Corban was sick yesterday. I think he may have just been teething, but he had a little bit of a fever and diahrea all day long. Bless his heart, his little hiney was so red and raw by the end of the day. He's actually never had much of a diaper rash - we've probably only used cream on him about 20 times in his 16 months and we had lost his butt paste, so Johnny had to run out last night and get some. Then, he decided to wake up at 1:30 and not go back to sleep. I finally laid down in the big bed with him and I know we saw 4 am before he was completely asleep. Usually I don't sleep with him, but between him not feeling well and me knowing that these are the last few days we've got alone with him, I couldn't resist. He's feeling much better today though, and I think Diana and Nadine are going to come get him for a while this afternoon. I'm going to clean my floors and take a nap :)

Now it's just two days until D(delivery)-Day!

I can already hardly remember this weekend. I know that Saturday I had a hard time because I was feeling nauseous most of the day and Corban was being very obstinate. I just didn't have the emotional strength to deal with it. Thank goodness Johnny was around! Yesterday was nice though. We did church, had a good crowd, and Johnny didn't have any meetings afterward! We all came home and had lunch and took naps. Then yesterday afternoon we went to the mall because Johnny needed some new tennis shoes. It was getting close to closing time so when we stopped at the play area for Corban he almost had the place to himself. After that we went out to eat again - TGI Friday's and came home and played outside for a while. Corban always wants to get in his "bath" when we're outside, so that can be a little difficult when we don't want to deal with it. Last night goign to sleep I thought I had an alien baby - he was being so active and it wasn't in just one place, he was all over my belly. It was fun watching Johnny just watch my stomach and seeing how Caden was making it roll - but talk about nauseous! I'm still hoping that I go into labor any minute now, but I guess Thursday morning is D Day!

The End is Near!

I went to the doctor today - for the last time! I'm somewhere between 3 and 4 cm, which is not nearly as far along as I was with Corban by this time, but oh well. I have an induction set up for next Thursday morning at 7 if things don't happen naturally by then. Johnny is getting very anxious about it, but I've pretty much resigned myself to another induction. I would rather go into labor naturally, but I think I need to not be pregnant more than I need to do it "naturally." Watch my water break tonight though - and all of our babysitters are out of town! Corban and Johnny are outside playing, I'm exhausted because after Johnny and I went to the doctor's we did a hospital tour and ran a few errands, picked Corban up, and went to Johnny Carino's for dinner. We figured this was one of the last opportunities we were going to have to eat out for a while, so we thought we would enjoy it. Johnny has a full day tomorrow so I'm hoping that I can rest quite a bit.

Yesterday was nice. We went to see Brody Fitzroy - he's beautiful. They had been telling Kim that he was going to be at least 8 maybe 9 pounds, but he ended up being just 6 lbs, 7 ounces. It's kind of a neat story because Jim didn't get in from Korea until about 2 am Monday morning and her water broke at 4 am and the baby was born at 5 pm on Monday. God's hand was definitely in that - and now Jim has every day of his 3 week leave to spend with his son!

Corban was excellent all day yesterday, he was such a pleasant boy during the trip to the hospital and we played when we got home and even after Johnny left he was in the best mood. He even fell asleep sitting on my lap watching TV last night - he hasn't done that forever. Since Johnny was gone last night I did my nails and caught up on some internet stuff. Today Corban took a 3 hour nap (I had a 2 hour one), we all had lunch, and then Diana came to pick up Corban and take him back to her house for a while. I've gotten my dishes washed, kitchen floor cleaned, the carpets vacuumed, and I'm going to go put the clothes away in my bedroom. For some reason I feel so much more able to get stuff done when he's completely out of the house rather than when he's just napping. Today is John's birthday - wouldn't it be awesome if Caden shared his G-Pa's birthday!

Yesterday was pretty nice. Johnny got Cameron to the airport then had to go back to the hospital to visit a lady who was having surgery. Corban and I played around the house but he didn't take a nap until 2 in the afternoon. After that we had to go get groceries. It's kind of a pain now b/c I like to be the one to get the groceries, but I can't do it by myself anymore and I definitely can't do it by myself with Corban, so all 3 of us have to go. Oh well, we got it done and hopefully won't have to make a big run for a while. We had a WONDERFUL dinner last night. We bought some potrabella mushrooms and zuchini and grilled those and some chicken breasts and then had a packet of cheddar and broccoli rice to go along with it. Yummy! We were saying last night we enjoy our healthiest meals the most, but don't spend the money or take the time to eat like that as much as we should.

Kim Fitzroy had her baby yesterday! I just got the voicemail this morning, so we're probably going to try to head to the hospital after Corban wakes up and we all eat lunch. Jim got in Sunday night at midnight, so he was there for the birth. God had to be in the timing for that! Johnny's making meatloaf tonight and is going to go see that new Batman movie with Luke afterward. I'm just hoping that Corban stays in a good mood while Johnny is gone - I depend on him so much to deal with that little boy. Everyone who watches him always comments on how active he is and how exhausting it must be for me - in case you were wondering, it is! Anyway, I'm praying to go into labor VERY soon, so if you wanna help me out - a few extra prayers never hurt!

Yesterday was pretty wonderful. Corban and I both napped in the morning, I got the bulletin done and Johnny finished the sermon and then we went to Don and Bonnie's to get in the pool. We spent 2 hours in the pool, at least one of which I was laying on a raft in my own little corner. I let everyone else watch Corban and didn't even try to socialize - it was wonderful! The water is a huge help with the weight of the belly. I told Bonnie I would probably find my way over every day this week if I haven't managed to have a baby yet. Then Don and Bonnie even fed us dinner! Corban LOVES corn on the cob we have discovered. He was taking bites off of mine, then we gave him half an ear for himself and he cleaned it off and was begging for more. Johnny gave him about half of the ear he had been working on himself and Corban ate all of that and wanted more too! Plus he had eaten a hot dog and a lot of baked beans. I love it when he eats good like that.

Right now Corban is down for a nap and Johnny is in a meeting at church. We're probably going to lay down for a nap until Corban wakes up and Craig and Diana are having us over for dinner tonight. We haven't had to cook a weekend meal for a few weeks now and it's great! Cameron comes in later tonight so that Johnny can take him to the airport tomorrow morning and I'm praying every waking moment that I'm going to be going to the hospital soon!

Did I mention that today is my original due date?

Yesterday was pretty OK. We didn't do much during the day, it was so hot out Corban didn't even really want to be outside, even in his pool. In the evening we got ready and went down to Community Days in Turtle Creek. We basically just ate our dinner down there - there really wasn't much to it and Corban is still too young for that kind of thing anyway. I got deep fried Oreos though before we came home and I ate those with ice cream and chocolate sauce before we went to bed. I thought I was going to die all night long. The reflux was terrible, I was burning up, and my stomach hurt so bad. I was honestly getting worried that I had food poisoning. Finally I got settled down enough to sleep at about 5. I got up with Corban at 7 and let Johnny sleep, so he's putting Corban down for a nap now and I'm going to go take one myself.

Corban is doing really well with his animal noises. Piggy is still my favorite, but he says "do" for rooster and it's pretty cute too! Last night at the thing, Johnny was letting him walk around and he ran right up to some girl and hugged her around the legs - he's never seen her before in his life! I'm going to have to keep a close eye on that boy or he's going to walk away with some stranger who gives him ice cream or something.

Oh, I know that this is morbid, but it's a big story here in Pittsburgh this weekend. There was a woman who came to the hospital with a baby with the umbilical cord still attached. She said it was hers, but when they confronted her she said that she bought it and they arrested her. This is her 3rd arrest for something like this. First, she tried to steal a baby from Children's Hospital, then she slashed a woman on the street to get her baby, and now they've found a dead body in this woman's apartment. I'm assuming that she cut the baby out and left the woman for dead. Scary, isn't it? We're wondering why they let her go after the 2nd thing.

NO CHANGE

I had a doctor's appointment today - she said "no change." I guess the most I'll have is two weeks because they said they wouldn't let me go past the 31st. I'm not really into being induced again if I can help it, but I'm so tired and sore and uncomfortable right now that I'm not sure how I'll feel in couple of more weeks.

We're doing well though, I've decided that I'm not going to do work while Corban is napping. I either nap myself or at least sit and rest. I'm trying to do a cross stitch for Caden and one for Libby and Cameron's boy - I think they're going to name him Kenan. I made shells the other day and put one pan in the freezer and we had Luke over and had the other half tonight. I think we've got dinner set up so we don't have to cook for the rest of the weekend! I was watching Jon & Kate plus 8 today and he was cooking for them - she was completely freaked out to have him in "her" kitchen. I can't imagine if Johnny didn't do at least half of the cooking what I would do - I've got an awesome husband because not only does he do it, he enjoys it!

We're going to Community Days tomorrow night - it's not much, but especially since the church has a booth down there I feel we need to make an appearance. Corban will probably have fun anyway. He went swimming with Diana today - he was letting himself go all of the way under and then coming up laughing when they brought him back up. Sometimes it scares me how fearless he is.

We've had a full day. This morning we went to pick up a toddler bed with mattress that a woman from MOPS was giving away. It's in great shape and even though we don't know if we'll use the bed, we really needed the mattress for Caden. When Corban went down for his nap, so did I. I decided that I don't really care what my house looks like - I'm tired and I'm going to nap when he does. After naps and lunch, Johnny had a meeting and Corban and I went swimming. Right now both of my guys are upstairs taking a nap. I was messing around on the internet, but I think I'm going to go lay down on the couch and take another nap. The pool feels great because it takes all of the pressure off my body from the extra weight, but it still tires me out.

This weekend was much better. Saturday we had a few chores to do, but we spent a good chunk of the day at a friend's BBQ where Corban got to swim. He was so worn out by the time we got home! Yesterday we had church and Johnny had a board meeting and then afterward we had to get ready for our young adult get-together. We're wanting some of the people our age to get a little more involved, so we thought this might be a good way to get some connections started. We had a decent turn out - 10 adults and Corban. I think some people were surprised that there were that many of us, and there were about 6 or 8 others who weren't able to come - maybe this will be a regular thing. We hung out outside for a while, they tried to play horshoes, but Diana got hurt, so after we ate we ended up going over to the church to play dart ball. It's this game where they have a board about the size of a chalk board set up like a baseball field and there are darts about six inches long that you throw at the board and obviously it's scored like baseball. We played girls against guys and the girls DESTROYED the boys. Personally, I got 3 homeruns! For some reason I always play pretty well when I'm pregnant.

This morning Johnny has taken Corban to Wal-Mart to return some things and pick up some things, and then he has to go to the hospital to visit and I'm going to try to make some stuffed shells to take to someone who had surgery last week. Hopefully we can get those delivered today and that should be it as far as stuff I need to take care of other than keeping my house picked up in case I end up in the hospital myself.

Oh, and let me tell you something I didn't think would ever happen to me - I have lost complete control of my bladder. I've already had a few minor "accidents" at home, but last night was the first time I got up in the middle of the night to pee and it took me so long to get there that I was completely wetting myself before I could get to the bathroom! Who would have thought that the second pregnancy would make such a difference!

Breakdown

Right now I'm having a little bit of a breakdown - and blaming it on pregnancy hormones. Poor Corban is frustrated with not going and doing stuff and I just haven't been up to being out alone with him and of course Johnny has work to do and can't be with us all of the time. Right now I'm listening to him scream from his crib because he went to sleep fine, but I can't get him into his crib asleep anymore so he's voicing his opinion of me. Yesterday Diana had him a good portion of his waking hours and that was so helpful, and I thought today would be great because of that, but it's been even harder. This is one of those times that living so far away from family and friends is the hardest. I know if I was closer I would have so many of you to call on for help. I guess I need to just be willing to ask it of our church family here - I know they would all love the chance to help, but then again, I feel like I need to be spending as much time as possible with him before the baby is born because it's going to be even harder afterward. Well, I've calmed down a little - thanks for "listening" to my rant. I'm sure I'll snap out of it soon and things will all get back to normal - I hope :)

I had another doctor's visit today and I basically don't know anything new. I'm about 30% efaced and 2-2 1/2 cm. They're still going with the due date of the 31st even though the doctor today said that she didn't think I would actually go that long. They just keep saying they won't let me go past the 31st - my response, "No crap, you won't let me go past the 31st. I think I would die if I'm still pregnant by then." Oh well, all in God's time I guess. I'm getting more and more uncomfortable and it's getting hard to deal with Corban all day, but it's actually not been a bad pregnancy at all.

Corban is saying "baby" now, which is really awesome. In fact, yesterday when Johnny took him into the nursery to change his diaper, he pointed to the crib and said, "baby." I can't wait to see him with Caden! Corban has also learned what a piggy says. Luke showed him by poking his nose up in the air, so Corban holds his nose and breathes out - it's the funniest thing. He's also great with what a doggy says and will sometimes do a cow and will "hop hop" like a bunny. He's been swimming a few times this week - he's fearless! He just throws himself around in the water and doesn't care at all about going under or if someone is holding him and he loves to play on the ladder. Well, Johnny's in a meeting and Craig and Di are coming over afterward for dinner so I'm going to get some laundry done while Corban is sleeping.

Happy Birthday to Laura tomorrow!

Yesterday was nice. Corban slept until a little after 7, we all got up and had breakfast and watched a little TV then Johnny finished up the sermon until Corban's naptime. When Johnny put Corban down for a nap, we all went down. I got to talk to Sherry for quite a while yesterday, which was nice, and then after lunch I finished up the bulletin and we took Corban outside. Corban and I played in his little pool while Johnny washed the truck. He started getting fussy and was making his vroom vroom noises, so I got out his wagon to give him a ride. Honestly, I could only pull him for a little bit - that thing is a monster and I run out of steam quick now. We came in and had a snack of grapes and apple juice and then he actually got to go outside for a little while longer before he went down for his evening nap. Johnny and I had hamburgers - home grown and grilled - they were GOOOOD!

Today we've got church and Johnny has a meeting with someone at 4 - I was hoping to get Corban in someone's big swimming pool today, but with Johnny's meeting it just won't happen with Corban's naps. Oh well, hopefully the weather will be nice enough that we can go out sometime this week.

Happy Independence Day!

Yesterday's sonogram was really neat. We hadn't gotten to have one of Corban when he was that big, so this one was really different. First of all, the 4D makes us think that Caden is going to look just like Corban. Secondly, this boy is already 7 lbs 9 oz. If he did go until the 31st, he could be a 10 lb baby! This sonogram was more in line with the original due date of the 19th, which is what I think is a more likely time anyway. The doctor still said that my belly is measuring like the 31st, but I think that I did the same thing with Corban. I think my measurements were a little behind just because I have more room to hide him since I'm so long waisted. All of the doctors have said though that they won't let me go past the 31st, but of course I could have him any day now!

We're getting excited about having a new little one in the house - I can't wait to meet my new little man! I am a little more worried about Corban though. Not necessarily that he'll hurt the baby or even really act out, but he's not paying too much attention to us right now. Saying "No" just doesn't cut it anymore and he's deliberately running away from us sometimes now when he knows he's going to get in trouble... what am I going to do when there are TWO of them doing that?!

Well, I've got to get some clothes on to go to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things for our cookout at the Fitzroy's this afternoon. I'm looking forward to hangning out with them more - they're a lot of fun. Plus, one of Kim's friends is coming in from Kansas with their 7 month old baby and I like for Corban to be around as many babies as possible. Hope everyone has a great 4th!

Last night I got to have a girl's night. Johnny took Corban to Bonnie's at 3, so I got to clean the house, get ready, and watch Army Wives before the girls got here to head down to the Waterfront. We ate at P.F. Chang's, did a little shopping, and got ice cream at Cold Stone. When we got back the guys were watching a movie and Corban had crashed early. He didn't get to swim at Bonnie's, but they took him to a park and stuffed him like a pig. He apparently ate three big plates of food at dinner.

This afternoon has not been so nice. Dale was here helping Johnny put a ceiling fan in Corban's room and I was in our room getting ready. Johnny needed something and as I got up to get it, I dropped my straightening iron on the floor and got tangled in it. Somehow though, I didn't burn my feet, but I cut my big toe pretty bad. A few minutes later Corban and I were leaving to do a few errands in town and while I was sitting at a red light, I got rear-ended. It didn't do any damage to the car or me or Corban, but it shook us up pretty badly. As soon as it happened, he started crying and I was trying to settle him down and get across traffic to get out of the road and settle myself down too. The guy felt absolutely horrible about it and it didn't make it any easier on him when he realized I was pregnant and had a little one in the car with me. Johnny came and got us though because I was a little too shaky to drive. We've all gotten settled down now though. I'm realizing I'm a little stiff, but nothing serious. We've got small group tonight and tomorrow we get our sonogram and have a doctor's appointment. Hopefully they'll tell me that my earlier due date is the one we're going with. I feel so weird telling people I' ve got somewhere between 3 and 5 weeks - just sounds weird.