Our last night as a family of 3!

By tomorrow evening, baby no name should be here! The doctor will be breaking my water in the morning. I'm 4 1/2 cm, so hopefully things will move fast. I can't believe my little man will be here! I just can't wait to see him and make sure he's healthy. We have spent so much time stressing and worrying this pregnancy, and hopefully it was all for nothing!

I'm so excited to see how Eli reacts to his new baby brother, see Nader look at him for the first time, and have our little family all together!

Here's hoping for a smooth and quick delivery! If the contractions I am having keep up, we won't even make it until the morning!

Father's Day at the Zoo!

First off, Happy Father's Day to all the Daddy's and Daddy's to be, especially Nader! He is such an amazing husband and Father, and these boys are so blessed to have him as their Daddy!!

We spent most of today at the zoo! More so to try and walk this baby out than anything, lol. It was something we used to do with my dad every year when we were younger, so we're going to try and do it every year with our family. Nader, myself, Eli, Matt, Devon, Peej, (aka little Matthew) mom, and Steve all came. Note to self...never, ever, go to the zoo with a child that had been running a fever the day before and is getting all four of his 2yr molars in. We had a few melt downs! Beware, there are tons of pictures!

Grammy and Eli

(sorry mom, I had a great one of you guys but I accidentally deleted it, lol!)

Meeting the monkey statue, Eli loved it!
They had a lot to say to each other

Taking a walk with Daddy!

Not even sure what he was looking at here!

Taking a break on the turtle.

Mr. Peej didn't seem to enjoy it as much as Eli did

Chillin' with Uncle Matt

and wiping off his head, lol!

Eli loved looking at the Red Panda

All tuckered out, waiting for the tram

(I walked up all those hills and steps, I wasn't about to walk down them! I thought this baby was going to fall out, or be delivered by the gorillas!)

Of course, Eli was so tired and cranky, he fell asleep in the car. Got a good nap, and relaxed with daddy for the rest of the evening. Daddy changed his diaper, hence the lack of shorts.

First he covered Nader in a blanket, then he sat on his head!

Taking some time to cuddle up with daddy!

One last shot of the little man before it was bath and bedtime!

To wrap up our evening we had some Chipotle for dinner. Got the spicy meat, the spicy salsa...one can hope right? Today's activities to get baby no name out:

5 hours walking at the zoo

Chipotle

Pineapple

Bouncing on the exercise ball

Let's hope this brings on more contractions!! (I've been getting them all day long, I just need them to get stronger and closer!)

Come on little man!! I promise we'll give you a name once I see your precious face!!

39 Weeks and counting!

I am still in shock that I'm already 39 weeks. It seems like just yesterday we found out we were pregnant again! Everything is ready for baby no name...(except a name!) all of his clothes, bedding, hospital bags are packed, swings/bouncers are set up, and Eli is about as ready as he can be! This little man has been giving me false labor for the past couple of nights. About an hour of two of pretty strong contractions, but they just aren't close enough...and when they are close, they aren't strong enough, ugh! I have to barter at each of my appts for my doctor not to induce. She really wants to since I haven't passed the kidney stones yet. Last week I was 3cm dilated, this week I was between 3 1/2 and 4...so that's some progress! If I don't have him by Sunday, we're going to the zoo for Father's Day and I'm going to try and sweat/walk him out! Hopefully it will work! Finally, here is belly pic at 39 weeks! He's dropped a bit...so he just needs to move down a bit more!

39 Weeks

Baby No Name Eviction Notice

June 11, 2009

To: Baby No Name
From: Your Mommy

To the above tenant in possession of the below described premises: I am issuing a 14 day notice for EVICTION! You will have 14 days in which you can either gather your belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which, you will be physically removed from the property.

Expansions to only the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made! Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base of the structure. Due to the property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the structure. On top of which, the landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances.

After 14 days from this letter, if you do not comply, it will result in immediate (and possibly forceful) removal at my discretion. Thank you for your cooperation!

Love you little man, but it's time to get out!! I can't eat, can't sleep, but I do a great imitation of a beached whale. Seriously though...are we done yet??

Baby "no name" update!

Only a couple more appts to go...if that! Wahoo, there is an end in sight. Went in and had my weekly non-stress test, and baby is sounding great. His arrhythmia seems like it's getting better, which is wonderful! The skips weren't nearly as frequent as they have been, so maybe he's already outgrowing it!

Good news: I'm 3cm dilated and 70% effaced. That's a start! I'm really hoping this little guy will come on his own. I'll be doing everything I can to avoid induction!

Bad news: I was telling the doctor that if I wasn't having my urine checked weekly, I could swear I have a kidney infection. (I've had one before so I know the feeling) Turns out I'm spilling protein (and my blood pressure is low) and I have kidney stones! Are you kidding me? This pregnancy has just been nuts, lol. First the pelvic separation, then all the different problems with the baby's heart, bed rest, and now this? Oh thank goodness we're almost done! We're just going to wait and see if they pass on their own. Many of the treatments they do for the stones are not safe for someone who's pregnant, and since I have such a short time left, I'm going to try and tough it out. I have gone through labor, I can handle some kidney stones...again!

Send lots of labor vibes my way! This little man needs to come meet everyone and finally get a name!