Just wanted to say...

Yippee!! I had my very last progesterone injection today! Woo hoo - 18 straight weeks of painful shots are OVER!

I'na see me!

Before and After

I just realized that we've taken exactly TWO pictures during this pregnancy.  Poor Baby Sister - she's already neglected!  I guess that's what happens when you're the second child.  Here I am around Christmas time (18 weeks) and now (35 weeks).

Edit: Here are some pregnancy stats from my appointment today, for those of you who like that kind of thing.

My blood pressure: 110/67
Baby's heart rate: 128 bpm
My weight gain so far: 26 lbs
My fundal height: 33.5 cm
Number of progesterone injections left: 1
Time until next OB appointment: 2 weeks

34...and counting

Yahoo!  This Wednesday marked 34 weeks of pregnancy.  Baby Sister and I are doing well.  I'm really liking this new (to me!) stage of pregnancy.  It's exciting to have made it this far, if only I didn't have to work.  But, as Jeff keeps reminding me, it won't be much longer.  I have my next appointment on Tuesday, and I only have two progesterone shots left!  That's when I'm really going to celebrate!

Everyone's got a butt

Marley: Mommy.  You don't have a penis.

Me: Nope, because I'm a girl, and girls don't have penises.

Marley: I have a penis, and Daddy has a penis.

Me: That's right.  You and Daddy are boys.  Boys have penises.

 *Pause*

Marley: Mommy?  You have a butt?

Me: Yes, I have a butt. 

Marley:  I have a butt, too.  And Daddy has a butt.

Me: Yep, everybody has a butt!

Marley: Everybody has a butt.

And that concludes today's lesson.  I hope you found it as informative as Marley did!

Fillings and a haircut, two bits

For being off for spring break this week, I sure have been keeping busy!  On Monday, I went into school all day and organized things so that a sub can walk in and take over at any time (not that this is an invitation for Baby Sister to arrive yet!).  I feel MUCH better now that my plans are laid out, copies are made, and things are relatively easy to find in my classroom.  Tuesday I had my 33 week OB appointment (33 WEEKS!).  Things are still looking good.  Baby Sister is healthy and active and my cervix is unchanged.  I go back in two weeks.  Yesterday I went to the dentist to have cavities filled (Ick!) and got a hair cut.

Today I kept Marley home from school for some Mommy/Son time.  We went with Tanya, Jada, and Miles to the Seattle Center Whirligig.  There was a separate toddler section that wasn't crowded at all.  The kids had a blast!

In between all that, I've been sorting and organizing baby stuff.  I boxed and labeled all the larger size clothing and washed and folded all the newborn stuff.  I started packing a hospital bag, something I really could have used last time (although Liz did a fabulous job of picking out clothing and toiletries for Jeff and I).

I would have been on sooner to post the news that my new niece, Lilyana Grace, had been born.  But, through the magic of the internet, most people seemed to already know.  For the two readers who aren't friends with my mom on Facebook: check out Matt and Alicia's blog for pictures and info about Baby Lily.

Another Milestone

Marley had his first playdate today.  Sure we've brought him to friends' houses to play before, but it's always been OUR friends.  This is the first time that he's gone to the home of one of his very own friends to play.  I don't know what I was thinking, I didn't take any pictures of the boys playing together, but Marley and Reid were completly adorable!  Jeff and I had fun, too:)

Other updates:

Pregnancy - I'll be 32 weeks on Wednesday, and I feel great, physically!  I have one more week of school, then a much-needed week off for spring break.  I have big plans to get a massage, a pedicure, and a hair cut that week.  My next appointment with my OB is April 6th.  Let's hope that things remain quiet and uneventful between now and then!

Potty training - Marley had a really good week with very few accidents!  He's doing better with letting us know that he has to go, BEFORE he's already going in his pants.  He's even gotten onto the little potty by himself a few times to go pee.  My favorite moment went something like this:

Marley (playing in his room naked, after a bath): I gotta go pee pee!
Me (running toward the bathroom behind him): Quick!  Let's go!
Marley (already sitting on the little potty): No, Mommy, don't come in here!  I wanna do it myself!
Me (nervously pacing outside of the bathroom): Okay, tell me if you need help.
Marley (standing up proudly): I go pee pee on the potty all by myself!

And sure enough, he did!  That's my boy!

Own room/bed - Marley still loves his room and continues to sleep happily in his own bed each night.  If only we could get him to take naps in there, or anywhere for that matter!  He naps for 2 or more hours each day at school, but on the weekend usually skips his nap at least one of the days (this weekend he didn't nap either day).  I wonder what our schedule will be like when I'm home with him...