And in this corner,

weighing in at 7 lbs, 15 ounces, Ainsley McDermott...at only 36 weeks gestation!
Coincidentally, Harry also weighed 7 lbs. 15 ounces...WHEN HE WAS BORN!
I figured with Ainsley being born 4 weeks before Harry, she'd come into the world weighing about 6 pounds. Now I'm hoping she's under ten!
My friend Judy did the ultrasound again today. She confirmed what I have been saying all along: I'm not big enough for this!
All appears to be in order though. Normal feet. All limbs present. Spine looks good. Cheeks look fat! She's in perfect position, but I don't know who she's kidding. There's no way she'd make it out through the usual route.

Well, at least I don't have....

I am within 3 weeks of delivery, and within 3 pounds of what I weighed when I delivered Harry. Interesting.

Also still miserable. At best, I find myself thinking throughout each day that at least I don't have some horrible thing someone else has. Underboob fungus is a new one I am thankful not to have. Hemmorhoids is another. An oaf for a husband is up there.

I do have a nasty headache though and just a little bit of green snot, which of course I am fretting over.

Munchkin #2

Kate's little brother, Finn, seems to have arrived...5 weeks early. Grrr!!!! Ainsley seems to have learned nothing from her future classmates.

Kind of Nice!

As Kevin mentioned on Harry's World, some friends threw me a shower this weekend. I was kind of against it at first. It is Baby #2, we don't need too many things, I didn't want to be greedy...It was really fun though! It ended up being a small group, partially because I didn't want world's colliding, I didn't want to be responsible for introductions, still didn't want to seem greedy...but also because Tara had her third bout of flu, Barb's on bedrest and Sydney's shifts at work got mixed up. Instead, I got to hang out with just a few friends that I haven't been out of the house to see in many weeks. Another plus is that all of us have kids under the age of 4 (Harry is the oldest). I pride myself on having all types of friends, of all ages, genders, etc...but it's kind of nice to be around people who are exactly like me for a change. It's just easy. Plus, it helped me to feel like less of a freak. Having a kid now is not exactly the same as having a kid even ten years ago. And even though some of my other friends have little kids, they are done having more, and exercising a lot, which just makes me feel bad and, well, fat. Even though we've made friends with some Abracadabra parents, and even though 3 of them are also expecting babies in February, naturally, most of the talk surrounds life with preschoolers. It was a nice change of pace to hear from other neurotic moms who check the baby monitor every hour (okay, that was a dad), or do the hand on the chest to check for breathing test, or are concerned with the poisoned gases in baby bottles and sippy cups...it was even nice to pick up a few hand me downs this time around, like a $200 diaper bag :-)

Kevin enquired when I would have Ainsley's ears pierced.

I told him we'd play it by ear.

Psych!

Okay, here is one semi-good thing about being pregnant: the Psych T-shirt I ordered actually fits! I am so, well, psyched! This is also cool because I think it might shrink to fit, and be the perfect still -wearable size when I run my 5th marathon in Octiber. I've decided to wear it for the following reasons:

1. It's light weight.
2. It has cap sleeves that shouldn't cause chafing while running.
3. The back of it says "I sense you're following me." If you've ever run a marathon, you know how wonderful this is!

I Just Really Want To Hit The Gym!!!!!

I want to start marathon training. And doing sit ups. And sweating!!!!
Every day I download and rip out of magazines new workout routines.
I am soooo ready to be on the upswing!