Can't Sleep....So Why Not Blog

Well, I guess since I have been getting up every two hours anyway, I might as well be productive and catch up on my blogging. I am way too lazy to make the trek upstairs to get the camera so I will post recent pics in later blogs. Its about 4:30am right now and I have been up for about an hour watching old episodes of Threes Company and now I am watching coverage of Michael Jackson's Death. He reminds me of my uncle Jason...he used to dress like him when we were growing up...so funny.

Last night I went to dinner and a movie with my friend Amy. We ate Olive Garden and I ate way too much. It was good to catch up with her. Then, we went to see My Sister's Keeper. LOVED IT. It was sad and was a little different than the book, but it was still a great movie. Thanks Amy, for taking me to the movies for my 30th b-day (which is the 4th). There was this girl in the movie that was hysterically crying, which I guess was good because it made us laugh and not cry as much.

Paul took Kylie on a Daddy/Daughter date last night..they went to Fuddruckers and to see the Hannah Montana Movie...how sweet is that. If I can peel myself up tomorrow, we plan on taking Kylie to Main Event to bowl and play games and just spend time with her before Mr. Madden makes his entrance into the world.

Madden is still making us wait for his debut. Little TOOT! I can't wait to meet him and can picture his lil cheeks and feet. I am just at the point that I want him here. I know he is developed and big and healthy so now I am just selfish and want to hold him. I am going to talk to my dr. on Monday to see when we can induce...I am so sore and swollen and miserable with this heat. I am sure he will say no or say that everything is good so I need to wait, but it doesn't hurt to ask, right?

Oh well, I don't know much else right now. Maybe I should try to get some sleep.

38 Week Appointment- Still Nothing

I have made absolutely no progress from 37 weeks to 38 weeks. Madden is continuing to grow and is weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 2 oz now. The dr. assured us that everything looks great with the lil man and that I should probably be expecting to go to my due date, which is the 10th of July. I really really hope to not go that far, especially since he is already so big, but only time will tell. I have daily talks with him and I try to bribe him to kick me to break my water, but no such luck so far. We had the appt on Tuesday the 23rd and go back again on the 29th (Monday..I know I am late at posting this update). Until then......

37 Week Appointment

Well, I am convinced....Madden is definately going to be a STINKER. He is now 7lbs 2 oz and is in the ready position to be born. However, I am not dilated or effaced AT ALL. The dr. says I can handle an 8lb baby, but gees, I never thought he would ever get that big. Shows what I know.

We go back on Tuesday to see how big he is and if I have made any progress. Until then, wish me luck staying comfortable in this 100 degree weather we are having in Austin. Its miserable!!!!

Too Cute For Words

36 Week Appointment

Madden is as happy as can be and apparently doesn't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Looks like he will be stubborn like both his mommy and daddy :) Little STINKER!

Stats:

Head down
Approx 6lbs 2 oz
0 cm dilated
0% effaced
heartrate: 152 BPM

Oh yeah, and he has one big ole head on his shoulders. That should be fun for me!

Will update you again next week :)

A Little Bit of Everything

Warning: Pictures are first this time and not labeled...Let's face it..most people just look at this pics anyway, right?

Well, its been a while since I have posted! That's probably because I am EXHAUSTED!! Little Madden is sucking the life right out of me. Tomorrow we go back to the doctor for our first weekly visit, so needless to say it is downhill from here. Lots of fun (NOT) pregnancy things are happening to my body now...Nuff Said on that subject.

So school ended on June 3rd....Kylie starts camp at the Twin Lakes YMCA tomorrow. She is only going to go there for a month since I will be home on Maternity leave in early July. Oh but don't you worry....we have her signed up for so much stuff this summer that she is going to be one tired little girl. Here is a preview of her summer schedule.

Camp Schedule:

Week 1: Swim Lessons, Karate....rest of day regular camp

Week 2: Regular Camp

Week 3: Swim Lessons, Culinary Class....rest of day regular camp

Week 4: Regular Camp

Week of July 13th: Culinary Class 9-12...rest of day home with us.

Week of August 17th: Volleyball Camp 9-12...rest of day home with us.

Sometime (undecided as of now): Splash camp (swimming, water games) 9-12 with rest of the day at home.

PLUS:

Luau B-day party at the pool on 08/09

Going to see the musical Wicked with me on 08/16

Grandparents in town 07/21-08/01

Other Grandparents in town for a long weekend sometime in early August.

This makes me tired just looking at it. She has deserved a fun summer since she did so well at school this year. She made mostly the A/B honor roll the first half of the year, but the second half she got straight A's. Also, she was commended on ALL parts of her TAKS test this year. Her teacher and of course Paul and I were very proud of her. So proud, that Paul took Kylie to Sea World last Friday. They had lots of fun there. See some of the pics from their trip below. I hope she liked it because we have season tickets so I am sure she will be going back plenty this summer.

Let's see...what else...Mason came to Austin to spend the week with his Nanny and Papa and of course Aunt Jenny visited each day after work and one day during lunch I took him to Build A Bear at the Mall. It was really sweet. See those pics below as well. He is such a handsome and smart lil guy. He definately knows what he wants and his vocabulary has just grown and grown since I saw him last. He LOVES his cousin Kykee so they got to spend some good quality time together. The only thing missing that week was lil Miss Madelyn. She is such a pretty baby girl and I can't wait to see her and hold her again :)

Well, I guess I had better get to folding clothes or deciding on dinner....so much to do and so little time. Well, I did make time to get a manicure, pedicure, and eyebrow wax today. Paul went with me and he got a pedicure and Kylie got a manicure. It was a mini spa day for our growing family.