Hi Ho Hi Ho..its off to the OB Doctor I go...

34 weeks!

First of all don't you love how catchy the title is to this one. Yes I thought of it myself and I am back to living at the OB office:). At my last doctor appointment about a week ago I was having contractions so since I was only 33 weeks my doctor decided to put me on bed rest. At first when you get put on bed rest you think this will be relaxing, but I am totally not one of those people. I HATE IT. I am such a busy body and not being able to do a thing, but sit on your butt is awful. It is beyond boring not to mention finding someone to take on your responsibilities is hard on any Mom. The one plus is Braxton has been able to go to his preschool more giving me time off my feet and Braxton truly adores it. This is the best time for him to be going all week because they are doing soo many fun things at his school for Christmas. I also have had amazing family members step in and help me out when I very much needed it. I am just grateful that I only had to be on bed rest for about a week and half. Tomorrow I will be 34 weeks..which means we made it to our first goal..WOOHOO!! I had my fetal test done this past Monday which was negative so its looking good that we will make it to term. I am so happy I could cry! This pregnancy has been very rocky and I am just grateful that everything is turning out good and this little peanut has stayed inside. I am still having a lot of contractions, but when I get off my feet I am able to control them. I went back to the doctor's office this Monday and everything was good. I was still only dilated a cm, but I am now measuring 2 weeks early. This could mean I have high amniotic fluid, the baby's positioning also could affect the test, or I am carrying a bigger baby. Ahh the thought of a big baby was something I was terrified of with Braxton. Did I mention my husband weighed 11 lbs 6 oz when he was born? Thats like a damn turkey. However, more times than not the baby's weight is determined more by the mother's weight and I was an average size baby. We will wait and see. My weight is right on and honestly my belly is just growing so big that I walk so goofy because I feel like I could fall over. I am just carrying so forward with this one. My basketball belly is turning more into a watermelon I swear. I am going to the doctor every week now so if I am still big at this next appointment they might do another ultrasound just to make sure everything is looking good. We will see. As the time gets closer and closer I am getting anxious about meeting this little one. I think already going through labor before now I know what to expect which I think makes it even worse. Yes I know I will get through it and it is totally worth it, but the anticipation is the worst. I am also scared its going to happen at the worst time. My labor was so fast with Braxton..I am having nightmares that I wont make it to the hospital in time and my baby will be born in the car. Whatever happens happens right haha. We will work it out and I know not knowing what this little one is is going to be great motivation during labor. I cannot wait to hear my husband says Its a .....?? It is going to be an amazing moment for us!!!

I was also getting super nervous about our lab Maize as my pregnancy gets closer to the end. He is a lab which means he is hyper..but its like these last couple weeks he just chilled out. It might just be the fact that he got fixed..poor guy. And for everyone who told me he would stop humping everything when he got fixed..you lied to me! Now he isn't perfect by any means, but he knows when to turn it on and when it needs to be turned off. I was terrified of him thinking the baby was a chew toy, but you should just watch him with Braxton. He is soo in love with him and I know he is going to be protective of this baby. For example, when Braxton takes a bath Maize lays right by the bath tub. He wants to be whenever Braxton is at. It's like he knows his job is to protect the kids. Now if I could just get him to stop chewing on stuff he would be perfect. But he is still is only 8 months old..I gotta rememember that. We will wait and see. I just cannot wait to bring the baby home and be one happy family:).

Ahh we are soo looking forward to the holidays and enjoying our last Christmas as a family of 3. Braxton has been making me so proud because he totally gets the reason for the season. Yes he loves looking at the presents under the tree, but if you ask him what Christmas is about he will tell you about his love for Jesus. He is really a great kid and makes me so proud. He is also a character. Yesterday he was playing with one of my old cell phones. He was having a conversation and I asked him who he was talking to..he told me it was Mary..you know Jesus's Mom duhh. He is always making me smile and laugh. Gotta love 4 year olds:)

Well I am off for now..Hope everyone has an AMAZING Holiday! I am soo looking forward to seeing friends and family. Oh and did I also mention that when my husband gets home today he will officially be on Vacation for 12 days! SOO EXCITING!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Raising a Boy

I never knew raising a boy would be so interesting. Of course just raising a child has its humorous moments, but a woman raising a boy brings soo many other elements to the table. One thing I have really realized lately about Braxton is his true innocence. He really needs to be explained things to totally understand and even then sometimes you go into a conversation you just never even thought about having..especially when they are 4 years old. So I have already told you how interesting it is having a male dog and all the wonderful traits that come with him..well while I am learning those new traits I also have to explain these things to my son. In the past month or so Maize has developed a love for humping..We weren't sure if he knew his dog bed was made for sleeping on because all he did was hump the stupid thing. Well you can try as hard as you can to stop him, but its just almost impossible and truly just annoying. With Braxton I figured if he doesn't ask me about it I am not bringing it up. Well that all changed when I noticed Braxton trying to mimic Maize and it was all over from there. We had to have the conversation about humping and why it was bad. Now I am a very matter of fact person and sometimes I think it gets me in trouble because Braxton knows a lot for his age group. Just ask the kid how his body works when he swallows food. The kid will give you a detailed example of how it goes down his esophagus into his stomach where it meets special juices and so on and so forth. Yes I explained matter of fact how his body digests food..I cannot help myself if I know it and he wants to know it then I am going to explain it to him. This kid wants to know how everything works and at 4 years old I am always willing to push him to learn. So when I first saw Braxton humping I just told him that was very inappropriate and he shouldn't do that..I am sure you already know his response, but he simply told me well why does Maize do it then? I seriously cannot get a way with a simple answer with him because he wants to know exactly why. I just told him Dogs don't know any better and hopefully when he gets fixed he will stop doing it. That made Braxton stop questioning it for a while, but of course he came back at me that Dogs have brains and they should know better like we all know better..all I wanted to say to Braxton was are you kidding me can we please just drop it? Of course I had to explain to him that dog brains aren't like human brains and blah blah blah. And when he kept asking why I simply ran with my all time favortie..because thats how God made them. Ahh that one worked. So now the kid just thinks Dogs have dumb brains, but whatever stops us from having a humping conversation I am down with. So then whenever Braxton caught Maize humping he would just look at him with disgust and say you need to be fixed. Ahh such a great comment from a 4 year old. Well that day came and Maize got himself all fixed up. Braxton decided he was so happy for him he was going to take it upon himself to tell strangers. We were at the check out counter at the supermarket and he gave the lady a big old smile and said my Dog got fixed today because he humps everything and thats inappropraite. Dear Lord why do these wonderful sayings happen to random people that probably look at me and think this lady should not have children. What can you do but laugh and enjoy! Ahh I am just a happy Mom trying my best to raise a boy:)

I just wanna run

Today is killing me. It is December 2nd and it is simply beautiful out. One of those days where its cold, but the sun is still out and shinning. One of those types of days that is perfect for a long run. Now I know it isn't right to complain, but today I just feel like it. I am SO grateful to be pregnant and I never would want anyone to think otherwise. Words cannot describe the joy of this pregnancy and how happy I am to be allowed this gift. Lord knows I am not worthy of this honor, but today I just feel the urge to cry. I want to cry because I feel like my body is falling apart. When I started off this pregnancy I was planning on being just as active as I was before. This meant running my 6 miles and doing crossfit. I even purrchased a sweet belly band that would support my growing bump. That changed from the very beginning when I started having restrcitions piled on me from a risky pregnancy. I was told absoutly NO running, lite walking, and no lifting higher than 20 lbs. At first I thought how impossible, my son weighs more than 20 lbs for goodness sakes. Then the thought of a premature baby came in to my mind and I knew there was no choice. This wasn't about me anymore this was about the health of my child. It is hard though to be such an active girl and feeling so wasteful to my very own body. However, with all this being said, my child just kicked me hard in the ribs and put me back in my place. This is what my life is all about right now and I am so grateful to be a moma and holding this new life with me. I do promise you this my sweet banana though the second Moma can run you will get the honor of riding along in your sweet stroller:). I am soo looking forward to spending that time with you!! :)