There are THREE crazy busy days ahead of us because we can slow down juuust a little bit. I know life is going to be busy beyond these three days, but this is where we’re starting to count 🙂 Deal? Just play along with the countdown, ok?

We had a busy night of tar poops and cluster feeding, but Solly gave us a nice stretch right at the end of the night. I got three consecutive hours before I woke up and was just awake for the day. I heard Dekker and Rowan were awake, so I got them up and we had some breakfast, just me and the big boys. Brady slept for a little bit longer, but surfaced soon enough and we began making calls for the day. Laela slept in for another good hour, and Solly even longer. It was nice, and while I like it when my kids do things all together, it was actually kind of nice to break up breakfast and get some good face time with everyone individually. No complaints there!

Without going into anything in too much detail, we had some pretty ridiculous mix ups with our lawyer (who wasn’t actually our lawyer, long story) yesterday. We found out there were problems, and were already getting calls on our way home from the hospital. We started getting calls on it again this morning RIGHT at 8:00am. After a lot of figuring and calls back and fourth, the mix up was figured out and we were able to set up all of the necessary appointments. We eventually bumped the lawyer to tomorrow, though, as today was already full.

We spent the morning making and taking calls, and Willa arrived to save our butts right around noon. Rowan had just gone down for a nap, and she stayed at the house while we took the others out. We dropped Dekker and Laela at my parents to play with my mom and their cousins, and we took Solly to the final walk through of our home!! We had no idea what to expect, as we had heard walk throughs take several hours, or they take 20 minutes. We didn’t know! But I am SO thrilled to say that the house is PERFECT! I am completely blown away by how corners were NOT cut, how PRECISE everything is, and how LITTLE, if anything, was compromised on. We combed through that house, top to bottom, and it is flawless. We are blown away. Part of the walk through was making sure everything was pretty. It was. Part of it was telling us just how many times they had patched and painted, patched and painted, patched and painted, to make it just that perfect. Part of it was learning about all of the mechanical stuff, which I am super grateful for. Again, no compromises there. Even in our basement, in the furnace room, it is tidy, all lined up and straight forward, and clean. It is at the BEST starting point EVER! We happily signed our lives away, shook hands all around, and accepted the house! Once tomorrow happens, we’ll meet up with our builder one last time to retrieve the keys! Some money just has to change hands before that happens 😉 but tomorrow, it will officially be OURS!

How cool is this?? The drawing from before the house was a reality, to TODAY. And WOW, were they accurate!!!!! Sure looks bang on to me!

We ducked by Kim’s quickly after seeing the house so she could get her hands on Solly 🙂 It was short lived but lovely!

Aren’t they both so pretty??

We stopped at my parents to grab the big kids, and quickly fed Solly and changed him before we headed home. The big kids were trashed, and slept the whole drive home. It was peaceful, and made me feel like today had truly been great. I was so relieved to just be able to go home and spend the evening resting like I know I’m supposed to be doing.

We were greeted at home by Rowan and Willa, hanging in the backyard. They had a FULL afternoon together, and both looked happy and content. Rowan had clearly loved the one on one attention, and I think I can safely say that Willa did too 🙂 They seemed to have a VERY good thing going. Made my heart happy. It was, of course, after she left that we realized our dishes were done, floors were swept, and just how much work she actually did in our backyard flowerbeds. We owe you one, Willa. At LEAST one!

We spent the evening cuddling a LOT with the kids, making the specific effort to get face time with all of them separately. Its really worth putting in that extra effort, because it shows in their demeanours that they feel more appreciated and noticed. They are truly all exceptional kids, and I need to remember just how much we’re putting them through. While its all wonderful stuff, they’re all very big changes, and they’re bound to struggle. I struggle! Why shouldn’t they? I would say they are doing incredibly well considering 🙂

Brady is putting the finishing touches on bedtime, and I think after that, we are DONE for the day! Not “done” in a bad way at all, but done with calls, organizing, working, etc. We need a little bit of downtime. So we’ll feed Solly and see what his evening plan is, then eat some supper, probably have a little soak in the tub, and REST! It sounds pretty much perfect for me, and I know it’ll help my moms heart to know I’m putting my feet up a little 😉

So, the legit countdown is ON.

Three……….

We’re HOME!!! After a short night, most thanks to my adrenaline than the new baby, we spent the morning awaiting discharge. It took a little bit longer than we had hoped, but since Solly’s sugars were low, he had to have lots of heel pokes, and they were a few hours apart. I am thrilled that he is such a tolerant little guy, because he just hacked them, along with being weighed and measured and checked over and rechecked. He’s a champ.

I was SO pleased when the shifts changed over and our nurse for the morning came by to greet us. Her first observation was that it looked like my IV hurt. She was right, it really really did. She asked if she could take it out, to which I wholeheartedly consented, and I was free of it nice and quick! I’m sure lots of you can relate to the comfort in just no longer being tethered to a rolling pole anymore!! As soon as that was done, I was dressed and feeling so much better, and less bionic.

It wasn’t too long before Solly and I were both squared away to leave, but as tends to happen, it took a while before anyone actually brought us discharge papers and let us leave. But we eventually made our way out, and proudly carried our new little bundle to the van. He was SO cute!!!

In case anyone was wondering, thats a 3-6 month sized shirt.

Our evening was full at home, as goes without saying. The kids were so tired and honestly, pretty grumpy, but they were pretty curious about Solly. They knew his name and were clearly anticipating, but they each responded to him how I thought. Rowan goes from being completely uninterested to being aggressive and smacking at him. He’s got time, he’ll figure it out 😉 Dekker says he likes Solly but doesn’t want to hug or kiss him or really touch him yet. He was the same with the others. Laela was probably the most tired of the group when we got home, so while she wasn’t completely ecstatic over him, she called him by name and pointed out how soft he was, touching his cheeks, hair, and blanket. At one point, she rested her cheek against his and said “Cute little guy!” They will get more accustomed to each other very soon, I’m sure, but they’re well on their way.

Bedtime was pretty crazy. Laela was in bed by 6:30, and Dekker made a very serious attitude adjustment, and went down SO much better than we thought he would at 7:00! Happy to tidy toys, even. Rowan went down well too, and played a little in his crib before falling asleep. Once the house was quiet, Jerilee ducked in to meet the little prince. They had a nice date before she offended him, and then he just cried, and the moment was over. Sensitive little guy, apparently. But he ate a little and went down to bed, and the three of us had a visit in the living room. Lots and lots to talk about!!

But more on the details later. While Solly is FINALLY here, and we can all relax a bit, we can’t actually, because we’re moving in three days. Sooooo now is the time to SLEEP! First, a little soak in the tub, but then to bed. Mmmmm, my bed, how I’ve missed you…..

In case you hadn’t already guessed it, I delivered by BEAUTIFUL fourth child today 💙 Brady and I are completely smitten and head over heels for him! I’ll share his birth story soon, but not today 🙂 The rest of this evening will be spent doting on him. 

Solomon Brady came earth side at 5:20pm after the BEST labour and delivery I could have asked for. Everything about it was exceptional, from the comfort levels to the friends who dropped by to the care given to me by all doctors, nurses, residents, students, etc. You name them, they rocked. Solly weighs in at a whopping 10 lbs 7 oz! Three ounces shy of Dekker, and a full week early! Eek! He was 23″ tall as well, making him our tallest baby yet by a full inch. He looks so much like Laela and Rowan but has a body built exactly like Dekker. He also has one of Dekkers  crazy cowlicks, right in the front, haha! He is relaxed and tolerant of all exams, but sucks his fingers like a vacuum. 

We are sooooo in love with him! He already fits in perfectly. 😍

Welcome to the world, Solomon Brady!!

Today was Bradys last official work day before baby comes and the move goes and all of that crazy stuff goes forward! In case you missed it on Facebook, we are moving THIS SATURDAY! Sooooo if you so desire, feel free to come lend a hand!! We have lots of trucks and trailers but not quite enough hands, so this is me pestering YOU to come help! I promise this will not be the last time you hear about this 😉 Can’t let the hubs move us all by himself!!

His work day went a bit longer than usual, but the kids were quiet and in nice moods. And honestly, I felt good today. Baby is nice and low, but I feel like he maaay have dropped? He’s been solidly engaged for a while already, but I felt a slight relief on my ribs and lungs today, which just made me feel that much better. I think the kids could tell, and they were happy for my lift in spirits. Because everyone was in such good shape, Brady and I made plans for the evening to do something just a little bit more special than our usual routine, and go out for a bit in the evening with the kids. Baby could come any day now, and we just felt like we wanted to do something different with our crew before it changed and grew.

Brady got home and bathed all of the kids. I dressed them then, and we headed out for supper. Unfortunately, they were in decently rough shape by then, and we knew we couldn’t drag them all into a restaurant to wait and fuss. So instead, we rocked a family favorite that we call “redneck foodcourt” where we drive through all of the different places that everyone wants, and we all get exactly what we want, and then we eat in the van. I know, it sounds absurd, but its fun, and yummy, and the kids like it. So I got Subway, Dekker got popcorn chicken from KFC, Brady got burgers from Wendys, and Laela just wanted fries and milk so she got Wendys too. Rowan got everyones cast offs. It worked out really well, actually. When we were all fed, we drove through McDonalds and grabbed some chocolate chip cookies for everyone, and then headed to see the house.

Light fixtures are up today!

I’m SO happy with these! Yes, I hope the cords straighten up a bit over time, but the globes are exactly what I had wanted, and I’m SO thrilled that they turned out so well. All of the cover plates are on the light switches, outlets, etc. too. It looks SO finished. (Ok, I know these pictures don’t look “finished” but its happening.) Today, the cleaning also began. Carpets were vacuumed, anyway. Tomorrow will be a big cleaning day, and likely at least some of the touch ups. I believe Wednesday is appliance day, and Thursday is our final walk through! EEK! I am SO excited!!

We drove home all together, listened to good music, and our kids fighting in the back. We made a quick stop at Walmart where I ducked in and bought a couple extra hampers before heading home. The kids did a quick tidy and then we got them ready for bed, with lots of cuddles and tickles and screaming and farting. No lie. It was hyper activity in that room tonight, but it was happy and funny. I absolutely adore my family. And I cannot wait to add this little guy to it!!! Please keep him in your prayers!

Brady and I have a few little jobs to do around here this evening but hopefully we’ll soon be able to tuck in for the night and relax. I don’t feel like running around and doing a ton. Just hanging out 🙂 Just tonight. We’ll be adults again tomorrow. Maybe…

Leading up to the insane week we’re going to have, our family thoroughly enjoyed today!! It was probably the ideal Sunday for us at this point.

I slept SO much better than I did the night before, so I felt considerably more rested. We got to sleep in a bit, and then we fed everyone, dressed everyone, and headed to my parents for lunch and the afternoon. My brother and his wife and kids are staying there for the time being as well, so we all filled up the dining room well, but it was fun, the food was delicious, and the kids played great together. After lunch dishes were cleaned up, Brady ducked into the city to make a kijiji pick up for us, so now Laela has a bed frame! She is SO ready for a big girl bed, though she isn’t climbing out of her crib or anything. She will just love one, its so obvious. So Brady snagged that, along with a coffee, and came back. It was a really really nice afternoon. The kids eventually made their way outside, and Grace, my mom, and I visited in the living room for a bit while Rowan napped. Eventually we all made our way out and caught some rays. It was nice.

Around 4:30, we said goodbye to the group and drove across to the other side of town, by our new house. A nearby street was throwing a block party, and were nice enough to include us! The circle of lawn chairs that were already there stretched to include us, and hot dogs were thrown on the BBQ. The kids actually acclimated really well and played nicely. They ate well and ran around and got FILTHY and had a total blast. Brady and I also really enjoyed the party. We met lots of people, caught up with others that we already know, and while we didn’t connect with everyone there, it was so nice seeing how many families with young kids live so close to us. We’re in a really nice area of town 🙂

We left around 7:00 ish, took Dekker to my parents for a bathroom break, then looped around to a nearby playground to steal Kim from her family and take her to see the house. SO FEW of our friends have actually seen the inside of it now, and it seems so fruitless to tour anyone around so close to the move, but she won’t be around for the move, so now is a good time! I wonder if I’ll ever tire of showing our house to our friends and family. I love it so much. Can’t wait to move there!

After we dropped Kim back with her family, Brady and I called each other and had a phone date on the drive home. I know, it sounds corny. We were in two vehicles, though, and I feel like all we every talk about these days is plans and stress and scheduling and its just silly. So we talked fluffy stuff over the drive home. It was nice. Now, the kids are in bed, and I just have a load of laundry to fold before we can cuddle in for the evening.

Its been SUCH a wonderful day. While its been full, its felt FUN and restful. Almost…

It has been an incredibly FULL day!!! We kicked it off with garage sale shopping around our street. We met the lovely people from across the street and bought a laundry sink for $10. Win! Conveniently, we were bringing our washer and dryer to our house today, so we loaded up the sink along with them and made our way to the house.

We wandered through the house slowly, and I have to say, I was in awe. Friday was a big day around our house. Not only did we get a garage door finally, but we got all of our plumbing fixtures installed, and I love them all!!! We had elected to go with their plumbers standard stuff, except for the few things we picked out, like the kitchen and en suite sinks. But I knew nothing of faucets, toilets, etc. I’m pleased to say that the plumbers “standards” are not bottom of the barrel AT ALL. Everything feels good and strong and beefy and looks wonderful. I am SO pleased!

I am SO thrilled with the vanities. Even just things like the toilet paper holders and towel bars are a bit thicker than average. They don’t wobble or flex. It all feels SO sturdy. I love that.

My brother and his wife and kids just moved out here this week, and we hadn’t had a chance to see them yet, so they came and met us at the house for a visit and a tour. Its always SO fun to see family, but we’re also kind of in our element right now, and we love showing our house off, haha! So we enjoyed walking them around and catching up while the kids ran laps around the house. It was a really nice way to spend a chunk of the afternoon. Before they left, Simon helped Brady haul the laundry machines downstairs, which was a legit weight off Brady’s shoulders. Thanks, Sim!

Once they headed back, Brady got to work on a few little things he had to do, and I drove to pick up some late lunch with the kids. While we were gone, Brady siliconed the kitchen and vanities, oiled the island top one last time, installed the last few drawer fronts and handles that we were missing, and installed the laundry chute doors.

We got soft close for them and everything, so they’re SO nice and don’t make any noise. I’m excited to use them!

We were home for the evening, and the kids were all pretty overtired, so we kept a pretty low profile. Rowan started smacking himself and saying “bonk,” so that was kind of hilarious. Perhaps we were all overtired, haha!

Once the kids went down, I got ready for maternity photos!! A friend had reached out, looking for pregnant ladies to photograph, and since I am in the VERY significant stages of pregnancy, I asked and she answered! We had high hopes for sunset silhouette pictures, but today has been grey and rainy, so instead, we rocked some rainstorm pictures 🙂 I am SO excited to see how they turn out. I LOVE the rain! It was also nice to get out of the house a little.

Now, I can definitively say that its been a FULL day and I am ready for bed! First, though, to fold the biggest load of kids laundry we’ve ever done. THEN bed.

There is some kind of bee/wasp/hornet/buzzing character up in the high windows of our place right now, and I’m freaking out just a tad. I was planning to blog this evening, but right now will just have to do, because I need to do/think about something else! I told the kids the bug was a big fly. Yes, I know, I lied to them. Don’t judge me. This is survival. I do NOT appreciate this thing being in my house.

Speaking of my house, lol, Brady is actually not working there today! He is back to his usual job, while making lots of calls and sending out lots of texts, trying to organize our move. Of course, there is still a handful of things left to do on our house, but we got word that the last stuff that is up to him is ready for him! In our cabinet order, somehow, one front got missed. Then, Brady dropped and munched another. So we’ve been waiting for two fronts to be done for us, as well as the last of our drawer handles to arrive, since the ones we picked were PERFECT but the cabinet shop didn’t have quite enough on hand. Everything is now ready and waiting at the shop! So Brady will have to duck by our house tomorrow afternoon to install the last few fronts and handles, silicone our kitchen with a different color, caulk the shower doors, and re-oil the island top one last time. And then that is IT on our part! There are a few little things that are just behind that he’ll do later, but that aren’t important enough to hold up possession. We are SO ready to move in, no hand towel bar is going to hold us up!

Today has been relaxed (until this dang bee…) and I am SO looking forward to the evening! Kim and I are attempting a round two of our last date that got cut a little short 😉 So we’ll do a little bit of dinner out and maybe a shorty shop. Just a girly date, and I’m super looking forward to it! Its nice to have understanding friends who know your limits and still want to hang out with you!!

I’m in a bit of a funny position where my body is just done, but my loving husband has agreed to do some chores around the house this evening so I can rest and be nice and mobile in the evening 🙂 Thanks, hubs. I would have no social life without you.

Ok, break is over. Time to go try to chase this bee out of here. Its getting ballsy…

So much is getting done on the house these days! Sorry to those of you who are bored of hearing about it, but its SUCH a whirlwind right now!! Brady went in today to install some more door handles, to secure the island top a little stronger, and to install our shower doors that came yesterday!

He also managed to get bath hardware on and get a few things prepped for the plumbers and electricians to come in the next few days to install their last fixtures and such. Our painter was in today, painting the new trim and jam on the closet door in our room, and a few other things he found that he wanted to perfect.

PS: Thanks everyone for your comments on this different set up. I am SO happy with the trim, and thankfully, so is Brady 🙂 And so are you guys, apparently! Brady even said the painter commented on how much more finished it looked. We are all 100% happy with this decision. Win!

Tomorrow, I believe its the plumbers who will come through. They’ll be installing faucets, toilets, our water heater, and I’m sure a few other things I’m forgetting. Also, tomorrow, we’ll get our garage door. Yay! I’m excited for the big pop of white on the front of the house 🙂 SO much is going on!

We got the crazy news this evening that our possession is actually being moved UP!!!!! This is SO exciting, and SO crazy all at the same time, but we are completely thrilled! Its sure going to be a busy time, but we truly couldn’t be happier! So if anyone is itching to move a family in the next little while, get in touch 😉 We’ll take all of the help we can get!!

Brady came home for the afternoon, and we took the kids out for some grocery shopping. Costco has SO many good sales on this week, so we ducked in there and got good and stocked up on a lot of things. We are SO thankful to be using my parents little extra freezer, because it made it possible for us to stock up on things we use often but require a freezer. I don’t know how we’d do it, just using the little one in the fridge! We are very accustomed to having a big extra one, so thanks again, mom and dad! We got nicely stocked up, and then hit Superstore, which was considerably less successful, but still decent. Dekker got some new underwear and some sweat shorts, and we grabbed some fruit and veggies. We even managed to get our hands on some of our favorite creamer that is often SO hard to find. Wins all around, really.

When we were checking out, I was hanging with Rowan at the cart, and he leaned into me and knocked his head lightly into my lips, and giggled. I made a kissy face at him and he giggled and kept leaning in for more and more kisses. Here I was with my purple lipstick, not about to deny my son kisses, so we had this little morsel to laugh at for the rest of our Superstore experience.

He’s such a gem <3 Love him.

We spent our evening with Jerilee, watching the first episode of the Bachelorette and eating Pizza Hut. I have loved living so close to a Pizza Hut, and will likely never live so close to one again, so we’re making it count 😉 Its been a really great day, and there are a lot more to come in the next weeks!

Life is crazy, and God is good!

I’ve really enjoyed today! We had a nice start to the morning, I had a late morning outing, we got an exciting house delivery, Brady spent the afternoon getting good news about the house and getting a thing or two done, and I chatted on the phone with my sister for a bit while he was away 🙂 It was really quite awesome! I’ll go in order.

We woke up decently early, and Brady went out to retrieve coffees and breakfast McFlurries. I highly recommend this breakfast to all, especially when there is a good coupon out! So I kicked the day off with a double double and a Rolo McFlurry. It was a delicious morning. After a little bit of doddling, I headed to my waxing appointment. I really like it there. I always do. And it feels nice to get my legs and and brows all freshened up. I have to laugh, though. Its always at my last waxing appointment before having a baby when I come so very close to fainting. I am just physically unable to recline at all right now. So if I’m not sitting straight up, or laying on my side, I can’t breathe. She was really good about it all, though. Soon, the fan was on, and she was letting me sit in different, weird positions so I could breathe while she worked. Its hard to wax upper legs when there is an enormous belly resting on them. She rocked it though. Thanks, Jenn!!!

After my appointment, I ducked into a grocery store for milk, and then headed home. The kids were in good moods, and the house was nice and relaxed. Brady and I visited and played with the kids, and while we were discussing his afternoon of work, we heard someone walking onto our deck. Brady opened the door, and accepted the delivery of our shower doors!!! I’m SO glad they came already!!! We were eager and silly and couldn’t wait, so we opened the box up, and everything was in order, in great shape, and looking exactly as we had hoped!

They don’t look like much here, but they’ll be perfect when they’re installed into our main bathroom in the new house!! EEK!

Since we’re coming to the end of the build, lots of little things are coming up for us to discuss and make decisions about. Its not the most relaxed part of the process, to say the least, but we got a lot of that done yesterday and today, and part of Brady’s afternoon was going out and making some of those changes, picking some things up, and asking a lot of questions. I’m SO happy to say that his afternoon was smooth and successful!

The shower doors came early!

The pricing we’ve been waiting for to possibly change out our exterior doors is FINALLY in, and is a solid $500 LESS than we were expecting!

The few door handles that were missed on the order are IN TOWN rather than being four weeks away like we thought! Brady was able to pick them all up today 😀

We got some answers finally about what hinges to get for our laundry chute doors, so we can finally go forward with them!

Best of all…..

Our garage pad got poured EARLY!!!

Ok, no, its not early. We still won’t be able to park on it for a week or two after we take possession, but we had been told the absolute earliest it would be poured was May 26th, and it would most likely get bumped. This is a lovely surprise! I’m SO happy its in already!

A little thing thats been irking me a bit is the doors in our master suite.

This is our walk-in closet and our en suite. We have no intention of having a door on our closet, so we just had it drywalled like this. It looks really clean and straight and I’m VERY happy with it. But. It looks unfinished to me. With the two openings so close together, to me, it feels like they should both have trim. Brady and I disagreed for a bit, which is fine. We mulled over it for a bit and yesterday, decided to bite the bullet and change it, even though it meant the painters charging us for having to come back an additional time. We just decided to take the hit. I knew it was something that was going to bug me every time I saw it. We’ve both had a couple of those things come up, so we’re fixing them as we go. Therefore, today Brady went and picked up some casing and jambs, and went to our house to pull out some drywall to re-case and trim the door.

I don’t know about you guys, and maybe I’m the only one who thinks so, but I think this is SO much better! It looks complete, and finished, and less like someone forgot to trim that one door. I am SO happy with it! Now we wait for the painters to come back and paint it. Whew! Easy fix.

While Brady worked, I visited with my dear sister. I love her, and every once in a while, she calls on her drive home from work, like today. We chatted for almost an hour before hanging up. Brady was then on his way home, and the kids were getting a bit twitchy.

Now to close off the day with supper and bedtime. And perhaps and late night McFlurry. Don’t judge. I am LOVING ice cream these days!!!

Before I talk about my pregnancy, I want to thank everyone who texted/liked/commented on the last post. Its been fun to see who is super interested in the build, and its also wonderful to have people excited with us. You can see by the pictures yesterday just how close they are to being done!!! I always hesitate to share official dates for things on my blog, just in case they don’t work out, but it really really won’t be long now. I am SO excited to have our baby so soon, and then to move into this beautiful home! I feel like its all going to just be surreal for a while. As if this is OURS!

Onto todays events, I had what might be my last prenatal appointment of this pregnancy! Yes, I tend to be induced a little early, thanks to my last two VERY fast deliveries, and I like to know I’ll be IN the hospital when baby is born. It just feels good to me to have my babes in a controlled environment. To each their own 🙂 No judgement here! Usually, we all go into the appointments as a family, but we had a pretty rough start to the day this morning and we just knew it wasn’t a good day for it. For the last several days, no matter what Laela says, Dekker argues with her over it, or refutes her. Basically, its as though anytime she speaks, he figures she’s sucking the air out of the room. I’ve felt that way, and it feels awful. Therefore, we’re jumping on his behavior, trying to stop it fast, which results in lots of correction and even more tears. It just wasn’t a good morning to all be cramped in a small room while the kids were expected to sit quietly. Brady and I decided I’d go to my appointment myself and he’d take the kids to go fill up the van, grab coffees, etc.

The clinics waiting room was positively BURSTING with new moms and brand new fresh babies. It was SO sweet, and just made me more eager for my baby boy to be on the outside! All of the little honking newborn cries just made me ache to hold him!! But that’ll all be soon enough. I was called in pretty quickly, weighed, and then put into a room. The nurse who usually takes me back was so surprised that I didn’t have the fam with me, but I told her they were just a little temperamental this morning and she laughed and claimed to understand completely. As I waited in the exam room, I hear Dr. Guselle, rather than my student doctor, approaching, and she commented to someone that she was going to get some family time in with this next patient. I LOVE that she was actually anticipating seeing my kids, and felt a bit sad that I hadn’t brought everyone with me, but truly, it was a fantastic appointment, just she and I. We have such a good dynamic. I have missed her being my primary doctor this time around, and just sitting and chatting with her felt so normal and comfortable. As for the little details, all checks out. My BP is good, babys heart rate is good, he’s fully engaged, or “good and down” as we said, and measuring right on. We talked more about induction day and made some further plans on it. She informed me about when she is and isn’t on call, and then made some notes on my prenatal information sheet, which she then printed for me. And I WISH I could post pictures of it, but there’s too much to blur out. She wrote that she was to be called, regardless of the call schedule, and that I was to be considered a VIP 🙂 I laughed, and was also incredibly pleased, because honestly, why not? Part of me is embarrassed that I require some special treatment, but I love her, and I LOVE that she is willing to provide me with whatever I need to be as comfortable as possible. She then encouraged me a lot about how capable I am at delivering my kids, and that she was very pleased with how my demeanour is regarding delivery. “Where did the anxious mama go?” she asked. She knows how shaken up I was after Laela was born, and how nervous I was going into Rowan’s delivery. I love that she’s seen the progress I’ve worked and prayed so hard for. I feel ready. Prepared. And she knows I am, too.

After a few more pleasantries, and even a little chat about baby names, I was on my way. She teased me that I should feel free to hit the lights and just take a little rest before heading back to the family. “Tell them I was running behind, like usual,” she suggested. I laughed and said I’d go save my husband rather. It was an incredibly lovely appointment. It really couldn’t have gone smoother. What a fabulous woman.

Now, we’re home, and believe it or not, Brady is back at work for a bit of this afternoon. A couple of things came up that are his responsibility, so he’s ducked out to make a few small purchases and go do a small job or two on the house. He’ll likely go out tomorrow too, and possibly again! All of the little things are getting done, but there are still a few big things we’re waiting on. Today, the painter is back doing a second coat, but thats all I know of for sure. Still, progress! Always good to see!