Has Anyone?

...brought their children to Gymboree classes?



...been to KinderMusik classes?



...used or known of anyone that has used "Your Baby Can Read" program?



Do you know of these things are good, entertaining, work for its purpose? Jenya and I were thinking about signing up for the classes above and I wanted to order the baby reading program.

Anyone, Anyone?

Where I've been

Now that I'm a new Mommy, I've been reflecting on all the places my life has taken me and evaluating the path that led me to where I am now. My career has taken a swift move into wife, mommy and homemaker from living a life where I've only had to think about #1... me. Along with being in the corporate world for the last 12 years and living the single life, I have nothing to regret and no experience left undone.

In my past jobs:
I've traveled and gotten my trips paid for
I've traveled to Nashvillve and stayed at the Grand Ol' Opry Hotel
I've planned events and convention events and presented onstage to 2,000 people
I've traveled to Toronto, seen Niagra Falls, been to Hawaii and lived it up at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
I've gotten lost in Boston during the "Big Dig"
I've been flown to Florida to train with and meet some amazing people that I still remain in contact with
I've been to Vancouver, CAN and had the opportunity to witness the process of how Marine Phytoplankton is harvested
I've traveled to Vegas and San Diego with some of my closest co-workers and stayed in some of the nicest hotels and worked my @$$ off with them
I've worked many 80 and 90 hour weeks and put perfection into my job
I've been a customer service agent, a trainer, a supervisor, a manager and a director
I've been a marketing product manager over product lines
I've excelled in computer programs and found it was one of my talents
I've learned that people don't always give you credit for your talents and don't always appreciate them, but not to let that get you down or doubt yourself
I've been fired
I've been layed off more than once
I've made best friends at work and also arch enemies
I've learned that I don't have to have a job if I don't feel good about the ethics of others choices and I will still be blessed
I learned to speak my mind
I've worked hard at times and other times not so much
At the end of the working day I learned that I'm more capable than I gave myself credit

In my single life:
I've blown $4000 in one week staying at a 5 start hotel and shopping at all the high end shops while getting salon treatment every day just because I could
I've been to Paris and London
I've been to Hawaii again, three additional times
I've swam with the Galapagos Sharks and Bungy Jumped from Circus Circus in Vegas
I've traveled to Nauvoo, IL 2x and learned all about church history
I went on a 30 mile backpacking trip to the Wind Rivers in WY and didn't think I'd make it, but I did
I got a dirt bike and my motorcycle license
I bought my own house (condo) with no ones help and no one to co-sign for me when I was only 24 years old
I've had an array of non economical cars just because I could (8 of them)
I've got myself into debt before and gotten myself out of it with no help
I've gotten myself into debt and had help getting out of it
I've seen Josh Groban and Rascall Flatts 3 times each ...Def Lepard, Leann Womack, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Jim Brickman 3x, Colin Raye, and Garth Brooks
I've been out to the clubs every weekend and sometimes snuck a night or two in on the week days
I've had girls nights and movie nights and party nights for no reason
I've been the host of many late nights with friends almost every night
I've laughed so hard I've puked (more than once, and on people, or hanging out the side of my car)
I've cried so hard I've puked
I've had long talks and sung with friends at the top of my lungs on many road trips and done them on the spur of the moment, which are the most fun
I started writing a book about my life and plan on finishing it.
I've learned HOW to grocery shop and plan
I've learned how to cook and that I'm actually pretty good at it. People got used to me cooking and found that it was an expectation I had to keep when people hung out at my house. ...always have food :)
I've gone on 5 dates in one weekend
I've broken hearts and had my broken
I've been engaged more than once and I've called off weddings
I've dated people and been in a bubble where others see things that you I haven't until I was out of the situation
I've made some good choices and some really bad ones
I've learned not to trust everyone, but not to let it get in the way of trusting no one
I've been to friends funerals and watched friends make choices I couldn't help them with
I've felt alone at times watching everyone else get married and have kids and me still be in the same spot for years after
I've gone years (plural) with no dates... yep, not one --- but, I still had fun and found that there are other things than getting married and having kids despite what Utah culture makes us believe. -Friends!
I've gone shopping for clothes just because I didn't want to do laundry
I took 8 years to get a 2 year degree. And although I don't think it was a big accomplishment, it was to me ...because I still worked long and hard to get it and at the end of the day I still achieved my goal. It may take me 10 more years before I get my 4 year degree, but it won't stop me from trying.
I've learned how important the priesthood is and how important it is to have a priesthood leader in my home for my family
I studied and planned to go on a mission only to find out when I went in to get my mission papers that it wasn't God's plan for me
And I was sometimes lost more than found

My life now consists of new things I haven't done...
I've gone shopping for groceries with my husband on a Friday night and ended it by going to bed at 9:30pm
I've gotten up at 7am on a weekend just to clean my house or do laundry
I've gotten in to fights with my husband and had some of the best times of my life with him
I've gotten excited over building a storage room in the garage and building organizers in all my closets
I have had to go shopping for entirely new things I've never had interest in (baby stuff). There are so many gadgets and things to research... I just had no clue.
I've felt the love from other mommy's and now understand why women that have gone through pregnancy and have kids are such a volunteering support group for people going through it.
I've learned I have to say that I'm sorry sometimes and that not everything has to be the way I think it does
I've heard my baby, my son, cry for the first time and cried with overwhelming emotion
I've had the least amount of sleep EVER in my life from the moment I got pregnant and even less after Teagan was born.
I've been thrown up on, spit up on, pooped on and peed on and actually been more concerned if my baby is OK than the fact that I was disgusting.
I've learned about a love I've never experienced by having a child
I've cried thinking that one day he is probably going to be mean to me and can't believe how I have treated my parents at my "brattiest" times of my life when they gave life to me and took care of me and raised me.
I've almost gotten through the first year of marriage which they say is the hardest... and plan to have many more years (eternity!)
I've fought with my husband and wanted to get a divorce (a mad and irrational decision)
I've found that you can't keep your eye on the exit door when you're in a marriage or it's too easy to think you don't have to compromise
I've learned the marriage is teamwork and now feel that I don't know what I'd do or where I'd be with out my other half of the team.
I've learned that there are all different kinds of love and that love evolves with every relationship and also with time.
I've learned that the choices I've made have prepared me with the knowledge to pave the way for my family with everything I want for them. I just have to conciously make good decisions every day to remain on that path.
I've found that marriage is hard work... and although everyone tells you it is, you never really get it until it happens (especially when you're set in your ways)
Although short, I know that my husband and I made every effort to spend good quality time together (talking and planning things to do) and cherish those times before we had Teagan (kids).
I've found that even though it JUST happened, having kids ages you. We looked at our wedding pic's and think that we looked so much younger then (not even a year ago yet that we got married).
I've learned that as a parent, you carry a great weight of responsibility and want the best of everything for you kid. Whether it is to calm their tummy ache, keep them warm when they're cold, eating the right formula or going to college.

These things don't reflect anything from high school or before and so much has happened to in my last 10 years. I can't wait for all the experiences that await for the rest of my life! I feel like a new life has started for me and know that I'm living for my family now instead of for myself. It gives life a whole different, new meaning.

Announcements

Everyone is invited. Email me if you need more information or would like to come.

Baby Blessing
Baby Teagan will be blessed by his Daddy on Sunday, March 1st 2009 at 1:00pm. Lunch to follow sacrament meeting at the Pemberley Clubhouse.

Tara's going through...
Tara to receive endowments. March 2009. Provo Temple. Specific date TBA.

Green Family Sealing
April 28, 2009, Manti Temple. Details TBA.

Teagan Updates

Well, this weekend Teagan turned 4 weeks old. I can't believe already a month has gone by. He has changed and grown so much already. I used to say that I wanted him to stay teeny and little forever, but after so many sleepless nights, I think I'm looking forward to the next stage (even though I am still cherishing every moment right now). Jeremy had 2 weeks off for Paternity leave and then he took some of his vacation time to spend with us also. He just barely went back to work at the end of this week. I feel like it is yet another transition with him gone because now I have to do everything by myself. I have to say that I really admire the single parents out there. It is hard work! No one can prepare you for what you're in for. You will never understand it until then. It's easy to say what you will and won't do before they come into the world, but you soon find out that you melt when they are really here and change the rules as you go. So far it has been such an amazing experience and I wouldn't change it for anything. It has definitely changed my world forever and ever. I hope it works out for me to stay at home as long as I can. I think I might cry if someone else had to take care of him in the day. I miss him after 10 minutes of being away. I gave Jeremy such a hard time for being the 'softy' and it turns out that the opposite is true. I think I'm creating a little mama's boy. :) I want nothing more than to do anything for that little boy. The things that were important to us before has drastically changed now. Our priorities are now this little boy that we love and feed and hold everyday.

I think I'm getting off the subject here (ha ha), not surprising. So, Teagan is 4 weeks and is getting some rolls on his face, legs and arms. He is finally starting to fit into all of his clothes now too. I apparently didn't know there was a difference between newborn clothes and 0-3 month clothes, so he's been wearing really big outfits. Oh well, it was for a short while at least.

Teag is almost able to push himself over completely with his leg and was able to do that at only 12 days old. He is so strong! He has also become very attentive to my voice and I have to admit that I love that he knows me and wants ME to comfort him over others. Although its been such a short timer, being a Mom is the best thing I could've done.

Draper Temple

Last night we got to go to the Draper Temple Open House. Right off I will just say that the Brides room was my favorite. It was so pretty! The temple was so much prettier in person than in the pictures. Plus it was way bigger than I expected it to be which added to the grandeur. I must say that I was impressed with how well everything was orchestrated (why wouldn't it be though; they've done it millions of times). I can just appreciate the work that goes into every detail because I've planned many events for work/conventions and for friends, etc.

Anyway, you should definitely go if you get a chance. It is a fun night out. After leaving the temple, we almost wanted to switch where we wanted to get sealed. However, we decided to keep it at the Manti Temple.

And I will add on here, when we went to Grandma Colette's to pick Teagan up, we were so tired that we decided to sleep there and we got the BEST treat we'd ever had... Grandma C stayed up all night with the baby and Jeremy and I got the BEST night of sleep we've had since I got preggers. The moment you get pregnant you never sleep through the night because you have to pee so much. Ahhhh... Relief! Thanks Mom!

Newborn Pictures

For our Christmas present we got newborn pictures of Teagan taken. He was 12 days old when we got them. If you got our New Year's Family newsletter, then you already got to see a few of the cute pictures. Here are some more of them. Lindsey Loo Photography, did the photos. She is really good. We were very impressed with her. PLUS, she is very affordable and accomodating. I love that she took the picture at our home. It makes them that much more personal. I would totally recommend her to anyone. Thanks Lindsey! We enjoyed working with you.

Click on the collage to see the image enlarged.

 

My friend Jenya had her little girl Avery done at the same time. She is 3 weeks older than Little T. Here are a couple of my favorite's of Avery.

 

PS. You never know what you're going to get when you take a baby's diaper off for pictures. I think I got peed on 2x, and then our sofa, bed, rocker and newly washed blanket for pictures got peed on. Jeremy also got pooped on while holding his little bare bum. Avery also pooped Jenya's lap and on the couch. Ha ha... I gotta tell ya - - There is no other little kid that would get away with it. ;)

Happy New Year 2009

Ok, so not only did I NOT take pictures on Christmas... but I didn't on New Year's either. Jake and Jennie came over to hang with us and we watched Benjamin Button (he he... we get all the good movies to watch in our home first). Anyway, I had to go in the other room at least 3 times to feed Teag and one of the times on the way into the bedroom I noticed it was 12:04am in which I notified everyone that the New Year had come and gone. No one moved... and then we all said, "Happy New Year" in a non-excited voice. ha ha I guess that's what happens when you have a newborn.



On a different note, I wasn't too big of a fan of Benjamin Button. I didn't hate it, but it was sure long and slow. I mentioned I left 3 times during the movie, right? Well, I don't feel like I missed out on anything in the movie to lose my place if that gives you an idea. But, what do I know - - It is up to win lots of awards this year.

Christmas 2008

Yesterday we had one of the least busy Christmases I've ever had. Usually my Christmas consists of running around all day long starting at 830am when we go over to Grandma's for our famous Christmas breakfast, then over to my Dad's then to my mom's then to my other grandparents and then back to my mom's and then back over to my grandma's for the other grand kids that weren't there earlier to open presents, etc, etc... This is just MY side of the family too. It's crazy when you have divorced parents and when most everyone lives clot to you.

So far, I haven't had to add Jeremy's family into the mix yet because this year we just stayed at home. With a new baby, we didn't want to take him out and risk being held and touched too much; especially during the RSV season. So, we just told everyone if they wanted to see us, they could come over.

We had people trickling over as the day went by and my mom and Jason came over for dinner. We needed help eating all the food that people had brought to us this week, so that was our Christmas dinner. In one day we had a FULL turkey dinner with cheese potatoes, stuffing, corn, rolls and pie along with someone elses roast, potatoes, carrots and cake, along with someone elses mexican casserole and then spaghetti and garlic bread and chilli and corn bread AND chicken noodles soup and croissants. Whoa! Did I mention that it all came with in the same 24 hours. lol It was yummy and we are so thankful to those who were thoughtful and spent time to make us a meal and bring it over... especially over the holidays. I know it meant a lot to us and especially to my mom who wasn't feeling well and couldn't spend that much time around the baby (as not to get him sick).

I think I had a touch of baby blues yesterday too because I was really emotional and didn't seem happy about anything. Luckily I'm feeling better today.

Anyway, I'm a bad mom. I didn't even take pictures of my kids first Christmas. :( I'm going to blame that on the post partum though. Next year will be much more fun. I hope everyone else had a very Merry Christmas!

Pictures of Teagan

Finally... I know many of you have been waiting for me to put these up.

Here is the proud daddy:

So, you can partially see how freaking swollen and 'blubbery' I was right after. I looked awful. Those of you that have had kids can give me sympathy. Those of you that haven't and are in shock, "karma will get you" ha ha (jk). And those of you that look good after birth, well... I hate you. I mostly put this picture up so you could see how much Teagan looks like Jeremy.

All the clothes I have for him are too big. But, I guess he will grow into them. Here is the little reindeer jogger he went home from the hospital in. It was a present from Auntie Amber.

Here he is when we strapped him into his car seat for his first car ride home. He is wearing the cute little beanie I made for him a few months ago. He looked so stinkin' cute in it.



Our nurse wrapped him up after they weighed him one last time (he weighed in at 6 lbs. 9 oz. when we left the hospital) and was holding him up showing all the other nurses how cute he looked. What a cute little burrito. :)

Aunt Sidnee gave Teag and Daddy matching BYU beanie's. I took this pic tonight on my phone. Isn't he the cutest baby ever?!!

Honorary Hospital Visitors: My Grandparents came to see him. This is their FIRST great-grandkid. They were so proud. My grandma got to feed him his first bottle ever. What a special experience.

I had to put this picture up too. Teagan has this little Pop-Eye look he does all the time. It's adorable. 1...2...3...
POP-EYE!


Thank you to everyone that came to visit us at the hospital and to our home... even in this bad weather. You are dedicated !:) We appreciate all the help and the meals volunteered. We are truly appreciative.

Tah-Duh! He's Here!!!

Welcome Teagan Amana Green!

Thursday, December 19th
6:50pm
7 lbs. 1 oz.
19 inches

Labor Summary:
*Contractions Began at 2:30am on 12/18/08
*Contractions cont'd through and water broke at home at 3:15am on 12/19/08
*We had the car all packed and over to the hospital by 3:30am -- Found we were dilated to a 3 and effaced 90%
*4:15am - Dilated to a 4, 95% effaced
*By 6am I was hooked up to an epidural and waiting for the big arrival
*By 11am my epidural wore off :( -- and now only dilated to a 5, 95% effaced and concern of a swollen cervix that would no longer dilate meaning I would possibly need an emergency C-section
*1pm Had epidural removed and another one put in (became belligerant with anesthesiologist) -- still only at a 5
*4pm Dilated to a 7. 2 Dr's on call for emergency C-section just in case
*5pm 2nd epidural wore off (drip not working for me either)
*5:15pm Dilated to a 10 and 100% effaced
*5:20pm Worst nightmare come true... They told me to push and no working epidural
*6:50pm Teagan was born into the world

We have finally brought our little guy home. What a crazy couple of days. After 42 hours of labor, 2 epidurals, one supportive daddy and one deliriously exhausted mommy, we have a new baby boy ...and worth every moment of it. We have pictures on so many different cameras that I need to combine them and put more up. I have to admit. I did in deed look like a blubbering train wreck right after I delivered, so I won't be posting any pictures of me. lol But, I'm proud to say that I feel SO much better than I did. After he came out, dad cut the cord, and they whisked him off to weigh him, test him and give him a bath. The nurses brought me food right away since you aren't supposed to eat all day (so you don't puke during birth). Everyone else was gone taking pic's of the baby and I actually fell asleep on my tray of food and woke up to someone calling my phone. It took me a minute to remember where I was.

(was going to put pic's right here, but am having trouble and need to feed teag. will put some up tomorrow)

Before he was even out, the nurse said, "You can see his head. Oh my goodness, he doesn't have very much hair and it's NOT dark!" Everyone kind of stopped and was surprised. Everyone expected him to come out with olive skin and lots of black hair like his mom. Instead, he came out looking exactly like his dad despite my dark features. ha ha

I need to scan a couple of Jeremy's baby pictures in here because they look so much alike. Teagan even has strawberry blonde (red) hair. He is SUCH a cutie! I don't think I'm even biased, it's just a fact. ;) We love him SOOOOO much! I never knew you could love someone so much. He came out happy and healthy with no complications. We take him in tomorrow to make sure he doesn't have jaundice, but other than that, he is perfect! We are soooo blessed. What an emotional and wonderful experience. I got my wish... a Christmas baby (and a tax return) lol.

Well, there is more to write, but it sounds like little Teag is hungry and needs his mom. Will post more soon.

The contractions have started

Right after I posted the last blog post at 1:30am, contractions started at about 2:30 and have gone on all day today and were about 8 minutes apart until 11 am, but then became spaced out and irregular. So, I feel like we are just waiting to see if things progress any more or if this is a sign that it's just days away.

PS. My home remedy secret is "Thyme" essential oil on the stomach. When I was at ForeverGreen I learned a lot about essential oils therapy and this was one of the things they said you could use to help start contractions. I'm kind of nerdy when it comes to herbal supplements and vitamins. I've learned a lot from the companies I worked for the last 11 years. I have a closet full of something to take for anything. Tell me whats wrong and I'll give you a remedy. :) When Jeremy first married me he was always like, "What witch doctor stuff are you doing to me now?"

No Baby Yet

I had a bunch of phone calls today wondering if the baby is here. And the answer is, "nope". I wish! I feel like a time bomb. Unfortunately, I haven't had too many contractions since my appointment on Monday. :(

If you'd like to be on the mass text that we send out when he arrives, let me know. Either comment (if I have your ph# already) or email me with your # and I'll put it in my phone.

The hospital has wireless internet, so I will probably just put my details up on here when the big day comes. I will make sure Jeremy sends a text and one of us will put something up on the blog if you're not able to make it over to the hospital. Which brings me to the next thing. A lot of you have asked if we will be accepting visitors in the hospital. The answer to that is "Yes"! Even if I'm dead tired, I know that we'll be so excited for everyone to come and share this with us. After hearing the pediatrician's warnings though, I will have to discourage children and anyone that is sick from coming. And, please be patient if I have to feed during your visit times. I've heard that I have to take advantage of any time that he's awake to try and feed. Other than that, everyone is welcome.

Nothing too exciting has happened this week. I've just still been on a crazy nesting phase and can't believe how much stuff I've done. During my 2 nesting phases (my first phase was at 20 weeks), I think our house has had a complete make over and re-organization and cleaning. I don't know where the energy came from either. I think I've had a little help from "Tylenol Extra Strength" to keep me going, but I guess that's all part of the experience. Hopefully my next post will be my exciting announcement.

Dr. Appt Update: Week 37

Ok, ok... so I will start addressing my "weeks along" in the same terms my Dr addresses it. I'm officially 37 weeks (done) and have 2 weeks from due date as of this coming Friday. They also scheduled my induction date for January 9th if I don't come by then. If I seriously have to wait that long, I might jump off a bridge. There is no possible way that I can handle it that much longer.

Unlike last weeks appointment, this appointment was "graciously" and gratefully un-eventful. I'm now dilated to a 1 1/2 and still effaced to 50%. The only new knowledge I have is that I am in fact retaining water in my stomach now. What the? My stomach started lopping down farther on one side and started to get hard and numb. I asked the doctor to check it out and see if I should be concerned and he said, "Nope. Your edema has just spread into your stomach now. It's OK. It will go away." (sigh) "Ok doc." I can actually do the indent thing on my stomach like I can on my feet in previous pictures posted.

All I can say is thank you for all my friends and family that pray for me. I really think that is the only reason I don't have toxemia. I can't think of any other explanation.

At any rate, I've been having a lot of contractions and am hoping the baby comes this weekend. That is my goal. Ha ha... The baby needs to get on my time.

No Christmas Cards

Hey Everyone,
I'm not sending out Christmas Cards this year. I will be sending out New Year's letters and cards instead so that I can include pic's of our new little one. :) If you would like a New Year's letter and I don't have your address already, please click on the "Email Me" link on the right of my blog and email it over to me.

Happy Holidays!

All Day Doctor Event

Wow! What a day at the doctor. Be prepared to read all of the dirty details. I wish someone would've told me about all this stuff. I am so naive to the pregnant world. I will apologize in advance to the men reading this that wish they didn't. ha ha

So, we went in for our weekly check up yesterday. This is the check up where they were supposed to do Strep Test and check to see if I'm dilated and effaced. Along with that, they always check my blood pressure and have me do a urine sample to see if I have protein in my urine, meaning that I would be at risk for PreEclampsia (still no sign of it).

While I was giving my urine sample... out came my Mucus Plug. I was kind of freaked out and was glad that I was already at the doctor. You have so many disgusting things going on with your body at this point that you've already lost pride. I went out and asked the nurse if I should be concerned and she just smiled while calmly saying, "Oh... Why it looks like you've just started your Bloody Show." Again, not a phrase you like to hear.

So, Jeremy and I go in to wait for the doctor and he comes in and "checks" me with the nurse and I find that I'm 1/2 cm dilated and 50% Effaced. (PS. Everyone has told me the worst stories about getting checked and how painful it is, so I was NOT looking forward to this visit. But someone gave me good advice and it worked... "Focus on relaxing".)

The doctor proceeds to ask me if I have any questions and I tell him that I've been leaking fluids for a few days. He then tells me that he wishes I'd have told him that before he checked me (he should've asked) because he is now worried about my fluid levels and if I have ruptured membranes; but he can't do the test he would've done on me because of the gel he used to "check" me. I'll now have to wait a few hours for the gel to dissolve to get an accurate reading of the test he wanted to do. He sends me off telling me if I leak anything else that I need to go to the hospital and get checked out. Well, before we can even leave, it happens... more leakage. So, I go back in and he does an ultra sound to check my fluid levels. We find that they are fine (which I wasn't surprised with how much water I'm retaining), but he still wants me to go to the hospital in a few hours to get checked. Right when I get home... "more leakage" and this time with bright red blood. Now I was kind of freaked out because they tell you that bright red blood is not a good sign. I waited it out for my few hours and took a nap while Jeremy went back to work to finish stuff up.

A few hours later Jeremy and I head over to labor and delivery and tell the nurse there what was going on. The nurse has me strip down and put a gown on and hooked me up to monitors and hooked my stomach up to monitors for the baby. She then proceeds to "check" me to see if I'm leaking. It turns out that it's nothing. ??? And the blood? She thinks is just from the doctor checking my dilation right after the mucus plug.

The nurse then notices my enormously swollen feet and says she is worried and wants to take my blood pressure. So, of course I'm nervous and my blood pressure is high. She decides to take my blood and send it to the lab for blood work to see if I have PreEclampsia. Jeremy asked, "So, what if it comes back positive?" and she answers, "Well, if it comes back positive, then we'll just keep you here and induce you." I started to panic and tried not to burst into tears (emotions). I was like, "We aren't ready yet. We still have to pack our hospital bag." While I was in tears, Jeremy got excited and started calling people telling them we could have a baby soon. All we could do was wait for 45 minutes for the lab results to come back. When she came back in, she said, "It's negative." She took my blood pressure again and it was now back to normal. (Duh) So, we were sent home.

What a tiring day. I think we spent almost 5 hours at the doctor's and hospitals today. Needless to say, the hospital bag is now packed and I think I've just started into another Nesting Phase to get a bunch of other stuff done.

I have also been posting that I'm one week ahead of where the doctor says I am. I tell everyone I'm IN week 37 because I'm "starting" week 37, but the doctor doesn't count it until I've completed the week. :( Just thought I'd write that on here. It makes me feel better if I am closer to being done. ha ha

At any rate, I'm hoping that this is a good sign that I will have this baby with in the next couple of weeks. I'm going to guess next weekend; Which would most perfectly be when I wanted to have him anyway.