38 Weeks

Well we are actually past 38 weeks but I had a couple appointments.
at 36 weeks we scheduled my induction for 39 weeks exactly (which is monday)

at my 37 week appointment I was measuring right on but the Dr thought i should have an ultrasound to determine his size any way and that he was head down. He some how managed to flip on me that week and was transverse which hurt!
so at 38 weeks I had an ultrasound and the first thing we saw was that he is indeed a HE!
she measured him and we saw his face a little bit but then he turned and all we could see was the back of his head, and his cute little ear. He does have hair! But we didnt get any pictures of him. Which I was ok with, I told Ean when we went in I wasn't sure I wanted to see him, I mean they can get such good pictures these days I kinda want to wait!

she said he was measuring 38 weeks 2 days which is exactly what I was, she said he was about 8lbs but that they could be off by a pound or more and she said I dont think its off on the lighter side ;)
Im still going with 9lbs and a few ounces!
The next day i had my appointment and was 2cm dialted and have gained a grand total of 20lbs the most ive gained being pregnant!
and today we painted the belly, a pumpkin just like we did with chasen

and here we are, sure have grown a lot! 

Just 2 more sleeps till we meet our Boy!! :) we are all so excited and can't wait!
I should mention Chasen has been so cute, he has been nesting and just buzzing around the house cleaning things and picking up stuff. He even cleaned out his closet today and cleaned out the car.
We didnt ask him to do any of it! Such a good helper!

36 Weeks

Had my appointment today and I am 1.5cm dilated!!  Which is awesome in terms of scheduling an induction. Last time with Dash I was 4cm when I got to hospital for the induction and had him within 5 hours of the meds starting so Im hoping for an outcome like that again!
Baby boy is measuring 37 weeks and is head down!
forgot to ask what ive gained but i think its 15lbs which is about the same as the other boys so he might not be a 10 pounder ;)
Mama is ready :)
I went in on monday to labor and delivery to have them check him out. Ive never done that before but sunday night he barely moved and monday morning wasn't moving. i drank a huge bottle of ice water and ate a Popsicle (which usually makes him go crazy) and he barely poked me 5 times in one hour.
usually he is alien like in there and his movements are strong!!
So i went in and his heart rate was good, took about half hour and he started to move, not like i was used to but he did move more. they monitored me and him for an hour and said all was well.
Dash and Ean were with me and I think it was good for Dash to see where we will have the baby in case we go in before gramdmas can get there to watch the boys Dash might feel a little more comfortable with a nurse or social worker for a while having been there before.

I still have heart burn, insomnia, really sore stomach muscles and several braxton hicks contractions a day.
Im so ready to have him here. safe. healthy. and here!
Even though Im beyond excited to have him here, I still think of how we should had a 1 year old this week .... that feeling will never go away. And is certainly not over looked or forgotten about in this extremely exciting and happy time in our lives. I know it will make his birth so much more emotionally charged then any of the others and I am certainly anticipating that moment!!

On top of all of that it did hit me this week,when Dash was really sick and Chasen was really busy with activities, that we are about to be out numbered and our zone defense is gonna have to step its game up!!! I also realized that we are going to be pulled in all sorts of directions and Ill have to get used to missing events to stay home with a sick kiddo or miss cuddling a sick boy who wants his mama so i can take another to his events.... not an easy choice!
Not only will we be out numbered the rest of our lives but out numbered by BOYS! clever, sneaky, sweet, stinky, loud, busy, loving, boys!!! :)
I have no doubt that we are NOT ready for all that but that is okay :)

and don't even get me started on the sleepless nights and reintroducing my self to toting around the diaper bag, im still in blissful denial about all of that ;)

and some photos, Ive never done a maternity photo shoot, this was as close as I got to one this time :)

34 weeks

and this pictures cracks me up! again at 34 weeks

just for comparison 

36 week snuggles

now we wait.......     :)