Waiting.....

I know everyone wants an update but I have nothing to report. On Wednesday I had a few random contractions but it didn't lead to anything. I'm not very good at figuring this stuff out since with Max my water just broke and I was induced so its still kinda like the first time of not knowing exactly what I'm supposed to be feeling but I'm pretty sure when it gets close I'll know!

For now I'm just trying to keep up with laundry, grocery shopping and cleaning since you just never know! The grandmas are anxiously still on stand by! At least I know for sure its less than 2 weeks now since they won't let me go a week over my due date (which is June 9th).

I'm also getting very excited. Its odd that you put the whole labor part out of your mind but again, except for leaving Max for 2-3 days (which still makes me cry just thinking about it), I'm kind of excited to do this again. I'm hoping it goes a little smoother than the first time, without the pitocin and 2.5 hours of pushing. The contractions don't scare me (I had the epidural late the first time cause I didn't want it to slow anything down, but God knew I was going to need it for the hours of pushing!) The whole birth part is the only pain I'm afraid of. I would also love to wake up and go in to labor instead of skipping a nights sleep and then have to push and take care of a baby (who for the first 2 day choked on fluid still in his lungs so one of us had to stay awake the whole time...). The vivid part I do remember from Max is those few sleepy days afterwards cause I was a mess with swelling and bladder issues, so that I could do without. But I just can't wait till they put baby girl on my chest and we get to see her for the first time!

For now, we're just enjoying our time with Max. I know he won't remember but I do hope we do. I know things will only get better but its been such a fun year and a half with him, that with help from my rambling blog I do hope we never forget this time we've had just the 3 of us too.

It was nice to get a long weekend in last weekend. We played outside a lot (mom gained those last 5lbs she hadn't gained yet in swelling!) in his little pool cause of the heat. Monday we took him to a parade which he loved. Now we're just hanging out and playing.

He's been so good lately, despite 4 new teeth coming in. His top right molar is through and the left one is breaking through. He's also breaking through the 2 next to the middle two at the bottom (which according to the teeth chart in his baby book he was supposed to have gotten a year ago, lol!) so once they're all completely out that's 12!!!!!!! Tylenol seems to help his pain well. He's also speaking in phrases now which is cute, except he does a lot of possession words "daddy's car", etc which is fine but it appears that most things in general tend to be "Max's" and I'm not sure this is the time to get possessive about stuff with the new baby coming but I always talk about the baby stuff so he'll know. He is too young to understand there is a baby coming but he knows her stuff and gives me weird looks at my belly "kinda like geez mom, really letting yourself go huh" but its funny! Soon enough young one...

So anyway, here are some pictures

From the parade, he loves flags!

A few of the horns and sirens scared him a little bit so he got to sit with daddy.

Nate was trying to capture him using his fry as a utensil for eating his apple sauce but instead got some cheeeeesy photos! Look at all those teeth!

Last night we went over to Nate's mom's pool and it was SO nice to feel "weightless"!!! Max just loved it, he laughed and smiled till his lips turned blue!