Last Day of Work...

How bittersweet to know that my last day of work is 1 month away. It's not that I don't WANT to work, its that I have so much to do, and really feel like I need to be there for my son for that last month before his brother joins us. I do believe that Zachary will take on the big brother role well, as soon as the baby gets here. It will be good for Zach and I to be able to spend some good Mommy & Son time together, and to show him that just because there is a brother coming into our home, doesn't mean I am going to love him any less.

We still have to get busy on working on his room. Over the past couple weekends, things have been so crazy, that we haven't even had a chance to get things moved or cleaned up the way we have wanted to. I really need to buckle down. As I grow bigger, I have less energy. There is also less I can do as time goes on. We still need to get that room painted upstairs--- it might just be easier to get a painter in there to do it. Less hassle, time, etc. Then, we can do the decor the way we want to.

Surprise Surprise when I tell you that Josh still hasn't gotten around to installing the protective gate at the top of the stairs. Sometimes I wish I was a pro at using power tools, cause I would do it myself. Thank God, Zach has pretty much mastered the stairs using the handrail, going up and down by himself. Does that mean I trust him and would allow him in a big boy bed, to wander to find us in the middle of the night? UH NO. So, this needs to be CIRCLED on the Honey-Do-List as a must do!!

I had my 7th month check up the other day. The doctor and I chatted about what I want during delivery, etc. He is still urging me to try naturally to go into labor, and see if I progress. Josh is truely against the idea of VBAC, and says there are too many complications. I say the recovery time is less tramatic on the Mom, and that if I could do it, I wouldn't mind. But, he said he will NOT allow me to go over 8 hours in labor if I am not progressing. He said I should be completely dilated after 8 hours, and no more than 2 hours of pushing, or else its an automatic C-section. I heard from people that its not good to get the epidural during labor, and then have to have a C-section. Heard they dont give you the spinal, and that you can sorta feel everything thats going on during surgery. Dont get me wrong- during the spinal, I could feel the tugging, pulling, kicking, etc. I just couldn't feel pain. We talked about pain medicine, and that I would like to be on IV pain meds more than 1 day, instead of being put on pills right away. I am going to try to for go using pain medicine again and grin and bear it. Push myself to get up and get moving ASAP to start the healing process. I also told him I wanted Anti-Nausea medicine IMMEDIATELY after I get out of surgery. I do not want to have another episode of being so ill I can't see my son for hours after birth. He agreeded and said he would take care of that. He wants Josh at the next appt. so he can educate him. The 20th is my next appt. and then we move onto every 2 weeks for a month, and then on to weekly for the last month. Holy Cow... I am ALMOST DONE!!

Ethan is still middle name less. So keep us in your thoughts as we are in the 3rd and final trimester with a kid with no middle name. LOL--- least he has a 1st name... we are thankful for that. But, I think he wont be named until we meet him. Somehow I think it will come to us.
If I have my way--- it will still be Ethan Colby Jones.

Anyhow, updated preggo photos to come. My Belly is getting BIG!! I can't see my feet anymore.
Til Then...