Baby shower

Shower me with gifts.....that is exactly what happened. Wow, I got really spoiled. Thanks to all who came. We had a fun afternoon at my neighbors house we ate, we chated we oohed and ahhed over all the adorable baby stuff. I feel so lucky to have such wonderful friends!!!

The clock is ticking

The clock is ticking and I'm ready for it to go off anytime. I feel like a walking time bomb that's ready to explode. I know that my life will be turned upside down, I won't be sleeping and I'll be exhausted, but I don't even care because I can't wait to see this baby !!!!! We have all waited patiently and now I'm just so excited and can't wait to breathe in this sweet little gift.

Today I decided I should pack my hospital bag and maybe that will help induce labor. No such luck!!!

It's been awhile since I've had a baby so I forget the things I need and don't need. My friend Celia took me to Babysrus to help me gather my supplies. I was a little frazzled and couldn't make a decision for the life of me. Maybe I should have done this sooner and not in the last stage of the pregnancy when my mind has already turned into pudding.

Tomorrow my sweet friends and neighbors are throwing me a baby shower. Which is so kind. I feel kind of weird getting presents for my fourth boy, but my neighbor insisted and said every baby deserves a party and of course that is true. How could I say no to that.

But among the excitement is a little anxiety. At night when I try to fall asleep I get anxious about the delivery and if all will go well and if I can do this. I worry about having complications, getting the horrific epidural headache etc. But then I just realize I need to relax, let things happen as they will and have a little faith. Wish me luck!!!

Spring Break

Riding the waves Palm Spring style = (man made waves)

Well, it wasn't Hawaii but it was still just as nice to play, relax and have fun in the sun with my boys. Notice no pictures of the mommy, that was intentional. The advantages of being the designated family photographer you don't get unflattering pictures of yourself at 8 months pregnant in a bathing suit.

Savoring the last month

Here I am typing at 1:00 am and reading blogs, thanks to my insomnia during this entire pregnancy. It will be nice to be able to sleep again....wait who am I kidding that won't be for a while, unless I have some perfect baby that sleeps through the night right away. At least my body is getting use to waking up at all hours during the night. As I am winding down to the last month of pregnancy I wanted to reflect upon my feelings about this whole experience.

It's been a good pregnancy, with the usual 4 months of sickness and the middle months of feeling awesome and now the final month of tiredness, sluggishness, discomfort and just not feeling great. Which just makes me want to have the baby any time now. I did try to convince the doctor today that it would probably be okay to induce me right now since I tend to have large babies and I am sure this baby is at least 6 pounds. He thought I was crazy. But if you saw this large torpedo that is attached to my body you would agree with me that this is no small little puppy. Plus I am so excited to have this baby and share him with our boys. They are so eager and excited to meet their new little brother.

Knowing that this is my last pregnancy makes me a little nostlagic, but it also just feels right. I can finally feel like our family is complete. For so many years we tossed the idea back and forth. It only took me 4 years to get over Carson's delivery. (not really) I just could never totally feel like we were done and when this pregnancy came so easily I just knew that this baby had been waiting for us to make a decision for a while. So now as I endure this last month and find myself lying on the couch more often then I am comfortable with. I will just try to enjoy it and not fret if I can't do everything I normally do and allow myself to rest and be lazy.

So if you are looking for me you can find me lying on my new and very comfy couch reading, resting or watching TV. Okay you can also find me shopping for the last minute baby stuff that I have been busy getting, since I have given most of my stuff away. Which is fine, because the baby stuff just gets fancier and better every year and how can I put this sweet little baby in some outfit from 5 years ago, or some car seat this is definitely outdated and unsafe from when Carson was born. So happy shopping for me. The boy clothes even got better over the last few years. I have to admit however I still like to look at all the girl stuff and pretend which dresses I would have put my little girl in for Easter. I'll have to save that game for the grand babies.

Getting older, Getting better???

So when you get birthday cards like this, does it mean you are getting older??? I realized this is the first year that most of my birthday cards from friends etc. were cards with jokes about getting older. Which made me embrace the fact I am officially getting old. I am actually okay with the fact that I am closer to 40 then I am to 30. Do we get better with age? They say women, cheese and wine get better with age. I sure hope so. I've learned a lot in my 20's and 30's, and although I'd like to have some of the things I had in my 20's, like a flat stomach, no wrinkles or sun spots. I wouldn't change the experiences and things I have learned over the past years. So after celebrating a nice birthday weekend (because birthdays should be celebrated over a period of time preferably a week or weekend) with my husband, friends and my sister I can honestly say I don't feel older inside, even if I look older on the outside.

Week in review

Explaination of Pictures-starting from top left corner:

1. Jacob and the neighbor boys flashin their plaid.
2. Christian dressed up as Benjamin Franklin for his 5th grade "Walk through Revolution day" He walked with a cane, we sprayed his hair silver and he spoke like an old man. He was awesome.
3. Carson holding his cousin Henrick who came to visit us.
4. The boys couldn't get enough of their baby cousin and were helpful and excellent babysitters. Makes me excited for when they get to hold their new baby brother
5. My sister Meta with her adorable baby. We couldn't get enough of him and we will be sad when they leave.
6. Bathtime
7. Carson training his cousin on how to play handheld electronics on the couch. A very important boy trait and one that is easily mastered.
8. As you can tell from the photos everyone loved baby Henrick. I was amazed at how sweet, excited and helpful the boys were with their baby cousin. I think they are going to make terrific older brothers. Watch out baby you might get mauled, loved and hugged a lot.

Change of plans

This is where we are suppose to be this week as a family for our last hurrah before baby boy #4 joins the mix

This is where we are this week......(insert picture of home)

Because somebody (and I'm not going to say any names) had to go to Boston unexpectedly for Business. But all is not lost, we are still going to get to take the boys on one last adventure during their Spring Break, later this month. So rather then flying to a tropical island, we get to drive many hours to sunny Palm Springs.

So someone is kind of out of the dog house and a little bit forgiven. Let's just hope I don't have the baby while we are down south. That is one of my worst nightmares!