Like some people who aren't actually "officially" engaged until they've got the ring, even though they've been talking about and planning the upcoming for months, I figured I hadn't yet posted the obligatory ultrasound photo and so mabye it was time to make our news official too.
Ta Da!!
It's a he, and he should make his arrival in mid-March. So far all looks good and he's already comfortable with kicking me. This should just round things out nicely for our family with two and two.....and you can take that in exactly the way that I meant it to be taken. Let's just say, I'm not planning on pulling out (or on) those stupid support hose ever, ever again after March. Besides, I keep hearing that four is the new eight.
But while I'm on the subject of pregnancy, I've got a pregnancy sleeping problem. But who doesn't when they're pregnant, I guess. Or mabye I'm just a lazy, undisciplined pregnant person and this is a lame sleeping problem....but whatever it is, I think that it's got to stop. Most nights, come 8:30pm. and we get the kids to bed, and I've already made some lame excuse about why I can't possibly take another two minutes to tell them a made-up bedtime story ("see, it's already past 8...maybe tomorrow if you go to bed earlier we'll have time for a story"), I walk immediately to my own bed for what I tell myself will be just a little "lay down." I just need to rest my legs--just for a few minutes. But next thing I know, it's 11:30 or midnight and the evening's gone. And then I'm awake--wide awake--for at least a couple of hours. Adam, bless his heart, has tried to wake me up earlier to keep this from happening, but I usually ignore him and go right back to sleep. Actually, what's really bad is that there's been a couple of times where my falling asleep early has made him fall asleep early because he'll sit down in the chair in our room to read while waiting for me (since I've assured him that I just need only a few minutes to rest), but then he falls asleep too. Maybe a better person would think that this might not be so bad because once I'm up, I could just get stuff done (sans extra distractions) in the couple of hours where I'm awake in the middle of the night, but no, I don't. Instead, I force myself to go back to sleep and I'm a good enought sleeper that I can usually toss and turn until it happens. It's pathetic.
So rather than take any actual personal responsibility to remedy this, if people could start calling me at 9pm, or if someone would like to plan on bringing over some sort of delicious dessert each night at, say, 8:45ish, certainly I'd get up for that.
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Wait, what's bad about going to bed for the night at 8:30? (I wish that were *my* pregnancy sleeping problem . . . mine is staying up all night and then wanting to sleep all day. And actually it's not just when I'm pregnant.)
I just replied to your comment on my blog, but I'll say it again here: Congratulations! And also that means that you and I and ML all have Boy-Girl-Girl-Boy. Which is pretty fun. Although I was feeling a little sorry for Henry today, realizing that after Ike leaves on his mission when Henry is only 10, Henry will spend his teenage years in a house full of girls. Maybe I'll be able to add one or two boys on at the tail end of the family, although that's a really, really, take-things-as-they-come kind of a thing -- right now I'll just be glad to survive getting this baby here. (If I do make it to 7 kids, will that be the new 14?)
(Oops, there I go again with the novel-length comments.)
Z--good to see that you're still up too, although by my calculations, it's waaaay past your bedtime, especially if you haven't already had a early evening napper.
And if you make it to 7, then the world will certainly be a better place. You have fabulous kids! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.
I know exactly what you mean! But I don't go to bed until 10:30, and still wake up at 3:30 for no reason and am wide awake for about an hour. And then at 7:00 when I have to get up, I am peeling myself out of bed with any and all strength that I have left. (which isn't much) :)
I'm not pregnant and have been having that problem. 8:45 dessert sounds like a very very very good solution.
Oh my goodness! Congrats! 4 IS the new 8...and I'm wondering if 2 is the new 4!?
Yes, I agree with you bspeck, 2 is the new 4. At least that's what I tell myself. Anyway, sleeping, sleeping. I really don't think that issue will change much as a mom. No matter how much sleep I get, I am still tired all day long and I am not pregnant. That is just sort of pathetic. I swear to you, my eyes do not physically open all the way until it is past 8am. What am I going to do next year when I really have to have a real morning routine?
OK, so two things: we'll have to come visiting teaching soon, apparently, since our appointments are almost always at 9 pm or something late like that; and I'm glad you posted this, because JUST today in church as you walked by I noticed you looked a little different and thought you might be pregnant but didn't want to ask. Obviously, you're looking good -- and congrats on the even numbers.
Congradulations officially! Paul said to tell you he is officially excited to have two boy cousins that will be his age.
Sorry to hear about your sleeping delema - wish we lived closer, I'd bring you some dessert!
Congratulations! I guess you're finishing just as I'm getting started.
Hooray! Congratulations! What a great time of year to have a baby...close to your birthday??
I usually need a break right around 5 PM and it frees my evening nicely from early bed rest... Also watching The Daily Show with Chip after the kids are in bed has been helpful. I just need to get a second wind.
Yay for you! Your family is perfect. I hope all goes weel and I amsure it will.
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