One month left...

Yesterday marked one month away from our e.t.a. of baby no.3. It also marked 2 months since Biruk has been with us and it was Biruk's 9 month-birthday. And yesterday was hubby's brother's birthday!! Happy Birthday Matt :)

In saying that I guess I'll first give an update on our sweet babe Biruk! He is a fast learner and knows to wimper and cry to get mom and dad's attention. He loves to be held and has taken to sucking his finger again; especially when he is sleepy or cuddly. He has been eating some baby food over the past month which we were hoping would result in him sleeping through the night. Nope, not going to happen. He still wakes up every 3 1/2 to 4 hours to eat. Our little piglet. Speaking of which, he is quite the chunk and I swear he's getting bigger every minute. I will try to find a couple comparison pics (one in Ethiopia and one now). He is a sensitive guy and cries anytime Conner gets upset. He's already watching out for his big brother. He scares easily and if you startle him it often leads to tears. He loves to smile and is so easy to make laugh. He is a delightful baby and I'm so happy he is home!! More and more it's feeling so natural with him.

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Now, about this 4 weeks until due date. Eeekk!! Tonight I started making a list of items to get done before the baby comes and it didn't take long to fill up a full sheet of paper (and that's just the start of a list). I'm not a list person normally but I'm hoping I will be motivated as I scratch items off the list.

How's the pregnancy you ask? Well I have a case of the "itchies" all over my entire body every day and it gets progressively worse at night. So bad in fact that I have to keep an ice pack on my feet to numb them every time I wake up to pee or feed Biruk. My hours of actual sleep time are decreasing. Hubby helped tremendously this weekend by letting me sleep in for three. days. straight. That was spectacular. He's also been helping with the night feedings. Thank you much Nater!

What else is going on? I've turned into a total crabby *ss and it doesn't take much for me to be provoked and to completely fly off the handle (for instance, when my hubby thinks innocent lies are okay - ya know, that sort of thing). I will contribute all of this to the elevation in estrogen in my body from this little girl that's growing more and more every day (disclaimer: I have not had an ultrasound, I'm just very convinced we will be having a girl). Other factors may include; lack of sleep, horrid, itchy skin, a baby kicking my bladder every 2 minutes, peeing every 10 minutes and a handful of other things (ants, foul smells, mold, etc). So anyway, that should catch you up to speed on the pregnancy (don't I sound like a fun person to be around?).

Conner is great. He is still making me laugh several times a day. Today he informed me that he knew a bad word. I asked him what it was and a few minutes later I heard him in his car seat saying "shit. shit.". So we had a little talk about that and when he heard his dad say it in the car that night Conner said, "don't say that dad, it's a bad word". He's a fast learner.

The farmhouse has been on the market nearly 2 weeks with no hits. I emailed my realtor 2 days ago and of course we have not heard back from him (do I know how to pick um or what?). I'm hoping this is not a sign of things to come. I'm also shopping for a vehicle that will hold three carseats and enough cargo space for all of our road trips. I would love any suggestions. Safety is important and latch loc (for carseats, generally in all models greater than and including 2002).

Crabby, preggo woman needs to get busy. I have no idea how infrequent my blogging may become so don't forget about me....