Yet again...this lady at Wal-Mart yesterday says "You're about to pop, aren't you?" Nope...not until the end of August. "Are you sure?" And then she proceeds to comment on how I look like I have a watermelon in my shirt and says, "It's a girl, isn't it?" Nope, boy, just haven't gained alot of weight this time.
I enjoy disproving old wives' tales. Carrying low means it must be a boy, right? That's what I heard all through my pregnancy with Kyler. And then I carried Melissa even lower and she's definitely NOT a boy. You carry girls all out front and boys make you "spread" a bit? Well, with my first 2 pregnancies that was accurate. This one, though? While I can't guarantee it's a boy, the sonogram was pretty clear. I think it has much more to do with weight gain than gender. I gained 50 lbs with Kyler so, yeah, I was going to be huge all over! This one, only about 17 lbs so far, so it's pretty much going all out front. Oh, yeah, and the heart beat. Caedon's heart beat is consistently fast. He's still not a girl. (He better not be a girl. I'm getting ready to have a baby shower and get all kinds of fun little boy stuff.)
While I'm still not ready to be done being pregnant, I am getting very anxious to meet this little man. I'm ready to see his sweet face and see if he looks as much like his brother and sister as I expect he will. I want to see how my labor and delivery will go with him (praying for a smoooooth, easy delivery just like his big sister). i can't wait to get an idea of his personality and watch Kyler and Melissa interact with him.
But I will continue to tell everyone who asks that NO, I'm NOT ready for him to come yet - no matter how huge I may be! We have decided to turn our office into a bedroom for him which is going to be a BIG project, even bigger if I end up having to do most of it on my own. We have 5 full bookshelves in here so all of the books will have to be sorted into keep/get rid of piles and then we'll be moving 3-4 of the shelves into our bedroom, depending on what we can fit in there comfortably. We're moving our computer into the living room. One of my main concerns with that was the idea of keeping Caedon away from the computer and cords when he started crawling. Thankfully, the very generous parents of a dear friend are getting rid of a computer cabinet that closes! They're giving it to us and I'm so very grateful! Our living room will be a bit crowded, but we'll make it work. And it will force us to move into the world of wireless internet. *Gasp* : P Then there are all the other things we store in the office that will have to find a new home. I get overwhelmed thinking about it but I just need to get started and figure it out as I go.....
In 4 days I get to go out with other grown-ups and have dinner and watch HP 7part2. And in just 9 days I get to go with my aunt on a scrapbooking retreat and spend 3 nights and most of 4 days without my children. As much as I love and adore both of them, I'm so burnt out with being with them 24 hours a days, 7 days a week. I miss the days when I could run errands on a Saturday and leave them home with Brian or go out for a ladies' night and not have to depend on my parents so much. I don't like feeling like I'm taking advantage of people but I just need some down time....
Baby shower in 16 days - yea! I love baby showers and I love spending time with my family and friends! I can't wait to start getting everything ready for my sweet Caedon Joshua!
Sometimes I wonder, what if my baby is really a boy? The sonogram lady was 99% sure that it was a girl, so I'm planning on that. If she was wrong, we sure have a bunch of pink stuff! So I hope for your sake that you are really having a boy :) Also, we turned our office into a nursery and I agree that it can be overwhelming cleaning out stuff to make the change. I hope everything goes smoothly for you!
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