Actually no, since a return would indicate a departure and I never really left just been dealing with things which have sapped my energy and inclination to write on the blog.  However, I return to you today to give a brief look of what has been going on since we last spoke.

First, I would like to wish everyone a wonderful 2010 and hope your holidays were great.  I would say, “Here are my New Year Resolutions…” but honesty who are we kidding?  I didn’t make any nor did I plan to make any this year.

This year, if you haven’t figured it out is the Year of the Peanut, making any real resolutions I wanted to make for myself a distant second.  The last couple of months have been filled with all things baby, such as getting the registry set, going to doctors, dealing with the holidays and getting Peanut’s room in order.  This month we have the baby shower and as of today I am now officially 30 weeks.  Meaning Peanut could make his appearance (we are thinking full term here) as early as seven weeks from now.  It has started my internal countdown trying to make a list and checking it twice, making me nervous and excited all at the same time.

During the last couple of weeks I have officially turned into an emotional blob.  The rollercoaster everyone keeps talking about finally picked me up and I am firmly in the front row.  Ups and downs are now part of the day and it doesn’t take much to get me to cry.  Babies are everywhere and everything on TV seems to have something to do with newborns and kids.  I actually got into a fight with Luis, and became an crying mess in my mother’s house the other day because he wanted me to eat before picking him up at work.  Ten minutes after I did and we talked, I was laughing. I r a nut.

Since my last post , I surprised my mom and gave her a 4D ultrasound as a Christmas present.  It was something else!  I won’t share all the pictures, because frankly they creep me out a little (something to do with the whole alien and gold color thing) but it was an amazing experience and I was so happy my family and Luis’ family were there to share it with us.

I also have pictures of Peanut’s room before the deconstruction, but I am holding off on the before and after slideshow until we get it set up with the furniture and what not.

Things on the horizon:

• Meeting my new doctor
  • Oh yeah, that is right didn’t tell you guys, but just my luck my OBGYN is leaving the university three weeks before my due day.  Fun, fun, fun, I get to meet my new doc at the end of this month.
• At 32 weeks ( only a couple of weeks away now) I will need to have weekly ultrasounds to check on Peanut’s progress and size.  These ultrasounds will also determine when and how I am destine to have the labor.
• Need to pre-register at the hospital
• Need to get a check list of stuff I will need in “the bag”
• Need to call the pedi’s office and set up an interview. Let’s hope the guy is still taking new patients and isn’t on the verge of retiring.  He was my brother’s doc when he was a kid and almost twenty years later my mother still thanks him.  My brother was very sickly as a kid.
• Need to get all my paperwork in order
• Need to make sure Luis understands he is only to hold my hand, not to give me kisses, not to touch me at all outside of my hand, not really allowed much outside of breathing if I go into natural labor.  I am not scared of the pain, but pain and I like being left alone to talk, being cuddled while I am in the middle of my body ripping apart is not sexy, not sweet and very dangerous to Luis’ health.  Although I don’t expect it to be a trouble, I am covering the bases; he has been warned.
• Need to make sure the car seat works and strapped in correctly
• Need to make sure all the furniture is assembled
• Need to enforce visiting hours at my place.  Like I told Luis, “No one comes over now, but after he is born, he is like a new Disney attraction, everyone will be coming over unannounced and at any time they see fit.”
• We need a new washer
• Need to buy baby friendly detergent
• Need to wash his clothes
• We need a new bed
• Need to have everything done for work by the end of this month and at the latest mid-Feb.  My boss was only 36 weeks along when she went into labor a couple of weeks ago.
• Saucy Wenches
• Writing and finishing up Waking Iris
• Need to remember to breathe

I also want to thank everyone for their thoughts and wishes to me and my family.  You guys are the best.  I also want send out many hugs and kisses to Rav, Tami and Steve for being who they are; you guys are amazing and I am grateful to have you in my life .

Now it is time to dive into my list, I hope this post finds everyone well and enjoying the day.  I will talk to you all soon.

Much love,

Bre