~*~ Week 31 ~*~

Sorry the post is late but it has been an insane week! Well lets start off with Thursday morning. It started off like any other morning I woke up. . .pee'd like 30 times and got ready for work. . . still going normal I got into my car to start my morning commute. I made it about 5 minutes down the road from my house and then my normal morning became not so normal. While I was stopped at a stop light in traffic a gentleman to my right made a not so smart move. He decided it would be a great idea to try to pull out quickly from the McDonald's parking lot between myself and a tractor trailer. . . he thought he could cut across the right lane and hop into the left. Well the other car traveling in the left lane (who had the right of way) was unable to avoid the impact and he was pushed into my car. Yes my 2010 Subaru Forester. . .my "Mommy Mobile" ugh! I was sideswiped and shaken around a bit. Well considering that I work in insurance I went into adjuster mode pulled over and went immediately to the tractor trailer guy and begged him to wait for the police as an unbiased witness (which he did, I mean how can you deny a pregnant lady right?). Then came the task of exchanging information with the other 2 drivers and speaking with police. . . yadda yadda yadda. My wonderful husband came to the scene right away for support and well he's also an adjuster for accidents. After everything was all said and done although the impact was minor it was thought that the best thing to do was to go to the doctor and get checked out. Since I was supposed to have an appt later in the day anyway I called and moved up the appt. I wasn't going to treck it to the hospital if there was no need.

The appt started off just like any other appt. weight, blood pressure. . . ya know how it goes. . . btw up to 32 pounds, that was a tough one to take. Then time to sit down with the doctor, yup I was sent directly to the hospital :o( It's standard procedure that no matter how minor the accident is, pregnant women must be monitored for 4 hours. So called into work told them I wasn't going to make it and off to the hospital my husband and I went. There I was in the maternity ward. . . 2 months early hooked up to monitors, IV and the whole deal. Well turns out that tightening and cramping I was feeling was something called a CONTRACTION. Yeah how was I supposed to know. . . this is my first trip round the block ya know?!? So since I was experiencing contractions I was then told I would need to be kept for 7 hours. Now all I had to eat all day was 3 pieces of toast and I was told I was not allowed to eat anything! UGH!!! Then in comes the doctor again and it was time for a sonogram :o) I did enjoy getting to see little Logan. As she was looking around and taking measurements I was paying close attention. . .he is so big now that they looked at him in sections, so I'm asking what's that big thing there. . . "oh that's his head" great. . .it looks huge. . .that has to come out some how ya know. . . not looking too promising for me! Then she says yup that is definitely a boy. . . Eric was so proud! And enj0yed pointing out his balls as well. . . yup that's my husband. Well aside from our little bit of entertainment the Doctor noticed that Logan was moving into position. . . now I needed to stay overnight. I guess you could call it our dry run. Eric got to sleep on the daddy pull out couch, I had to try to sleep with all the monitors and IV hooked up and every time I moved Logan would move causing a nurse to come into the room and although they tried not to wake me they did in order to move around the monitors. What a stressful 2 days that was. Yes so to all of you pregnant women out there. . . don't get into a car accident. . . its really not a good time. But it was nice that my husband was there for me, got me McDonald's and Ice cream once I got the go ahead to eat. He slept by my side and the next day when it was his birthday. . .he took me shopping to get some more maternity clothes :o) I really love my husband!

So now onto the next thing. . . Sunday morning. . . I was planning on sleeping as late as I possibly could. . . and then the phone rings. I see it's my PIC Corey, my husband's sister in law. Now her due date was May 4th. But I figure if she is calling me at 7am it may be a call I want to answer. . . It was my brother in law, they are at the hospital and the baby is coming. . . so we got ready in seconds flat and ran back to the hospital that we just left 2 days ago. And at 9:33 am we were surprised with the news it's a BOY!

Here is me congratulating my brother in law. . .

Here are the girls of the family. . . my sister in law Xan and Corey. . .

Uncle Eric. . . he's getting his practice in now. . .

And here I am pregnant belly and all. . .

His debut. . . Here is baby Owen!

Eric snapped the cutest picture. . .

Ok so I'll give some updates on Logan and I. . . everything other than that little hiccup is good. . . no more contractions, he is sitting high up digging into my rib cage, but still no stretch marks. . .knock on wood!

Logan is about the size of 4 navel oranges which is over 16 inches and at my sonogram they estimated him at 3 pounds 10 oz.

Internally Logan is putting on fat under his skin and getting rid of some of those wrinkles :o)

And the belly picture! Here I am wearing one of my new shirts :o)