32.5 weeks

Hi!  I'm too lazy to find the cord to upload any pictures, and I am kind of in a funk of sorts so I apologize if this post drags a bit!  I'll do the best I can. :)

Last Friday we hit the 32 week mark in pregnancy as well as receiving the wonderful news that the wound area seems to be healed.  The Specialist Ultrasound Tech was short on information, but seemed thorough and skilled and reported great healing!  As amazing as this news was, I have been rather numb emotionally to the information.  I have to wait until my 33 week apt with my OB to find out if I am still considered at risk for Pre-term labor.  If she says no, I shall practically jump out of my skin in excitement, but I am figuring because of the skittish uterus status and 2nd Trimester bleeding that I still proceed with caution.  So although I am INCREDIBLY thankful for healing and God's protection of this little guy, I will feel better post 36 weeks.  (and just for the record, he can come as soon as he wants after 36 weeks!)

Part of my anxiousness is due to my frequency of Braxton Hicks.  I'm thankful that I'm not horribly uncomfortable, I am not on bed rest and Bear seems to be a picture of health, but its exhausting having so many contractions all throughout the day while attempting to focus on the rest of life.  I'm impatient with Benjamin and Violet, I'm bummed that my desire to nest and plan and pack and organize is halted with limited/no lifting rules and I'm just really looking forward to him getting here so I don't have to feel as though I should be ready for him at anytime.  All that being said, it has occurred to me that I can have Braxton Hicks like these and not deliver till 41 weeks.  Shoot, my friend was almost completely effaced, dialed to a 3+, contracting and went 10 days over.  Ah, the mysterious joys of conception, pregnancy and birth.

In other news...We are doing well.  I'm hoping that tomorrow we can get a quick start to our school day and take a therapeutic shopping trip to Target before 11:15 tomorrow.  Retail Therapy has its place in life and possibly my huhum attitude is a result of only getting out of the house for Church the last 4 days.  The kids are a little weepy, mommas a little "bitey" and it might be worth an aimless walk around the Red and Khaki cult to risk finding a deal or two that I can't live without. :)  Heck, I might even splurge on a coffee for mom and bag of popcorn for them.   (Woah, this frugal momma's getting CRAZY!)

Wish us luck tomorrow morning!  for a less crabby mom, for less emotional kids, and only one or two impulse buys :)