Well, here I sit, still very pregnant.  The irony is not lost on me that I've spent the majority of this pregnancy worried about preterm labor, and I'm writing this at 39 weeks 2 days, making this my longest pregnancy yet!  Every evening before bed, I think, "Could tonight be the night?", then I wake up, only to feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.  I'm trying to make the most of these days where my life is very predictable and "easy", especially the hours that both kids are in school and I have some time to myself, but some days are more difficult than others when you factor in the aches and pains of full term pregnancy.  Anthony laughed at me last night because the act of changing into my pajamas and putting my hair up left me out of breath!  This little boy is getting big, and for the first time in ANY of my pregnancies, I had a foot lodged in my ribs yesterday.  Man, that hurt, and the resulting "pop" when he pulled it back was even worse! When I got pregnant this time, I had already promised myself that I was going to go as natural as possible, so it was difficult to decline when I was offered a membrane strip or an induction on Thursday.  Castor oil isn't looking like the worst idea at this point...


This new school routine has been an interesting change for the kids.  Connor is more content since he's constantly doing something new.  Everyone told me that first grade would be a rough transition and that he would be exhausted.  He is tired by the end of the day, but I think school is right up his alley.  Alaina loves school, and sometimes I regret not enrolling her in full-day kindergarten, but even the four hours every day takes its toll on her.  By 8:30 last night, she was so tired that she was delirious.  This photo was taken at 7:30.  Even Connor is sleeping later in the mornings, despite an earlier bedtime.


Last weekend was Tour De Fat here in Fort Collins.  The biggest streets in the city are shut down for a costumed bike "race".  In terms of people-watching, move over, demolition derbies!  I didn't really want to go, because there's honestly not a whole lot I WANT to do these days, but I'm sure glad I did!  Nana, Papa, Anthony, and the kids rode, but next year, it's on with the costumes!








Here are a few of my favorite costumes:


Ron Burgundy from Anchorman


That's some dedication to a corn costume!


These old hippies cracked me up.  Since we were sitting right next to the live DJ, they got off of their bikes right here and had a dance party instead of riding.  When I grow up, I want to be an old hippie.


The Knight Bus from Harry Potter, complete with driver.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle on a tall bike


Awesom-o from a particularly funny episode of South Park.  Nevermind the fact that I can't look at this picture without feeling like this guy is trying to steal my soul with his freaky eyes.


Jellyfish


The Mario Kart gang




Computer geek costume


These old BFF's just singing with a banjo.


Whatever the heck this fridge is supposed to be doing.


The parade went on for hours, and I'm actually kind of glad that I got to watch and see all of the costumes instead of riding this year.


Our crew was near the end.


We've had record-breaking heat hear for the past two weeks and Connor was soaked in sweat by the time he got to sit down.


A few more awesome costumes...like this guy from Up.


Dedication!


I couldn't let everyone else have all of the fun, so I had a little dance party with the pregnant nun next to us.  I was hoping to shake the baby out, but to no avail.


...and now back to waiting!