32 Weeks

I have now reached the 'I'm starting to feel uncomfortable stage', where you have to rock to get of the couch or use your husbands arm as leverage! I really, really love being pregnant but I do not enjoy the loss of sleep associated with hot flashes in the night and the 'I just can't get comfortable feeling'. If these are my only complaints... I am one lucky lady!

I watched both boys ultrasound DVD's yesterday as I was feeling a bit nostalgic after organizing some video tapes (yep getting organized for bub) and got to watch one of Cade from the last year or so. He is just such an enjoyable child. I really love to see how he has grown and us along with him and look forward to the addition of a little brother and that new chapter of our lives. I am quite happy to wait at least another 6 weeks to see him though! You watch, I will eat my words most likely now that I have said that out loud! I never wanted to be someone who wished a pregnancy to finish, I love being pregnant and want to savor all the good moments I have. I remember when I had Cade I instantly missed waking to movement, and the constant and easy companionship that was. I am not sure if I will feel as much that way this time, this little one rolls and tumbles as opposed to kicking and for some reason it makes me feel sick and often grosses me out. I do love the movement, it is reassuring at the best of times but he really takes up my whole abdomen and I often feel a limb on both sides at the same time, acrobat boy I tell ya.

I had a slight panic attack the other night when I realised we are almost into February which means a baby (aka major surgery) is not far away! Believe it or not, the scariest parts I think about now are the epidural or spinal what ever they will use and them checking my uterus afterwards every 2 or so hours. The checking KILLED! I cried twice with it. Both my incisions lined up just perfect that when any pressure was put on that area it would rub them together.... oh the joy!

Anyway, that said, I am very much looking forward to meeting this lovely little man and will be glad when a name is chosen and we can be all home together!

The Dilemma

As you may (or may not for that matter) know, Cade was breech when I went to be induced to have him. I was fully engaged on Friday when I had my membranes scrapped and he backed his little self out and flipped completely over that weekend and Wednesday morning we went to be induced and the Dr could no longer tell how much I was dilated as a little someone was no longer putting pressure on my cervix. A quick ultrasound later and the little wormer, squirmer was confirmed breech. A (very painful) version was not successful even though we tried and less than an hour later a little 7lb 6oz baby boy was born via c-section....

We early on in our current pregnancy came to terms with the fact that I would settle for a repeat c-section as the thoughts of getting 12 hours into a labor and having it end in an emergency were weighing heavily and I wanted to keep my same Dr, same hospital etc. (my local hospital does not have the option of a VBAC - vaginal birth after caesarean). So that long story leads me to my current dilemma....

About a month ago my ob/gyn asked if I had given any thought to a particular date that I was aiming for or wanted for the date of delivery and Cory and I had given it some thought and were hoping for March 20th, the Friday of Spring Break as this is Cory's dad's birthday and we thought that would be kind of nice, plus we would have a whole 'down' week where Cory could help me around the house with no running off to class or a great deal of study before little boy made his appearance. So we ran this past my Dr and he said that would work perfect, that it fell on a surgery day and worked well as I would be a day before 39 weeks (by his dates). AWESOME!!

Then this last week (well, 2 weeks on Tuesday), he tells me he will actually be out of town and that I can choose another Dr to deliver bub and perform the surgery or I can push it back to the following Monday (the 23rd) and that although this is not a normal surgery day they can make it happen. I got to thinking about it and I believe my Dr has Mondays off, I know he does from the women's clinic atleast and I really don't want to make him come in the day he gets back from vacation and it being his day off and have to do my delivery.

I am leaning toward pushing it back to the 23rd as I would LOVE my same Dr. I do not really want to go before he leaves for vacation as he really didn't offer this as a choice and I will be less than 38 weeks and I know they don't like to do that and I don't want to go that early either.... so hence the dilemma.

He told me to talk it over and that no final decision really needs to be made for a while if I can't decide but because Cory wasn't with me I wanted to talk to him etc. I figure, Monday might work better as I am going to be in hospital for atleast 3 days anyway and he can just take the rest of the week off when I get home as opposed to having bub on Friday, me get home Monday and he have to take the whole week off... make sense....

We are going to visit with him on Tuesday and see if he really is happy to come in on that Monday and we will most likely go with that if he is perfectly fine to do so.

What do you think?? I have 2 'official' due dates, the 28th March and the 31st March, so that being the case, if we had baby Monday 23rd he would be 39 weeks 3 days gestation or 39 weeks even which is really as long as I think they like to leave you pregnant when you are having a repeat c-section... (will be checking on that with the Dr on Tuesday to be sure we are ok).

Anyway, that was WAY longer than I thought it would be, thinking out loud does that apparently! :)

The Happenings Continued...

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BOWLING

The Happenings....

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WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE

Catch Up... AGAIN

I seem to always be playing the catch up game lately with regard to blogging but all things blog worthy seem to occur when I am at my busiest time with visitors or comings and goings so this post may be long... fair warning to all those that want to just skim and look at pics instead!

CHRISTMAS
Christmas was wonderful this year. Nothing beats having time with family and the joy of kids at Christmas. This year was alot quieter than I thought it would be. I thought with 8 people in our apartment (4 or which were kids) it would be roudy and noisy and playful all day long but much to my surprise it was really quiet. The kids (not Cade though) got DS's and they were busy playing with those.
My cooking skills were put to the test and all turned out well. The turkey was delicious, tender and juicy and we ate to our hearts content.

Kids checking out the haul... showing Cade his car's chair

This Lovely Family....

...has now returned home to the land of Aus!
We are missing them already and it hasn't even been 24 hours yet. Cade has asked a total of 11 times now for the "kids". Breaks my heart every time I tell him they went home on a big plane. He is so quiet today (as is my apartment) without all the kids here. We will have to plan on some fun mummy/Cade things to do once I get everything organized in the house.
I just so enjoyed having my sister and her family here. Nothing like the comfort of family and the fun and history attached. It will be nice to get back in a routine and Cade slept in his bed ALL night which I am sure Cory was glad for as Cade had been bunking in with dad while he was in our room because he slept in his toddler bed on daddy's side. It was a good night and Cade came toddling in to me this morning with lovely cuddles which I have missed. He usually was too eager to see the kids every morning than to cuddle with mummy.

Into The Third Trimester

Wow, my pregnancy seems to have flown by lately. Friends and family have mentioned on various occasions that my pregnancy seems to be going fast but just this week I have realized that it really has flown by. This is most likely due to the fact that we have a scheduled delivery date of the 20th March and that feels so surreal to think about, like it is someone else we are talking about! I had my 28 week appointment with the glucose tolerance test and that came back all clear, thank goodness! I had to have a follow up 3 hour one with my pregnancy with Cade so I am super glad that came back clear the first time round. My iron levels are low so onto the suppliments I am! ARGH
I so love pregnancy and I am feeling really good. I am hoping to keep sickness at bay and remain as healthy as at all possible!
Here is a pick of this growing little man and one that is still very nameless and will be until we see him I am thinking.

Merry Christmas From Our Home To Yours

Wishing you the joy of family, the happiness of friends, and the love of Christmas.

Love from The Andersons... Cory, Kathryn, Cade and Baby Boy.xxxx.

Catch Up

Well I have been a slacko and figured I had better get a catch up post in.

My sister Allison, brother-in-law Will and their 3 little ones arrived safe and well to us. We were SO glad to have them all to ourselves here at home. We have been busy visiting, cooking, wrapping, shopping... the usual week before Christmas happenings. We are holding up well. Cade loves the fact that he wakes to friends each morning and he hollers out to them each night from our room when they are giggling in their bed in what is normally Cade's room. There has been some taddle taling and some screaming completitions between the 2 little boys aka Campbell and Cade but other than that, we have no complaints.... well Allison might, we got caught in a white out on the way home from Cheyenne last week and it was not fun! The boys had left ahead of us in our other car and we were about 20 minutes behind them and needless to say after the scare that it was we were glad to be home! WELCOME TO WYOMING is all I can say!

We have had a day sledding with our good friends the Brays and that was so fun. The first time I have been. No I didn't sled, not with a big round belly happening but it was so fun to play with the kids and see the happiness the snow brings. Cade was fast asleep and missed the whole thing but oh well, there will be more sledding to be had! Chelsea was amazing, such a dare devil, Cory loved that. Aiden and Campbell both warmed to it after a little bit too. So fun!

I am so thankful to have my sister here. Christmas is hard for me when away from extended family so I love, love, love that she is here with Will, Chels, Aiden and Campbell.

Tagged

HUSBAND TAG
This is a fun tag that I got from Kara (thanks Kara!)

1. Where did you meet your husband? We actually met at a wedding in our ward, Cory had just got off his mission and after visiting family in the USA for 2 weeks he had only been in Australia for like 2 days. We were totally checking each other out according to his mom. Our first date was about a week later in December 2002.

2. How long did you date? We dated for about a month before he told me he wanted to marry me then we dated for another month before he proposed. We were engaged for 2 months... so what is that 4 months I guess.

3. How long have you been married? 5 1/2 years

4. What does he do that surprises you? when he takes me out to dinner or plans a nice date.

5. What is your favorite feature of his? I think his smile and his laugh that goes along. He also has really nice eyes. I just think he is a spunk!

6. What is his best quality? He is so loving... I think more than anyone can know. He serves so willingly without others even knowing what he does and never does he do it for a thank you. He is very good with me and is an excellent father.

7. Does he have a nick name for you? I agree with Kara's response totally ... Babe... 99% of the time. Hardly ever does he call me Kathryn. In fact when he does use it, it sounds so weird.

8. What is his favorite food? Pot Roast, mashed potatoes with gravy and corn or Spaghetti. He really is easy pleased though.

9. What is his favorite sport? Soccer and Baseball

10. When and where was your first kiss? The night he told me he wanted to marry me on Christmas Eve on the Riverbank at Lorn, NSW Australia.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? I would say just spending time together. Cory just loves to drive and site see but I really don't so when I know he wants some one on one time he will suggest a drive. I like to go on a date night, dinner and a movie usually.

12. Do you have children? Yes, a 2 year old boy and a growing bundle of boy due in March.

13. Does he have hidden talents? Yes, he is very sporty, can do anything really when he wants to. He can sing and is so good at cleaning... total perfectionist to a fault sometimes.

14. How old is he? 27 same as me

15. Who said I love you first? Um, not sure, I think I did actually.

16. His favorite music? Country and pop alternative I guess you would call it.

17. What do you admire most about him? He is so giving. He really loves unconditionally. He is a hard worker. He is the best father I could ever want for our children and he is so wonderful with me. I am totally his equal in his eyes and he would give anything for me. He knows me so well and that use to bother me that he knew how I felt and how I would react and that was annoying but really it is to be admired. He is so respectful of his elders. He is the token grandchild I swear and such a good son.

18. What is his favorite color? Blue

19. Will he read this? Probably not, he never gets on the net really :)

20. Who do you tag? I agree with Kara - This was actually very fun, so I think everyone should do it.