GUH.

Yes, that is the way I feel right now. Guh. Translation: My baby is not coming out... he seems very determined to stay in his nice warm home, and the hospital has decided that they are too busy to help push him on his way. Therefore, my mom and I are stuck in limbo... just waiting, and waiting, and waiting. This stinks. I'm a PLANNER. I planned to have this baby TODAY. Then I would have my week and a half of Mommy School from my mother and I would be confident and set to go before she left. Now it's looking like we're going to be lucky if I have the baby by Halloween, and then I'll only have a week of Mommy School Training. This was NOT in the plans!

So after a pretty big break down about it last night, I've decided to induce myself at home. I have been constantly jiggling, walking, skipping stairs, and castor oil might be in my future if things don't change pretty quick. My other game plan is to eat a TON of food and make it so my baby has no where else to grow so that he will be as uncomfortable as I am, and will decide to just come on his own. Great idea, right?

So, if I call you within the next few days.... don't get excited, it's not me going into labor.... it's just me calling. Happy waiting to all of you!

HOORAY!

Oh, I am so glad to be able to blog again! We've been having some serious computer problems recently and I have been completely off-line for about a month now. Welcome back to me! So, the past month has been filled with some pretty exciting events. I am now 38 weeks pregnant, and it's only about a week until I get induced and our Big Bubba comes! So here are some things that have happened in the past month:

*Brooke's remains were finally found 5 1/2 years after she was abducted. It was a relief to finally have closure, but a difficult time as the past experiences came crashing back. I am grateful that she has been found and can be put to rest. I love you Brooke!

* Brett and I started and finished our child birth class at the hospital. At first I decreed that I would no longer be going through with the labor and delivery and that Bubba would be staying in my stomach forever. However, after watching some videos of women who had an epidural, I decided that I could maybe have this baby.

*I finished all of my craft projects and have now become a bored, lonely, pregnant housewife. Thank goodness Super Saturday is coming up so I can get some new things to work on.

*Brett had his White Coat Ceremony (which is a pretty big deal in the medical world) and you now get to see how incredibly fat I am at 37 weeks pregnant. Here are some shots from that big event:

Here's Brett with his two study buddies, Sam and Dave... The Terrific Trio!

Yep, here we are.... big belly and all. (Funny story... some girls in Brett's class were talking to him the day after White Coat and asked when I was due. Brett told them in about 2 weeks and they said, "Oh good, we were walking behind you guys and her ankles were HUGE!! We felt so bad for her!" So, really, the fatness is EVERYWHERE. Oh, how I wanted to be a cute pregnant lady...)

He is so stoked about his White Coat!

* I had a quick jaunt to the hospital on Saturday because I was feeling slightly out of it. We had gone to Mesa earlier that morning and it was 100 degrees and I think I got a little overheated. We got home and I was super dizzy, lightheaded, and felt like my head weighed about 7 trillion pounds. After several hours of this, Brett decided we should get me checked out. However, my doctor is out of town this weekend, so we had to go to the hospital instead. 3 1/2 hours and many tests later, it was decided that I do NOT have high blood pressure problems, but probably just got a little dehydrated. So I drank and drank and drank the fluids they provided, took a couple of Tylenol and was scooted out the door. I was ordered to take it easy for the next week and make sure I'm drinking enough.

Ok, so I think those are the highlights of the past month for the Waite Family. I will make sure to post some pictures of Bubs when he comes.... we are getting SO ridiculously excited/terrified! It will be awesome!