Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Things that Make a Baby Come Early

This list is by no means scientific, but really...it's got to hold some kind of weight. It's a list of all the worst things I'm doing that may (or may not) either kill me or put me into early labor. We're obviously hoping for the later. Also, Michael Blake has the hiccups right now.

1. Starting my 5 week formula 2.5 weeks early
Yes, I know the bottle says start 5 weeks from your due date, but if I'm to have a baby 2.5 weeks early I should plan accordingly, right? That was my exact thought process. We need to be prepped, ya know?

2. Walking 4 miles in 98 degree weather
Two weeks ago we went to the Warriors of the Wasatch air show at Hill Air Force Base. First, let me just say, husband was in his own personal heaven. He proudly wore his Air Force shirt, and I proudly waddled next to him all day.
We toured airplanes, watched the Thunderbirds and their death-defying aerial acrobatics, saw our good friends Ashley and Brian and their new baby, took a million pictures, and walked. They said there were over 200,000 people at the show, so we skipped the line to the shuttle bus and walked back to our car. Don't even worry, as soon as I made it to the car the pants came off and the AC came on fullest blast.

3. Bear Lake
We had a blast over the Fourth at a family reunion Bear Lake style. Climbing in and out of boats, staying in the sun all day and camping are maybe three things that are not high on a list of things to do your 36th week of pregnancy, but remember the goal here. Maybe it did something, because I had contractions the whole drive home. Yes!

4. Reading all kinds of early first baby stories
There are plenty of these out there. I'm finding every single one. And thank you to friends like Lindsay who tell me about real live people having babies two weeks early.

5. Assembling Little Giant ladders and climbing to the tipy top
It's really as bad as it sounds. I'm trying to help where I can in the nursery. JR was busy and the ceilings are vaulted. What's a girl to do? My touch up paint job for sure isn't as good as JR's would be, but I did it. One wall is done, and I'm for sure leaving that monster ladder right where it is.


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