Time for an update...a long one

So its been a few months since I posted so here it goes......December was crazy and January has been too. In December we had to replace our shower because the valve got stuck in place and so the water was running constantly at full blast. We had to shut the water main off to keep the bath tub from overflowing. We even had to shower at the gym for a couple of days til we got it fixed. Luckily I have an awesome daddeo that came up to help Mike redo the shower!!! We are so thankful to him!!
January has been even more eventful!! We had two baby showers, two weeks in a row. I am so grateful for wonderful family and friends who were willing to take time out of their lives for us and our new addition coming soon!!! I am so blessed.
And then there was being sick for two and half weeks as well. I have had a cough and cold before, but having a cough when you are pregnant is a whole other story. Sleeping was completely impossible. I am finally now just getting over this nastiness and now Mike is sick. We were ready for Magnolia to make her debut at anytime, but now we want to be completely healthy before she comes...we don't want to chance passing anything to our precious fragile little girl. But tis the season for the flu, colds, and so on.
We are, (well I am) really worried about having a baby at this time of year, so I am going to be really anal about visitors coming over and so on...I apologize in advance, but now everyone is warned right??? You will all get to see her soon!!!
One more update and then I'm done...probably until Magi comes!!! The pregnancy has been going great so far (aside from being sick) except that I have been measuring small. My doc has been great in reasurring me that everything is fine, and that she feels like she is growing normally. However at my last appointment, I am measuring smaller than usual. I am 38 weeks along and my uterus is only measuring at a 31. My doc says there are several reasons for this, one of which is that she has dropped so far into my pelvis. But he does want me to get an ultrasound just to cover all of our bases ie to make sure the due date is correct (it better be cause i've been waiting for 9 1/2 months) to make sure there is enough amniotic fluid, and to make sure that she is the proper weight and size for her age. Mike and I feel that everything is just fine and that she is healthy so we're not too worried. Her heartbeat continues to be strong and fast, and she is moving a lot!! If I remember I'll post the results, but don't expect it cause my pregnancy brain is getting worse!!!

I had a dream......

I had a dream yesterday....yes during the day. I sleep during the day most days because I work at night, all night. My dream was one of the best dreams ever. I went into labor and funny enough I was, in my dream, 24 weeks along like I am now. But in my dream, it was time. And then I skipped over the bad part ie the pushing and the pain, and was suddenly holding a little baby. Then it was time to take her home, and I had her in my arms and there was my family helping to carry out all the gifts and necessities to the car. She was blonde with just a titch of curl, and healthy and yes, because my baby will be a genius, (and because dreams are silly sometimes, obviously) already smiling. And her eyes were blue.
And then I woke up.....NOT NICE. I STILL have FOUR months left until I can really hold her. The mind can play mean jokes sometimes.

Girl...

We are officially having a girl!!!! We kind of already knew that but now we have pictures and an MD to back it up!

Update....

We find out in 1 week what the little person inside me is.....hopefully. With my luck, the kid will just laugh at us and show us its little bum the whole time.

Craving

I am not craving food.

I am craving weather.

Cool, crisp fall weather.

And color. I can't wait for the leaves to change.

I want to curl up on a lawn chair outside in the middle of September and read and feel the little one kicking, and daydream about him/her.

I can't wait.