Me.

I am being very brave to post this picture, but I am telling myself that it is to look back on and remember how BIG my belly got with Noah! He is like a basketball in my belly and sticks out SO far. This is me at 33 weeks. (Last weekend). I feel like there is a 15 lb bowling ball in there that I am carrying around.

I have been feeling a bit better and with that, I ended up doing to much last week and paid for it on Friday. It was partially because Ava had another rough night Thursday night where she woke up about every 1/2 hour from 11:30 am to 2:30 am. Then I couldn't fall asleep after that because I too have been sick and cannot breathe out of my nose at night. It is horrible. Every night, I hope that it will get better and it doesn't. I also had contractions for about 2 hours. I probably had 8-10 an hour and should've gone into L&D, but was able to calm myself down and therefore it calmed the contractions down. So Friday morning, I pretty much felt like I had been run over by a truck. Luckily my nanny is done with school and wants the extra money, so she was here to help me and I was able to take a morning nap and rest.

I had a doc appt on Monday and the doctor confirmed that I am still not dilating, which is good. Maybe that's why I didn't follow my bed rest to the fullest this week.

I was finally able to get the person from the hospital that schedules C-Sections to call me back with a time. If Noah makes it, it will be at 11am on January 14th 2011. I have to be there 2 hours early and she told me that I cannot "eat, drink, chew gum or smoke" 8 hours before. She said that they have to tell you not to smoke for liability reasons, even though I don't smoke. It was comical! Anyway, I don't know how I am not going to be able to drink anything. I drink so much water at night and in the morning. I will get to watch Mike and Ava have breakfast and just sit there. Maybe I can have ice chips!!  I think he will come earlier, but if he doesn't that will be his birthday!! The doctor said that as long as I get to 36 weeks, they wouldn't stop contractions after that. That would be Christmas Eve for those of you wondering.

Along with all of this, I found out some bad news that I knew was coming, my company is finally closing it's doors and I will be out of a job starting Jan 3rd. I have known this was coming, but it is always a shock when it does finally happen. Not sure what my plans will be for this year, but I know that everything happens for a reason and we will figure it out.