Thursday, August 16, 2007

Still Nada....


After lots of contractions yesterday, I was sure that the Dr. was going to give me some good news today. Well apparently they (contractions) were for nothing because I'm STILL the same! She said Valentino's head is still pretty high and that I was maybe a half centimeter dilated. MAYBE?? UGH!!!! So I asked her if she could strip my membranes to try to get some action going here and she did. Hopefully that will do something. I don't know how long I can last like this. The anticipation and misery is God awful! I've got another appointment on Wednesday of next week. She said that if I haven't delivered by then we would talk about inducing me. YES!! Finally an end in sight. I want to hold my baby boy so so bad. Well here come the contractions again, so wish me luck. Maybe the stripping did the trick!

Friday, August 10, 2007

Go shorty...it's my birthday

I'm finally 28. Wheres the Bacardi? Ha ha. You know I can't give away my real age. My sweet lover ordered me to take a nap when he got home while he made me dinner. After a delicious meal and sweet handmade cards from my babies we had some cake. It was so good. I was afraid Valentino might decide to make his appearance on my birthday and have to share his birthday with his Mommy forever, but luckily he stayed put. Now that my birthday has passed he has the green light again. Please baby, come outta there. Mommy is miserably huge these days! He's already not listening like his big brother. My parents are coming on the 28th of this month and I can't wait to finally see them again. Originally I thought that was kind of late, but now I'm starting to think that they'll be in the delivery room with me. Oh baby, please don't make me wait that long....

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Sweetest Baby Shower

The gift table
The invitation
Me and Mariano checking out the cake
Isn't it adorable?
This is Angie and her daughter Shayla
Darcy pinning the corsage on me
My darling Mya
Look at all this good stuff!!
Mya opening her gift from Angie
(she got Mya and Mariano big bro/big sis T's)
opening gifts on a beautiful sunny day
Me and sweet Shayla
Diaper cake Angie made

So my dear sweet friend (and neighbor) Angie decided that she was going to have a surprise shower for me on Sunday. She is so thoughtful. If you looked up magnanimous in the dictionary, you'd probably see a picture of her. She's a sweet little southern gal like myself. Except she's sweet. Ha ha. Everything looked extremely beautiful and she decorated and cooked everything herself. You should be able to tell by the pictures how much effort and love she put into this and she has 3 kids of her own to take care of. She's one of those people who can't stand to be idle though, so it was right up her alley I suppose. Anyways, it was a beautiful day and a beautiful shower. I got so much nice stuff from everyone. It was very unexpected and I am truly grateful to everyone who attended and so graciously gave us such thoughtful gifts for Valentino. I wish my family could have been here to help celebrate, but they are back on the mainland gearing up for my sisters wedding! It is on the 18th and I'm so excited for her as I can only imagine her excitement and anticipation of becoming a wife for the first time ever. Unfortunately we won't be able to attend because I am sooooo pregnant that I don't even think I'd fit in an airplane seat. I hope you are able to enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed the shower. I just want to give a special shout out to my friends Angie & Lance for putting this all together and making it such a precious day for me that I will forever remember and cherish. So thank you guys for sharing in our joy as we celebrated our son Valentino. We love you both!

Sunday, August 5, 2007

15 more days--but who's counting???



Will this boy ever be ready to come out? I'm wondering if he just plans on staying in there forever.
So my due date is August 21 and everyday I think~ is this the day? But nothing ever happens. Went to the Dr on Thursday and she wasn't very informative. She just said that my cervix was soft. I was hoping to hear "you better hurry and get to the hospital, you're going to have this baby!!" But no such luck. My next appointment is Thursday. Wonder if I'll make it that long? Some days I panic that he is coming so soon and I don't feel ready. Other days I'm anxious to get him out and in my arms. Who cares about the sleepless nights, right? Yeah, easy for you to say. Not looking forward to the sore boobies either...
Took the babies to see the Simpsons movie yesterday. Mariano was cracking up. It was pretty funny to hear him laughing on cue. Mya liked it too, but she is more like me and doesn't really laugh out loud at movies and such. Mariano is just like his daddy. They both crack up. It's pretty amusing for me to hear them.
Well keep your fingers crossed for me. I'm pretty miserable at this stage. Sleep is getting harder to enjoy if you can believe that.