these tarts of pop

In about an hour, we'll be leaving for the hospital so the doctors can begin prepping me for my surgery.

I'm still surprisingly calm about all of it -- the worst part of the night was I kept having these snippets of dreams where people were trying to convince me to eat or drink something after midnight (which I couldn't do because I'm having surgery). Ugh.

This morning, outside of Kendra kicking the crap out of me, and a funky headache that I can't take anything for, I feel alright.

The whole family is coming along -- I've already called the girls out of school -- and fmh's parents will be coming down tomorrow to see her. It's all happening, BBs.

I should go wake up Hoku now; she'll panic if she thinks she's late. :p

fmh will probably have a picture or two - we've already packed the camera. And I think I'll give him my LJ password so he can post them to mine as well. (I know not everyone on MY flist is on HIS flist).

I'll see you guys later!

:is off to have a baby:

My c-section has been officially scheduled for Monday, February 23 @ noon.
(Thank God.)

Everything looks really, really good. Her heartrate is at 150 -- perfect for her gestational age, my doc tells me. My blood pressure is dazzling, BBs: 118/62. And! I've actually lost a pound. In fact, my total weight gain during my entire term has only been five pounds. O__O

Kendra Renee' will be making her debut in 19 days! I wonder what she'll look like. :)

So we had the ultrasound today.

( It's a... )

crwilley got me two spicy chicken burritos* from Taco Bell.

This makes her one of the most awesome beings in the entire universe. Srsly.

I'm pregnant.

:)

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
sexyscholar goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as The-Hopefully-Not-Still-Pregnant Lady.
crwilley tricks you! You get a wet rag.
dadandgirl gives you 13 brown pineapple-flavoured pieces of taffy.
dragon_spirit gives you 2 mauve chocolate-flavoured wafers.
elspethsheyna tricks you! You get a dead frog.
fatcannon gives you 11 orange tropical-flavoured gummy bats.
fmh tricks you! You get a wet rag.
hexslinger tricks you! You get a piece of paper.
mightyafrodite gives you 1 green coconut-flavoured gummy worm.
shugotenchi tricks you! You get a block of wood.
single_path tricks you! You lose 20 pieces of candy!
sexyscholar ends up with 7 pieces of candy, a wet rag, a dead frog, a wet rag, a piece of paper, and a block of wood.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

You guys suck. :p

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After some deliberation, hoku_star is going to have her...*cringe*...Chuck E. Cheese party next Saturday. (Her birthday is this coming Sunday.) Next week just works out better for everybody, the cousins will be able to make it down and her Uncle Jay and Aunt Ern and Cousin Emily are planning to head down as well. That will be very cool. They haven't seen the girls since Christmas, and they missed them so much. They'll also get to see how big Emily has gotten. They're gonna have a ball together, I think.

The bad part about putting the CEC party off til next weekend is that there was the very real possibility of Hoku feeling like her birthday was less than special. I will NOT have my baby thinking this way. So, I put an idea to her: this Saturday, we'll have a little slumber party at the house for a few of her friends. They can hang out and play and squeal (nothing squeals like little girls) and watch movies and throw popcorn at each other and all the stuff little girls do at slumber parties. She's given me the "o.k." (which for Hoku means she does this little thing where she wiggles her fingers and gets this big smile on her face. I missed that look.) for the slumber party idea, so we'll get the stuff together for that. I'll ask my Dad if he can borrow the digital camera from work so we can maybe snap some photos we can send to cyriael. I think she'll have a good time...and she gets to have two parties, essentially. Not bad for a 9 year old. :)

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I had my 38th week prenatal appointment yesterday. Everything is going well for the most part. My blood pressure is lovely as always and his heartbeat is good and strong. He's also in the "vertex" position, which means his head is pointed south, just like it should be. The doc doesn't seem to think that he'll be able to flip anymore before it's time...I'm being optimistic and hoping that she's right. The only somewhat bad part is that I tested positive for Group B Strep infection, so they'll be giving me antibiotcs during my delivery. Doc says that it's not uncommon, and they won't have to give my a separate needle for them. I've never had a problem with needles, but in this circumstance, I think the less they have to mess with me, the better.

I know I keep saying this...but I am really ready to have this baby. During the night, I must have been hurting pretty bad, because fmh woke me up asking if I was okay. He said I was whimpering like I was in pain. Ush. Then this morning, Ky decided he wanted to dance or something, so I had these funny bulges all over my belly. Also, his head and fists keep knocking on my pelvic bone, which really friggin' hurts.

Not as much as I know labor and delivery will, but it hurts like hell the same. I could barely walk this morning.

Only 2 weeks left. 14 days.

I can make it.

RANDOM - Nope. I still don't like Sun Chips.

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'Twas a good weekend.

Friday, I had the bright idea to do something more on the special side for my sweetie, mightyafrodite, since it would be her birthday that following Monday, and we'd all be gathered up there together. I tried to make a dish called "Yassa." It's a Senegalese chicken dish which mightyafrodite had mentioned in passing that she hadn't had since her college days and how she really loved it. Everyone (including her) seemed to be pretty pleased with it, but I'm one of those annoying people that's never really happy with a task I've completed. Not really. crwilley and dadandgirl brought bratwurst (one of her favorites) and we all sat around being silly and being together, which is what it was all about. My dad and I even got a cheesecake for the finale. Of course, we got French style and I should have gotten New York style since she likes New York style better and...

Saturday was a chill out day at home for the most part. I was feeling really tired, so I slept thru most of it. fmh and my dad took the girls to the library and gave them a special treat of Mickey D's for the day. Hoku got some videos about animals (of course) and Malu has discovered "The Big Comfy Couch." The show stopped airing before Mally was around, so she never got to experience it. It was one of Hoku's favorite shows, and now Malu is thoroughly enjoying it as well.

Sunday, we went to mightyafrodite's Mom's birthday celebration. Frankly, I was honored that we were invited. Her Moms is a wonderful person, and I'm honored that she seems to think of me as another one of her kids. Her celebration? Not a party, but a service at her family's church where her brother is the pastor. I'm not a church-goer myself, it's never fit in with my personal beliefs, but I was more than willing to go for The Moms. The service was actually good. There was lots of music, the pastor was a presence to be reckoned with and there wasn't that air of "if you don't believe in Jesus and the church you will die!!!1" We stayed after the service for a little bit and talked to some of the other parishoners. All of the women came over to ask when I'm due. None of them think that I'm going to make it to October 13, which is my due date.* mightyafrodite's sister predicts October 1st. :p

After the service, The Moms treated everyone to lunch (Can you believe it? It's HER birthday, and she's taking others out to eat.) at this place called the "Golden Corral." It's one of those buffet-style restaurants. I love those places in general, but the GC has become my favorite. Oh man. I glad my appetite decided to kick in while we were there. For a while, I could barely get thru an entire meal, but Sunday? Three plates of food. I don't even care, because it was really good, and Ky and I were happy baby and mom afterwards. Then I went home and slept for two hours. :D

Good family, friends, food. S'all good.

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*To be honest, that would suit me just fine. I am so ready to have this baby. As long as he doesn't decide to make his entrance before Thursday (my 37th week mark and official full-term status), I'll be happy. I'm tired of being pregnant and I just want him to be here. Right now, I'm not getting myself worked up about labor. I don't worry about pain in general, it tends to make things more difficult when they come to pass...and worrying about it isn't going to do me a damned bit of good. I have no idea what labor is like. I just know it's going to be like nothing I have ever experienced. I leave it at that. But I'm ready for it to start...I want to finally hold Ky in my arms and see who he looks like. Watch him flex his fingers and toes and hear him wail like a banshee.

I'm just ready. My baby shower is scheduled for this coming Saturday, and as far as I know, it's still on. Even if it isn't, fmh's mother, sister and sister-in-law will be coming down to bring the crib and mattress and dresser. They'll also get to see and spend time with the girls, which will be all good.

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Okay, time for me to get up and move around. Ky has decided that he wants to practice his Tai Chi in my tummy again. :p

I am so ready to have this friggin' babeh.

Naturally, I will continue to blame my hormones.

But this is cuter than sh...ugar.



It's sold out, but I've put myself on the waiting list for it.

You know. For the baby...