No baby. Apparently she did not have the same plan that I did. I am working on it. We will keep you posted.

Estoy Lista

So, as you can all see from our baby snow globe to the right, Jenna is due in 12 days. This would be exciting news, except I am planning on her coming out on Wednesday. That is right, in two days. I have even packed my hospital bag and diaper bag just to make sure I am ready. This is probably optimistic because as of right now she is showing absolutely no signs of wanting to make her grand entrance into this world, but I feel like 10 days early is just perfect to have a baby. So, Wednesday it is. Now, if she doesn't come on Wednesday, then my new goal will be Saturday, which would be one week early. If she doesn't come on Saturday, I will have to do some recalculating, but I think these are good plans.

Hospital bag, packed and ready to go. Hopefully I get to use it this week

The pregnancy is going well. Still pretty uneventful. I did go to the doctor last week and they said Jenna was measuring smaller than she should be compared to the last weeks measurements so they are worried about her fluid levels. If she is small again this week then more tests will be done and they will see what is up. I am sure she is fine. I think she is just nestling down into my pelvis more and more every day (my bladder tells me this is true) and she was just in a funny position. I suppose we shall see on Wednesday. I think all of her fluid has managed to find its way down to my right foot. It is as big as a bowling ball. Not my left foot, just my right. Pregnancy is awesome.

As you can see, the left is a little puffy, the right is HUGE!!!

I was talking to Jarom the other day and I realized that I won't be pregnant for forever. I had gotten to a point where I really thought I would like this for the rest of my life. Then I realized it was only a temporary condition and I got really excited. I know I wont look like I did ten months ago, but I wont be quite so robust around the middle and that is pretty darn exciting.

Everyone got home from the Bahamas yesterday so I am no longer alone during the day now. It is weird but nice to have a houseful of people again although I did have an enjoyable week last week. They all said they had a wonderful time in the Bahamas and that we totally missed out. Look at me already making sacrifices for my child. I am such a great mother.

Well, I will keep you posted on stuff and make sure that you check back on Wednesday for the grand post of baby girl Jenna! And if she isn't here on Wednesday, check back Saturday.

Hilariousness

This is a pretty old video that I stumbled across, and I simply could not have enjoyed it more.

Settling In

It has now been a few weeks in our new home in Delaware, and we are all getting used to the more lavish lifestyle. Alixa has long been a fan of the ABC show Desperate Housewives, and now she is doing her best to become one. Her full time job here is baby growing, which leaves her plenty of free time for things like quilting, cooking, doing crossword puzzles, going to the mall, getting pedicures, etc… It has been really great for her until this week, because the rest of the Winn clan took off for the Bahamas. Jarom and Lix couldn’t go because of the new rat, so now when Jarom leaves for work in the morning Lix is stuck in a big house with nobody else and little to do. Anyone who knows Alixa will know that her vivid imagination doesn’t do well when left in an empty house, so she has managed to keep herself busy. On Monday she was hanging out with Annie, Adri, and Juliet at Longwood Gardens. Tuesday she went out to lunch with Karen and Lindy at the Olive Garden. Wednesday she has a doctors appointment, Thursday she is planning on visiting Annie at her house, and on Friday a friend from Lancaster is coming down for the day. So far nobody has tried to break in, so everything is OK.

Jarom is enjoying his new job well enough, although it has been a little slower than he would like thus far. He does get to do a variety of things, which he likes. The laid back nature of the job has come in handy thus far. Last week he received a call from his mother and a simultaneous message from JD that he was urgently needed at home. Somehow a full-grown bat had managed to get into the house and was sleeping in the family room above the fireplace. JD was the only male in the house, and none of the females were willing to touch the bat, not even with a ten-foot pole. And so Jarom was called, and left work a little early to assist with the wild animal removal. Fortunately, Bruce also has a cushy job that allows him to leave early, and his office is even closer than Jarom’s, so the situation had been successfully handled with no harm done to bat or man when Jarom finally walked in the door. Jarom also showed up for work late one morning because he had been pulled over by a cop for speeding in a 25 mph zone. As he usually does, Jarom batted his eyes a little, made some friendly conversation, and got away with nothing more than a warning. The cop did seem a little confused by the fact that it was a car registered in Ohio, a driver’s license from Utah, while driving in Delaware. Jarom chose not to tell him that his permanent residence right now is in Tennessee.

As for me, I am enjoying the constant attention that I get from the grandkids, and have even ventured out of my cage to tour the house a little bit. I have gotten mixed reviews from the singles who frequent this place, and got some not so warm looks from Nancy, who made it quite clear that she was making a sacrifice by letting me stay. But she is managing to tolerate me, if only because it means she will get to see a new grandbaby, which should be here sooner than seems possible. Whenever it comes, it won’t be soon enough for Alixa, who has entered the unenviable finishing phase of pregnancy, where you are always uncomfortable and in pain, and everything swells up and generally makes you wish you had never done this. Cross your fingers for an early baby. I would, but, you know.

Getting Ready for Baby!

Jarom, I mean Mitch, never writes enough about baby stuff, so I thought I would take up the slack and do a baby post. I can't even believe that I am due in less than four weeks. Pregnancy hasn't been as fun as I thought it would be, but it hasn't been as bad as everyone has told me it would be, either. After all, I hardly ever got sick and although I have gained a TON of weight, I am only now feeling slightly uncomfortable. Overall it has been an enjoyable nine months.

I went to the doctor last week and they said I am well on my way to delivering. I know this could still be weeks, but it makes me feel like I am progressing towards something. I have decided that I will just go walking a lot in the heat until I go into labor. I figure that should work. I have been walking 4-5 times a week for about two miles each time since we got to Delaware. It is tough because Jarom's parents live on a huge hill, but it is good for Jenna and me and I enjoy the early morning hours. It is funny, but I cant sleep in anymore. I wake up by 7:30 or 8 everyday and I wake up 2-3 times a night to use the restroom. I guess this is my body's way of preparing me to feed a newborn.

I am now going to the doctor every week which is kind of a pain in the rear because the hospital is now 30 minutes away from where I live and the parking is TERRIBLE. Last time it took me 10 minutes just to find a parking spot and I was even looking way far away. And although it isn't nearly as nice as the hospital and doctor I had in Tennessee, it seems nice enough so hopefully all will go smoothly with labor and delivery. I am not really scared of delivery, just petrified of having any complications. Pray for me!!!

Since we have been in Delaware, I have been keeping myself busy enough. I went to Baby's R Us and got some essentials for when Jenna arrives. We got a case of diapers, a car seat, a case of baby wipes, some bottles, and other necessities. All I can say is wow are diapers expensive. I almost considered using cloth diapers but then I realized that is disgusting and I don't know how my mother-in-law did it with so many kids but I guess disposable diapers are worth the cost. I do love my new car seat though. I wonder if it will look as cute when Jenna throws up all over it.

Well, I will keep you posted on the pregnancy and hopefully we will have pictures of our beautiful baby girl really soon!