Go, Go, Goers!

This is it - things are going to start happening this week! 1. Baby G:  At my last check on Wednesday, I was still dilated to 1cm.  However, at my appointment this coming Wednesday, we are going to talk about possibly inducing at 39 weeks (which would be November 2.)  My doctor is on call that weekend, so it means that she would be the one delivering Baby G, which would be nice!  Baby G is still doing great - his head is still nice and low, heartbeat is strong, and my numbers are very good. I, however, am exhausted.  I had this past Friday off of work, and Ava was at Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey's after breakfast on Saturday morning, so I've had almost two solid days of Dee time (Scott was working.)  Unlike last weekend, I was not productive this weekend...and did a whole bunch of laying around, napping, and minor housework things.  And I think that's ok.  It won't be long before we go back to sleepless nights...so getting this extra re...

It must be getting close...the countdown to chaos!  One of the (male) VPs at work made a comment to me that I must be nesting, and I realized, he's totally right! I wrapped up my final BIG piece of documentation at work this past Friday afternoon.  I have other things that I would like to get accomplished before I am out, but if I was to have baby G tomorrow, I'd be ok with where things stand at work.  I'm not sure my backups would say the same...but, anything I accomplish between now and my leave will be a bonus for them! The house is still progressing (I haven't seen it this week.)  Scott stopped by on Friday morning, and let me know the driveway has been poured (yeah!) and the carpet is in (at least in the study...they've locked the doors AND the lockbox, so now how can we check it out?!)  We've got the Power of Attorney (for Scott) in place for the closing, in the event that I'm unable to be there to sign.  And I've checked in with the loan offic...

Yep, it's actually happened this time - my little zombie parasite has eaten my brain.  I managed to miss not one, but TWO things this past Monday.  Not only did we miss bringing snacks for Ava's class on Monday, but I also completely forgot that I had a haircut appointment on Monday night, too.  Luckily, both Ava's teacher and my stylist know we have just a few things going on in our lives, and were very forgiving and able to reschedule on both counts.  When I told Scott about these two misses, he even said that missing those types of things wasn't like me.  So, we're going to blame the little zombie that I am hosting.  Sheesh. Ava had a great time with spirit week at school...she got to wear pajamas, her Vikings shirt, orange (against bullying), and even our feeble attempt at the SSP Packer colors (we tried, and that's what counts!)  Now that we're moving into cooler weather, it truly is a battle to get her to wear warmer clothes, when a...

As the culmination of "2013: The Year of Changes" comes to a head in the next several weeks, I'm forced to realize that my life focus has been narrowed into four distinct channels.  Unfortunately, other things that don't quite fit into those groups are not getting much attention lately.  I think there's still 24 hours in a day, but am not 100% sure about that anymore... #1: Family This is the highest priority for me right now.  Scott's been squeezing in hunting while he can, since there will be self-enforced restrictions for him (see #2 and #3 below) during normal rifle deer season this year.  And while I support him enjoying one of his favorite hobbies, it also means that we're not seeing as much of each other as we probably should, especially with everything that we have going on.  We've simply got too much that we need to get organized for, but sadly, we barely have time to talk throughout the week.  On the other hand, Ava and I have been ...