40 weeks!

Officially past my due date and in my 40th week of pregnancy.  I can say now that I'm in my 10th month!  UGH!  It's true what they say about being over it when you get into your last couple of weeks...  Just knowing that 37 weeks is considered "full  term" is horrible to know if you're going to end up delivering somewhere after 40 weeks. 

Sleeping is really tough...I've tried sleeping in every position except standing up.  If there was a way to sleep standing up, I would, just like a horse.  My back really hurts with this extra non evenly distributed weight :(  And, my hands go numb for hours (until I wake up and shake them out) which make it extremely difficult to wash my hair in the shower, blow-dry it, and brush my teeth in the morning!  My hands don't start feeling better until mid-day.

My maternity leave started today, 10/9.  I really thought it would be an unplanned leave (work until the day I go into labor), but I figured since I haven't been sleeping well I thought I'd start it.  I actually thought I'd be off with a newborn by now, so, it all works out.  It's late enough in October now that I'll be able to return to work after the New Year (after the Holidays) which is what I was hoping for rather than during the week of Christmas.  12 wks from 10/9 is 1/1/14 (New Year's Day, which is a holiday), so I'll go back on 1/2/14.  This will also give me some time to "relax" like everyone has been bugging me about!  I'll do my best, but it's hard when you like to be busy!  I woke up today at 7:30, not a minute past.  And, started my day...Minus cleaning the house (again), I guess I've been relaxing, working on some projects for the baby (I might actually get to finish now that I'm off work...TBA). 

We had an appointment for a non-stress test yesterday, 10/8.  The baby did well, and I'm happy to know baby is not stressing in mama's belly! ;)  My blood pressure was great.  I am up a couple more lbs (total of 32 lbs now!)  I am only 1.5cm dilated...BARELY dilated, but dilated nonetheless... it's something I guess. So now the plan is to have an ultrasound done this Friday 10/11 and then another non-stress test next week Tuesday 10/15.  If the baby hasn't greeted us by our Tuesday appointment next week, we will discuss an induction date for next week.  My midwife says it's quite common for first time mom's to need a little extra help getting labor started.  And, since a due date is just an estimate, I'm finding comfort in knowing that baby is healthy and so am I.  I just really thought the baby would be here by now, I actually thought the baby would be here end of September.  So, thinking that it will be mid to late October before baby greets us is crazy.  Baby is already testing mommy and daddy with our patience ;)

I took last Friday 10/4 off for my birthday and woke up to a yummy cinnamon roll with candles in it in bed, walked down stairs and saw a beautiful fall bouquet on the counter with a card and some non-alcoholic wine!  And, later received a gift card for a massage from Will!   I planned on relaxing on my day off for my birthday, but I got into a cleaning funk (nesting??) and cleaned the house top to bottom all day.  At least the house is clean... lol   But, I did take a mid day break to get a hair cut :).   My sister stopped by before her work shift on Friday afternoon and brought over a thoughtful gift, a "Mommy's Sippy Cup" wine glass and two charms for my Pandora bracelet..including my first baby charm!  It's great to have her close by now!  Then two of our good friends, Joe & Melissa, came over for the evening...they brought food to grill some shish- cabobs, a salad and asparagus!! YUMM!   They also brought me two fall inspired mugs and a beautiful hydrangea plant!  Will made me a dirt cake with gummy worms in it (it was a special request by this chocolate craving mama to be!). He did a great job of course..not one drop was left after the weekend was over!  Glad we had some friends over to help us eat it though, or I'd be feeling extra plump today!  Auntie Tes spoiled me on Sunday for my birthday with some spicy food from Don Pablos and a pedi!  It was Amazing!  So, I tried some more old wives tales about inducing labor and still NOTHING! 



Happy Birthday to me!

Daddy has been trying to hunt here and there...no deer yet!  He asked me to accompany him when he went to hunt on his grandpa's farm this weekend.  He was worried I'd go into labor and thought having me with him would be better.  It was cute, and that's why I love him!  Anyway, so of course I agreed to go.  I sat in the truck and brought some stuff to keep me busy.  I was on my phone most of the time.  My phone had a low battery so I plugged it into the truck to charge it.  Well, a good hour goes by and I thought maybe I should make sure the battery isn't run down.  Well, sure enough it was.  Of course!!  My poor husband had to run about a mile back to the house in the dark/light sprinkling to get a vehicle so he could jump his truck. He came back with one of his grandpa's tractors... but after a good 45 min of trying to jump his truck, no luck.  So, he said, come on I'll let you drive the tractor back!  So, I got a bumpy ride in...thought that would trigger some labor for sure...NOPE!  We took the tractor back and grabbed one of his grandpa's work trucks this time and another set of jumper cables his grandpa had in the garage.  That was a success!  I felt like a child, but Will didn't get mad at me, but, he usually doesn't when I do goofy things like that!  His patience is a little better than mine.


warm cozy fires are more frequent in the Burns' household!
Pretty rainbow, ...you don't see them very often!
Baby Burns' very own tree, a shower gift from the Irish's!
Daddeeeee on his way to hunt on his Grandpa's farm before I drained the truck battery!

Received a package in the mail from a good friend of Will's family, Carla. She made a baby blanket for baby B, made with tons of love :)

Will baby get to sport a flower hair bow or a bow tie?
We shall see, very soon!
These were made by a friend who owns Darling Delilah.
https://www.etsy.com/.../honeybelle-rosette-headband-mustard



Until next time! 

It's very possible that my next post could have a cute little Burns baby face introduction!!!