This morning at 4:30 am I felt what I think was my first Braxton Hicks contraction. I had contractions when I was in the hospital with Adam but this morning I was wondering how they could've shown up on the monitors b/c they were NOTHING compared to this! I almost woke Wes up but decided instead to write down the time and only wake him up if it was something to be concerned about. I couldn't fall back to sleep b/c I was waiting for the next one, but I never had any more (and am very happy about that!).

I have another doctor's appt. tomorrow. It will be the first of 3 weekly appointments where I will be examined to see if I am progressing towards labor. The following Tuesday is the day the C-section is scheduled. In some ways, I hope nothing happens until the scheduled time, but I also would love to get this behind me and have little Levi in my arms!

I am anxious about all the upcoming changes in our household...especially how Adam will handle things, and how I will handle having a newborn AND a toddler in the house.

Wes prepared two very sweet gifts for me for Mother's Day. I took pictures and will try to get them posted here tomorrow.

Adam & I are going to meet Connie at the play area at Fayette Mall tomorrow. She is coming with me to my doctor's appt. & will keep Adam overnight. Since he will be staying there while I am in the hospital, we thought it would be good for him to stay a few times this month. He is used to staying several times every month, and even though I am not going out of town this month, we want to make it easy on him when it is time to stay for a few days in a row.

Tomorrow night I am going to dinner with a few girlfriends from church. We try to get together every few months, but I wasn't able to go last time. I told them this would probably be the last time I'd be able to enjoy a girls' night out for quite a while! I am looking forward to it!

I finally got my movie theater popcorn & Twizzlers last weekend. I've been dreaming about having some for weeks! Wes waited for me in the car while I went in. My mouth was watering as I watched the guy layer the butter over every few inches of popcorn. When he handed me my $8 tub of yumminess, he said, "Enjoy the show." I just laughed, "I'm not here for a movie, just fulfilling a craving."

Insomnia strikes again tonight. In a few weeks, when I am up in the middle of the night, I'll have a sweet baby boy in my arms! I am so ready. I have a doctor's appt. on Tues and am anxious to see if I am progressing any. Two Tuesday appts. after that one, then Levi's arrival the Tues. after that. It will be here in the blink of an eye!

I have a night out with some girlfriends planned for Tues. evening. Looking forward to that. It will probably be quite some time before I have the energy to do something like that again. Connie (my wonderful mother-in-law) is coming with me to my appt. & will take Adam home with her to spend the night, so I even get to sleep in on Wed. morning! That may even be better than the girls' night out!!!

The teacher's at Wes' school had a baby shower for us last Thurs. It was wonderful. I didn't expect them to do anything for us, since this is our second child, but they really went out of their way to welcome little Levi into the world. Someone made iced cookies and decorated them with little cursive "L"s and baby footprints. Soooo cute. We got LOTS of diapers and wipes, some clothes, and the double-jogging stroller I had my heart set on. I am really excited about it! I finally found one that will take his car seat carrier. That way I can use it as soon as I am up and at 'em after the C-section! Yeah! Several people got Adam gifts, too, which is so thoughtful. He got a book about being a big brother, a hand made cloth book about animals, some sidewalk chalk and a bubble maker. All he has to do is press a button and millions of tiny bubbles shoot out. He LOVES it!