he's here!

introducing our newest addition!  everyone is in love with you Dylan, especially your big brother.  how did we ever live without you?  our sweet little lamb ♥

birth story coming soon...

39 weeks!!

baby is the size of a WATERMELON!!!

guys, my due date is 3 days away!!!  life is about to get crazy.

the baby is as big as a whole watermelon, not a half, but they didn't have any whole watermelons at the grocery store (nor did they have any pumpkins, which is what I'll need for my 40 week pic!) so we picked up this delicious looking half and brought it to my parents to go along with yummy chicken and shrimp fajitas!

my to do list before baby is getting shorter and shorter and I think I may actually complete it before baby arrives!  I'm basically prepping for D-Day over here.  the house has to be spotless at all times, I'm doing the laundry every single day, our fridge and pantry are super triple stocked, and Clark has been getting so so spoiled these past few days.  his last week as an only child!

while singing Clark to sleep the other night, I broke down and started crying.  I could barely get through our songs.  any day now could be the last night I put my only baby to bed.  I've been doing a lot of crying lately.  it just feels like change is in the air and I love things exactly how they are.  I feel like we were just getting the hang of things.  Clark is finally consistently sleeping through the night AND not fussing about going to bed.  the past month of sleep has been amazing.  if I didn't have to get up every two hours to pee I would be getting such good sleep!!

at my last appt. my doctor asked me if I wanted him to help me in any way in starting labor and I told him nope!  I want to wait it out and let things happen naturally.  everything looks good and I'm healthy so he had no problem with that.  now there's really nothing left to do but wait...

I've had a few signs that labor is near, probably TMI for the blog, but everything I read says it could be anywhere from 24-48 hours or possibly still a week (or two!) away!  there's really no way of knowing.   I'm not sure how long my doctor will let me go without being induced.  I know I wouldn't want to be more than a week overdue because the baby would probably be so big!  the way things are going right now, I think he will be here before this weekend.  possibly go into labor on Thursday and have him here Friday, the 23rd.  on Saturday my dad guessed he'd be here today and Mark's guess passed already, haha.  he has been so sure the baby will be here early!  we'll see who's right!

I've always thought of Clark as my little "wilde" cub but I have a feeling this baby is going to be very different.  I have pictured him as a little lamb, which I've thought since I found out I was pregnant.  then my MIL surprised me with a stocking for him at Christmas with a little lamb on it and I knew it had to be true.  can't wait until I get to look at my sweet little lamb's face for the first time...

Clark at one day old

37 & 38 weeks

baby is as long as swiss chard!

baby is as long as a bunch of leeks - 19.5 in!

happy ♥ Valentine's ♥ day!!!  it's not looking like baby will be making an appearance today but I'll be 39 weeks tomorrow!  THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.

I used to want all the time in the world but now I'm so anxious for labor to start.  it's the unknown that's killing me...when, how, where!!  the nurse told me at my last appt. that the doctor will induce me on my due date, the 22nd.  she didn't ask if I wanted to be induced or anything so I'm wondering if I'll have a say.  of course I should!  especially since I calculated my due date on tons of pregnancy due date calculators and it's actually the 28th, based on my lmp.  so I definitely don't want to be induced a week early!

so at my last dr. appt my mom's car was broken into and my Fawn Design diaper bag was stolen!!  there was nothing of value in it (for them) but it had my first milk snob cover that I nursed Clark with, a romper of his, toys, a gathre mat changing pad, a ring I got for Christmas and the diaper bag itself is very expensive.  I was so sad and upset the whole day,  not to mention Clark didn't get a nap that day because we were at the hospital for hours talking to police and filing reports.  it was a sad day ;(

on a happier note, I'm very grateful that something told me not to bring my wallet that day.  I normally grab it before I go somewhere but I knew I'd already made all the payments to my doctor and wouldn't be needing it so I chose not to take it.  I also usually keep Clark's and new baby's promptly journals in there.  the baby's is filled up through the first three trimesters but Clark's has a year's worth of special memories, notes, pictures, hospital tags, mementos, you name it!  it is irreplacable!!!  I would have been completely devastated if it had been there.  but on this day both of the boys' journals were in another bag safe at home.  so I am truly counting my blessings that nothing was stolen that cannot be replaced.  I'm going to get a new color Fawn Design for this baby (brown) so that will be fun and I already ordered another milk snob.  I hope that thief enjoys their beautiful new diaper bag and nursing cover!

we are officially ready for baby to come any day now...the nursery is painted, the laundry is washed and put away, the house is spotless, the bassinet is set up and now all we need is a b a b y ♥

down to the wire!

baby is the size of a papaya mini watermelon!

so technically, I'm 37 weeks in this picture but we've been so busy I forgot to take my picture last week!  I've pretty much been a week behind the entire pregnancy though, but now I'm starting to get two weeks behind, haha.  also, there was a sign for papayas at the grocery store but all they had in front were mini watermelons so I decided they're probably about the same size anyway and I much prefer watermelons to papayas so, there ya go.

I'm starting to do these closer together because I don't think I'm going to make it to 40 weeks!  Mark and I are so sure the baby will be here early.  he predicts by the end of next week...which is no good for me because according to my baby laundry schedule, I'll still have all the blankets to wash!  also considering Mark still has to do another coat of paint on the nursery and the only real day he can work is Saturday so we have to wait until next weekend for him to finish!  we're definitely cutting it close this time around...

I've stopped gaining weight and actually have lost a couple pounds.  I think I've hit my maximum weight capacity,  haha!  if you want to know, I've gained about 40 pounds, same as with Clark.  it's funny how last time seeing the scale hit numbers I'd never dreamed I'd ever see really got to me but this time I'm like, yeah, whatever, I'll lose it fast.  the best part about gaining this much weight is losing this much weight!!  I've always weighed about the same since I was like 16 so getting back in shape and seeing the numbers tick back down on the scale is so fun for me!

so far no progress at my doctor appointments so that's good!  if I had to pick the baby's birthday I'd pick Valentine's Day because how cool would that be! ♥  but that would also be a week early and not sure if I'll be ready!  if all goes according to plan though, we should be ready that day.

labor goals: hoping I go into labor naturally, the baby comes quickly and I'm allowed to have the epidural earlier than last time.  hey, a girl can dream!

baby boy we are getting SO close.  getting so so so excited!!!

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