Pregnancy Update: 37 weeks

I had my 37 week appointment today. Once again, my doctor was off delivering a baby and I was seen by her nurse. My doctor has been off delivering babies on my last three appointments. So annoying! Her nurse is a former Labor & Delivery nurse so she is perfectly capable, but she isn't the one performing a c-section on me in two weeks. Plus, she is brutal when it comes to the exams. I was sore for a good 24 hours last week after she checked me and she wasn't any gentler today. I am still dilated to a 1, but now 70% effaced. I really just want to stay closed tight til my scheduled date because I have so much to do before this baby arrives!

Ellie's pediatrician told Tom to make sure I told my OB that Ellie had the flu. So, I dutifully let them know today and they gave me a prescription for Tamiflu and told me to start taking it. This kind of surprised me because I am not even sick! I asked the nurse what the dangers were to the baby if I took it and instead of answering, she went on and on about the dangers of getting the flu when pregnant. So, now I am torn...do I start taking it or just wait and see if I get sick? I am so close to delivering this baby and I don't want to take anything that could hurt him.

Ellie is doing much better. She didn't have a fever at all today and her appetite has returned so we are taking her back to school tomorrow. She only has two days left of school and then she is home with me until January! Oh yeah, I am getting totally spoiled after having this baby. My mom is staying with me for two weeks and then my lil' sis is going to come stay with me for almost a week after that. My older sister also mentioned she might come stay with me in November. And when I woke up from my nap today, I had a message from Sabrina asking if she could bring me by dinner tomorrow! Which is completely insane because she is the one who is in her first trimester (congrats!!!) and is super sick. I need to be bringing HER dinner! If I cooked, that is. At the very least, I should be taking her crackers and ginger ale and offering to babysit her kids. I feel like everyone around me is so much more thoughtful than I am. Seriously, my family is awesome. I just need to add them all to my grateful list.

Grateful

My wise cousin Marvelle did a great blog post today about happiness as a choice and she listed a few things she is grateful for and then asked for a response. Lately, I have been most grateful for my mom. I have called her the past 4 days in a row, each day with a new "problem" to complain about. My mom is my sounding board, she is always able to help me put things into perspective in a very nonjudgmental manner. Plus, she is just such a calming personality...one can't help but feel better just talking to her. What is one thing you are grateful for today?

Update on the whole house falling apart/daughter sick thing

Wow, what a day. I am glad Tom stayed home with Ellie today. He had to meet the plumber this morning and pay a ridiculous amount to get the lines cleaned. Then, he took Ellie to the doctor and had to wait in the germ infested waiting room for 1.5 hours. Ellie tested positive for the flu so we got a prescription for Tamiflu. Then, he had to rush home and meet the AC guy only to receive more bad news that the entire system in the attic needs to be replaced. Yikes. In one day we managed to spend a good chunk of our baby savings. A little scary for someone about to be on unpaid maternity leave for 3 months.. Oh well, I know it will work out and I am glad we are getting it all fixed now. I would hate to be dealing with all of this on top of a new baby!

Despite not feeling well, Ellie is being adorable. I have to admit, I enjoyed staying home with her yesterday and cuddling on the couch all day. I didn't even mind that much when she woke up at 1:00 this morning with a fever of 102.8 and she was insisting on watching more Dora the Explorer. She was just so cute about it! She isn't whining or fussing at all...just wanting extra loves. Tom is staying home with her tomorrow again and I am a little jealous!

When it rains, it pours...

and sometimes it pours when it isn't even raining.

I have water leaking through my ceiling onto my wood floor. The same ceiling we had replaced after Hurricane Ike came through. Seeing the water drip down brought back all the stresses from that time period. So, I haul my giant butt up into our attic to see what is going on. Looks like it is dripping out of our AC unit? The unit we just had to get fixed like 2 months ago. So, I call the AC people and the only time they can come out is between 10-2 tomorrow. Which, would be quite convenient since Tom is staying home with Ellie tomorrow. Of course, the only time I could get Ellie a doctor's appointment is tomorrow at 11:00. Oh, didn't I mention that? I think Ellie has the flu. Probably the swine flu with my luck. She was coughing yesterday, running a fever last night, woke up with 102 this morning and saying her legs hurt. And I haven't been able to get her to eat or drink all day. Not even popsicles. So, I have been all stressed about Ellie being sick and missing days during my last week of work before maternity leave when suddenly...water through the ceiling. Now I have to keep the air conditioning turned off (NOOOO!!!!) and watch as chips of my lovely new ceiling fall down. Oh, and I haven't been able to get a hold of Tom so good thing I am not in labor. Grrrr.

Sunday Best: Getting our groove on edition

And for those of you who think I am exaggerating about my ENORMOUS size...