It's almost my birthday and Wyatt's too???

So my birthday is on April 16th. This little guy is really pushing it. I guess it would be kinda cool to have him on my birthday but...I would rather not. My brother and I already share a birthday but he is 5 years older. I was his birthday present which he wasn't too happy about. I think it's funny b/c I pissed him off from the very beginning. Even if he isn't born on my birthday it will be somewhere between now, April 10th and April 20th. I'm being induced on the 20th if he hasn't arrived yet. So the countdown begins. I have (at the most) 10 days left-wholly shit! I hadn't thought about it like that yet. I'm excited, scared and nervous. I never had a chance to make it to this point with the boys since they decided to arrive so early. I guess this is how most first time parents feel right before their little one is born. I'm not scared about the delivery - did that with no epidural with the boys. I know it won't be a piece of cake but the thought of actually bringing home a little human being that Toby and I are in charge of is kind of intimidating. But I know we will be fine and I can't wait!

We went to the first Nashville Sounds baseball game last night. One of the ushers talked to us for a little bit and asked if we planned on bringing the baby after he is born. "Of course"...we said. This little guy has so many baseball outfits that I think he could wear a different one to each game. Of course, he will have to have his picture take with Ozzie, the mascot.


10 days and counting...

Wyatt, when are you coming?

Wyatt, when are you coming?, originally uploaded by kkirk78.

We went to the dr today for our 37 week appt and an ultrasound. Technically I won't be 37 weeks until Saturday-yay-full term! We got to see Wyatt's chubby cheeks and his nose. But he had his fist in front of his mouth so we couldn't see his whole face. They are estimating him to weigh 6lbs 4oz right now. I have progressed from 2 cm to almost 3cm in 6 days. My dr thinks it won't be much longer. As he says, he has no scientific reason but he just thinks it won't be too long now. But...in the event that he doesn't come soon, I will be induced on April 20th if he has not arrived by then. I am officially on maternity leave, today was my first day. I plan to take it easy, sleep in and take naps as I please because I know it won't happen again for awhile once Wyatt comes. The countdown is on... :) I'm still betting on this weekend sometime, guess we'll just wait and see.

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!!