Some pics of Cam

My little man is getting so big!

34 Weeks!!

I made it!

I had my appointment yesterday and saw one of my favorite midwives. Baby B's heart rate was in the 140s, she's definitely head down and doing fine. My total weight gain is 17lbs but I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life. That is not fun. As of right now I am 14lbs heavier than I was when I delivered Cam. Yuck.

The midwife said "after 35w we can breathe a sigh of relief." Why does it seem like every time I go in the "plan" changes? She did agree that bed rest, even modified with a 2yr old is a joke. So that was nice to hear. I have not been very good about taking it easy, even though I'm sure Steve would disagree...

The MW and I were joking that I would still be pregnant at 42w. Well, she was joking, I was mortified. She said they'd induce me at 41w if I wanted to or they'd let me go until 42w. Ummmm, 3d late with Cam was more than enough.

Anyone want to take a guess as to when this little bundle of joy will arrive? Post a comment and let me know!

Cam's new pet!

We've had this bunny in our yard the whole summer. It has gotten much braver but it's still no match for Cam!

Cam's 1st sentence!

"Mommy more pizza!" YEY!!!!!! The other day he also said "Bye Daddy!" We're so proud of him. Maybe the words and phrases will just start randomly happening!

Cam's big boy bed came today and he was SO excited! His bedding won't be here until Tuesday and I still need to find some new pictures. Hopefully he sleeps in it tonight. If not the crib is still up.

A fun filled day...

Since we were home and had nothing to do we decided that it was time to finalize our will. We started it 2yrs ago when Cam was born but it has been in draft form since then. Steve made an appointment with our lawyer and off to Waltham we went. Luckily there weren't too many changes to make since Cam was destroying the office! He fell asleep on the way home and slept for a few hours. We were FINALLY getting him back to normal.

Steve, Cam and I were sitting outside when I realized for the millionth time since yesterday that Baby B wasn't moving as much. It was 4:30 and I thought the doctor's office was open until 5. So, I mentioned to Steve she wasn't moving too much. He of course says "call." So, at 4:30 I called and the answering service said they'd page B. Wonderful I thought. She is my least favorite midwife. Well, we waited, and waited. One hour passed and still not call back. Steve is beyond pissed at this point. He wanted to call back but there was no way I was letting him. I called back again, they said she'd be paged again. One hour and 30 minutes after the initial call I got a call back. She was at home and had just left the hospital...she said to go in for a non-stress test. I knew this would be the decision. So, off to the hospital I go 2hrs after calling. They put me on the monitor and doesn't she start going crazy! She made a liar out of her mother! Everything was fine, her heart rate was great and told me to call if anything changes.

The Chatham vacation that wasn't...

We left Saturday morning for what was to be an awesome vacation with just the 3 of us. I was really looking forward to spending time with both Steve and Cam before Baby B arrives. Unfortunately vacations never seem to go as planned in this house.

We arrived in Chatham right at 3 and unpacked a little before going to get something to eat. The house was nice! The kitchen had granite counter tops, a 6 burner cook top with a griddle and double ovens. Yeah, it was nicer than our kitchen here!



For an early dinner we went to the Wild Goose Tavern in the Wayside Inn where we had our rehearsal dinner for the wedding. The clam chowder is so good!! After dinner we walked around a little bit. We then took Cam to Oyster Pond so he could check out the water. It was so warm! He had no problem getting soaked!



He had so much fun running in and out of the water. His word of the day was "help." Someone had dug a big hole that was filled with water. Cam had a blast jumping into the hole. It was pretty deep so he couldn't get out. He'd say "help" and I'd have to help him get out. He must have jumped in and out 100 times!



After the beach we went back to the house to get Cam ready for bed. The sink was SO deep there was no need to put him in the tub!
Bed time is usually very easy for us. We're lucky in that aspect. Cam watches "Go Go" (Go Diego Go) then he knows its nite nite. Well, he was having none of that, especially when he saw he'd have to sleep in the pack n play. He wanted to be on the bed, so I laid with him until he fell asleep then we put him into the pack n play. Steve and I slept in the same room as him because it was a lot cooler in there. Cam kept tossing and turning and woke up around 2am. He wouldn't go back to sleep in the pack n play. So....into bed with us he went. Did I mention it was a full sized bed? Yeah, there wasn't much room for Steve and I never mind Cam the bed hog! Needless to say Steve and I got hardly any sleep that night.

Sunday morning Cam was awake with the birds at 5:30am. Mommy and Daddy were exhausted. I went back to sleep around 7am (Steve's the best) and slept until about 8:30. We got dressed to get some breakfast. We wanted to go to the Fairway Restaurant in Eastham but when we got there there was a wait. We knew Cam would not sit still. Luckily there was a donut shop right there called Hole In One so we got some donuts and coffee. They were real homemade donuts. I think that's the first time I've ever had one! Cam enjoyed his!


After we ate we continued up Rte 6 East. We drove through Wellfleet Center (don't blink or you might miss it!). I wanted to walk around Provincetown but by the time we got there Cam was alseep.

On the way home we drove by this beautiful place! Oh the memories!

Cam was just waking up and not in the best of moods so we couldn't walk around. We figured we'd come back another time and get some lunch. We went back to the house and Cam played on the deck with some toys.


He wasn't in the best of moods. He was being really fresh and just not himself. We thought maybe it was because he didn't get to run around much so we took him to the playground that is right behind Veteran's Field where the Chatham A's play.




After he played for a little bit we went back to the house and had some dinner. We followed our bed time routine and Cam just wasn't having it. He would NOT sleep in the pack n play again. this time Daddy got to lay down with him until he fell asleep. We were smart this time and we all slept in the Queen sized bed! Again Cam was up during the night and again at 5:30am.

Monday morning we went back to Oyster Pond for a little bit. The day started off beautiful but the clouds and winds came quick so we didn't stay for too long besides Cam was exhausted and cold.




Back to the house we went where it was another battle for him to go down for a nap. --Are you noticing a pattern? One of us laid down with him and he slept for 3 hours! Stupidly Steve and I thought he had finally gotten used to being away from home. When he woke up we went to an early dinner at the Chatham Squire (again oh the memories!). When we got home he played outside for a little bit, had a bath, watched some tv and the bed time battle began. I think Steve laid down with him this night. For the past couple of days we had been realizing that it was so much more work being down there and it wasn't a "vacation." We had to drive to everything (we were about a mile or so from town)including the beach. We couldn't just go walk around town because I can't walk for too long. There wasn't a yard for Cam to play in, only a deck. I sat on the couch Monday night by myself because Steve was in with Cam. We weren't having much fun.

Tuesday morning rolls along nice and early at the new wake up time. Daddy went and got some donuts for us. We were contemplating going home. I was upset, Steve was exhausted and Cam was a mad man. After a few tears (by me) and a long talk Steve and I decided it wasn't worth being down there any longer. We were all walking Zombies from not sleeping for 3 nights. So, we packed up our stuff and headed home. Our Chatham vacation was over.

Cam fell asleep in the car but we were able to transfer him into his crib. Tuesday night was a bit rough. He wouldn't go to sleep in the crib by himself. Why would he? He'd been spending the past few nights in a bed with us. He woke up so many times that night. At least we were in our own bed!

Wednesday morning we went out for breakfast at the Omelet Factory. Cam LOVED the "shots" of half and half just like his Uncle John used to! Steve thought I was nuts for letting him drink them but hey, it kept him quiet!



After breakfast we took Cam swimming at the pond. He had fun playing in the water with Daddy.


I was sad that we weren't in Chatham on a real vacation but being home was so much better for Cam which meant for us too. I stopped thinking of the money we completely wasted and just took it as a very expensive lesson....Vacation + The Bliss Family = DISASTER!!!!

A great day at the beach AND a great appointment!

Today we went to the pond with Nana, Tanya and Lucy. The kids had fun with 2 tubes someone had left down there.




My appointment was great for a few reasons: no fFN, no cervical check and I was in and out within 40 minutes! My weight according to them is "great" but its not great to me. I am 3lbs heavier now then I was when I *delivered* Cam. I still have 8w to go! No wonder why I have stretch marks on my ass and nothing fits!