Yesterday's weigh in (since after all that Easter candy I probably don't want to weigh myself today): 232.4
The boy really enjoyed his Easter. He ate lots of M&Ms (the only candy he's had so far), enough that I think it contributed to his barfing at dinner. Can't say for sure, but I guess if he overdosed enough he probably wasn't feeling great. He enjoyed his toys from the Easter bunny--a little race track and a stuffed bunny--but he really still wasn't old enough to search for eggs. Maybe next year.
One other milestone was reached...Brendan got his first haircut. My mother-in-law brought a hair cutting kit with her (her mother was a hairdresser, so she knows something of the skills needed). It wasn't very easy to do--he wouldn't really hold still for a proper cut--but she did get his little mullet evened out in the back. The only downside to the whole procedure was that I had saved one of his little curls on a piece of tape and wrote his name and date on it, but it accidentally got thrown away by a helpful family member who was clearing off the counters the next morning. Oh well. Maybe I'll get more hair the next time she trims him, or maybe I'll get some when he has his first professional cut.
As for me, I'm tired. I'm having a lot more pressure in my lower pelvis. I remember that from last time; it's a lot like the feeling you get after you've ridden a bike for hours. Not fun. I'm just so ready to get this over with. Luckily, since I'm working full time, the time seems to pass pretty quickly. I'm already 3/4 of the way there. And the next few weeks will pass extra quickly--this is a short week at school because of the Easter holiday, and the end of the week and beginning of next week we'll be in Memphis for a wedding, so next week will be short as well. That next week will be "regular", except that I'm taking a half day in the middle of the week so that I can take Brendan to his 18-month checkup and go to my own ultrasound (checking on growth). The week after that is short: we have Friday, May 4 off from school. The next week is full; the week after that will be short because we are going to San Diego for my brother's wedding. A full week after that, and then the final week of school starts with Memorial Day off and finishes with two half days for exams. So I've really only got two full weeks of school, I think. That'll be easily handled.
At my next Dr's appointment, on the 17th, I'm supposed to get scheduled for my c section. While I'm a little dismayed that I have to have surgery again, I think it'll be for the best. There isn't really a reason to assume that things will go that much differently than last time if I go into labor again. If I do go into labor before my c section, my dr. said we'd see how it goes, but otherwise we may as well schedule. What is freaking me out the most is that she has asked several times if I want to have my tubes tied while she's in there. While I've never seen myself having more than two kids, it's also really hard to rule that out entirely. I mean, it would be nice to have a girl, although there's no guarantee that even if I got pregnant again it would be a girl. It's just hard to take such a final, permanent step.
Anyway, things are progressing. I'm just tired and ready to have this over. And I need a nap.
