Updates!

This morning I had my NST, and things looked fine once they got the baby to wake up :-) My blood pressure is back down to normal, and I have lost 4 lbs. (must be that miracle diet I went on yesterday J/K) it was probably fluid that I had retained from being on my feet most of the day on Sunday. I met with the doc again and she reassured me a bit by mentioning she doesn't think the baby is giant! Which is probably the reason my body hasn't put me into premature labor this time around! So, that was good to hear. So my fears are little by little diminishing. I am still very excited to have this baby, and don't seem to be nearly as anxious. When she is ready, we are ready! Dawson is asking when the baby will come out? He asked yesterday if I could try to make her come out...where does this 2 year old come up with this stuff?! He was telling me all about how he used to be in mommy's tummy, and then he "got born" and "then he was little, and now he is big like daddy" (spoken in a deeper voice!) Oh my child. Makes me smile everyday!

Yesterday was an interesting adventure. Long story... I will try to make it short. Our dog got out of the garage/kennel and ended up by fluke at my mom and dad's house. About 2 1/2 miles away. He hasn't been there in 2 years, and when we do go he is riding in the car so it isn't like he has walked there before. My mom called him in the house, and he stayed there until I got off work to come get him. Once home we gave him a bath (He is a mastiff so very large so this isn't the easiest, or cleanest task!) He still smelled...we are thinking he got into a dead skunk!! YUCK!! Chris and I both had prior commitments so after one bath with two scrubbings we put him back outside until we came home later. We put Dawson to bed, and washed the dog again, this time with a baking soda/peroxide/Dawn mixture. Then with baby soap (recommended on-line). Once this was done, and he was semi-dry, onto cleaning the bathroom which was now a mess, full of dirty towels, and sprayed from the dog shaking. So 9:30 at night here I am scrubbing the tub/shower, walls, floors and cabinets. Only to walk into our room to find the crazy dog laying on our bed!! AHHHH so, we then had to strip the bed, re make it, and then finally get to bed. About 2:30 I awoke to a funny noise...my dog getting sick all over our cream colored carpeting! He couldn't make it to the wood floor 2 ft away?! So, we clean that up and back to sleep. What a night!! I often wonder why we can't have a normal life where things go as planned, and my house stays completely clean for more than 20 minutes at a time!! Being I had just finished all the laundry, now have 2 piles of towels stacked, as well as bedding I had just washed the day before! I guess there wouldn't be much excitement if my life was normal right?!

So, on the agenda tonight...fold laundry, wash floors that now have wet dog prints on them, and wash bedding again! I am tired already!! Good thing we are having an easy dinner that is pretty much already prepared!

Oh, and here is a picture of our darling new nephew! He was 8lbs. 11oz. Collin Robert...how cute! I am anxious to meet him, although being he lives in the cities I am not able to travel there this weekend like I would love to do, but hopefully soon!!