Random Thoughts From a Mommy

I can't believe we made it to week 40. Like today is my due date. My doctor said that only 4% of women actually give birth on their actual due date. Most first time moms are late. In this case, that would be me. I'm making history in my family - I was 2 weeks early, my sister was 4 weeks early, and my cousin's daughter was 2 weeks early. I am not sure if we've ever had a late comer before - but here we are! This week, I got a revisit from an old friend - one I haven't seen since the first trimester. The reason why I stopped taking pre-natal vitamins. That's right. Hemmorroids. They have returned. With no apparently reason really. I'm not even sure why they're appearing. I assume it's because the baby is getting close, so things are popping out everywhere. Well, we made it to the wedding without baby coming! I was holding my breath and everything else for awhile there. I really wasn't sure if this baby was going to hold out. But she did! The w...

First off - no baby yet. So, yup, big sigh of relief right there. Last week has been...chaotic to say the least. If there was any time I was stressed, last week was it. And it's funny, because I wasn't stressed about the baby or anything, I was just stressed about things that happened day to day. First, the movers came on Wednesday. This guy looked at our house and said, "there's a lot more stuff than we thought there would be, there's just a lot  more." So much more that he didn't end up taking quite a few items, including our BBQ, Patio Set, Air Conditioner, and a few other things. And on top of that, they decided to charge us an extra $1000 for the move. Yup, I FREAKED. On top of that, with 2 days until the move, we had a truck in our driveway that we thought was spoken for but then wasn't. So we had 2 days to get rid of some major things plus the truck. Thankfully, after freaking out for an hour, I saw it more of an opportunity. I decided...

We weren't. First of all, Bryan left for LA on Thursday night on the weekend before our move. Who does that? Oh that's right, us! People thought we were crazy, and we kinda were. What can I say? We just trusted that the baby would stay in this weekend. Thankfully, she did. On Friday, the morning started off well. My friend Tara was on Breakfast Television promoting her business and I got to see behind the scenes of what they do. Nothing as fancy as I imagined, but I documented everything anyway. Hopefully one day it'll go on youtube and I'll share it! Then I got one phone call and I probably panicked for the first time ever about this move. The movers called and told me they were coming one day early. And not just one day, they were coming first thing in the morning. Which meant I had one weekend plus 2 nights to finish packing. Now, normally that wouldn't be a problem. But umm...we aren't thinkers. I had to finish work on the weekend (Friday was a write...

One of my friends from college so kindly reminded me today that the baby can come any day now. When I told her I wasn't ready, she said, "get on it!". I'm just not a "get on it" kinda person. I'm more, let's see how this flows and if we need to run to Babies R' Us before heading to the hospital, then so be it. But she does have a point. So I might go get a travel system stroller this weekend. But that's a huge might. All in all though, I'm handling everything splendidly. A lot better than I ever thought I would. It's probably why I didn't move sooner, because a year ago, I would've been a basket case! Last weekend was our mad packing party. By the end of Sunday, we only had about 3-4 more rooms to go. By last night, we only have the bedroom and kitchen left. I don't think Bryan and I have ever been this prepared for a move. And we've moved 6 times in the last 8 years - normally scrambling until the very last ...