Why am I in a bad mood?

I have been in one of my moods since about 5pm yesterday. I dont like being mad, but man I cant shake it. We made cookies with Christina, Hunter, and Grandma. I was up too much and feeling very uncomfortable, but it was overall a very enjoyable experience that should not put me in a bad mood. I went to the Dr. after this and I have gained 4lbs in two weeks! (this is good)
Everything seems to be virtually the same, so all is well. She still cant verify if baby is head up or down.. it is making me crazy bc I just need to KNOW! I then went to work to pick up some stuff and talked with everyone for about an hour... that was nice to see everyone in the office again!
When I got home Al had just woken up and he is just so active these days, which I am hoping that under normal circumstances wouldnt bother me as much as it did yesterday.... it was one thing after the other and I was already soo uncomfortable with the contractions all day that him getting into EVERYTHING was making me insane. He wants what he wants these days and he tries so hard to make you understand (he is getting quite clear in his speech). But he opens the front door and runs into the hallway, he throws tantrums, he dropped my tv remote in the toilet, he insists on rumaging through our bathroom drawers and getting in the trash, and he hates to put clothes on...all of which I had NO patience for yesterday. All those things sound bad, but he is such a sweet boy most of the time.
Here is my theory...
I am uncomfortable. (I know every pregnant woman is, I just need my time to vent). I hate contractions. It makes my back hurt and I cant move. I feel like my medication is getting less and less effective as the days go on and that scares me. I dont think I am going to go into labor, but I do think I will have so many contractions and be miserable once I reach 36 weeks and am off all my meds. I woke up at 3:16 am this morning and was having back pain and contractions again. The baby girl is kicking my upper right ribs and lower right hip all at the same time. I made Beau feel it at 4 am so he could understand what I was trying to sleep through! Mainly I just want to feel sorry for myself... pitty party for Aaron.

Things to be thankful for...
God's watch over my life
Healthy babies
Loving husband
Wonderful help from family and friends during this time in our lives and always

In the words of Dave Matthews..

So much to say..

First of all, please do not decorate your mantle with sillouettes of your family members or give them as gifts for that matter; thank you Today Show experts.

Second, there is nothing like cranberry butter and pimento cheese sandwiches for breakfast. I am also totally obsessed with making sweet tea right now. I probably drink a gallon a day.

Third, I am now 32 weeks! Yeay. I really wanted to at least make it to this point. I am sure I will make it to 45 weeks.. haha. I had to up my terb dose last week bc I was contracting through the meds... and now I am starting to have more contractions despite the increase... we will see what they dr says tomorrow. I think these meds are worthless.

November is over and family have come and gone.. a few last pictures...Making Cranberry Butter with Nonni. Thanks for the delicious recipe aunt Amiee! (1 bag fresh cranberries, 1 box powdered sugar, and 1 lb butter! blended together, yummm)

And now some adorable pictures of Al sleeping..

He is pretending here.. favorite thing to do at the end of his bath.. haha

The Adventures of Al, Nonnie and Friends

What a fun week it has been so far with Nonni in town. I am having to do a lot of work at night because so much has gone on during the day and Al has decided he likes to "help" me work. Mom and Linda painted my bathroom, Mom hung my tree lights and all of my family pictures. I think I am going to have another "picture wall" in our bedroom with our wedding pictures in it bc the one in the entry is getting quite full! We are about to watch the 2 hr episode of Private Practice, which I am so excited about so I am going to stop typing now...!

Nonni and Al are wrestling and playing "Airplane"

Abby and Cuevas brought the babes over for lunchtime fun on Wednesday.. here is the best picture we could take. Caroline had just had a complete breakdown, hence the face.

Al got a popsicle at 10am.. thanks Nonni

Al finally discovers Sesame Street.. prior to this week he would never sit still long enough to watch, but he seems to really enjoy it now.

We close each night with story time... Apparently Al really likes the Baby Animals

More pictures of the last couple days...for Leah

Leah thought I needed more pictures up, so here they are...

I thought Baby Girl could make her debut today... she is a little camera shy... 31 weeks.

Lee Lee gave him a bath ...and a mohawk

He is starting to become slightly more mellow and by that I mean he will sit still for 5 minutes with cartoons on.

We really enjoyed our visit with Poppi... he and Al hung out and cooked together... seen lounging yet again here. Miracle.

When Aunt Kristi was here he became obsessed with putting her Ugs on... he is getting pretty good with walking in bigger shoes. Really funny to watch though! (I have a video I will post at some point)

Al's First Hair Cut

Al was starting to sport the EuroMullet, so we decided it was time. I dont think I could have heard ONE more comment on his hair. I didnt get to go, but I have pictures to re-cap... Natalie (who cuts both mine and Beau's hair) is now the family hair dresser. He is a real boy now!
Check out that mullet Al is waiting with Dad... ignore the creepy poster guy in the background Excited to be in the chair Looks so cute getting ready to start! Nonni has to step in and help... but look how short the back is now!

So many visitors!

I need to put a few pictures up of Al's visit with Nana Carlene a week ago. He had so much fun with her! I was waiting to get this video she took, but we are having a hard time getting it downloaded so we will have to settle for pictures... Al and Nana started the day like most, in bed drinking a bottle and watching cartoons.

Which, shortly after the bottle time is completed turns into breakfast prep usually consisting of "watlers" aka waffles.

Nana took him to the park and he got to do the see-saw all by himself for the first time..scary!

Nana was also the chauffeur for Winnie and Al in their cute red wagon. That is the video I want to download because she would bump into things and say "crash" and the two of them would just roll with laughter.

This was just to highlight Al's new obcession with putting on boots. I will download another video soon of Al in Aunt Kristi's Ugg Boots. he cant get enough of them and continues to get better walking in these giant shoes.

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Sleepless nights

Arent you supposed to get all the sleep you can BEFORE baby comes? The medication I am taking is making this very hard. It is 3:56am, I have been awake since 2:42 and I just ate a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. If this continues, I may gain 50 lbs and feel like a walking zombie when baby girl arrives.. ha ha. The terbutaline makes my heart race and the steriods are giving me uncontrollable tremors. I am about to take my last dose of steroids at 4:15 am, so hopefully that will decrease some of the side effects of insomnia. I know, why 4:15 am? Ok, so these meds are required to be taken q 6hrs which inevitably puts a does due in the middle of the night. Weird. Its okay though, I am usually awake about an hour before my dose is due, so I havent had to use my alarm except for one night this week.
Please do not think I am complaining because I know this is what is best for Baby Girl. I am just merely sharing my journey :).