Time seems to have sssllooowed down!!! I guess that's what happens as you near your due date. My Dr. appointment today was good. The babies heart rate was 128. What the heck?! It's all over the place. The Dr. checked my cervix today and said it wasn't ready. So I made an appointment for next Monday - same time, same place!
The past few days have been rough around here. Last Tuesday Blake and I went to Stacey and Alana's for a visit and had a lot of fun. Then on Wednesday I got hit HARD by the flu bug. All of a sudden I was soooo... sore it was unbelievable. I could barely move. Cal had to come home from work. Until Cal got home, Blake took care of me!! It was really cute! He totally understood that I was sick and actually let me lay on the couch! He even gave me his blankie :) As the day went on the sore throat, cough and severe stuffiness also began. Let me tell you, it was NOT fun! I've never felt like that before. Thankfully the whole body soreness only lasted 24 hours, but the rest of it has continued. Today is the first day my throat isn't sore and I can comfortably swallow! I told Cal that if I was to go into labour, I'd ask for a c-section because I had zero energy and would definitely not be any help during labour!
As you know, Blake's been stuffed up for awhile and I thought I'd better take him in AGAIN. And ... he has an ear infection. So he's on antibiotics and it should be clearing up! Oddly, Blake doesn't seem to be affected much by ear infections. He continues to play and sleep and eat well! We can't get enough of his little personality! His new words this week are cool, hockey and you're welcome! Anytime he hears thank you, he replies you're welcome! Oh and I didn't mention his quad obsession last week! When we were outside last week two of our neighbours had their quads out and Blake was smitten!! Last summer he wasn't too sure what to think of my parents quads, but this summer I bet he'd love to go for a ride! We now say hi, bye and night-night to the quads in our neighbourhood :)
Cal started feeling ill and finally went to the Dr. on Saturday morning. Thank goodness he did, because he has bronchitis. We were hoping to take Blake to Cal's hockey game on Saturday afternoon, but we all missed it. Hopefully they'll be another one this season that Blake will be able to attend!
So we've basically been laying low and re-couping, which seems to have worked because we're all doing a lot better today!
This weekend I did meet up with a lady I found on Facebook who was selling all her newborn cloth diapers. I'm pretty excited because I got a wicked deal!! The plan is to wash my own cloth diapers for the baby and to do the same for Blake when we start potty training him. Yesterday my parents brought over the crib mattress and change pad they bought for us, so the room is pretty much ready! We'll add the finishing touches when we know if the baby is a boy or girl :)
Take care everyone!
Love, Cal, Tracy, Blake and Baby
