Some aches, some friends & a whole lot of fun!

I didn't sleep very well last night. I've been doing pretty well at night overall, minus needing a crane to roll over now. I have to wake up to roll over and that happens at least once in the middle of the night.(last night, Oh, like 7 times!) I do know that waking up a few times at night is really quite blissful compared to several middle of the night feedings so although I complain, I am enjoying my last few weeks of sleeping freedom despite the aches and pains. Ah, the end of pregnancy is a fun time. I can't believe we are getting so close to the end.

(38 weeks)
Then I take a look at this picture and realize, wow, we are almost there! My last doctors appointment was Thursday and baby seems happy and healthy! Although maybe a bit reluctant to come yet. I have been having a lot of contractions, mostly Braxton Hicks but occasionally real ones slip in and remind me we're almost there. I am progressing but fairly slowly at this point. We'll see where things are at my appointment next week but until then I am going to try and finish getting ready. For baby, for company, for holidays, all of the above! It's crunch time. So, you stay put little lady. Give me 1 more week and then we'll see if I'm ready. HA HA!

We had the lucky privilege of having our friends come into town for a visit. A few of Ryan's dental school buddies came by to take a continuing education course this last week at MCG and lucky for me, they brought their wives! Oh how I love these girls! They made a normally dull and long week of Ryan being gone all the time, really fun! It passed almost too quickly! The husbands were gone all day and usually not home till 7 pm or later(welcome to my world) But that gave us a lot of time to catch up on the last year since we all moved to separate places. I hope the girls got the southern experience they were hoping for, despite the fact we had to work around kids schedules and such. A few of the things we did:

-Ate good food: Gee, how southern of us. Grits, fried green tomatoes and more! So much more!
-Took a tour of a Historic Southern Plantation, Redcliffe Plantation, just over the Savannah river in South Carolina.

(Don't be mad Michelle, this was too fabulous not to include! You look great!)

-The girls spent a day in Savannah, Ga. Which is about 2-3 hours away from Augusta. I didn't want to hinder their trip with 2 crazy kids and a 37 week pregnant woman! So, I sent them off with the sights I thought they should see the most and I think they had a good time. I am sure they will be posting about their adventures in Savannah on their own blogs in the upcoming weeks. You can check out their fun by clicking, Here(Hutchison) & Here(Hillstrom)

-Shopping. At a few boutiques by the Masters golf course and at the local mall.

-Dinner out a few times & a movie. It wouldn't be the same without a girls night.

-Time talking and laughing.

It all made me realize just how great is it to have good friends. I miss you already.

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-A conversation I had with Sam yesterday:

Sam: "When is the baby coming out Mom?

Me: "I don't know, but soon."

Sam: "Mom, you have to stay very still so the baby can come out."

Me: "Really?" I stop what I am doing and stay 'very still'

Sam: "Oh Mom, can I watch the baby come out?!"

Me: Thinking, Oh dear! "Do you know how the baby comes out?"

Sam: "No, but I bet you have to be very still."

Me: "Ya, I'll work on that."