Quick update

So, I have been thinking of all sorts of different posts that I could put up on here. Complaining about how sleep is getting harder, how much I feel like I have become less productive and more of a big bump on a log the last few weeks, how much weight I put on in 3 weeks, or the fact that I'm only 1lb off of where I was at this same time in my pregnancy with Ellie (wanted to cry when my dr. told me that), or maybe even talking about all the work we have done on both Elizabeth's room as well as the baby's room. But really, it's mostly complaining, isn't it? And I guess that's not what I want this to be.

I am actually very proud of all the work Mark and I put in last weekend on the kids' rooms. We pulled off the closet doors in both rooms and put up curtains to allow for Ellie's dresser to be in the closet and for our file cabinet to fit in the baby's room. My parents brought over a new dresser for Ellie and we moved the dresser/changing table to the baby's room, and in that process also reorganized closets and got rid of ever MORE stuff that had just been sitting, that was a good feeling. All the bags of boys clothes are now out of the baby's crib, and size NB to 3months have all been washed and about 1/2 have been folded and put away. The rooms are still in process, but the big stuff is now out of the way and it's up to me to get some design work done and decided on. I probably pushed myself too hard, but it's getting closer to being done, and that's the important thing!

I have another ultrasound tomorrow to check on the growth of our little monkey, and in a few more weeks I will be switching over my shots from Lovenox to Herparin. This is a pain in the butt as my shots go from 2x a day up to 3x a day, and I have to draw the shots myself, but it also means that I will only be a few weeks away from the end.

February 14th is the day I am looking most forward to right now as that is our consultation with Dr. Steinman at Children's Hospital. Unfortunately, with Mark's new job, he won't be able to join me, but I have an amazing dad who is going to come with me that morning ... I didn't want to do it alone. I am anxious to hear what her plans will be depending on the severity of the clubfoot, as right now I am looking through all my baby clothes and realizing that cute little footie pjs just won't work if he has to have a cast or with his boots.

The other part of Mark's new job is that he will have very little (paid) time to take off once this lil guy comes. It's something we knew would happen, and we are very lucky that Boeing pre-loaded 1/2 of his first year vacation when he started, so he has a full week of vacation time, but that's it. My mom has a few days she can take off along with Spring Break at the beginning of April where she can lend a helping hand, but it is a little daunting to think that only a few days after monkey arrives, i'll be on my own with 2 little ones at home. I know that I have some amazing neighbors who have already offered to help if needed, but i'm trying not to become overwhelmed by the thought of only having Mark's help for a night or 2.

All in all, i'm doing well, trying to make time fly by as it seems to be slowing down little by little every day now. Elizabeth will be 2 in just a few weeks, so i'm trying to focus on getting her party planned and ready (and maybe have the baby's room almost done by the time we have 20 people over to our house!), and tackling one or two small projects every night when I get home from work, even if it's just vacuuming the house, or posting a few more items to Craigslist. Less than 8 weeks until my due date, so i'm preparing myself (and work) that I'm looking at 6-10 weeks before he comes ... so close, yet so far away! :o)