Oh for crying in the bushes!

Went to the doc. She's inducing me on Saturday. Definitely having my pity party, but I'm trying to stay focused and positive. The D's are still here and the Salisbury's flew out this morning. We'll do our last minute runs to Target, Home Goods and Pottery Barn Kids just for good measure and then we'll check in to Labor and Delivery on Saturday morning at 7 a.m. I'll have Juice call or text when this kid finally enters the world! Until then...

No baby, yet....

My due date has come and gone. Sigh. I guess it runs in the family. I mean this with all the love in my heart, but this kid is "late like a Lindsey"...

We'll go to see our doc on Wednesday morning. Maybe she'll just ask us to stay. Or, she'll tell us to come back on Saturday for our scheduled induction.

I hope to share some good news with you soon!

Some good news and a reason to celebrate!

For those of you who know my brother in law Ryan, and his fabulous gal Nicole...we have great news! Ryan FINALLY proposed to Nicole on Friday evening over a couple of glasses of champagne at The Ritz in Maui. Well done, Ryan! Nicole, your patience is a virtue! We love you both!

Is it too early for a pity party?

Ladies and gentlemen...I would like to introduce you to the bus driver from "South Park". This is what I look like right now. The only difference is that my hair is sans bird...

My due date is Friday. My family comes into town Wednesday and Thursday...and I'm feeling some pressure (totally created in my own little head) to deliver a baby while they're all here. Of course, they all know that he could come late and are very supportive just to hang out with me and my pregnant ass. But, wouldn't it be grand to have a new baby to coo at and faun over?

I know how ridiculous I sound. Even while typing these words I'm pondering over making the Castor Oil shake recipe...I just saw a woman on "The Baby Story" make it and she went into labor. But, she was an Earth Mama with a midwife and let's face it, as liberal and rule-breaking as I think I am, I'm really a rule following, law abiding, "let's wait to see what the doctor says" kind of gal.

I did, however, schedule my foot rub at the Barefoot Sage Spa for Wednesday morning. I asked for the exact same person and treatment that my friend worked with and received last week. I am such a rebel!

Ladies who lunch

Miss Ellie swinging just one last time before she loans it to Little Man. Thanks Ellie!




Madeline and her mom singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". Notice how Madeline is trying to mimic her mom's hand movements? What a smart gal!

We had the best lunch date over here at Chez Lindsey yesterday. Little Man hasn't even been born yet and he has had TWO dates! Miss Maddie and her mom Kate and Miss Ellie and her mom Joy came over for a beautiful Thursday lunch date. Here are some fun, happy baby, pics that I just had to share.

I'm happy but I'm also crabby!

Went to the doctor today. My blood pressure is good and the baby is progressing nicely--hooray!No change in dilation--boo! The baby could come close to his due date--hooray! They have scheduled an induction for me on the 31st just in case he's late--boo!

Yes...that is me up above! My sister took these for a photography class when, I think, she was in junior high. I think I'm 4 in the picture and I'm trying to relay happiness and frustration. Can you tell? I thought the pics paired nicely with my happy/crabby feelings today.

Leaving in Style

My kids threw me a baby shower on Friday. It was pretty cute. The kids decorated onesies that said such precious things as "Ladies Man" and "My mom's a whale". I'm not joking! A while back, one of my students had to present a current event and to get the audience's attention he started his speech about an orca stuck along the Oregon coast by saying and pointing in my general direction "Look! A Whale!". I promptly stopped the student and asked, "are you calling your pregnant teacher a whale?" The whole class burst in laughter, I about peed my pants and the speaker started crying and ran out of the room. It was brilliant! I know that I shouldn't laugh about making one of my students cry, but I'm that kind of teacher...

We played "Guess Mrs. Lindsey's circumference". That was a ton of fun. I had a few usual suspects that yelled out "100 inches" and others, that I assume wanted to earn an A that said, "oh, she's probably only about 3o inches". The big winner was 44.5!!!! I was told by my mom that that was not too big, but Jesus! That's a hell of a waist size. I guess nothing is sacred at this point, but I'll spare you my other measurements. And, no, they were not taken in front of my class...

Today was my first day off and I did not even check my work email until 11:30. That's a new P.R. Good thing I checked because my sub was trying to get a hold of me. Apparently, I did not leave as thorough of notes as I had thought. I'm starting to relinquish some control in that department so I can be good and strong for my next opportunity where I get to play "control freak"... in the mom department. We head to the doc tomorrow hopeful to hear if I'm dilated any more than last week. As of last Monday, I was at 1. I ate some spicy food over the weekend and was really tempted to drink some tonic water, but I withheld from doing so. I've been told there's a place here in Portland where preggos go to get their feet rubbed and have given birth within hours of the spa treatment. I'm game! Barefoot Sage Spa, here I come!!