lulucakes on the run

That means I’m 35 weeks and 3 days going strong.  Well, maybe not the strong part, I’m getting pretty uncomfortable and maybe more ready for Thomas’s arrival then he is.  He has been doing some amazing movements the past couple of weeks, just being super active and moving my belly from one side to the other.  I just sit and watch it in amazement.  I really love it.  I love that he is in there just being himself.  One pretty funny thing he’s been doing is sticking his butt way out to my right side and every time I say, “Kev, check this out!” he moves it back in.  I think he’s playing with us.  Another not so funny thing is his toes in my left ribs…that gives me such a burning fire of uncomfortableness!  Pelvic rocks help take him out of that position but he finds it again…faster than I hope for.

I received a really great book from my little sister Sherry, it’s called The Beginner’s Bible.  I lay down at night before bed and read to Thom Thom.  He has heard many stories of God’s great love.  We are working our way through Exodus now and last night he learned about the Ten Commandments and how Moses saved the Israelites and took them out of Egypt.  Tonight we are moving into Numbers.  As part of my quest for being a good person, wife and mother I want to teach Thomas everything I can as soon as he comes out to join us.  Just like a mother, right?  Wants her kid to come out of the womb doing algebra. haha  I just want to give him every opportunity to be all he can be.  I want to provide for him things that weren’t available to me.  But, deep down, I know he only needs to know one very important thing…and that is that Kev and I will love him unconditionally forever.

I did get a couple other books, in case he does show some interest. hahah!  ;)  One book is to teach Kev and I some simple sign language that way we can teach Thomas a few baby words and hopefully help him better communicate with us.  Another book I got (and this is really ambitious) is a potty training book.  I heard that babies can actually be diaper free!!!  Not sure if I can do all this while being a new mom and breast-feeding but I really love that the potty training book understands that.  The book gives great suggestions on how to get started and not to be so hard on yourself if you only catch a few eliminations in the beginning.  They want you to set realistic goals for yourself.  It’s such a strange concept for us westerners to grasp because everyone around us is using diapers and they use them for at least 2 years but, in other countries they don’t use diapers and if they do it’s not for 2 years.  And with me not working I thought, what better way for us to try and save a bit.  I saw a friend’s post on Facebook and she mentioned how she started potty training her daughter and how excited she was about all the extra money she’s going to have left over.  Being new parents Kev and I are clueless as to how expensive these things are going to be.  I am really going to put my best effort into potty training Thomas early.  If it works, the one thing I’ll miss is a diaper booty because I love when babies have that huge diaper booty in their jammies!  But, a good thing the book mentioned was that kids progress faster in doing stuff like turning over because they don’t have a huge diaper between their legs holding them back and then not to mention not getting diaper rash.  I am really enjoying the potty training book!  The last book I’m reading, this one I’m reading with Kev is our Bradley book, Husband Coached Childbirth.  Doctor Bradley was a pretty smart fellow.  I really feel by engaging in his techniques of childbirth Kev and I have become even closer.  Doctor Bradley talks about how the father is not just the seed donor and that’s it, but he should be a big part of the labor process as well.  With this, Kev and I have started our Bradley classes…finally!  We had such a late start!  ;)  but here we are in our 3rd out of 4 classes.  We have learned how to work together to relax and enjoy as much of this birth as possible.  I hope that you will pray for me.  I get a little sweaty in the palms thinking about it but I have to remind myself when I’m in labor every contraction will lead me one step closer to holding baby Thomas.

All in all, being a housewife is awesome!  I have had time to go out to Brea and visit great friends.  And it was nice getting on the road and driving, just me, Thomas and some great music.  I have enjoyed putting Thomas’s room together, washing all his toys, clothes, towels, and blankets.  I love being able to prepare dinner for Kev.  I haven’t tried any new recipes but tonight Momma just gave me some ideas on what to do with some salmon and pasta that sounds amazing!  I can’t wait to make it for dinner.  A few weeks back I had the prettiest baby shower a girl could have asked for!  It was a tea party theme baby shower and there were so many sweets, a delicious yummy pasta salad and fruit salad (oh the fruit salad was the cutest…the watermelon was cut out in the shape of a bassinet) Sandra and my beautiful sisters did such an awesome job!  I wish I could post pictures of everything we got because everything was just amazing and beautiful.  Thomas is so lucky to have such a wonderful family and great friends.  A few things we got, Tia Tar Tar handmade his quilt, Tinie started his book collection, Momma gave him the best pacifiers and the books that were popular with Kev and his brother and sisters growing up.  Kev was really excited to see Momma gave us The Spooky Old Tree and you have to say it just right.  My mom bought us the mattress and friends from work all pitched in and bought us our crib, Sandra gave us our changing table, and Corinne, I can’t thank enough, gave us just about everything else! hahaha!!  We were lucky enough to get all of Madeline’s hand-me-downs, car seats, stroller, boppy’s…just everything.

The last month without being at work has been busy and exciting!  I don’t know how I had time to work in the first place.  But I do get a little lonely throughout the day and have to remind myself that Thomas will be here soon to keep me company.  ;)

xoxo