Friday has come and gone...

Well, it appears that we have an underweight stinker on our hands! I guess our little girl will come when she is ready, a lesson I didn't want to have to learn... Tyson was so nice to me. I will remind her of that FREQUENTLY!

Tyson and I have had lots of fun this past week. I've been looking at him so differently now. He is going to be my big-brother helper pretty soon. He is such a blessing in our lives, and such a true joy to have around. I tried to make him a mini-me, but his genetics have fought hard against that, and I think we have a true boy on our hands. I just can't wait to see him with his sister.

Leticia was here this week, and I got some priceless footage of our kids together. I can't wait for her to be closer (she moves to Logan this May!).

Tyson thought he was big stuff when Aunt Faithy let him hold baby Aubrie. He was so proud of himself.. he didn't want to put her down. What, oh what will he think of his own baby sister??? We will SOON (wishful thinking) find out.

Tyson is OBSESSED with a good wrestle. And since his dad has been gone, he has been deprived. So he took each and every opportunity to get some good floor time in with whomever he could. Here he is with cousin Kaden.

Feelings about Pregnancy (what else??)

I am feeling SAD, because...

After reaching 70% effacement, and dilation to a 2, I quit having contractions.

I was hoping Tyson's sister would want to follow in her big brother's footsteps and come last night, but she did not...

I can't put on my compression hose anymore, and I fear I will be left with a (let's hope it's just "a") HUGE varicose vein. (Although now that I think about it, maybe putting on the compression hose would help with sadness #1 & #2).

I am getting anxious, and worried about something [bad] happening just before I get to meet HER. I know that is probably normal... once you know the baby is "done" you just want him/her to come out!

Greg's yearly dental/LV (that's for you Jason) buddy motorcycle reunion is this weekend in Moab (3 hrs away). I REALLY hope I go into labor BEFORE the trip so he can be here, but I fear the only way to go into labor is to send him off to have a fun 2 1/2 day trip. He leaves on Wednesday night and returns Saturday... I believe I will have the baby sometime on Friday. :P

I feel like I am going to pop... and look like it too. (See for yourself--last picture (I HOPE) until the final hospital shot, of me at 37.5 weeks).

I am feeling HAPPY, because...

I have had a very mild, comfortable pregnancy.

I only have 13 days (at the most) left, although I am optimistic that my little girlie will arrive early.

I am having a "spring baby" so no winter worries (as long as the snow doesn't return).

ALL of my sisters will be here for a major ESTROGEN FEST in the delivery room if Greg is gone this weekend and the baby decides to come.

We are having a GIRL! I was hoping for a boy at first, but I have definitely warmed up to the idea of a princess (and I hate that word... but what else do you call her??) And, after shopping for bows and bracelets on Saturday, and buying my first skirt/legging combo yesterday, I am feeling like I just want to love her and dress her up!

So think of me on Friday, March 20th (happy birthday Heidi), that's my prediction for the day our 6 Lb. 4 oz. baby girl will enter the world (another prediction for her weight...did you catch that?)

Things that made me SMILE yesterday....

My sister-in-law did a post on things that made her smile one day, and I thought that I should try to come up with a list like that every day. So, each day I have tried to mentally compose a list of highlights from my day. Here is my list from yesterday, nothing too special, just time for a blog update :P

1. Tyson woke up happy! Most mornings over the past couple weeks, Tyce has been waking up sad, calling for someone to come to the top of the stairs and bring him down (we don't.. we make him walk down..aren't we sweet). Yesterday, though, he skipped into our room and said, "Good Morning! Where is Daddy?" Daddy was in the shower, so Tyson walked into the bathroom to greet his dad. Nice way to start off the day.
2. Got my house cleaned before noon! (okay, minus the vacuuming and floors)
3. I chatted with my sister and some friends and got caught up on the Good news in Jacksonville/Paige, AZ. It's always nice to have someone to talk to when you are cleaning.
4. Tyson kept finding me all morning to give me a hug and say that his hug "means I missed you."
5. Tyson went down quickly for his nap so I could clean the floors, and still have a little nap time myself.
6. I got a Friends & Family Discount email from Gap. I am glad they still remember me.
7. I bought our Seven Peaks passes for the summer... It's not the beach, but at least it's water.
8. I STARTED HAVING CONTRACTIONS!!! I was so happy.. Greg thought it not so exciting. (He is working alone until Thursday, and said it would be difficult to reschedule 150 patients. Of course he'd do it if he needed too... ) Now, I realize that this could mean labor is still weeks away, but I HONESTLY could not remember what contractions felt like until yesterday. I really never experienced them with Tyson, especially at home. I had them every hour or so from 6 until midnight. Then just one biggy (more painful than the rest) around 4:30 am. I told Greg and my mom that I would be re cleaning my house tomorrow and redoing the floors... just kidding. But I am ready. Come on Baby Girl!
9. Due to the time change, the day seem to FLY by.
10. Enjoyed my clean house.

So I Finally took pictures of the "project". It is still not done, and yes, I know it looks VERY blue, but imagine a honey colored dresser, train table and bookshelf in there instead of the white stuff. And a few pictures on the wall might help too.

BEFORE

AFTER

HERE is the UNPROJECTED nursery.

G said (which is clearly true) that she won't be sleeping in there for a couple months,

so maybe it will get done before she moves in...One can only hope.

Yes, I know she is a girl, and typically girls are showered in pink, but I got a screamin deal on that periwinkle floral bedding...so hopefully she is not picky :)