Counting Down

That's right; the countdown is on.

Two days until my "official" due date.  But I typically go a few days later than that.  At this point, I'm hopeful of holding a baby girl in my arms by the weekend.  I see the midwife tomorrow, and we'll see how everything is progressing.

I had a bunch of contractions last evening, but I'm attributing that to all of the vacuuming I did in the afternoon.  Hey, whatever works to get this little girl moving!  But I admit I was hoping to be woken during the night by some harder contractions that I just couldn't ignore.  Unfortunately, I only woke because #1- I needed to use the bathroom...again...and #2- a little girl came shrieking into our room during a thunderstorm.  

Well, we finished school yesterday - except for math which we'll continue through the summer.  Can't let them forget what they've learned!  But now that school is done, I've been cleaning like crazy.  I think my house is now cleaner than it has been for the last eight months.  Seriously.  Doing laundry too, and the freezer is mostly full which will be a blessing on those nights when there is just no time or energy to fix dinner.  And I'm sure those evenings will be a-plenty.  This has been the longest stretch that our home has been without a baby in it, but I haven't forgotten the five-o-clock witching hour.  And I now have two boys who are eating machines.  So those freezer meals are rather important to have on hand!