I have done absolutely nothing to prepare for this baby!!!!!
Yep, you read that right. Nothing. There is nothing in this house {besides my enormous bump} to suggest a baby is going to be joining this family anytime soon. Surely I should be doing something!?
There are some things coming up in this next week or so...
My mother {bless her!!} is coming up for a day to help me prepare about 2 weeks worth of freezer meals for my family. My grocery list is nearly complete for that I think...and it's probably the smartest thing I'll have ever done before having a baby. {Seriously, why have I never done this before!?}
Jason, in preparation for the influx of freezer meals, unplugged our deep freeze and is going to be scrubbing it clean prior to our needing it for storage. He's also planning to help me clean the back room so we can use the large dining room table back there as an extra work station of sorts.
My mom will also be bringing a new crib bedding set with her that I asked for and received as a Christmas present {Thank you again Grannie and Boppa!}. We were still using the set we bought for Sis nearly eight years ago - and no, that's not a bad thing. This mama was just ready for a little something new. Naturally, when the new bedding makes it here it needs a crib to go in, right? So I'm hoping while mom and I are working away on meals, Jason {who will also be in charge of handling the requests of the other four, refereeing squabbles etc.} will hopefully be able to reassemble the crib in Eli's room.
That's preparation right!? Surely that is all that needs done to welcome a new baby home where the last baby has barely begun to grow out of being "the baby"? I feel just a smidge silly that I - a mom of FIVE - has the crazy desire to google the zillion lists that are probably out there for things one should do before bringing a baby home {and no, I'm not going to}. Anyways, on to Baby Cinco.
How far along: 35 weeks
Total Weight Gain: Around 17 pounds so far.
Maternity Clothes: No and with only 4 weeks to go I don't plan on digging any out. Thank you BellaBands.
Sleep: Better actually. Most nights I'm sleeping through the night which has been fabulous.
Best Moments: Christmas! We just finished our last Christmas celebration this last weekend - so I have 2 more Christmas blogs to write!
Movement: All. The. Time. I was rocking Miss G last night and she was giggling uncontrollably because Cinco kept moving, kicking, and pushing her and she thought it was hilarious.
Food Cravings: None but I'm loving the sweet stuff.
Gender: Neutrals, blues, and pinks are scheduled to go into the wash soon!
Labor Signs: Nope. Just the typical Braxton Hicks contractions. Unfortunately, they tend to happen every time I bend over, get in and out of the car etc. Not the most comfortable thing in the world but survivable.
Our Doctor's Apt Today: Very dull. :) Same low blood pressure and a heart rate of 135. We go back in 2 weeks, then have a 1 week visit and then it's baby time!
Not the most flattering photo. It decided to snow here and there's no way this mama {who is not a cold fan} is going outside to take our typical photo by the fence. Yep, I'm a wimp. So here we are at 35 weeks - only 4 weeks to D-Day!
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