What To Expect: A Giveaway

I remember the first thing that the husband and I excitedly did....when we first found out we were pregnant with our first child.....besides stare at the plus sign for a good 20 minutes to see if it would change.....

We headed straight to Barnes and Nobles and bought "What to Expect When You're Expecting".....as we had NO idea what to expect over the next 40 weeks of our lives. It lived on my bedside table, and became our window into all the changes that we both could and couldn't see happening....and helped me get answers to questions I may have......(okay DEFINITELY) was too embarrassed to ask my doctor about.....ie anything pooping related.....

After Noah was born, my nicely dogeared "What to Expect When You're Expecting".....was replaced by a Shiny New Copy of "What to Expect the First Year".....which helped us navigate everything from the umbilical cord falling off.....to is my child still normal if he's not quite walking yet at 12 months....(I admit I was worried at first)

Now I'm firmly engrossed in both "What to Expect the 2nd Year" and "What to Expect The Toddler Years"....it is my insiders guide to the mind of a toddler.....and helping me wade through the world of tantrums, potty training....and having 2 under the age of 4......

and having 2 under the age of 4 has left little to no time to even open a book......but thanks to both WhattoExpect.com....and the What to Expect App for the Iphone.....if I don't know the answer....it is never more than a click away....

You can access their site by clicking on the What To Expect Button on my sidebar

Giveaway

I am so excited that WhatToExpect.com and I are teaming up to give to one lucky reader a copy of each....

What to Expect When You're Expecting

What to Expect the First Year

What to Expect The Second Year

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The Time Has Come.....

YEAH!

Just in time too....as I was seriously beginning to think I was going to have my own zipcode.....



Had my 39 week apointment today, and am thrilled that I am going to be going in tomorrow night to be induced....



We will be welcoming our sweet bugster sometime on Thursday, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Of course, now I realize how much I still have not done....and you would think with this being my second go round, I'd be a little ahead of the game.....

Still need to pack my bag, get the bassinet ready, finish any last minute nesting duties...
shave my legs one last time....
maybe even get a pre-labor pedicure.....

So the next time you hear from me, we will be a happy, healthy family of 4.......

7 Weeks....and Counting

Can I get a Whoop Whoop......or at least a Yee Haw.....

33 weeks......1 day.......15 hours and 27 minutes......(or somewhere in there)

Oh and today....I really truly am wondering can this belly really get ANY bigger?......Well, we have 7 weeks to find out.....My money is on a big ....Oh Mama!

Oh, and I am also wondering why I seem to take belly pics....only in blue and white striped ensembles......I mean...seriously...horizontal stripes....really?

I have to say....that I'm actually enjoying the beginning of the end.....even with those fabulous things that begin to happen during last 8 weeks....

Like I so had to laugh at myself yesterday as I waddled up the stairs to catch the phone as it rang....huffing hello into the phone....I sounded more like a chronic smoker than a pregnant woman....

It's finally to the point now....where the few toes I could spy beyond the bump...have finally and fully disappeared....I know they are there...by the daily routine of them falling asleep.....but not sure in what condition my pedicure is in....

Those first Trimester late night cravings for random items....that blessedly left during the Second Trimester...are now back with a vengeance.....The empty box of Chocolate Mini Wheat's that I purchased 2 days ago...is testament to that....

Even with all this Enjoyment to be had.....I'm starting to really get ready to meet the little man....He is quickly outgrowing his temporary rental accommodations....and I am quickly outgrowing my maternity clothing...

Plus I am so ready to smell his sweet baby skin....and kiss his fat baby cheeks......

Just think......7 more weeks.......and counting

The Belly...

Is a Growin.....

Ah Welcome to the 3rd Trimester. It's amazing really, how with the passage of both time, and brain cells, I've forgotten a lot the the wonderful things that come with those last 12 weeks of pregnancy....

First and foremost....the inability to see or manicure anything below the waist (and no I don't me what you think I mean). My ever faithful, and ever so honest Pedicurist had no qualms about reminding me of my new found state...

"Did you paint your own toes?"

"Well I attempted to paint my own toes....."

"I can tell...."

Yeah I bet you can....with the smudges....and streaks....and the fact that more than half my toe has nail polish on it....

You try beautifying with a large basketball attached to your front.....

This week also was marked by the first time this pregnancy that I dropped something on the floor and actually asked myself if I really needed it in the first place.....

Welcome Week 28......

We're in the home stretch!