The Lap Puppy

Alton is Allergic to Jack and Lucy

We have to get rid of the dogs. My husband is beside himself. Also, he has decided since his mom is being unreasonable about our house, he is going to look for a job out of state. Maybe Washington.
I just feel like everything is in upheaval. I knew things would change when Alton was born, I just didn't know that our lives would become completely unrecognizable. I would never ever go back to life without him, but sometimes I do wonder if I had known what would be going on now, if I would have gotten pregnant.

Yes, still no baby

I went to my dr. appointment yesterday and I cried. Not only did the castor oil not give me so much as a toot, my cervix was less effaced than last time and still not one centimeter dilated. I cried. Even with Travis there with me, I asked Dr. Lynch to induce me and she said I was "not favorable" for induction. She said she could induce me today, but I would have a 75% chance of ending up with a c-section. This is because the baby is still floating and has not gotten his little head down into the pelvis.

The good news is that I have started to lose pieces of my mucous plug, so who knows? Maybe I won't make it to my next NST and biophysical profile on Monday. On Monday, if I am looking more favorable towards induction, she will induce me after all of my tests are done.

So we had to make arrangements for Jack and Lucy. If Alton had come on time like he was supposed to, Uncle Alex was going to stay here with them and walk them and stuff for free. But Al starts his new job on Monday in Santa Monica, so he is unavailable for dog watching. Now on our way to the hospital on Monday, we are dropping them off at a boarding kennel by the other hospital. I know they will be safe there and they give the puppies a bath the day you are going to pick them up that includes an ear cleaning and toe-nail trimming. WHOOT! Having someone else trim their nails is worth every penny, trust me.

I found out that the low lying pain i have frequently isn't a weird contraction. It is Alton's little head trying to descend into the pelvis. Now that I know what it is, it makes it a lot easier to endure.

So it is starting to feel real now, I could have a baby on Monday or Tuesday!

Still No Baby

Last night was kind of exciting; I thought I was in labor. I had strong contractions for about 3 hours, 10 minutes apart. Then they just stopped. I am mostly okay with that because it means I was able to sleep a deep, whole night's sleep. I am afraid of going into labor at bed time because it means I will not be well rested for labor. I am sort of disapointed though because it means I am still pregant, and even worse, over due.

Kristina brought John John and Elayna over yesterday and we went to the pool. John John did not want to swim, he just wanted to splash everyone. We had a good time, and they stayed and joined us for tacos that Travis made without complaint. :)

The dogs are currently fracasing and causing a commotion. It is entertaining when they do that. :)

Pictures!

Saturday, Travis and I went to a very nice married couples breakfast at our church. They had yummy breakfast burritos, fruit, and chocolate. One of the couples from our home group, Dave and Roxanne were part of the married people's panel. It was fun and informative and I think our decision to go will bless our marriage.

After we got home from that and a quick trip to Costco, my dad came over with the crib that he and Kristina bought us for my birthday.

Travis and Dad were able to set it up without too many problems despite the fact that Jack and Lucy both were anxious to "help" and had to sniff every part before it was used in the assembly process.

Travis was not as excited about the crib as I was. When I asked him why, he said, "It represents something very expensive." I reminded him that while it was an expensive crib, it had been a gift from my family. "Not the crib is expensive, what will live in the crib is expensive." I think that the responsibility of providing for a family is a big one, and it must be weighing heavily on his mind. I have to remember to be nicer to him.

The crib is not the first piece of furniture we have bought, a few weeks ago, we were able to find really cute boy furniture at Costco.

This is the bookshelf we bought him:

John and Maggie were kind enough to buy it for us at their local Costco. Johnny and Kristina drive down with me to go an pick it up.

Here is the dresser:

Neither Lucy or Jack seem excited about the changes going on in their sitting room. The queen sized bed he sleeps on at night is still in there for now, but it will be moved into the garage as soon as I can get a rocking glider.

Lucy has been acting out too. I think she senses my pregnancy and she has been upending our trash cans when we are gone and eating the kleenexes that are in them. She even shredded an unattended box of new Kleenex.

Oh by the way, the thing to the right of the dresser is the hamper that matches the sports bedding we got for Alton's crib.