Today I am 41 weeks pregnant. Full term. To most it’s evection day, for me it’s let’s see how long the doctor will let me go. I am dilated 2 and sitting low. No thinning of the cervix as of last Wednesday. Basically, I’m ticking bomb.. water could break anytime. Am I scared? Yes. Nervous? Yes. I’ve heard so many tell me “your veteran at this”.. that maybe true, but it’s still quite terrifying. I’ve got another human inside me & it’s ultimately depending on me. Just like my 2 year old who could care less that I’m pregnant. There is still so much for me to do. And guess what? I don’t feel like doing any of it or anything. My teenagers could careless I’m pregnant. My 18 year old especially. He’s more wrapped up in himself. But that’s whole other story. I was informed by my 15 year old that all I do is take naps & go shopping. I laughed until I almost cried. I wish I could take a nap, hell, I wish I could sleep at night. I average about 3-4 hours a sleep a night, I guess I’m getting ready for a newborn. And shopping? Um no thanks.
Have I packed a bag for the hospital? Yes. I finally did last Monday, when I was 40 weeks. So my bag is actually ready. I guess I should probably get my Little Man’s bag ready. I will most likely have to take him with me. I don’t have anyone willing to watch him. The older kids hate watching him.. and I would say “they have to” but, I had them watch him Saturday.. and I think he sat in a poopy diaper for 3 hours. So it’s another thing to add anxiety to..
Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited to meet this little human.. and not be pregnant anymore.. Wine has been calling to me everytime I grocery shop & I have to ignore it. The liquor store calls out to me too.. but it’s on the ignore for a long while (I will be breastfeeding). I’ve even been craving some Angry Orchard… And in the middle of all this I am also trying to sell our house in Nashville. That in itself has been stressful. Trying to get repairs done, clean the house, get the rest of our stuff out.. we’ve had 3 contracts fall through. But we currently have a new one. So here’s hoping this one is “the one”. Stomach flu hit our house about 2-3 weeks ago.. that was fun. Said no one ever. I didn’t catch it, but my little ones did. Which is just as bad. Diarrhea & Vomit-fest yay! (Not really)
We had Early Thanksgiving on Sunday. I am actually pretty proud of it. My husband & I made everything from scratch (no box made or cans were involved). It actually wasn’t that hard. It was a bit more time consuming.. but not as much as you would think. I brined the turkey the day before. My husband smoked the turkey for 2.5 hours (yes, that’s all it took) and he smoked the ham for 2.5 hours as well. I made the cornbread dressing (first time I have ever made a from scratch cornbread. I usually buy some Jiffy), mac & cheese (make sure you have a food processor to grate your 1lb of cheddar cheese, it cuts the time drastically), roasted sweet potatoes & apples, green bean casserole, sour cream & bacon deviled eggs, and my husband & I made a from scratch pumpkin pie (we used 2 pumpkins that O got from the pumpkin patch, this was also a first) and honestly.. it tasted better than the usual pumpkin pie. Everything turned good!
Now just waiting on the baby to make a grand entrance. I guess on Thursday we may actually do some Christmas shopping. Well.. maybe. I can’t really make any plans. But I do know on Friday you will not see me near a mall, Target, or Walmart. I will be at home (maybe?) shopping in my pj’s..
As most of you sit down Thursday to give Thanks, remember there is always something to be thankful for. I am forever thankful for my family, friends, & health. And please if you go shopping on Black Friday.. remember the things you were thankful for on Thursday before you push someone out of your way to grab a gift off a shelf, etc..
Thanks for reading a snapshot in my life! And Happy Thanksgiving!
Julia
Mom 7.0 