Are you ready to laugh your a$$ off?

Ok so there is this commercial for the slap chop on tv. I am sure you have all seen it. Everytime I watch it I crack up when he says "You're going to love my nuts". So I got on youtube today and there are some really funny videos that people have edited. Here is one that I thought was hilarious. If you have time, youtube the slap chop for more videos...some were pretty hilarious and had me in tears.

Baby...Baby...Baby

I am 36 weeks-Yeah!!! I went to the dr yesterday. He checked me out and said I am 2 cm dilated. I was almost 1cm 3 weeks ago. I'm still having my contractions on and off and I am not to take my medicine anymore to stop the contractions. As he put it "we didn't want those before but we will welcome them now". I guess the good thing about having the contractions is that it will slowly dilate me so maybe the actual "labor" part won't be as long. I go back to the dr on Thursday to get checked again and to have an ultrasound to see what position he is in. I'm thinking I have about a week or two left. So what am I doing this weekend...cleaning and getting ready. Just about everything is ready but there are still some last minute things to get done, like planting my seeds for our garden this year. I really want to have a garden but I know if I don't get it started now that it won't happen. We are going to have tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant and maybe one or two other things. I have the pots inside with dirt in them so I just have to plant the seeds and we need to get the garden area outside weeded.

On a side note, I am a HUGE fan of ER. I have been since about 1997. It all started because my old boss (who was an actor on the side) from a coffee house that I worked at was in an episode of ER once. I remember watching it at the coffee house with everyone and I was hooked. So, needless to say I am so sad that ER is ending. This Thursday is the final episode of ER. It is a 3 hour event! Toby is not looking forward to that...I think he should go work on music that night. I just have this feeling that Wyatt will make his appearance that day and I'm going to miss it. I'm not saying that ER is more important than Wyatt but it would be nice if he would let his mommy watch her very last episode of ER. But...on the flip side I want a Thursday baby (he could wait until the following Thursday). Baptist Hospital where I deliver does a thing with the first couple of babies that are born on Thursdays. They have a commercial where they show off the baby and Crystal Gayle does the music to it. Back in the day as a child I was a Crystal Gayle fan. They give the parents a copy of the commercial on dvd. How cool would that be to have little Wyatt on tv only a few hours old. Here is a link to one of the commercials so you can see what they look like: http://www.sths.com/womenshealth/thursdaysbaby.php?v=1

We are getting really excited to meet Wyatt and to see what this little boy looks like!

Ebates

So I have discovered this website and I have been using it for awhile now. It's called ebates. It's sort of like a rebate but without the paperwork-I love the paperless system. You sign up for it-for free. Once you are signed up if you ever make a purchase online, go to ebates. See if the store you are purchasing from is listed and go through their website to buy your item. Each store has a different amount cash back listed as well as some coupons sometimes. I use it for our ebay purchases (we buy most cd's, baby stuff and random things through ebay). You get 3% cash back on ebay purchases. I also use it when I print out my photos through snapfish or shutterfly-they give you 10% cash back. Anyways, the only bad thing is that they give the cash back rewards out every few months. So you have to wait for the money. But if you are buying things online anyways you might as well get some money back. If you sign up through my link you will get $5 once you make your first purchase -

http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=m2Ue9coqJpzdZqlTDMjEFA%3D%3D

Things that bug me...

I know I'm not perfect when it comes to grammar and proper English but there are some things that bother me. For example, I was listening to the radio this morning on my way to work. The dj asked people to call in to let them know what they were doing. He said "Because you know...we have to live vigorously through you"...Really, vigorously? I yelled "vicariously" at the radio and was glad that no one was around to see me yelling at the dj.

The other big thing that has bugged me is the "for sale" ads on craigslist. I can't tell you how many listings I have seen that say "for sell" or "I don't care if you re-sale it". C'mon, seriously? A co-worker of Toby's is the worst. She said to her husband on the phone the other day, "I ain't ever seen no rain last night." The sad thing is that she doesn't even realize that she is saying anything wrong and she says things like that all the time.

Toby bought a shirt at the thrift store the other day. It has the outline of the state of Tennessee on it and says "Literacy ain't everything".

Baby shower

The girls, originally uploaded by kkirk78.

Yesterday was a fun day. It's definitely the most I have done in a long time. I had my baby shower which I had a lot of fun at. Thanks Jan and Laura for putting it together. I got some great gifts. We had ice cream cake which was awesome! We also played some fun games. You can see all the pictures on flickr. I've got 6 weeks left til my due date but dr. says Wyatt will probably come 2-3 weeks early. But...I am fully ready! Bring it on!!

I'm soooooo excited to meet this little guy whose body shakes, wiggles and kicks when he gets the hiccups, wakes up with me in the morning, and loves Elvis! I think it's cause he knows mommy and daddy got married by Elvis. Whenever I put Elvis on...he starts moving about...it's too cute!

We also went to rollerderby last night. It was their first match of the season and we figured it might be the only one we could make it to. We only stayed for half of the match b/c the hard bleacher seats weren't treating my bum and back very well-lol. They were totally kicking Tampa Bay's butt when we left. After that Toby went and saw one of his favorite bands play, Superdrag. It was Jeff's baby shower gift to Toby. They had a lot of fun. This Thursday we are going to a screening for a new movie, I Love You Man. I'm excited about that too. We're trying to get some "us" time in quickly before it won't happen for awhile.

The first Nashville Sounds baseball game is April 9th. If I'm still pregnant we plan on going. If not, we will wait until Wyatt is a bit older and the weather is warmer and then he will be attending his first baseball game in one of his million baseball outfits. Wyatt will have a baseball buddy too...J.R. who is 7 months old. His parents are baseball fans too. Fun, fun times are ahead!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Waylon & Jesse!

Happy 2nd Birthday Waylon & Jesse!, originally uploaded by kkirk78.

Wow...I can't believe tomorrow will be their 2nd birthday. I really can't imagine how crazy our life would be right now if we had two 2 year olds running around and driving us crazy. I also wouldn't be pregnant with Wyatt now. So obviously I have mixed emotions about the whole thing but given the situation I am very happy that I have Wyatt. 2 years has dulled the pain but I still wish and want for them to be here. Sometimes it feels like a dream. I'm so glad we got photos and got to hold them. I don't think it would feel real at all if we didn't have that. I'm really curious to see if Wyatt looks anything like his brothers. Someday when the time is right Wyatt will learn of his two cowboy brothers in heaven. I'm also so grateful to have met two other moms of ttts angels, Andrea and Karen. They have done so much for me over the last two years. I don't know where I would be mentally without them.

I keep dreaming about leaving the hospital with Wyatt. I don't think I could leave the hospital again empty handed even if it is because he has to spend a few days in the nicu. It is the one thing that has haunted me over the last two years-going to the hospital to give birth and then walking out and getting in the car like nothing happened. I still remember the ride home was so very eerie and silent. BUT this time around I will be sitting in the back staring every second at our beautiful little cowboy. I guess maybe someday we'll need a cowgirl...maybe...

A big Happy Birthday to my boys!

I may be on official "maternity leave"

So, I get 16 weeks of maternity leave and I really didn't want to have to use any of it before Wyatt was born. BUT I am completely miserable. Since week 30 (3 1/2 weeks ago) I have been having regular contractions (4-6 min apart) on and off. I am on procardia to help the contractions. It did help at first and then I was only taking it when I would have episodes of close contractions. On Friday we went back to the dr thinking this was really it. I was having cramps and a backache along with the contractions that were 4 min apart. But, nope he wants to stay a bit longer. I have been taking the medication non-stop since Friday and the contractions haven't really let up at all. They might for a few hours here and there but that is it. Apparently I have an irritated uterus...but it is irritating me! I worked yesterday and it was hard. But today was just miserable. I was having contractions every couple of minutes all day. I check patients out of their dr. appts and while I can sit a lot I also have to get up and done to put paper work back for patients, etc. My co-workers have helped but they can't always be there to do it for me every time. I feel like I will be a pro when it comes time for Wyatt to actually come. I have walked, talked and sat up and down through some pretty strong contractions. Anyways, I am taking Wed, Thurs and Fri off of work. I have my next dr's appt on Friday so I am going to wait and see what he says and to see if I am dilated anymore. I may or may not go back to work on Monday. I really didn't want to leave this early but I am just miserable at work. At least at home I can decide when to move around and I won't have patients staring impatiently at me!

33 week belly video

33 week belly video, originally uploaded by kkirk78.

I caught Wyatt on video moving around like crazy. Watch where I put my finger on my belly. Each movement gets bigger and bigger.

so ready for this pregnancy to be over

I'm not miserable, physically. BUT I am so sick and tired of these contractions. It all started just over two weeks ago with contractions that were 4-5 min apart. We got medication for me to take whenever I have these contractions. We went back to the dr today b/c this morning I was having contractions. But this time I was having back pain and menstrual like cramping. It was more like when I was in labor with the twins. Once again, it was a false alarm. The dr did say I was dilated to about 1cm. But that can stay for a day or weeks. Wyatt is also moving down a bit which I have noticed b/c I can breathe easier. They did the fibronectin test again today and it came back negative so we have 2 more weeks (probably) before I really need to worry about Wyatt coming. However, these contractions I am having today just don't want to let up all the way even with the medication. They are definitely not as close and as strong as they were this morning but they are still here. I am so sick and tired of looking at a clock all the time timing the contractions and waiting to see if they get consistent or go away on their own. I had a round yesterday that lasted about an hour and then they just went away as quick as they came. I want Wyatt to arrive safe and sound and screaming but I also want this pregnancy to end. Other than the consistent contractions I really do enjoy being pregnant. I have a day here and there where I am miserable but overall I feel pretty good. In fact I feel better at week 33 than I did in my middle 20's. I've also been sleeping pretty good lately.

I'm getting very anxious to meet him and see what he looks like. We haven't had an ultrasound since week 20 so I don't even really have a sneek peak at what he might look like now. But I guess I will just have to continue being patient.