Living on Coffee and Love

So, today was kindof a big day at the doctor's office. I had my hopes up that I was going to go in, they were going to look at me and say, "okay Kim, you're 3cm dilated so why don't you go home, pack your things and head to Duke." Brahahhhaaahaaa lmao! NOT! Dr. Quinn checked me and I was fingertip, high, not effaced, and HIGH! What the crap! So, she said there's some work to be done before Mr. Seth makes an appearance. I left disgusted. Jay of course, was beaming. He could handle another few weeks he says. He says he has things to do; like work on a sub-box that he's building, we have to move, and he's enjoying the evenings fishing or spending time in the garage. I can TOTALLY understand. It is definitely nice to have a little bit of independence. I mean, let's be honest here. I'm not looking forward to leaky boobs but my body is sure taking a toll this pregnancy. I'm as big as the damn house! And, even Jay said earlier in the week that I l...

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Lastnight (Monday) I was floated to the Newborn Nursery and had the best time!! I gave baby baths, took baby vital signs, fed them baby bottles and all I could think was, "baby, baby, baby!" I had lots of contractions while I was there lastnight which may have just been a coincidence but they were pretty strong, just not painful! Gosh, you seem to forget how miraculous they are with their perfectly formed lips with wrinkles and noses and eyelids. So amazing. Tonight, I'm on my home unit- 3w taking care of pregnant women that need bedrest and monitoring and antibiotics or IV fluids...and there were 17 patients upstairs waiting on Labor and Delivery to be seen! 17! Why wasn't I one of them?! No clue. I don't know what Seth is holding out for!! I've had a few painful contractions tonight...but nothing remarkable and nothing to really write about. We go back to the doctor on Friday. One of the girls in the nursery lastnight said that she gave me 3 days max. Then...

Tomorrow night I'll be starting a 3 night stretch at UNC so that means sleeping all day and missing out on spending time with my boys. So, today I was able to sleep in, and get some laundry done. One of my best friends Macy came by and brought a bouquet of flowers over for me..."just because"...how sweet. We stretched out and had some girl time and it was wonderful. Parker Jay and I took a stroll around the neighborhood in the sit and stand stroller. I must admit, I probably looked super silly with only 1 child in a 2 seater stroller. But, I mean...I had to test the new wheels :) And, Parker loved it. He gladly pointed out every truck on the block like he's never seen one before and said "mama!!!! mama!!!! Trrruck." Just as an aside, I shaved my legs this morning. (Pat on back...you'll never know how long it took) and it was pretty sticky outside...needless to say, after about 10 minutes, my legs were itching like something out of this world! Much to Pa...

I thought that this would be fun. Let's see, for starters.... 1."2 more weeks, just hang in there 2 more weeks." 2. "I know, you're just hormonal right now..." 3."You want a salad for lunch?" 4."What do you mean you need more maternity clothes, didn't you just buy a bunch a few weeks ago?" 5."It's just laundry." 6." Whoa, you're sooo much bigger than you were when you were pregnant with (insert previous child's name)" Today, Corrie came over and hung out and tried to talk Seth into coming out. The plan was for us to walk and walk and walk...but, Hurricane Bill is giving us rain, rain, rain. So, we ended up watching The Grinch on tv (already?! :) and going shopping. Oh, but we did get some starbucks....Corrie got some pumpkin latte thingee and I got a white hot chocolate :) And, we rolled the windows up in the car, blasted the A/C and pretended it was fall already. LOL. Corrie told me that sh...

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So, I've decided to really give this blogging thing a go. I figure, it's a good place to keep pictures, update family and vent on the crazy days we have both behind us and ahead of us. I've been following a few friends who have blogs and I enjoy reading them so much that I would hope to have a few followers too :) Let's start by saying....we are 8.7985 months pregnant with baby Lewis #2, and I'm hormonal, swollen, fat and hard to deal with. And, yes I know it. I've got stretch marks, sock lines and shave every 3-4 days when I feel like it. My toenails are chipped because 1) I can't see them 2) my face turns red to reach them. Crocs are my everyday choice for foot comfort. I've stopped wearing eye makeup and anything besides loose powder on my face. Bottom line: I've let myself go. Today, I had a total and complete breakdown about laundry. And, with Parker, my first son I don't remember being so miserable, so fat, so hormonal, so bitchy, so compla...