the harder they fall. DISCLAIMER: No babies or mommies were hurt in the making of this blog!
yesterday we took dakota for a walk on the beach. with all of the other dogs there and dead seals for her to roll in, she went a bit bonkers. we were trying to distract her by throwing the tennis ball, which would work for a few minutes and then get left behind in the waves. well, luke went to guard against a super disgusting potential seal roll while i continued to amuse her with the tennis ball. dakota of course, left the ball in the waves as she went racing off to her new best friend some 200 yards down the beach. I went to retrieve said tennis ball. at the time, the ball was resting happily on wet sand. by the time i had the ball in my hand, a wave was practically crashing at my feet.
in my infinite wisdom, i decided i could outrun the wave by running backward, up the shore, on wet sand, in Uggs. my inner dialouge was telling me to stop and just allow my Uggs and legs to get wet...but i didn't listen. so of course, i lost my footing and feel straight back onto my bum and continued to roll backward until my entire body was covered in freezing wet sandy sea water.
luke just about had a heart attack, i wet my pants a little (happens all the time when you're pregnant, its amazing what you can get use to) and we left the beach for hot showers and hotter chocolate.
if Dillan's constant rib, kidney and bladder kicking are any indication, he's fine, as am I. in fact, its nice to have something to write about other then knitting and the weather.
we are now 38 weeks along and just waiting for the stork to show up! i've been having some contractions - the doctors appointment on Monday will confirm if they are real and the very beginning of labor or more Braxton-Hicks.
With just 12 days until our due date (praise God for bringing us this far!), if born today, Dillan will likely be 7.5 pounds and about 20 inches long (thats my guess, not the doctors).
besides the obvious discomfort of carrying a full term baby in my tummy, luke and i being patient even though we are both very ready and excited to meet him. i have a lot of peace that the Lord knows his birthday and will share it with us when the time is right. but like any new mom, my patience and peace waiver on a regular basis.
we'll get some tummy pictures up later today. hopefully our next blog will be to annouce we are on our away to the hospital.
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Wow, it is a good thing that stirring him up at this point isn't so bad! Your poor husband though; I bet he would have carried you home if he could have!
I can't wait to see what he looks like OUTSIDE your belly!! I wish I could be there to meet him in person, but I trust you will blog faithfully all about him if ever you find a spare moment! You're in my thoughts, lovely lady. =)
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