Last week, my final week of work, I totally struggled. I was past the stress (although I did want to be sure I left everything in order for my long term sub) and ecstatic everyone seemed to finally be well in our family, but I was exhausted (sleep was a thing of the past between tinkle breaks on the hour and contractions all night most nights), I hurt from being on my feet all day, we had a few special events (translation...wild kids and several days off of our normal schedule), and as the week went on, I was swelling more each day. I just wanted to meet this little guy, but at the same time I did hope he stayed in there as long as he needed. Reid kept asking when baby brother was coming out (even though we had a countdown going) and I'd say, "Next Monday, or whenever God is ready for him to!" He was ready, too!! The week got the best of me, so I finally decided to take Friday off so Reid and I could have a nice day to ourselves. I was so glad, too, because my legs felt like tree trunks pretty much as soon as I rolled out of bed that morning. We enjoyed watching Planes, reading books, looking at part of Reid's baby book, eating at Sonic (Reid's request), and a much needed carwash. It was even warm enough to play at the park for a little while that afternoon. Reid didn't seem to mind that all I could do was sit there--he still had fun. At the carwash:
On Saturday, we went on a wild goose hunt for a Planes plane, Rochelle. Unless you want to pay $40 on Amazon, the only place she is advertised is Toys 'R Us or Target. We went to several, but no luck. Lunch was in order (and I still couldn't have the good sushi/sashimi), so we opted for a meal similar to this one, minus the laksa. With everyone planning on coming in Monday and my doctor performing the c-section, I opted out of the spicy laksa...just in case it sent me into labor. A little bit came with the prata-like bread anyways, and I had to have the Mee Goreng noodles. Jason enjoyed the Hianese chicken rice and Reid surprised us by trying most of the dishes. I was sad I didn't take a picture of my delicious, huge mango snow ice (similar to an ice kachang, which I fell in love with in Singapore and have never found in the States). It was big enough for this pregnant lady and her husband...and Reid enjoyed a few bites of the ice cream part.
It's been so hard for me to lean over the tub lately that Jason has taken over bath time. We let Reid pick who reads bedtime books, but 99% of the time, it's Mommy. Poor guy, though, because Mommy's belly takes up the whole chair! Reid didn't seem to mind until the last week...when he literally didn't have any room. "Mommy, I'm squished!"
Silly boy still doesn't like to take pictures, as you can see...
I also realized I never posted any pictures from the shower my class threw me a few weeks ago. The kids were so excited--it was precious. I was blown away by the generosity of them, too, and we got some really neat items and outfits. There were presents, of course...
A super cute outfit, complete with hat, sweater, and little corduroys.
This adorable little nap mat/tummy time mat is a super soft blue puppy dog. I didn't realized until later that it has Carter's name monogrammed on it...his first "own" official item.
We also played games. The kids were excited about estimating Mrs. French's belly size, then measuring to see how they did. A couple of them actually got exactly the circumference! A few were ridiculously big, and a sweet few made me super skinny. We also got to play the "guess the baby food" game. There were snickers, giggles, "eeew!"s, and fake gags as they passed the jars around. You could totally tell who had a baby brother/sister at home, though, because they guessed many of them correctly. It was a fun time with my class and I think they enjoyed it even more than I did. I was excited to share this special time with them, yet felt a wee bit guilty that I'd be gone for nine weeks (which figures...this is the best class I've had in about seven years!). But my long term sub is fabulous, has good experience, and is very sweet, so I am not worried :)
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