Thought He Was Coming Early!

So, Thursday night I was up all night with contractions. This is very abnormal to me since I never have prelabor signs. I called the dr on Friday morning and she said to go to Cooper to get checked out. Soooooo after hours of monitoring, I am having contraction but they are not producing ANYTHING. Meaning that I am not dialated or anything....suprise, suprise :) My body just does not know how to get babies out. But it makes some good attempts. I was sent home with meds to slow the contractions down. I still feel them but not as constant or as regular. I enter my 39th week this weekend and they want to wait till then to take the baby.

I, at this point, would love to go with my planned c-section (since everything is planned for then with the kids and my choice of surgeon and all) on Thursday, so I am resting and resting some more. Makes me feel very lazy but I know it is necessary in order to keep this baby in place. Trying to obey and enjoy the slowness of life that God is calling me to these next days. It's kind of funny since I wrote down a prayer request on Tuesday that said, "pray that my heart would rest and be still in God." I did however officially pack my bags (which I normally don't do until the night before my c-section :)

I am getting very excited about meeting this new little boy. And so are the kids and Dave. Giuliana helped me pack his clothes for the hospital and all she talks about is how excited she is to hold him. So, in 5 days, we hope to introduce our new little one to all of you :)

Dawson Starts School

So, my little boy started school yesterday. He is going to preschool for 3 year olds. Mommy was probably the most nervous :) But Dawson did excellent....so much better than I thought. He could not wait to leave the house and get there. When he came home he said his favorite part was playing with the "balls" in the gym. Suprise, suprise. He ate all his lunch, made new friends, and even took a nap. The real test was to see if he wanted to go again today. And he did! Yeah!

This morning when I was praying for him, I prayed that he would know that God was with him all day even when we were not. When I finished, he said, "Mommy, no God with me." So we have to work on that concept a little. I think it's a little to abstract for him :) But I think I pray that more for me anyways at this stage. It reminds my heart to rest as I release him each day.

Now, if I could only make Genevieve understand that she is too young for school and her time will eventually come. She is ready now.....or at least she thinks so :)

Awaiting Baby #4

Yup, I am nine months pregnant and for the most part, I feel very good. We anticipate welcoming our new baby on March 4th (in one week). We are all very excited! And I am busily trying to get everything done before the baby comes. Today my mom came over and helped me "spring clean" our kitchen. Tomorrow, it will be our bedroom. I guess you can call this "nesting" but honestly, I just feel like I can rest so much better once I come home from the hospital knowing that these big things are done.

So, what is the baby boy's name you ask? Well, we will let you all know on March 4th :) .....Stay Tuned!

Back To Blogging

So, I took a little break from blogging....well like a 9 month break :) I have been sooo busy. But I have now entered maternity leave and am about to welcome baby #4 into our family, soooo I figured that getting back to my blog would be a great way to share our upcoming memories with all of our friends and families. So stay posted in the days to come.