38 Weeks

L to R:  37 weeks, 38 weeks
I don't have a 38 week picture from Cole's pregnancy because he was already born.

Still Pregnant

Okay, I know that for most people it's still pretty early to be complaining about still being pregnant.  But, I'm spoiled.  I had Cole at 37 weeks 6 days.  And he weighed 8 pounds.  And at my appointment last week I was told Cass probably already weighs 7-7.5 lbs.  So yeah, I'm complaining about still being pregnant.  I was having some pretty good contractions Friday morning.  And here it is Monday morning and I'm still pregnant. 
I know there's not a thing in the world I can do to rush anything along.  I honestly don't know if I want to rush him along.  Because if he's not ready I certainly don't want him here yet.  So I'm definitely torn between wanting him here and wanting him to stay as long as he needs to.  But, honestly, I'm kind of ready to get him here.  I'm trying not to be a worry wart about what's going to happen when he's born; who's going to take care of Cole, will it be in the middle of the night, will we have to take Cole to the hospital with us, will my water break, are those really contractions, what if Cass' head is stuck in a bad position, what are we going to eat after Cass is born (because I'm sure I won't be able to cook), what if I have a c-section (we have stairs), how are we going to keep Cole from waking up when Cass is crying in the middle of the night, am I going to be able to breastfeed, do I really I want to breastfeed, can I pump, do I want to pump, is Cass going to have trouble with his formula like Cole did, are we going to be okay without my salary (paying for 2 sets of diapers + formula (if need be)), will we be moving in the next few months??????
Seriously, as much as that seems overwhelming, I have TONS more where those came from.
I'm exhausted from lack of good sleep (you don't get good sleep when you pee every two hours) and from my mind working 24/7 about all this CRAP.  And, of course, I can't do a thing in the world about ANY of it, so why worry?  It's what I do.

37 Weeks - Full Term

L to R:  last week, this week, 37 weeks with Cole

I'm ready to have this baby.  Physically.
Mentally...I'm not sure if I'm ready.  I'm getting pretty nervous about it.
Mainly because I already have this guy to take care of.  Am I ready for 2??

He doesn't look so sure...

Another Alien Baby Video

Cole's 2nd Birthday

Sunday was Cole's SECOND birthday!  Holy canoli.  I just can't believe it.  I only cried ONCE all day.  I'm so proud of myself.  He had been sick on Thursday and Friday, but we started antibiotics on Friday night so by Sunday he was ready and rearing to go! 
We got up, at cinnamon rolls for breakfast and headed to the park before it got too insanely hot.  He started out wanting to golf.

Then we headed to the playground.  He kept running around saying "slide!"  But, then he wouldn't slide.  Last time we took him to the park all he did the whole time was slide.  But, for some reason, yesterday, he just wouldn't do it.  But, he sure kept talking about it.

It was getting pretty hot and uncomfortable for mama so we left and headed to Target to buy the Monster Mobie (Monster, Inc).  We had watched it the night before and he loved it.  We headed home, he took a nap and when he woke up we had a little 3 person party for him.  It was great.  We saved one present for him so he had something to open on his actual birthday.  He was so excited!!  He got a Percy to go with his Thomas!  I think this child will forever associate birthdays with Thomas now.  You talk about anything that has to do with birthdays and he says "Thomas??"

He wouldn't even eat his cake because he was too excited to go play with Thomas and Percy.  It's the same thing that happened at his party.  That's okay.  Cass got to eat Cole's piece of cake.  I ate my own piece, Cass had Cole's.  See how that works?? :)
And we of course had to take his boot picture.  My good friend Lee Ann suggested that we take a picture of Cole in Justin's boots every year to mark his growth.  I just loved the idea.  And this year's picture makes me laugh.  Last year's picture makes me sigh a little...he's grown so much!!

So my little boy is now officially TWO and he's about to be a big brother.  I am blessed beyond words!

36 Weeks

L to R:  last week, this week, 36 weeks pg w/Cole

Stretchmarks showed up this week. :(  Super bummed about that.

As much as it pains me, I can't get the pictures to line up.  If I don't step away from the computer, someone might get hurt.

Hormones.

(edited to add):  PRAISE GOD AND PASS THE OFFERING PLATE.  I GOT THEM TO LINE UP. 

1st Baseball Game

This weekend we took Cole to his first Major League baseball game.  That kid loves baseball.  We watch it practically every single night at home.  He gets his ball and glove or his bat and ball and plays right along with the big boys.  So we felt pretty confident that he would have a great time, and he did!  He was studying everything.  He's very much a studier. 
The game was at 7 at night, but it's been being over 100 degrees at 7 still so I was worried it was going to be miserable, especially with me being practically 9 months pregnant.  But, we were in the shade, and even though we were sweating pretty bad because of the humidity, there was a breeze and it wasn't all that bad.  The game ended up being AWESOME because Josh Hamilton hit a walk off 2 run homerun to win the game.  Of course everyone FREAKED out and was cheering and yelling and high fiving and stuff.  But, Cole was like WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON??!!  He had that look like, I might just burst out into tears at any moment, but since everyone looks so happy, I'm going to assume something good happened.  So we kept high-fiving him and eventually he realized it was a good thing. 
We didn't get home until almost 11:30 that night.  When we got home I pulled out the t-shirt I had bought for Cole (because the Rangers shirt he wore to the game was looking like a belly shirt).  He HAD to put it on.  He slept in it that night and wore it all day the next day.  I finally got it off of him when he put his PJs on last night, but only because we put Thomas PJs on him.  I think at this point Thomas might be the only thing that trumps the Rangers, and that is just barely. 

This was 11:30 the night of the game.  When I put Cole's shirt on, he made Justin put his shirt on, too.  Then he tugged at Justin's shorts and said, Daddy, shorts.  So apparently he wanted Justin to take his shorts off, too, so they could be just alike.  That boy loves his Daddy!

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35 Weeks

So I'm 35 weeks today, which means I have 35 days left.  But, we keep thinking this baby is coming early so there's probably less than that left.  Whoo hoo!!

L to R:  last week, this week, 35 weeks pg w/Cole

I felt like 35 weeks was when I really popped out with Cole.  It's hard to tell in my pic from today because of the shirt.  I might have to take another wearing that same orange shirt just to see the difference.

Wear blue much???  lol

Annual July 4th Picture

It's become a tradition...so even though we weren't doing anything particularly fun or festive, Cole and I took our annual Fourth of July picture.

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Busy Weekend

So Cole and I drove to NE Texas to meet Justin (who had been there all week for work) on Friday morning.  We were having Cole's 2nd birthday party on Saturday.  His birthday isn't for another 2 weeks, but since I'm technically too far along to travel, we figured we better go ahead and get it done early.  I tried to take it easy, but of course I still ended up exhausted after it was all said and done.  Cole had a good time, though, and that's all that matters. 
It was ridiculously hot all weekend, of course, so we didn't get outside much.  Cole did get to play outside Friday night at my dad's house, and he had a great time!  He's such a boy!  He also swam at Gammy's house on Saturday after his party, but not for too long.  He was pretty clingy and I think Justin was tired, so we coaxed him inside.  We ended up leaving Sunday around 12 because we were all pretty tired and ready to go home.  We had Monday off for the Fourth, and we just wanted to relax.  Now, we have next weekend to look forward to.  Gammy is coming out and we're going to a Rangers game.  We really think Cole is going to love it.  He is such a baseball fanatic.  Then the next weekend is Cole's actual birthday and we have company coming to our house.  The next weekend (the 22nd) is free and the next weekend is the 29th...and I'll be 38 weeks.  Which means Cass could be here!!

Cole's 2nd Birthday Party

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Cole loves dirt

Cole had a great time this weekend.  We stayed Friday night at my dad's house and Cole got to play in the garden.  This child was FILTHY by the time we got him to go inside.  Especially his feet. 

34 Weeks

L to R:  last week, this week, 34 weeks pg w/Cole