Update

Well, ladies and gentlemen....we are dilated 1 cm. May not sound like much to you....but it sounds great to me, it means I am actually doing something! Doc said we haven't effaced any, but we still have plenty of time. I have been having more Braxton Hicks Contractions, and doc says he expects me to have more this week being dilated a little. Everything looks great. He figures Martin is locked into his "head down" position, because he is about out of room. These are all great things.

I think I might actually pack my bags for the hospital. I probably should have already done this....but might as well take care of it. We still have a few last minute things to get for the nursery, and a few things we will need the first few weeks. And, I need to cook some things to freeze because it will be so nice to pull something out and pop it in the oven to warm instead of having to COOK once he gets here! So, maybe next week I will work on some Chicken Spaghetti and Red Beans and Rice for the freezer.....wonder what else I can easily freeze???

I wanted to share a few funny stories with my readers today. I have been having strange dreams about delivery, and some of them are too funny not to share. The best one was two nights ago. In the dream, I woke up in the middle of the night because my water broke, so I drove myself to the hospital, THEN called Bryan to wake him up (mind you he was sleeping in the bed next to me, so I had to be extra quiet to sneak out) and I told him to feed Bailey before he came. Ha!! And, then last night I dreamed that I came home from work and Bryan and Martin were in our jacuzzi tub in the bathroom. Bryan moved the TV so they could see it from the tub, and they were just lounging! While this one is funny, it isn't as funny as the other one....cause I can totally see Bryan doing this!!

Baby Center says Martin is the size of a honeydew melon, which is funny, because it looks and feels more like a WATERMELON!! I also wanted to share some of my favorite things about being pregnant. Many people would argue that there are too many bad things that outweigh the good....and I could certainly make a list of those bad things....but they don't even touch all of the amazing things!! While sleep completely evades me, and I flip from one side to the other all night, while getting up approximately 6 times to use the bathroom....I am loving every minute of it!!!

So, here are the things I love. I love watching Bryan feel Martin move, and I love listening to Bryan talk to our son. I love when Bryan reads him stories (he always explains the pictures). I love when Bryan "talks to Martin" about me. Such as, "your mom is kind of grumpy" or, "I think you and your mom want Captain D's for dinner". I love that I have a built in TV tray right on the top of my belly....it holds a glass or the remote really well. I love having an excuse to drink all the chocolate milk I want at bed time (it is so good cold). I love when Martin has the hiccups....it is quite possibly the cutest thing EVER. I love that my husband still thinks I am beautiful even with stretch marks and 25 extra pounds. I love getting Martin's nursery all situated. Anyone who knows me, knows how OCD I am about things, so that kids' closet is REALLY organized. And, I love knowing in less than 5 weeks we will have a sweet little angel here that we can love unconditionally, kiss until our lips hurt, and squeeze his little cheeks.

**Please remind me of these things when I am up at 4 am having had no sleep with a crying baby.**