Update

My doctor's appointments have been going well and no more concerning things going on.  Blood pressure is completely normal and swelling is down from where it was a couple of weeks ago.  Baby has also shown good growth and is back to measuring completely on schedule.  He is still measuring about two weeks behind Caleb, but totally normal and showing good growth week over week.  He is also head down (fingers crossed he doesn't flip).  My doctor is still hoping for baby during week 39, but has agreed, we don't need to schedule an induction that week since he's measuring average instead of big like Caleb.  I'm hoping for a baby early in week 40 to avoid an induction.  It sounds like January 23rd is the last possible day I can be pregnant.  My money is still on January 19th.  Lots of Braxton hicks that are getting more and more painful.  I've also had some pretty good lower back pain on and off. One day I will feel great and the next day my back hurts so bad I can't hardly get up. Last night was one of those nights.  I was nearly in tears and laying with ice on my back.  Caleb was trying to help by stretching my legs (he's seen Travis help me do this) and kept telling me "it be ok mommy.  Daddy be home soon.  Him can help you."  He also told me in the morning I would wake up and feel all better.  That wasn't exactly the case, but I did have a massage today and I can't remember the last time my back felt this good.  Just being able to lay on my stomach for an extended period of time on the special table seemed to help a ton.  I think baby shifted positions a bit and I have had no pain at all today.  Hoping it lasts for a while, or that we stumble across a large sum of money and an extra hour in the day so I can go get a massage each day.

As we get closer and closer to being parents of two, I'm feeling differently than I did last time.  I'm not near as scared about having a newborn.  We've done that before and although it wasn't easy, I know we can do it.  What I'm nervous about is how will we balance everything and have both kids get what they need...and how will we ever get anything else done!  With Caleb on his no nap schedule, we have almost two hours each evening after he's in bed to get caught up on work and housework, have some time to talk as adults, and time to relax!  Even if Calvin goes to bed around the same time as Caleb, I will have to follow shortly after to survive the night wakings and early mornings, so our peaceful evenings will be a thing of the past.  We also have the luxury of getting up before Caleb if we need to since he doesn't typically get up until 7:00.  Prior to December, I would get up at 6:00 every week day to either get to work, or get work done at home.  I've already given up that hour in the interest of sleeping more.  Oh well, somehow we will figure it all out and some things will just have to take a back seat for a while.

Week 37...papaya

Week 36...honeydew

Now where will I find a pumpkin this time of year for the next photo?