SIck kiddo

Last night Meredith started complaining of a stomach ache. Sometimes she does this and I'm pretty sure it's just for attention and a children's Tums, but this one was persistent. She had a really active morning at a birthday party at Monkey Joe's, so I was hoping she was just tired and cranky. She voluntarily went to bed early on a Saturday night, which was my first clue she wasn't right. A few hours later came that dreaded sound of a vomiting child. And so it went every few hours until the poor baby was empty of everything. I suppose it is better to happen on a weekend since none of us got any sleep last night. Also better to happen now rather than a few weeks from now when we have a newborn in the house!
I was hoping she would be much better this morning, but she is definitely lethargic. Fortunately, no more vomiting, but she's not herself at all. I also think I have a bit of the bug myself. I just got over a nasty cold (still lingering a bit) and now for a round of stomach yuckiness. My week is way too busy for this! So, Meredith and I are having a low key Sunday on the couch while Chris is busily getting Meredith's new room finished up.

8+ lbs Already!

It's really hard to believe that I'm 36 weeks pregnant and in the home stretch! It has been pretty weird that tons of people at work have only just realized I'm pregnant at all. I know I'm not huge, but come on folks, I'm 8 months pregnant and you think I'm just now showing? Although, I have also been told that I have the pregnancy waddle going on too!

I had another ultrasound today and found out that this baby is already measuring over 8lbs! (Meredith was 8lbs 5 oz at 1.5 weeks overdue) Of course, it can be off a little bit, but they feel pretty sure that this is going to be a big baby! Considering I have about 3 weeks left, I'd say they are right! They looked at the femur measurement and it is right on track, if it had been long, they would deduce that she would be long and skinny, but not this girl. The belly is what is telling them that she is going to be normal length, but chunky. Guess I don't make little babies!

I've also been dealing with a nasty cold for the past several days. I really want to get over this since I know what is just around the corner. The thought of going through labor while feeling like this is just a terrible thought. I got some antibiotics today, so hope it helps quickly!

5 yr stats

Meredith had her 5 yr well visit today (despite the fact she had a little cold). She was a real champ and went right in with no fear at all, unlike last year when we had to literally drag her in and bribe her with every toy in the store. She has great vision and hearing and is 46.5" (97th percentile) and 57 lbs (97th percentile). The doctor did make me a little nervous about her weight. She's obviously well proportioned, but doesn't want it to get out of control. So, we will be more careful with what she eats and is a good lesson for all of us. She also had her finger pricked to check her iron and was amazing and so brave! She did get a bit nervous about her shots and we had to wait for awhile after seeing the doctor, but she still was awesome about all three shots. She got teary eyed, but was so strong and brave :) The only thing we didn't get done was to get a urine sample bc she had just gone when I picked her up at school. So, I'll have to bring a sample by another time. All in all, I'm so proud of my super brave girl!!