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He is a very sweet baby and one of the cutest things I have ever seen (yes, even cuter than Margaret! Of course I say that because she can't read...). Wes's BIG dilemma now: trying to find a girls name that goes well with Benjamin (Benji for short) because of course they're going to be getting married someday. I'm just excited to have them play together because they will be the cutest babies in the world which will make for some very adorable pictures. OMG!!! I just thought of all the costume ideas for Halloween next year! Prince and princess, ketchup and mustard, peanut butter and jelly, pug and mastiff! The list is endless!
Another exciting development is that Wes's police 'partner' and his wife are expecting a baby in the Spring! Brett and Amanda have become pretty close friends of ours with the boys exploring the vast world of beer together, chasing bad guys and Wes enjoying someone who truly appreciates his 9 million short ribs recipes. We are really excited for the world of babies that is about to smack us all in the face :)
As for me...
I'm a house. I have managed to gain in 7.5 months what most women gain during their whole pregnancy. My doctor actually gave me 'The Look' when I told her that I really am not eating that differently. Katy says to just forget about it and live it up because you can only do this when you're pregnant. I may be able to do that if I didn't have the worlds meanest women coming up to me all the time and making one of the following comments:
"Oh wow! You're having twins?"
"Oh my gosh let me guess your due date... next week?"
"How blessed are you to be having twins?" (This one actually went on to ask if we had conceived twins naturally)
"Oh wow girl! You are big!"
"I don't think I was that big until the week I delivered."
"You're either having triplets, twins, or a 10 pounder."
I'm assuming all of these women are mothers and have been pregnant before and my question is WHY? You can think whatever you want IN YOUR OWN HEAD but I don't want to hear it. I'm already dealing with the fact that my maternity clothes no longer fit, my bras don't fit, my shoes are getting tight, my stomach hangs out of everything, I found my double chin and lost my ankles... isn't that enough? No worries though because as soon as I pop this kid out it's back to the gym! Hahahahaa...
My husbands response to my belly? "Well Ash, at least you are as big as you are going to get. I mean, there's some sort of pouch in there that's already formed and as the baby gets bigger she will just fill into the pouch." Apparently he's been keeping up on his assigned reading. Or maybe he's in denial.
Aside from my massive size, things are going great. The doctor did mention that it may be a big baby which in my mind just means that she will have to come out sooner rather than later. And I am OK with that. I really think Margaret and Mavis are understanding that things are changing as poor Marge barely fits on my lap anymore. Mavis is very intuitive so I think once the baby room was completed, it really helped to put things into perspective for her.
I finally have pictures of the baby room!!
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| The crib and dresser! |
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| Rocking chair! |
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| Changing table! |
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| Oops! How did that get in there? |
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| Book shelf! |
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| Baby's coming home outfit :) |
The pictures aren't of the best quality but you get the idea. Everything's finally coming together and now I can just sit and wait... and wait... and wait.
