Getting Ready: Baby Makes Four

So, we are anxiously awaiting Baby's arrival in the family. Jocelyn seems to be acting a little distressed by the entire thing; she is cranky and easy to lose her cool. However, it could also be from two other reasons: (1) she had strep and then today had some diarrhea, so she could just be feeling icky but not telling us when we ask, and (2) Mama has been acting a little bit on the "hot headed" side lately, and it could be rubbing off. I really don't mean to! But I can't really help the hormones. I think I do a pretty good job of keeping them at bay, at least most of the time, but I know that I am a lot more testy and have a much higher fuse. Who knows? We'll find out how the family dynamics will work when the baby comes, and there's nothing we can do but wait. However, I did enroll Jocelyn into a "class" at Bergan (where I will most likely deliver) for Siblings, and it gives them a tour of the Maternity Ward and tells them about their roll as big brother/sister, as well as helps them to create a present for the baby. It's only 90 minutes long, and it was free, so... awesome! Thanks Bergan Mercy!

We looked into a house up the street that is also for rent, and it advertised 3 bedrooms instead of our 2. Like ours, it has a back yard with a chain-link fence, and a finished basement, which is great in these tiny houses over here. Unlike ours, it cost almost twice what we pay. BUZZ... WRONG! Not even close to a price we would pay, even for the convenience of an extra bedroom. But it was worth a shot.

I'm still not swelling much, nowhere near what I was with Jocelyn at the end, and I've still only gained a net of 9 pounds, which is great. I have to watch my intake of junky foods to keep it down and keep off the "water" weight, but I think we'll do alright this time as far as the toxemia/blood pressure is concerned.

We just have to get the house set up for baby... it's not ready. I'm working as hard as I can, which never seems to be hard enough before I get tired, have errands to run, have a daughter to take care of (and play with!), have daily house stuff to do (like feeding people! or laundry!), or just plain can't do it anymore. What we can do, we will, and what we can't... will just have to be good enough!

That's all from the growing Limes for right now... probably the next post will be when it looks like there's some movement on the "labor" front, or when we've actually had the baby.