How I know we’re about to have a baby…

besides my new waddle, the fact that I am out of breath at the top of a flight of stairs (but what else is new, right?), the 10 minute production required to roll over in the middle of the night or get out of bed to waddle to the bathroom, and the heartburn. Oh, the heartburn.  I can’t even talk about it it hurts so bad (I’m a little worried Molly might be covered in hair from head to toe it’s so bad).

We are officially in full-on get ready for baby #2 mode in our house as she is scheduled to arrive in about 2 1/2 weeks (hopefully not any sooner!!!).  In case you don’t believe me, read on:

1. If Kaden hears the word baby on the tv, radio, in public, etc. he repeats “beh-beh!” and proceeds to pull my shirt up and pull my maternity pants down in order to accurately point to the baby in my belly.  That gets awkward in public.  However, I don’t think Kaden’s really aware of the fact that a baby sister is about to take over his life… poor guy

2. Molly’s room is finally a nursery and not an office/junk room/Millie’s crate.  We spent all day Saturday getting it cleaned out and getting the crib/changing table moved in and put together.  Let me tell you what, walking down our hallway now and seeing two nurseries side by side is a bit unnerving! And exciting.  But really unnerving.  :)  Now I have a couple of weeks to decorate and do a little nesting.

3. While shopping for a double stroller with Trey on Saturday, it seemed to finally dawn on him that we are about to have another baby.  While pushing some of the monstrosities around the store, he remarked, “Good grief! These things are huge! How are you supposed to take these normal places? This won’t even fit in the back of our car!?”  Then there was a long pause, followed by a very concerned, “Kelly!?!  How are you going to go grocery shopping with both of them??????” You know, that’s a dang good question Trey, and something I’ve been wondering (stressing) about for the past, oh I don’t know, 9 months or so!  Alas, we left without a stroller b/c we don’t know what we’re looking for and are not going to spend $200 bucks for a stroller the size of my car.  Help?!

4. At my 36 week dr’s appt last week the doctor measured my stomach, which up to this point has measured right on target every appt, and goes, “hmmm… that’s odd.  You’re measuring quite a bit bigger this week…”   Uh, Doc? How much bigger?  ”Well, you’re measuring 39 weeks today.”  As I try not to choke on my spit and pass out I manage to ask, “huh? how? why? what?”  Needless to say, I’m having an ultrasound this week to check on the baby’s size and make sure everything’s a-ok.  The doctor suspected she was breach and that could have had something to do with the jump in measurement, as he remeasured at the end of the appt after she’d moved around some and found she was now measuring 38 weeks.  Let’s just say I’m thankful to be having a scheduled c-section if she’s breach and humongous.  Because curbing my ice cream addiction is not an option at this point.  Not to mention there is halloween candy in my house now.  Well… there was…

5. I’m tired. Tired of being pregnant, tired of trying to fit Kaden on my lap for books/snuggles at nap and bedtime, tired of sleeping on my side, tired of heartburn, tired of going to the doctor every week, tired of looking at my mess of a house that I can not keep clean b/c I’m too tired to do anything but sit and read while Kaden’s napping, tired of struggling to shave my legs, and tired of  having to continuously pull my shirt down (and hold it down) and my pants up b/c none of my shirts covers my entire belly anymore.  However, what I know this time around is how much easier this baby is to take care of right now than she will be in 2 1/2 weeks… I don’t have to feed her, change her, get her to stop crying, or lose hours and hours of sleep right now.  So I’m not too tired to wait a few more weeks.

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