It has been a bit since I last posted. I think the longest I have ever gone. We moved our computer to the basement as our spare room where the computer was is Ariel's new room! We decided to move her to the other room as the room she was in was closet to is our bedroom. There is a shared cold air vent on the floor (not on the wall like it used to be, in new houses it's the same as a hot air one) and she can hear what's going on in our room. It's the only vent in the house that is open to two rooms, sucks! Often she will awake if we are too loud in the morning if we wake up before her. We figured with having a newborn in our room for the first bit waking at night it would bother her, plus I nurse in bed at night and who knows how long that goes on for! Also this way we didn't have to take apart the crib and change table to move it. It's better for her in the other room even though it's smaller, that way she won't be bothered by the new baby and will hopefully conintue to sleep well. With the computer being downstairs the problem is that it's so cold down here with air conditioning. In the winter it will be warm but currently it's so cold so I tend to get on, do what I need to do, and book it out of here! I currently have a blanket wrapped around me!

We have very much been enjoying the summer. For anyone who has me on facebook can see that! The weather has been hot but not as typically hot as it usually is. Not as many hot days, and it doesn't go as hot as it would and in the evenings it cools down quicker. But than on the other hand not much humidity like we usually have. We have gone to the beach a few times (always my favorite) strawberry picking with an animal petting farm, ballet in the park, tinkertown (a kids amusement park) and so on. This past weekend was a long weekend and our friends invited us to there parents amazing lakeside cabin. It was a lot of fun! I find July to be quite busy but not quite as bad as June was.

I have been feeling quite well. Not as good as I did with Ariel at this point, but not horribly or anything. June was harder I had a lot of tightening and braxton hicks while not so much now. I haven't had any more sezures and I hope to end this pregnancy with no more. I haven't been able to weigh myself as my scale needs a new battery and I keep forgetting to buy it! But I am still smaller than with Ariel and people keep commenting on you only have what left, you look so good! Actually on thursday I had my 37 week appoint and I asked my doctor how big she thought my baby was going to be. She shocked me with her response! Ariel was 8 poiunds 14 ounces, I was 7 days overdue (although likely not really as my cycle is longer at 31 days not 28 but we didnt' know that than due to the pill, she was probably only 2 or 3 days overdue) I have been expecting this baby to be around the same weight or bigger. Well she told me she thought I would have a nice sized baby between 7 and 8 pounds! I told her how I thought over 9 and she told me she would be shocked if my baby was 9 pounds. I told her how big Ariel was and she said I am measuring smaller than average, 35 cm at 37 weeks (I think your usually the week and I know I always was with Ariel) unless I am carrying my baby hidden. Isn't this interesting? I always thought that this baby kicked and moved harder than Ariel because he was bigger but maybe it's been because he is smaller and has a better ability to move!

I am having a hard time wrapping my head around this. I mean it's a boy, shouldn't he be bigger? I have to be honest and say that it got me worried as I thought maybe my baby was smaller because it wasn't healthy. But my friend Kristy reasured me. She told me that with Ariel I was working but I sat while now I am at home doing stuff and chasing after a 2 1/2 year old. Plus i am so much more busy now. I was able to realx a lot more before than I do now too. And sometimes woman have bigger babies first and smaller later. My Dula Jenn (labour coach) told me that she thinks it may mean they are off on my dates or I will have this baby really late. I am not so sure on that. I know I made this baby (warning TMI) on Dec 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11th. My period was due on the 15th so it's more likely one of the first dates. My due date by an average woman's cycle is August 22 but with my cycle being 31 days they adjusted it to August 25. Maybe this baby will be late, but I don't see it being past Sept 1st because I wasn't all that late with Ariel. I have said that this pregnancy is so different!

Last weekend the only two people I knew who were due at the same time as me (one on my orginal due date and the other on my new one) both had there babies! How crazy is that? And today at church another lady I know due a week after me told me that she is probably going to get induced soon meaning she will have her baby before me! I have to say that I am not the typical pregnant woman who would be so jealous, I am glad it wasn't me! I got a lot of things that needed to be done this week and I have a bit more. I just packed my hospital bag today! I want more time to relax before my baby comes....

I think I am over the name Hudson. I have found one that I like as much or even better. And it works great too. It's Carter. It's a popular name right now but none of our friends have it (an acquantince does but whatever) Chad really likes it as we have A for Ariel which is me Anita, and than C for Carter which is Chad. It's a way of naming our children after us. I love that too as now I can do another middle name not Chad. BTW Chad seriously was trying to convince me to go with Chad Jr. as it's still such a good name, "I just don't understnad why we dont' go with Chad...." I hate that as I know no one with call him Chad and I don't like Junior as a name! I still do love Hudson but I know it would be difficult, and I like Carter as much. In the beg I had a hard time convincing Chad with Carter as his cousin who lives in another city named there son that. We see them every few years and we don't share a last name and everyone in our family is like go with it. His grandmother may say something but I feel at peace with this name, nothing else made me happy (well as Hudson did) Chad really likes the whole C for Chad and A for Anita. I will say if this baby is born and I see Hudson I will not worry and go with it. But Carter has made me happy, now a middle name is the question. Carter Evan? Any ideas?