/caffeine mix prescription pill that I have, but meh.

Movement: He does move around every day, it's just still not strong enough for me to really notice all the time

Food cravings: Not really

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not lately! 

Gender: Boy number two for us! ❤

Labor signs: None. Thankfully.

Symptoms: Sore belly, sore hips, sore back - all very expected and not worth complaining about too much. 

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Meh, moody lately. Sorry PGS, Hubby and friends. 

Looking forward to: August and getting to meet Baby S.!

Picture:

Diapers!

The other day, PGS wouldn't let me put his diaper on until I put one on his stuffed rabbit from Build-a-Bear. So I made him a diaper just for his bunny. And once I get some more snaps, I'll finish up the matching diaper for PGS.

Bunny and his diaper

This past weekend, we went to the Columbus Zoo for their Easter event. PGS really liked the Artic foxes this time. One of the adorable little foxes was running around - a big step up from when I usually see them, they're always curled up in a ball napping. Having a zoo membership is a good thing. We can go for a couple of hours, parking is free and it's something to do on a nice day. We get fresh air and exercise from the family outing, too. :)
I'm not sure how toddler friendly these Archer Farms granola bars are, but PGS just stole my cranberry orange one and is happily eating it. It was my high-protein snack. :/ Now, I have to find another snack. lol

Pepper Skye Bandana Bib Review

Disclaimer: I received this bandana bib free of charge and was not paid to review this bib. I could have been a huge jerk and never reviewed it. But I'm not. I can't do that, it's wrong.

I was recently sent a bib to review for my blog. It came from Pepper Skye. I'm going to quote the little About blurb I received with the bib:

"We make bibs, not your average bib for getting all nasty at meal times. We make bibs to keep our clothes dry while we are babbling and chewing on things. Our bibs are designed to soak up drool, slobber and slime of a busy day being babies. They are stylish, colorful, easy for mom to look after, and they keep my clothes dry!"

Something else to note about the bibs, is that from each purchase, 5% is donated to children's charities both in NH (the home state of the company) and throughout the U.S. I think that's pretty cool.

My son, Little PGS, is over a year old, so not quite the target audience for these bibs. But that didn't stop me from putting it on him as soon as it came in the mail. We were sent the "A Starry Skye" bib and I thought it was adorable. The fleece backing was so soft, even after washing it's still super soft and fun to touch. I love the light, bright blue fleece backing and the starry print is boyish without being the typical sport or car theme. A huge plus in my book.
While it's supposed to be more for drool-y, teething babies, PGS wore it to protect from spaghetti sauce at Bob Evan's. It worked great. Before that, it was just a stylish accessory to his otherwise adorable outfit.
Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of PGS in the bib that I can share on here. But I did get a few pictures of someone wearing the bib, scroll down to the end of the post to see the super cute bib in action.

In conclusion, I'd totally recommend this product. And am even planning on buying one or two for my niece!

Now for the fun part. Pictures!

front of bib, snapped shut

front of bib, open

back of bib, snapped shut

back of bib, open

Socks in the bib

He's a cat, therefore he's trying to "back out" of the bib

Eating treats so that I could sneak attack him and put the bib on him

12 months update!

Last night we took PGS to O'Charley's for dinner and he got the kids' shrimp dinner. That was interesting. And I learned that we really need to start having the video camera ready when we try a new food. He tried his shrimp and his reaction was too funny. He shuddered, made a disgusted face and threw the shrimp. lol Silly boy. (Btw, I hate shrimp. I've never liked it. But I thought it was a good idea to try the shrimp. I involuntarily reacted the same way PGS did. lol)

This morning, during his usual naked time to air out his nether regions after being in a night time diaper for 12 hours, he started grunting like he was gonna poo on my floor. So I put him on the toilet and he pooed in the toilet! I clapped and said, "yay!"
Then he was running around clapping and saying, "aaaaaay!"
It was adorable. ♥ It's so sad that my life has boiled down to being excited when my child takes a crap in the toilet. But hey, the sooner he figures this out, the sooner I can stop diapers. ;) Because he's not ready to start potty training, we're just passively potty training. Introducing him to the concept, but not expecting him to pick it up right away. But I do think it's time to go buy him a potty or a potty seat.

The little guy is one year old now. He had his 12 month well visit yesterday. Good news, he's not anemic! He's also started to thin out, for the first time in his life, he was not in the 90-95th percentile for weight. He's in the 75th for weight, 50th for length/height and 90th for head circumference. He's still my solid, short little guy with a big head. lol

An update on life...no clever title today

*sigh* It's official, I'm wasting away to nothing! lol The fiancé bought me some new pants this weekend and I had to give in and try on the Size 0 jeans. And they were from Express. Not a very forgiving store IMO. :/

But more exciting, PGS will be one year old in less than two weeks!!! Oh em gee! Where has the time gone? When did my baby get so big? He loves to run around, screech in excitement and his giggle is so infectious! He still doesn't have much of a vocab yet, but he says "Momma" with consistency and has finally added "Dada" to his vocab. I think he also says "boob." o.O
Little guy only has his two bottom front teeth still. No signs of a third tooth yet. He's so stinkin' cute when he smiles and only has his two bottom teeth! :)

Both grandmas, an aunt and two of his uncles, and at least one set of great-grandparents will be here for his birthday and party. If he's lucky, he'll have 3 of 4 uncles here for his birthday. We're doing a circus/carnival theme for his party (Baby's First Birthday). Originally, we were planning on build your own burrito bowls for party food, but I think we're gonna scrap that idea and do some finger food snacks instead. PGS loves fruit and crackers, so I think we're gonna do something like that. Not sure yet. We're planning on finishing the buying of supplies and food for his party the day before it.

I am nearly done with the first batch of testers for mama cloth through my WAHM venture. Once I'm done with those, I'm gonna post on my facebook page looking for women willing to test for me. I should have had them done this past weekend and posted yesterday morning for testers, but I felt like poo. I'm feeling much better today, so I am hoping it was just a 24-hr bug.

Onesie o'Clock on the Dot

I haven't been the best at updating this blog lately. Mainly due to being a full-time SAHM to my son PGS. But another reason is that I use my precious little free time to work on my little WAHM venture: Onesie o'Clock. If you have a young child and you're interested in handmade baby/toddler goods, please check it out and Like my page. I'd appreciate all the exposure I could get. Right now, it's mainly baby/toddler clothing (skirts, onesies, pants), but soon I'll be offering Mama Cloth and possibly cloth diapers (one size pocket). I want to sell it all! LoL! If I can make it and there's an interest in it, I want to sell it. Strangely, I love being all crafty and making stuff.

In less than three weeks, I will have a one year old! Where has the time gone?

Baby PGS is 11 months old!

Baby PGS is 11 months old today! The time is flying by! Just one year ago, I was unpacking the gifts I received from my baby shower. Now I'm chasing after a toddler. Yes, I know he's not even a year old. But he runs, walks, dances, anything but crawls. He's a toddler with an infant's age. :P

Little man still only has two teeth - the two front on the bottom. He is more focused on mastering the physical skills than learning to talk. So he's still just babbling mainly. He does say Momma, Dada and I'm not quite sure what the other one is. But he uses it when referring to the cat. I just can't understand his babbling. lol

Reading I Love You Through and Through this morning

How I found him sleeping one morning this past week

Update on Baby PGS

My little man is now 9½ months old. He's finally got a tooth. This past weekend, he finally cut his first tooth. Mind you, he's been teething since he was two months old!
He's a whopping 24 lbs and a perfectly average 28.5" long. <3
He's starting to walk. He has the ability to walk unassisted, but prefers to crawl still.

An Introduction to Baby PGS

I know, I know, it's been forever and a day since I updated this thing. But here's the super quick update: February 23, 2012 at 9:36 AM Eastern, Baby S. was born. He was 20.5" and weighed a whopping 7 lbs, 15.7 oz (they just rounded up to 8.0 even). I was induced for pre-eclampsia, so he was born at 38 weeks, 1 day gestation. Not the full 40+ weeks of the average first time mom, but he was still full term and healthy. Healthy is the key word and most important. Baby PGS, as he will from here on out be known, was a nursing champ from the get-go. Seriously, his latch was perfect from birth, his nurses joked that he should teach their breastfeeding course. So in that sense, I've been pretty lucky as far as breastfeeding goes. Don't get me wrong, it has had its little bumps in the road here and there, but in comparison to a few of my friends, he and I have had it easy. Fast forward to today, he is 20 lb, 27" happy baby. Okay, he's as happy as a teething five and a half month can be. Most days, he's smiley all day long. But the last couple of weeks, the teething must be really bothering him because he gets really fussy and doesn't sleep well anymore. But for the most part, his amber necklace seems to be doing its job. I think in the evenings when he gets really fussy, I may have to give him some Tylenol. I hate giving him medicine because I don't want to overdose him, y'know? I think the only reason he gets fussier and pulls at his lower jaw so much in the evenings is that he's tired and the distractions from the pain that work earlier in the day don't work as well then. Sorry to anyone expecting to see photos of my little man. I won't be posting them. So unfortunately, you won't be seeing just how freaking cute my little man is! I can post this Instagram though. You'll just have to guess how cute he is. :P

you wanna know how to make me smile take control, own me just for the night and if I share my secret you're gonna have to keep it nobody else can see this

Woohoo!! I am officially 37 weeks pregnant today. Do you know what that means? Baby S. is full term now. Of course, another week or so is always better, but still. This means I can stop feeling so d*** guilty that I want nothing more than for him to be born already. I'm still having contractions daily, but of course, they're still inconsistent and don't fall under "signs of labor" yet.

I have three doctor appointments to share about today. Last week's prenatal appointment, this morning's prenatal appointment and this afternoon's pediatrician appointment.

Last week for my 36 week appointment, I had the GBS test (look it up if you're so curious, because I'm not explaining it :P). I also had my cervix checked...still hate those. No dilation and she didn't say anything to me about effacement. :( And because I mentioned that there was less movement than before, I had an unexpected NST after my appointment. Baby S. was probably sleeping when they first hooked me up to the monitors because after about 15 minutes, he got "buzzed" (quick vibration on either side of my stomach to hopefully startle him into movement). Luckily, he started moving around some more and the NST didn't have to go on too long.

For the first time this pregnancy, my weekly appointment falls on the same day as the week starts. :) Normally, my doctor is not in the office at all on Wednesdays because it's her surgery day, but this week is different. She was supposed to be out of the office all week, so I was scheduled to see another doctor tomorrow morning, but yesterday morning I received a phone call from her nurse about rescheduling for today with my regular OB. But anyway...my weight gain is normal and not a problem. Baby S. is finally measuring closer to his gestational age; I wasn't told my exact fundal height, just that he's measuring on track. So I took that to mean that he's not measuring as far ahead anymore. But I can't catch a break this pregnancy, my BP has been super slowly going up the last few appointments and this morning it was a huge jump from last week. Nothing has changed, yet my BP was 140/86!!

This afternoon my fiancé and I met with a pediatrician for Baby S. She's pretty young, but on paper I liked her because she, like her colleagues, is affiliated with the local children's hospital and the pediatrician practice is also affiliated with the hospital that I'm pre-registered to give birth at. She is going to be his pediatrician because both of us liked her. She was easy to talk to and didn't treat us like she knows everything because she has the medical license. She said a lot of things depend on how the baby is once he gets here. While some things seem black and white, they're not because each child is different.

sing with me now sha-la-la-la-la-la my, oh, my look at the boy too shy he ain’t gonna kiss the girl sha-la-la-la-la-la ain’t that sad ain’t it shame, too bad you gonna miss the girl

Day #15: Your favorite kiss
I honestly don't remember the kisses in most of the movies. So this is a harder one to complete. It feels a little weird to Google "Disney kisses," so I wasn't going to be doing that, lol. Instead, I chose to watch all the Disney movies we own. I mean, c'mon now, I'm currently 37 weeks pregnant, what else am I going to do? We have everything as ready for Baby S. as we can. And I chose to go with the almost kiss by Ariel and Prince Eric. If only because I ♥ the "Kiss the Girl" sequence, lol.

dancing bears painted wings things I almost remember, and a song someone sings once upon a December

It's Week 36 now. Only four more to go...I think. My doctor made a comment about only four to go after my appointment last week, which would put me no later than 39 weeks when Baby S. is born.

I haven't mentioned it in a while, but the belly picture collage is completed up to Week 35. Each week, I add the current belly pic and then once Baby S. is born, I will post the picture. :)

I'm still having frequent, but inconsistent contractions. It sucks so badly because I can't find anything to give me relief. So I've resorted to tears, lol. I really hope when I have my appointment tomorrow morning that I find out I'm dilated a little bit. Just so that these contractions and this discomfort hasn't been for nothing.

sometimes these cuts are so much deeper than they seem you'd rather cover up I'd rather let them bleed so let me be and I'll set you free

We're now officially in Week 35! Which means there are approximately 35 days left. I'm to the point of being so darn impatient! I'm so ready to meet Baby S.! While on one hand, I want the healthiest baby possible...on the other hand, I am so over being pregnant.

Sunday morning, I ended up in L&D for observation. I was having so many Braxton-Hicks contractions that I had to go in and get a shot to stop the contractions. I ended up there for almost four hours. I have a nasty bruise on my left wrist from where the stupid RN in OB Triage stuck the needle clear through my vein. I was in so much pain from that. Whatever she did, I couldn't feel my index finger at all, and I could barely feel my thumb and middle finger. I felt like such a baby because I couldn't stop crying. But when she went through my vein like that, I was in so much pain, I couldn't even talk for a minute. If I'd been more awake when she wanted to put the IV in, I would have refused the IV. I wasn't dehydrated, so I still have no idea why I needed two bags of IV fluids to hydrate me.

Those are pictures of my left hand/wrist later the same day as the ill-fated needle pokes. As you can tell from my latest trip to the L&D department of the hospital I'm supposed to deliver at, I really don't want to go back there until I absolutely have to. Which means, if I can help it, I won't be returning until I am for sure in labor and coming home with a baby in a day or two. And honestly, the only reason I don't want to switch hospitals is because I really like my doctor. I feel comfortable with her. What really pissed me off about the nurse blaming me for the screwed up needle poke is that I know I did not jerk my hand away like she claimed I did. I may be terrified of needles, but I never move in a jerky motion when someone is attempting to insert a port for an IV or a blood draw. If anything, I stiffen up and am too tense.

I'm so behind on getting stuff done. I haven't started my "Thank You" cards for my shower yet. :( And I have a baby book to start filling out for Baby S.; it's a super cute baby journal that goes up to age three. But the first few pages are for before the baby is born. Y'know, stuff like who Mom and Dad are and the grandparents.

And because my fiancé's mom was here last week, I'm so not in the mood to cook. She's from Michigan like I am, but currently lives in the Netherlands, so when she's in the States, she likes to go out to eat at her favorite restaurants. Which means while she was here, I didn't cook once. So not a good situation for the girl who hates to cook as it is, lol. And it doesn't help that I have so many contractions all day long now and standing for any period of time irritates my feet/legs due to the minimal swelling I have going on. The swelling in my hands bothers me more than the swelling in my feet. If only because I use my hands more.

I'm already there take a look around I'm the sunshine in your hair I'm the shadow on the ground I'm the whisper in the wind I'm your imaginary friend and I know I'm in your prayers oh I'm already there

According to the due date, I'm 34 Weeks pregnant today...but according to measurements and LMP, I'm 37 Weeks today. I'm sure plenty of people will disagree and call me a bad mom-to-be for it, but I just want Baby S. out. I'm so sick of being pregnant. I hurt, I'm moodier than normal and I'm just over it. :'(

Anyway, Saturday was my baby shower. It was pretty fun. Guests were so much more generous than I expected or even thought I was worth. So that was very nice of them. I have some of the best friends in the world. :) I'm so thankful for them. And also, the mini-crib mattress that my mom ordered for us came yesterday, so Baby S.'s bed is all set. Now, I just have to get my butt in gear and write out the "Thank You" cards. Because I don't think there will be much time for card writing once Baby S. is here, lol.

According to my fiancé, my mood instantly improved when we got back to Michigan and more specifically the Metro Detroit area. I can't help it, I miss home. Yes, I'm trying and yes, I've made some new friends. But it's still so much better to be around my friends who have known me forever - if only because that whole awkward, beginning friendship stage is already over. We already know one another, we're not trying to learn who the other one is.

As I mentioned last week, my fiancé's mom is visiting us this week. I'm super grateful that yesterday she bought us the travel system. This means that there is nothing that we need anymore because we have a carseat that rear faces and holds an infant as little as 5lbs.

Now, back to my pity party. As usual, I'm home alone with no clue when someone else will be home again. I guess that's what I get for taking a short nap in attempt to get rid of my migraine: people leave without so much as leaving a note. :(

life is short, love is sweet ain't no time like this time baby goes by so fast can't get it back there ain't no time like this time

After falling asleep around 2:00, 2:30 this morning, I woke up at about 7:00 to do what else: pee. And when I laid back down, I noticed that Baby S. had hiccups. I was about to be all annoyed with him for always moving around when I try to fall asleep and then I realized that hiccups are a much better movement than the kicks, punches and rolls that I usually get about 10-15 minutes after I lie down to sleep each night. And my annoyance went away pretty quickly. But then my tummy got grumbly...so here I am typing up a blog post and eating breakfast. I would much rather be sleeping; too bad sleep seems to be a luxury I am not allowed.

Last week, was my re-scheduled ultrasound. We got to see Baby S. moving around this time! At the 20 week anatomy scan, he wasn't very active - or at least, the tech didn't point out any movement to us like she did on Thursday. He was moving his jaw, so he was either swallowing or sucking his thumb. But he's already head down and low...yet another reason for me to wonder if my due date is correct. According to the estimates, he's approximately 5.0lbs already...which puts him in the 80^th percentile! I'm terrified that he's going to be a 9+ pound baby and tear me like no other. Originally, I didn't want an epidural, but I'm about 90% sure that I want one now. And since my only reason for not wanting it before was that I don't like needles, I don't see the big deal in changing my mind.

But anyway...it's Week 33 now! Only seven left. Time is flying by. It could just be that almost every month there has been at least one big distraction, so it helps it feel like it's going by faster than if I'd had nothing to look forward to each month except waking up the next day, lol.

Saturday is my baby shower. I hope it goes well. A few of my friends should be there. And then on Sunday, I am meeting up with a friend and her husband for lunch since she's unable to make it to the shower due to work. All I know about the shower really is what time, what day, where and that my mom and our friend were out buying decorations yesterday. Other than that, I have no idea who was invited or how many people were invited. I have no idea who RSVP'd, so I don't have a clue who will be there. It should be interesting at the least and fun at the most. :)

Also on Saturday, we have to pick up my fiancé's mom from the airport. She's staying for a week or so. I don't know how long she's staying for. I'm just hoping that the visit goes well...

Big sigh. The only thing that I'm truly not looking forward to about the baby shower is people giving me stupid, unsolicited advice. I'm not sure I can handle people telling me things like, "Get your sleep while you can!" or "Everything changes when you have a baby!"
Obviously, those people have never been pregnant and in near constant pain. I envy the women who have super easy pregnancies. While I know in many aspects mine has not been that bad, it's definitely not an experience that I want to have again. And especially within in the next couple of years. Yes, I want a little girl, too. But I'm not so sure that I want to go through another pregnancy. Talking about having any more kids, I told my fiancé that unless I start tracking my ovulation and am serious about figuring that stuff out, don't take me seriously when I say I want another child. Unless I say to him, "This, this and this day are the best bets for conceiving a little girl." there are no more babies, lol.

"you're just a fool, just a fool to believe you can change the world" don't listen to them when they say "you're just a fool, just a fool to believe you can change the world" oh, the smallest thing can make all the difference love is alive, don't listen to them when they say "you're just a fool, just a fool to believe you can change the world"

It's now Week 32 of pregnancy!! Only eight more weeks to go; 56 days until the due date. Who knows when he's going to make his debut though.

Tomorrow is my rescheduled ultrasound from last week. I'm excited to "see" Baby S. again. Hopefully his kidneys have done what they were supposed to do since the anatomy scan. I really don't want him to have any problems.

We got a dresser for the nursery. I have to go through the baby clothes we've acquired and put them in the dresser. Possibly wash them, too, so they're nice and fresh for Baby S. when he's born. And the other night, my fiancé opened the pack 'n play and set it up. Then he made me do it. :( It wasn't too hard to set up or take down, it's just that my tummy prevents me from bending down far enough to pull the cord to take the PNP down. So I was frustrated while trying to put it together, since I also couldn't reach to push the bottom in place to hold the thing steady. Hopefully, once the baby is here, I have less problems with the PNP.

Earlier today I was writing this post in my head, and of course now that I'm sitting down to do so, I can't remember any of my thoughts. Can I just blame it on "pregnancy brain"?

Jesus take the wheel take it from my hands 'cause I can't do this on my own I'm letting go so give me one more chance to save me from this road I'm on Jesus take the wheel

Ahh!! Just barely two more months! It's now Week 31 and Baby S. is getting huge! :) Tomorrow, is my next appointment, so I [hopefully] find out if my due date is staying the same or moving. My fingers are crossed that it's moving, lol.

Sunday, 01/01, I was grocery shopping and learned that the reason people don't say anything negative to me in regards to pregnancy is more than likely due to the presence of my fiancé. My fiancé had to go to the restroom, so he left me alone to do some of the grocery shopping. Not a big deal. Well, a guy shopping for his female significant other (it's safe to make this assumption, he was buying a carton of ice cream and Always), noticed that I'm pregnant and asked when I'm due. I responded with "early March" and he said, "I'm sorry."
WTH?!? I know my stomach is larger than one might expect at early seven months, but still... I'm short, there's nowhere for this little baby to go but out. I was about as squished as my insides could handle around 5.5 months (so basically, November).

New Year's Eve was a low-key event with friends. We went over another couple's house and basically played Yahtzee and Uno until midnight, lol. Her niece and mom were over as well...and her niece is two years old, we rang in the new year to the sounds of Caillou. You know you're jealous, lol. His son was also over, but the little boy is one of those kids that doesn't do well when his schedule is messed up. So he was already in bed when my fiancé and I came over around 8:00pm. I was a little sad to miss seeing the kid, he's such a funny and adorable little boy.

And since his son is 18 months old, he gave us some more clothes and toys that his son has outgrown. Seriously, by the time my little boy gets here, all we're going to need is some food. We have so many clothes, blankets, caps, towels and wash clothes thanks to our friends. It's amazing. :)

Over Christmas, we had a little mini-baby shower with my fiancé's family since they're out of state and asking them to return less than a month later for a baby shower is unfair. So one of them came up with the idea that we have a little mini-shower at Christmas time. Anyway, thanks to his family, we have a convertible car seat (20-100 lbs), a pack n' play, a bathtime gift pack and a few other small things that we didn't register for, but also didn't think to include. We got some of those thick, burp cloth/changing pads from his grandma and aunt. Those are something that we didn't put on the registry, but I also didn't think to include them. I'm sure I had a reasoning for not including them, but I can't remember it right now.

January 21^st is my baby shower. I can't wait to see some of my friends. I just hope that my mom got the invites mailed on time and people can make it. It's not even about the gifts, I just want to see my friends. :)

all is quiet on New Year's Day a world in white gets underway I want to be with you be with you night and day nothing changes on New Year's Day on New Year's Day

I was looking at the yearly breakdown of blog posts and noticed just how badly I slacked off in 2009 and 2010: a combined total of 25 posts, lol. Pretty bad in comparison to 2008 where I had 248 posts. True, 2008 was a bad year for me, but still...did I really think that I could only blog about the terrible things in my life? Why was I so melodramatic? But anyway, last year was a good year, 155 posts. Or an average of 12.9 posts per month. Not bad at all.

What I'm wondering about is: will 2012 be more like 2009/2010 or more like 2011? How will having a new baby change my blogging habits? Mind you, I won't be sharing obvious details about my little one. There will be no face pictures of him and it's very unlikely that I will use his real name on here. But will I stop sharing due to lack of time or will I still be able to blog once or twice a week?

Anyway, here's a screenshot of the evolution of my blog in terms of posts per year:

oh darling, don't you ever grow up don't you ever grow up, just stay this little oh darling, don't you ever grow up don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

It's now Week 30, only 10 to go! At least, only 10 until the due date, who knows when Baby S. is going to make his debut, lol. In eight days, I have my [hopefully] last ultrasound this pregnancy. My doctor wants this u/s as a follow-up to the anatomy scan that I had in October. Thursday, we find out if Baby S.'s kidneys have done what they're supposed to do. If not, then I'm guessing we either have another u/s or we just wait until he's born?

Christmas was crazy this year. I don't recommend traveling anywhere while 29 weeks pregnant. A long car ride, even with frequent stops, is no fun. Neither is sleeping somewhere other than your own bed. But, seeing our families was nice. So it kind of made up for the uncomfy car trips. :)

Just a short update this week. Either, I'll do another post later this week about Christmas and family visits...or not at all. It all depends on what I can get done around the house.