Just missing a princess

38 weeks and I am counting down the days! I am hoping Addi comes at least by her due date if not sooner. I am ready to not be pregnant anymore.

This past week was rough because Dave caught whatever crud was going around his school. It knocked him down for 4-5 days! High temperature, not eating, throwing up, lethargic....it was awful. I was so afraid he was going to give me whatever he had so he had to stay either in the living room or the guest room and my essential oils and hand sanitizer were my best friends! I managed to steer clear of whatever he had due in part to the vitamins I have been taking and my oils! In the four years we have been together I have never seen him sick, let alone this sick! 

I have also spent the past week just doing last minute things. Getting the truck in tip top shape, getting the car seat checked, finishing up vet visits with the dogs, and trying to slow down work a bit so that it won't be such a shock to come of my clients when Addilynn comes.

Jim and Cindy (Pop & Cici) were here all weekend and they will be back next weekend. They came to watch Dave's home game on Friday night along with Adreann, Darren, and Ryliegh and to celebrate Dave's birthday with us since he was sick last week. Cindy added two more freezer meals to my stock pile and it was just nice to have them around.

Today is a rest day as my activity for the weekend has caused some major swelling of my feet! Prayers for a good week and fingers crossed Addilynn picks her birthday soon!

The Home Stretch

So the twins had their first day of school (TK to be exact) in Carslbad this past Monday. I swear they get bigger every time Carly sends me a picture of them. I wish they could come down when Addilynn is born but we will have to wait until the spring time to head out there and see them. 

September is Pediatric/Childhood Cancer Awareness month and unfortunately we know a tiny angel who touched a lot of lives. I say unfortunately because it would be much better if she was not in this category but her story made it all the way around the world and she still continues to inspire people. 

Lennon Marguerite Walther was born on March 24, 2015 to Zack and Marci Walther. She has two big sisters, Ashton Grace and Dani Laurel. Only a few days shy of 6 weeks old, she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on May 4th. Transported by ambulance immediately, she began treatment at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio. Only 10 infants per million live births annually in the U.S. are diagnosed with AML. Lennon was truly one in a million.

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Yesterday marked my 9 month milestone! I am so ready for Addilynn to be here and not in my tummy. It will be nice when I can breath normally and bend over again. 

I really wanted to make it to Dave's first varsity home game so I sucked it up, got dressed, and made my way up to Buda for the game. It was nice seeing the other wives again and it was pretty neat to see Dave in a totally different element that I had only heard about before. He truly loves coaching. The picture below is grainy but he is the coach on the left side standing at the goal line with his d-line. I made it through the first half and halftime, because what is Texas High School football without listening to the marching bands?!

My work schedule has slowed, it has been hard to do that but I have had to make an effort to pick and choose what to do now. I mostly stay home and do what I can from my home office and then run my house errands when necessary. It is a little tough since Dave is gone a lot with coaching but it would not have been any different if we were still an oilfield family. Atleast I know he is no more than 30-40 minutes away from me instead of hours like before. 

Addilynn and I are on the homestretch and I tell her every day she can make her way whenever she wants. We have everything ready for. I go back to the doctor on Tuesday so I am hoping to get a better picture of how the next few weeks should play out.