Going Nowhere Fast

What kind of sick joke is that virtual baby thing?! :)

As far as my disc that herniated, I never had an x-ray or MRI. The Physical therapist diagnosed it based on symptoms, and since it wasn't severe, they didn't recommend an x-ray. Sooooo, there is nothing to look at. At this point though, I do not care.

Everything is being pulled and stretched. Any little movements cause sharp shooting pains everywhere in my lower body. I just want to be in a quiet dark place and lay there until the baby comes.

I did get half of my Christmas wrapping done though. I do not recommend attempting that with a 5 year old when you are a few days overdue. It took all my strength to remain patient. He did a great job, and was just being 5 and trying to use the grown up scissors...again, not a good thing to attempt in my condition. But we did it, and now we have presents under the tree. Still need to decorate it though.

I also made some chicken noodle soup to freeze today. At least I can be productive. That will be 11 meals, and my sister is making me some as well, and so is my mom. So we will be set for at least 2 weeks when the baby is born.

Oh, I have changed my due date to Dec 2nd. Every 3 days I am changing my due date by 3 days. So I am never late. Either early or on time. A big snow storm may be coming this weekend, I'm guessing the baby will come then.

Still Here

what else can I say?

Yeah, what's up with the virtual baby? Why is it adding days?!? Good Night!! Of course, maybe it is right. And hey, who knows, Maybe I will have the baby on Dec 18th.....NOT!!!

I've thought about shining a flashlight and telling the baby to "go towards the light..." He can't be too comfortable in there anymore and he feels enormous!!!

My appt is Friday, and I am going to start crying with my Dr. Maybe she'll induce. Still having strong contractions off an on. Waking me up at night, but nothing regular.

Turns out no-one documented or knows exactly which disc I herniated, so that means no epidural. Ha! I am going to have to be one tough lady. WoooHoooo. Craig may need to buy me some diamond jewlery!

oooo, I am having a contraction now...just a small one. Maybe tonight? My mom's last night to work is tonight, so I may wait until tomorrow?

So I tried some video-graphy

I took some video of the super-mega snow-a-thon that we are having. You can take a look on my other blog.

Seems like a perfect day for someone to have a baby. I'm sending some vibes out, Jolee. Otherwise, I'll bet Justin would be honored if you had the baby on his birthday....December 18th.

No, I didn't think so, either....

What happened

to the virtual baby? Did anyone see? It just disappeared. On Monday I didn't see anything happen. It was still floating around.


Whoa! the baby is back! and it says 1 day to go. I hope it's right!!!

I'm still here....

and not too happy about it. I am so miserable and cr-aaaaa-bby!!! Poor Mason. My patience is running thin and it is taking all my energy to not snap or just lose it over very small and unimportant things. Everything hurts at this point. Everything. I was going to wrap Christmas presents, but I was too crabby. I didn't want to wrap someone's present with crabby thoughts.

Mason did have a good day today though. He is now in a booster seat..no longer a carseat. And he is THRILLED!!!! What a momentous day for him!! It is an adjustment for me though. He just doesn't look as safe. For 5 years we have been buckling him down and cinching straps, making sure buckles are in the right place and straps are tight enough and at the right height. But we made an appt with the carseat expert in Duluth and had her check it out as well as the baby's carseat.

Which leads me to the other fantastic part of Mason's day. The carseat expert works at the Fire Headquarters!!!! We got to park in the garage with all the fire trucks and engines, and Mason and I were given a grand, personal tour of the firestation after the car seat check with a bonafide fireman!!! He was in is GLORY!!!!!

We were given a tour of the garage and all the vehicles. The fireman opened all the compartments and showed Mason every little gadget. We learned that a "fire truck" is a ladder truck and a "fire engine" is a pumper truck. Mason did not say a word!!! His eyes were HUGE and he would just nod his head. Then Mason saw the POLE. This is when he began talking.
"That's a fire pole!! I can do a pole at the park by myself!! I can't do one that big, but I am practicing!!!!!"

Then we were given a tour of the station. Mason met the fire chief, deputy chief, assistant to the chief, and more firemen. He told many of them that he is 5 and he is in a booster seat now.

We saw melted items from fires, a map of the city with every fire hydrant marked, and the ones not working marked in red. Mason really loved that part and asked a ton of questions. We also saw the sleeping quarters and kitchen. Mason really loved seeing the sleeping quarters. Then he was able to look down the fire pole. To which Mason remarked: "I've never seen a real fireman go down a pole before!" So, the fireman said he would go down the pole for Mason....and he did. We waited at the bottom of the pole and down came the fireman. Man, Mason was thrilled!!! Once he was comfortable, he was all questions!! The fireman said "You ask good questions. Keep asking them".

As we left they gave Mason a plastic fireman's hat, a sticker that looks like a badge, and coloring book. You would have thought they had given him the holy grail. "Mom, can I get my crayons and bring my coloring book and crayons into my room to color in it? This badge looks like the fireman's badge!! I have a fire hat!!!" He also told me he wants to be a fireman when he grows up. Ahhh, it was such a wonderful experience for him, and we didn't expect it. I did however have the camera, because I knew we would be in the garage and see the trucks. We were there a total of an hour and a half.

And my little sweetie was waiting behind me in the bathroom to use the sink and said "I'm waiting in line behind the pink lady with the big fat belly".

His sense of humor is growning. We forgot to change the date on his interactive calendar. So for a week he would tell me, once a day "Mom, did you know it's Monday, Nov. 19th today?!"

Gotta love the little guy!!!

Well, I'm sure I'll be blogging again tomorrow because I will still be here. Hopefully the crabbiness will go away so I can wrap presents in the right mood.

A Few Pictures

I've got a few pictures, but can't show all of them because I may use them for our Christmas pictures.

First, it appears that Donald Driver showed up to watch the Packer game with Alyssa.

But it was just Randy.

Heather and Justin took a page from the Dittmann Family Gathering Rulebook, and made waaaaaaaaay more food than any human should ever consume.

Perfect.

The table was set,

and the turkey appeared.

There was a ham, too, but I was overcome by the yummy smell and had to abandon photo-taking for awhile.

Since nobody would take me yarn shopping, we went for a hike in the Horsetooth Mountains.

If it hadn't been for Randy, we certainly would have been crushed by this boulder,

And would not have been able to look so stunning for this photo!

Okay, Okay

I've been gone for about a week, and the natives are restless. Sheesh.

Here are some pictures from Women-Gone-Wild Weekend.

Junal and her Supermen! What a bunch of cuties!

A Lego moment that would make Justin proud!

And, I don't know about the rest of you, but I think that there's a baby in there.

Yeah, I think so.