30 Weeks!!!

Ten weeks to go.  I'll admit I'm praying they'll be early.  Not dangerously early, but as early as is safe.

His Apologies

So I got out the only video we have of any of our kid's births- Gus's- so the kids could see a newborn baby again and mostly, so that Gus could see himself.  Our camera broke right before he was born and he doesn't have as many baby pictures as the other kids.  Anyway, I fast forwarded thru all the labor stuff and started playing right when I'm holding him for the first time.  I was crying in the video.  Except with Jesse, I have always cried for just a minute or two after the baby comes out.  I wish I could say it was with joy, but it really isn't.  I'm not a cry-for-joy kind of person.  I cry because of the relief that it's over and because I find pushing completely excruciating and I can't really believe I just endured it. 

So, in the video, I'm holding Gus and crying for a minute.  I'm sitting on the floor while we watch and Gus comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my neck and says, very matter-of-fact, "Sorry about that, Mama."  As if he totally understands that I'm crying about the pain his birth caused.  It was so funny and so insightful, I had to laugh.  I even double-checked and asked if he was sorry because it hurt for him to be born and made me cry.  He said, "Yeah.  Sorry about that."  I have gotten a kick out of that all day.

Another funny story- He also came and asked me to clean his ears to "turn them back on," because he had sniffed and it turned one of his ears "off."  I loved it!  And I knew exactly what he meant.  He is so stinkin' cute sometimes!

29 Weeks (and Comparison)

29 weeks

 

28 weeks

27 weeks

The Flu

While we all had the flu, no one had it as bad as Kylie.  She reigned Couch Diva Supreme for 7 looong days.  But there were sweet moments, like this one, when she shared her domain with Jesse.

28 weeks

27 weeks

I don't think I really look any different, belly wise, but here's the picture.  Daniel made me look at the camera, despite the fact that I'm recovering from the flu and really don't want to be seen.  :)