Ahh sweet childhood...

I could totally watch this over and over and over...

Oh the Joy!

Today marks me being 36 weeks and 1 day pregnant. And if that doesn't impress you... how about that it's only 3 weeks and 6 days until we're due!!! WAHOO!!!

In the last couple of weeks, I've started on that "nearing birth of baby" freak-out mode. Everything slightly sarcastic that Andrew says usually makes me cry. I've decided once again that I'm deathly afraid of dying during labor. I feel like I need to be seriously prepping for this kiddo's birth, and yet nothing seems to be getting done. And also... I need help tying my shoes again.

The good news is that Andrew, Mia and I got our butts out of the house today and got some major baby-shopping accomplished. We got a baby book for U2, some nursing attire for Momma, a couple new binkies, and all of the items that new and nursing mommies need when a new one comes along. That means that I can finally pack a bag for the hospital tomorrow!! Yeay!

Also during our shopping expedition, Mia and Andrew both got new shoes, Andrew got a cool new shirt, we got to eat out at Old Chicago and we attended a sweet Octoberfest at one of the Church's in town. Overall, it was a fabulous day though EXTREMELY tiring for this very pregnant Momma.

As for U2, he/she seems to be doing well. Getting bigger every day and still kicking like a crazy baby. Baby has been head down for the last month, so I'm hoping he'll stay that way for labor. I've had a few Braxton Hicks contractions that get somewhere near feeling like real ones, but nothing major yet. I have my next (and first weekly) checkup on Monday, and I'm hoping to find out if we've progressed at all... though that may be wishful thinking considering we're still 27 days out.

But anyhoo... this baby is coming soon and that's super cool and I'd much rather talk about that than any more silly political stuff.

Yeay for U2!!!

Hmm...

Debate Stuff

Andrew and I watched the first Presidential Debate last night. I thought it was very interesting. But in watching, I wondered in which statements each candidate may have been exagerrating a bit. I thought they both did a good job of defending their votes when the other accused them of certain things... but this article I found this morning cleared some more of it up. I thought I would share:

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/27/fact-checking-the-presidential-debate/

I've been tagged...

Feel free to keep posting on the political diatribe below, but I've been tagged, and I'm bored, so I will be completing the following survey instead. Thanks Stephanie!!

8 things I am passionate about:

1. Being a mom
2. God
3. Breastfeeding
4. My sweet husband Andrew
5. Being pro-life, pro-baby AND pro-mommy
6. Doing something for the greater good
7. Chocolate
8. Sleeping *especially lately*


8 things I often say:

1. "Mia... no."
2. "I love you."
3. "Bye Bye."
4. "What's up?"
5. "What do you want for dinner tonight?"
6. "Ugh! My brother emailed me again!!" (only if it's about politics)
7. "(insert currently situation, thing or person I'm annoyed at) is so stupid!!"
8. "Amen."


8 things I want to do before I die:

1. Be a good steward
2. Have lots more kids
3. Watch my kiddos become awesome adults
4. Go back to Montreal
5. Improve my housekeeping skills
6. Make a positive difference in the world
7. Be on a game show
8. Live on a farm again


8 things I have learned from my past:

1. Standing up for what you believe in is one of the hardest things you'll ever do.
2. Being dramatic about everything gets really really old.
3. God works wonders in some of the most unlikely situations.
4. The busier I am, the happier I am.
5. Sometimes trusting too much leaves you very, very hurt, but not trusting enough can do the same thing.
6. People constantly change and, thus, so do friendships.
7. Being far away for too long from those I love makes me really sad.
8. Lasting friendships are one of God's greatest gifts.


8 places I would love to visit:

1. Montreal, Canada
2. Some beautiful island in the ocean.
3. Rome
4. Ireland
5. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin again
6. New York City
7. Maine
8. Gravity Hill again


8 things I currently need/want:

1. A Queen or King-size bed
2. A new couch
3. For Obama to be slightly less liberal when it comes to Life Issues
4. A house
5. A deeper prayer life
6. To see Michael Buble in concert next month
7. To go karaokeing
8. A romantic evening out with the hubs

8 people I tag:

Kyle
Lisa
Jennifer
Sarah B
Sara B
Brad
Nathan B
Kathleen

Things I don't understand

Why is it that a mother who has a baby at term or early and decides to leave the baby to die in a dumpster can be prosecuted? Is it because the baby has rights at that point?

And if the baby HAS rights, when did he/she get them?

And if the answer is "birth", then why doesn't presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, believe that baby has rights at birth in the case of a botched abortion?

I personally think babies have rights long before they're ever born, but it concerns me GREATLY when someone who may become our future president won't vote to give that baby rights even AFTER it's born. Very messed up thinking.

As one of my favorite pro-life t-shirts says:

EQUAL RIGHTS FOR PRE-BORN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Repercussions

It's been 5 months and 1 day since this...



And though we are doing amazingly well considering what we could be doing... we are still feeling a few repercussions. Here they are in no particular order:

1) There is a spot above my right ear where I feel it most when I get headaches. If I press on that spot, it hurts worse. That side of my head was way bruised and bumped after the wreck... I'm pretty sure it's a leftover.

2) For the last month, I've been complaining to Andrew about some sore spots on my left shoulder. It finally struck me that all of the spots are exactly where I was bruised from the seatbelt. Still hanging around.

3) One spot in the middle of my back is super tender whenever Andrew rubs it. No other explanation but wrecktasticness considering it's the same area that I had physical therapy on for a month or so.

4) Andrew's knee has a bump that randomly hurts him still... the bump formed after slamming his leg into the dash (we think) during the crash.

That's all I've got for now, but I sure hope that this little baby comes out okay in a month or so. It would suck if little one has any of these repercussions. It's hard to believe it's been 5 months since then... but I still thank God that we got out as unscathed as we did. I can live with the little pains... if at least I get to live.