x. Baby Shower

My friend Liz from church threw me a baby shower at her house today with friends from the Kingdom Hall. The whole thing lasted 3 HOURS!! (5:30-8:30pm) I had a great time, I'm still stuffed with food, and the children were knocked out almost immediately afterward.

Here's the link to a couple of pictures I took at the shower: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=102600&id=502292446&l=8f97b8c9ed

And below are the videos. Enjoy!

ix: Full Term

On the pregnancy front, I am officially 36 weeks today. That makes me full term and I can go into labor any day now. I just wish my due date wasn't 4 weeks from now. I want her out!!

I've been having a lot of lower back pain, BH contractions, and getting walloped right in my girl parts. I figured it was because Rose is so low, even though she has her feet in my ribs. So to relieve some of the stress and pressure on my body I bought this awesome maternity belt. Granted, it's one of the most convoluted contraptions I own, but it is awesome and alleviates the pain in my back. I also bought the Tummy Sleeve so that I could wear my regular pants when all my maternity pants were dirty (some already don't fit).

Right now it's just the waiting game. I already have all the clothes and things ready for when she gets here, now all that needs to happen is for her to get here!

The girls are getting very big. Lily, who will be 3 and 6 months on Friday, is starting to learn Spanish. She remembers random letters and can count to 5 along with saying hello and goodbye. We're also working on the parts of the face. We still practice ASL so she won't forget, and she is starting to learn how to read. She's now to a point where she no longer needs her trainers at night. We've been Pull-Up free at nighttime for this entire month. She's only had three accidents since we started (one of them being yesterday) so we're really happy. Other than that, she's on summer vacation and just being silly and having a good time.

Iris will be 20 months on Friday. She is talking so much. A lot of times her sentences are mostly gibberish, but she is grasping the concept very much. She can sing her ABCs, remembers a couple of letters on sight (like O and Y), and can count to 3. She's also mean as hell when she's angry. Don't piss her off or she'll punch you in the eye and bite you. Right now I'm trying to get her to relieve her stress and anger in passive ways. Lily just throws a fit and whines and when she's done that's it. Iris though, she'll follow you, start screaming like someone is stabbing her, and throws things, particularly at you. I've at least got it down to where if they are tackling each other I can calm them down, get them to say sorry, hug, kiss, and let it go -- until the next fight, that is. Her teeth are still taking their sweet time. Right now she has what we call the Disney Goofy-Pete gap. Her top lateral incisors came in before her top central incisors, so she's got a "hi-yuk" kind of smile. One of her top central incisors seems to be trying to cut through right now, though.

Other than that, all is good. They've been hanging out and having a good time outside in our little pool. They are starting to golden and have cute little tan lines. I look day-glo beside them. ;)

Now I leave you with some videos.

viii: 43 Days To Go...

33w6d

Holy shit. Where has the time gone? I only have a month and a half left? Seriously, I knew I was close, but I didn't realize how close. I'm glad I'm almost done, though. My EVERYTHING hurts and I'm so heavy and tired. I hate feeling miserable, especially when there is so much to look forward to.

My friend Liz is throwing me a baby shower at the end of the month. It was a nice surprise when she told me her plan yesterday. When I was pregnant with Lily, I was the one who threw my own self a baby shower. With Iris, I didn't even think about one since I already had most of what I needed. Granted, I still have most of what I need (the joy of having nothing but girls) but it's still a nice thing to do all the same.

My allergies are no longer bugging me so much, and the only issue I'm having is trying to stay standing without toppling over or walking without passing out either from low blood pressure or overheating. I also have a hard time sleeping. I can't get comfortable at all, and since I'm nothing but baby, every time Rose moves it's like she's digging her feet and knees, trying to escape like Alien or something. Oh joy.

I want to go back to bed; I wish I could sleep more peacefully.

vii: Pictures

I know I haven't posted recent photos of the girls here, but if you have a Facebook profile and have me friended, then you've noticed I've been posting them there instead. :D

The most recent pictures can be found in the following album:
Family Photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=90133&id=502292446&l=8590a1e119



I'd post the videos, but unfortunately I'd have to post those one at a time instead of just all of them in one site. I'll figure something out soon.