Step by step (5 photos), by Hillary Marlatt

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2 outta 4

We have gotten the second side of the house plastered and dashed, moved the scaffolding around to the other side, and John has scratched it so it is ready for the plasterer again. Ordinarily, the plasterer does the scratching as well as the dashing, however, John discovered as we waited and waited for the plasterer the last time, that he's actually pretty good at doing it himself. (The plasterer has lots of work on at the minute, and is finding it difficult to find time to come out to our house, but he is scheduled to come out this weekend.) Hopefully, by the beginning of next week, I will have yet another update with pictures, and a title something like "3 out of 4."
Getting a bit ahead of myself, we will then move the scaffolding around to the front. John can scratch it, paint the toes (this USED to be my job), and get the dormer windows ready. Then the plasterer comes back out and the stone mason finsihes the work on the porch. Who knows, by the time it's finished, John could have picked up these skills too and can do that part himself too. Haha :) Keep us in your prayers (St. Jude is my man), we are really pushing forward and would like to keep this up.

31weeks.

We seem to be in the final stretch of this pregnancy at 31, almost 32 weeks. John and I are getting very excited. In just about 2 months time we will have a little baby here! It's hard to believe; I thought at the beginning of this pregnancy it would seem like ages before the baby was born, but it seems to be flying in. Now that I say that, though, it could be the last two months seem to drag by, but I'm gonna do my best to enjoy them. I've begun to feel very full all the time and a bit uncomfortable inside my own body as much of it is being occupied by another human being right now, but I love the kicks and flips and hiccups that come with it. I am really anticipating seeing the baby for the first time. Will it look like John? like me? like an alien? (okay, some people may think this is an awful comment to make, but just understand that I have always had the opinion that all babies look a little alien-like when they are first born. That being said, I'm sure I will think mine is the cutest looking alien baby, so don't hold it against me. ) We haven't got a single item of clothing that we can bring the baby home in or any furniture, diapers, bottles, or anything else baby-related. Some Irish are very superstitious and believe bringing anything into the house before the baby is born is like counting your chickens before they hatch. My husband is one of the said Irish. He won't even let me get one boy outfit and one girl outfit to bring the little thing home in. He says he will get it while I am in the hospital. I'm not too worried at the minute, though many of my dreams include bringing a very naked baby home, but this could change as the date gets nearer. Maybe I could buy a few things and store them at Jim and Mary's???? (P.S. - I really thought my hair looked nicer than it does in the photo. Good thing I looked at this before we leave for our evening out!)

Thanks!

Hey everyone!!! Just wanted to say thanks for all the emails and phone calls I got since my down-beat post and whiny email. It was really nice hearing from so many of you. Now, keep it up!! :)

Time's flying!

John and I had another appointment with our midwife last week. I had my (hopefully) final injection of Anti-D (because my blood type may be different than the baby's - called RhoGam at home). We went over our birth plan and got her approval for everything we requested. Yeah! She then measured my belly. I was at 29 weeks last week and only measured at 27, so she asked if we minded having another ultrasound done just to check on the baby. We said okay and got to see our little baby in there again!!! :) And we got to hear the heartbeat too. I just love seeing it in there. We could even tell in the photograph that the baby has a full set of teeth just waiting to come through it's gums whenever the time is right. She said everything looked great, the baby was still in a head up position which could have been the reason the measurement was a bit off. They aren't too concerned about the baby being head down until around the 34th week and after, but it can move around all the way up to the birth, so she was very happy with our progress. If she would have measured my ankles, thighs, and upper arms, she would have seen that I have put on enough weight in other places to make up for the belly! Haha. John says I've swollen up everywhere except for my head and look a bit odd. MEN!!! How do they always know the right things to say?!?! Lol

If you are reading this, contact me.

Hey everyone, just wanted to send out a quick message. I'm feeling a bit down as I haven't been hearing from anyone lately. I put posts up to keep you all updated on what is going on over here, but I haven't gotten any updates from you. I know your lives are busy and that phone calls are expensive, believe me I know, but even a quick email would be great. I love you guys and I really miss being over there and hearing from you really gives me a boost. Thanks!