Well it's almost midnight here and I can't sleep. Must be something to do with the fact that I spent most of the day napping off and on. It could also be the fact that I have a sinus headache and possibly infection that is making me have a stuffy nose in either one nostril or the other. This drives me nuts. For some reason I don't feel like I am getting enough air when I can only breathe through one nostril...even though logically I know that I can...so then I go to mouth breathing and my throat gets sore and my lips dry out. BTW does anyone know the best way to exfoliate lips? I have been having some contractions off and on tonight but nothing really regular. I have been bleeding a bit because of the internal exams that they did on me yesterday...see Ty's entry for what happened yesterday. I have a doctors appt. Friday at 11:45 and hopefully he will be able to give me some encouragement. I don't know if I can go for another week. I will if I have to but it will be miserable. Just watch...she will decide to join us on George's birthday (Tuesday). I don't know how happy George will be with that.

Well not sure what else to write. I really should be trying to get some sleep but it is evading me right now and there is nothing on T.V. to watch. I am starting to get a sinus headache. This sucks. Okay I guess that's it for now. Hopefully we will have some baby news in the next couple of days but next Friday for sure!
#102 posted by Shanna at 11:54 PM

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My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your girls DonnaLeigh. May you have comfort and peace in the days to come.

Obviously it's been some time since I've been here to post anything. I've been trying to get everything ready for when Jillian comes. Which will be in 11 days if not sooner...but I'm thinking it will be 11 days. I am scheduled for an induction at 11 a.m. on the 31st. I am so glad that the end is in sight. This has been the longest pregnancy. I just have to finish putting the final stitches in Jillian's quilt and everything will be ready. George's birthday is on the 28th and hopefully we will be able to go swimming at an indoor pool. Jillian has been rolling onto a nerve that runs down the front of my right leg and every time she does it I just about drop to the floor. The doctor says that she is going to be between 8 and 9 pounds...makes me a bit nervous. I am more nervous this time around than I have been for any of the other three. I am not sure why that is but...well...it is. I am tired and I have been sleeping on the couch since about mid November because that is the only place I can get comfortable. The kids, well George and McKenna (especially George) seem to know that big changes are coming and they are having a bit of a rough go of it. I watched Signs and The Others on dvd the last couple of nights in hopes that they might scare me into labor but no such luck...darnit! I have a friend who was due a month after me with twins and she delivered them on January 17th. She said it was her goal to go before me. I had my induction date set and I thought there was no way that she would beat it and she did. Luckily the girls (she had two girls) are doing okay even though they are small, around 3 and 4 pounds respectively. I am grateful that so far all of my children have been born healthy and have pretty much stayed that way.

We've had a rough last half of the year last year so hopefully this year will turn out better. It started off wonderfully with Jonathan deciding to be baptized on the first Saturday of the year January 4th. Here are a couple of pictures from that wonderful day.

#101 posted by Shanna at 12:12 PM

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