36-37ish Weeks

Alright. The countdown is on. My last day of work is the 24th and I want it to hurry up and get here. I don't know why. I don't go to work until 5pm so I'm still home all day and it gives me a nice break at the end of the day but I think it'll be nice to know that I can go to bed early, wear sweats all day and spend some last minutes as a family of 3 before we become a family of 4. With that being said, we are slowly running out of time as a family of 3 because I'm now 36-37 weeks (I say it that way because I've been crap at taking timely belly pics this time around and I know I'm somewhere between those two weeks).

I never realize how big I am until I see a picture of myself and then I think "yowza!". No wonder it feels like there's no room in our bed for both of us. I think I have opposite anorexia (if there even IS a term for that) cause I definitely think I'm smaller than I am and think "Man, I look pretty good" and then see a picture and realize the opposite is true. It happens when I'm not pregnant too. "Oh wow, I'm having a really skinny day! Break out the bikinis!" and then photos pop up later and my mind thinks "wasn't this my skinny day? oy..."

Anyways, I have the baby room pretty much done except I need to take the car seat from the closet and put it in the car so I can load the closet up with other things that are taking up space in the corner of the room. THEN the room will be complete and I might share a picture. Oh, and we need to hang things on the wall...but that's the easy part. The hard part right now is keeping the cat out and from thinking that that room is her own personal getaway that we painted and set up just for her. Dumb cat.

Alright, I'm off to enjoy this beautifully sunny day!

French Braids!

So I had been thinking lately that it would be cute if Mya sported those double french braids you see on some kids. Kind of like this:

And seeing that I was a victim of the french braid when I was a child, I knew all about how to do one so I figured it couldn't be that hard. And it wasn't, except her hair is rather fine and shorter near the front. But I tried.

It came out looser than I would've preferred but I think it's still cute! I didn't have a lot of hope of it staying in all day but I was surprised that it did! At least until I left for work. The only parts that came undone were at the front where the pieces were a little shorter and we ended up just clipping those back. I suppose it would probably get better if I practiced it but now that I've done it, I don't know if I want to do it again. We'll see I guess.

Coming soon: new belly pic!

10 on Tuesday on Sunday

1. It makes me happy when Mya wants to watch cartoons and sees something on ToonRetro that catches her eye. Right now she's watching Jem and the Holograms! Hell ya!

2. Adam went to Cape Breton yesterday for over night. It was only one night but it was enough to make me grateful I'm not a single mother. Oy!

3. Adam is bringing home the rest of my needed supply for my cloth diaper stash so this means I can start the prepping process! So very excited am I!

4. I woke up this morning sneezing and stuffed up and chopped it up to allergies but then I noticed Mya also had a runny nose (which she never gets) and I'm worried she's getting sick. I still think mine is just allergies. When is Adam getting home?!

5. I had my first cup of coffee (real coffee...caffeine and all!) this morning that I've had in a really long time. It was delicious and well needed.

6. I've been having a lot of braxton hicks contractions lately and this is all new to me. I didn't get any last time and while part of me thinks "yay! It's time to meet the baby and not be pregnant anymore!" another part of me thinks "I should probably stay pregnant for a few more weeks just to be safe."

7. I'm getting my dresser for the baby's room tomorrow which means I can put away all the clothes that are sitting in the crib and start putting other things away. Then the baby's room will be done! Yahoo!

8. Mya's tooth is just starting its journey on changing a different color. I don't think it's really noticeable to other people and if this is as bad as it gets then that's really not so bad at all. You can hardly tell it had a little accident.

9. We still haven't nailed down a full baby girl name! If this kid pops out and it's a girl she might just be known as Baby Girl Conner for a little while.

10. Must. Stop. Sneezing!

Wordless Wednesday

(Craft time the other day...she did such a good job that she got a cookie and milk afterwards. Look at me! I could run my own pre-school!)

Snow Day Skating

Adam had an unexpected snow day again today (talk about long weekend...Friday AND Monday? Why didn't I become a teacher?) so we decided to do something fun instead of just sitting around the house. At first we thought swimming would be a good family activity but Adam felt it would be too annoying with it being winter and having to get 3 people changed in and out of swim suits. I was game. I even tried mine on to see what the damage was and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be:

35 weeks

So, instead, we strapped on some skates and hit the rink. This was Mya's first time skating and yes, even though she slipped and almost fell (a lot), she did really great! And yes, I understand skating at 35 weeks pregnant is probably not advisable but in my defense, I'm not 2 years old and feel confident enough on skates to keep a standing position, and I didn't really skate. I was mostly the photographer.

Tooth Drama

Yesterday was a traumatic day here at our house. Mya was wearing her Sleeping Beauty dress (typical) along with her dress up princess shoes (also standard) and was in the playroom playing while I was upstairs. I heard a fall followed by a really sad cry, the kind that you know means "I'm really hurt and not just pretending!" and I ran down to survey the damage. There was blood on her lip and I thought she had cut her lip so I got her up and figured it would be wiped off, kissed better and we'd be good to go. But once I started wiping it off I noticed there was blood inside her mouth and couldn't understand where it was coming from. That's when I noticed that one of her front teeth was no longer where it had beautifully been before.

This had never happened before! I started to panic. I was upset that we didn't have a dentist. I was angry that I was home with no car. I was sad that she got hurt. It was a horrible combination.


So, I did what any sensible parent would do. I ran upstairs and got a cold face cloth and called my sister. She asked questions that helped me realize that everything was going to be fine and that there was probably nothing anyone was going to be able to do to fix it, including a dentist.

So, I guess the final verdict is the tooth just took a little trip backwards and is not loose so we figure it'll just stay that way until it's time for it to come out. Thank goodness it was a baby tooth!


Her top lip is still swollen which I think makes her look different even without opening her mouth. When I went to check on her before I went to bed last night, I could tell she didn't look the same even when she was sleeping. I hope the swelling goes down and everything goes back to normal but I have a feeling that front tooth is just going to have to take up residence a few millimeters behind the other one. I told her yesterday that I was sorry she got hurt but I don't think 2 year olds understand mommy guilt.

10 on Tuesday

1. I've been thinking lately of getting Mya registered for preschool this fall. She'll be 3 1/2 by then but right now she's still only 2. It makes me scared/sad to think that in such a short time she'll go from 2-3 1/2! However, I do think she'll be ready for preschool come fall. She already talks about wanting to go to school and developmentally she's good to go. I think it would do her good to have some interaction with other children in a structured environment. Now, if only I had come to this realization before now...lets hope they aren't already all booked up!

2. I cannot have a child and a cat. At least not the cat we currently have. She. Is. So. Needy! This is the cat I'm talking about, not the kid. It's like having 2 children and soon I really WILL have 2 children and this kitty is going to have to realize she's going to take another notch down on the totem pole. She follows me around constantly just meowing because she wants attention, as if I have nothing better to do in my day than sit on my butt and pet the cat.

3. The other day it was -8 and felt like -14 degrees with the windchill. Mya asked to go for a walk to the playground and not wanting to feel like a crap mom, I said yes. So we bundled up and I told her that we would only be able to stay for a little bit because it was so cold out. When it got to the point I thought my fingers might fall off, we turned around and came home. Her cheeks tell how cold it was.


It looks painful to me actually.

4. I'm really, really, really wanting it to be baby time already! I'm getting to the point where I just want to meet this baby already.

5. It is one month from today that my maternity leave starts...let the countdown begin!

6. We've started talking about things we'd like to do for Mya's birthday. I think I have a better grasp of birthday planning this year versus last year where she is a little bit older and I'm able to plan things for her and her invitees to do. Now, we just need to find some kids. Come on play group kids!

7. Sometimes Mya likes to have "picnics" on the living room floor. On Sunday, it was Adam's turn to be invited to the picnic.

8. This morning while it was still too early to be awake, I was lying there thinking about how nice it'll be once the weather warms up and how I'll be able to let the baby crawl around the grass out front now that we have a real lawn. Then I started thinking about the baby crawling around the grass while Mya played and that led to me thinking about what I would be doing and I saw me actually doing some gardening (cause you know, I'll have so much time on my hands with 2 kids while on mat leave). Then it dawned on me: this is the year to start my vegetable garden! Now, I just need to find someone to teach me how. Hmm...

9. Tomorrow we're getting a tour of one of the local radio stations. I think it's going to be pretty neat but I don't know how much Mya will get. Either way, maybe I'll remember the camera and there will be pictures!

10. Last night I left work feeling very happy and content. It had been a good day and work went well. I chop that up to the coffee I had in my hand when I walked in there. It had been a long time since I had a cup, don't judge.