15 days to go………..

I’m almost 38 weeks pregnant.

I have about 2 weeks left to go.  I remember being about 2 weeks into this pregnancy, and thinking that I’d be so blessed if I could make it another 2 weeks, let alone to the very end.  I’m very excited to be here.

I had another Non-Stress Test today, and our little one’s heart rate was a bit higher than normal, but he was also freaking out in there, and so they just figured thatjust like us adults – when we move around alot our heart rate goes up, that because he was so active that his heart rate was up.

They monitored me for about twice as long as they have before, and then said that all was good, and that I could go.

It was a bit insane on the Maternity Ward today, as two ladies had just come in ready to deliver…….and so things were hopping.

They had been complaining this morning that things were so slow…..and someone said that this was payback for them complaining.

I only hope that it’s slow when it’ s my turn.

Well, if it was possible to walk a baby out, it would have happened last night.  We (all of us, Jon and the kids) walked for over an hour, and I was very proud of the kids, ’cause they only started to whine in the last ten minutes or so……

I keep waking up about 4:30am, and then staying awake for an hour or two.  This morning was more of the same…it’s frustrating when I know that I’m tired, or at least I will be, and I wish that I was sleeping when the kids were sleeping, ’cause when they get up – it’s difficult to stay sleeping ’cause they get into things. 

Oh, and a FABULOUS story to tell.  I had this great idea that Jon could give the kids a hammer and nails, and some wood, and string, and they could make some sort of fort/tent creation out in the front yard.  I figured it would occupy them for a bit, and give them something to do other than watching TV…they haven’t fully remembered how to just “play”…..it doesn’t help that I’ve been tired, and haven’t felt like fighting with them, and sometimes it’s just easier to let the “babysitter” keep their attention.

Anyhoooo…..

We sent them out to “create” and they did prety good for a while.  They came in, and then after a bit I had to leave for my NST at the hospital.  The kids had tied the ropes to the car, and so Jon and I undid them.  When I went to back up, it felt like I had run over something.  I pulled forward and asked Jon to check.  NOPE!  Nothing there.  I started to drive back again, and he yelled for me to stop. 

The kids had placed a nail under the tire, poking up into it, and they wanted to see if it would poke into the tire when someone drove away. 

Yah!  Nice, eh?

So, I didn’t want to get to the hospital, and find out that the tires had gone flat, and then be stuck there so we loaded the kids into the van, and Jon was going to drop me off at the Hospital and then go and see if he could either get the tire patched or if he needed to get new ones.

While on the way to the hospital, the kids informed us that they had actually stuck nails under both of the back tires.  Sweet! 

So, long story short………or at least shorter……….we have brand news tires on the back of our van, and are $350 poorer.  What a day!  What fabulous, creative, inquisitive children we have…….gotta love ’em.  At least they keep things interesting around here. 

Author: Patricia Culley

I'm the ringmaster of my own circus. Just trying to stay one step ahead of the monkeys. View all posts by Patricia Culley