The Things People Say

Well, the due date is quickly approaching and I think we are just about ready. Actually are you ever completely ready??? I have boiled the binkies and bottles, cleaned and installed the car seat, packed my bags.....now it's just a waiting game. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. Maybe it's because this time around I have a toddler that doesn't give me time to just stop and think about the idea of being pregnant. I went to the Doctor on Monday the 18th for my 37 week appointment, the Doc said NOTHING is going on....Nothing!!! No dialating, the baby is still up high...really NOTHING!! At 36 weeks with Isabella I was dialated to a 4 and like 50% effaced, and I had her at 38 1/2 weeks. It isn't looking that way with this little gal'. Wed. I will be exactly 38 weeks and it will just be a waiting game from there. But since I am nearing the end I thought it would be fun to post a picture and note some of the awesome things people have said in the last week.



Last Monday I went to Lee's to grocery shop and the boy who was checking my groceries begged that someone help me out to my car, his words were, "Really ma'am, let someone help you out to your car, I don't want you to go into labor in the parking lot." I laughed and explained to him that I was missing my aerobics class for this grocery shopping, really taking my own bags out to the car was the least I could do for myself!!

Last Saturday at Tony's Grove I was pulling my cart full of flowers around the store and one of the "man" employees said, "Are you even going to make it to gardening season?" Only a man would say that!! I explained if he could check me out right away so I could immediately get home and plant them, then the answer to his question would be "Yes."

Tuesday night for our Young Women activity we went to the bishop's store house to stock the shelves. Afterwards we were standing around drinking some Chocolate Milk and one of my Young Women said, "Melissa....you are HUGE!" I giggled because really she was just pointing out the obvious. But then she asked if my belly button had popped out yet?! I didn't have an "outee" with Isa but this time around I do, the girls were so excited that my belly button had finally popped out that next thing I know I had about 10 pairs of hands on my belly playing "Button button where's the button?" I now know what Buddha must feel like. They kept telling me to drink more chocolate milk so they could feel the baby kick. I just love my YW gals'-they always keep me on my toes!

And on Friday at a resteraunt I finally got asked the best question of all "Twins?" Oh the sweet little size 0, 19 year old, you just wait!

Some of the things that I am enjoying right now, that I will sadly miss when it's all over is Eva's nightly hickups. I always drink a big glass of chocolate milk right before bed, and without fail it always gives her the hiccups, they make me smile and it's so fun to watch. I am really going to miss Isabella coming over to me and asking me to "open the door" so she can sing Rock a Bye and Twinkle Twinkle to Eva. She has to put her lips right on my belly so Eva can hear her sing, it's the sweetest thing ever!

What an exciting journey it has been so far!