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Puzzle progress: 40w3d
So it's a kind of gray, grizzly day here (so far) in Phoenix. Wow, we don't have too many of those! It's kind of a nice change.
I am starting a 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle today (with some help from my girlies). It's so big I have to keep standing up to deal with it – plus it makes me sit at the table in a way that is not slouchy. So hopefully that will help the boy get into a position that facilitates a speedier labor (my labors with HM and Mir were 17+ hour affairs).
Also, the idea is that Jake comes BEFORE we can accomplish this huge puzzle.
Pregnancy: 40w2d belly photo
Pregnancy: Week 40
Happy due date to me!
No signs of nuthin', so I'm pretty sure it won't be today. That's okay – after tomorrow Jake will be my little lion baby. 
For now at least I have Harry Potter. And I think we're going to pick up a great big giant jigsaw puzzle today – it sounds like just the kind of mindless distraction I could use to keep myself sane in this limbo land.
Pregnancy: 39 weeks belly photo
Lookie here, Jake babey, I can just tell you have your heart set on coming in like a lion (July 23+), but Cancer has been good to me – I'm sure it would be a perfectly acceptable sun sign for you as well. You can come on outta there any day now, sweet baby.
Pregnancy: Week 39
"Seven days to go." But of course it's more likely to be closer to 14 days. Heaven forbid even 21+ still.
Anyway, I had a TERRIBLE day yesterday – very sleep deprived and lots more increasingly crampy and frequent contractions. But today so far I feel GREAT. I woke up the usual 3-4 times last night, but had NO problem falling back asleep, so I'm caught up on sleep for the first time in perhaps a week. Now that feels wonderful. Generally I feel as energetic as anyone could possibly feel at 39 weeks.
So today would be a good day to have a baby. 
I think I might be feeling TOO good for it to be today, though.
Also, Scott had a chat with Jakey last night and says Jake told him he's coming out on July 18. 
Hey, that would be a good day, too – in fact, this would be a particularly convenient week, since the big girls start school two weeks from tomorrow. But we'll see.
Pregnancy: Week 38
Some pregnancy notes:
- Sporadic contractions started on Saturday – they're not at all intense nor frequent yet.
- Lots of cervix twinges. I can tell he's settling down lower. I think that started happening on Saturday, too.
- Measured 39 cm at today's OB appointment. Doctor and others say he's dropped
- I'm tired…
- …but otherwise still feeling pretty fabulous. I think the boy is VERY comfy in there and wants to nestle in for a week or four more
Unrelated:
- My girls all had their dentist appointments today – no cavities; hooray!
Happy Anniversary!
Well, I think I'm in this pregnancy for the LONG haul. Scott and I celebrated our second anniversary (we were married 7/6/5 
last night at this super amazing restaurant. OMG, it was AMAZING. It was food art. No wine, alas – I believe it would have been FINE to have just a glass, but didn't want to risk the looks I'd get imbibing in public at 38 weeks pregnant!
For the curious, here's a link to a review of this place. It's officially the nicest – and most expensive! – meal I've ever had.
Anyway, I figure if my water didn't break at one of the nicest restaurants in Phoenix, it ain't gonna anytime soon!
We went for it and had the seven-course tasting menu (a leisurely 3 hour dining experience). At the end of the meal, they presented us with cards congratulating us on our anniversary and the details of our meal, which went as follows:
Amuse
Tomatillo Carpaccio, Baby White Asparagus, Mexican Crema & Caviar
Wood Grilled TOCA Squash Puree
Aji Amarillo Scented Cotton Candy, Wild Boar Bacon Nuggets, Rio Zape Beans & Maitake Mushrooms
Lettuces Hand Picked by the Children of Gila River Crossing School
Locally Picked Tiny Greens, Artisan Date Cake, Timbale of Heirloom Tomatoes & Sobrasada, Ash Goat Cheese & Blood Orange Vinaigrette
Dried Mango & Sandalwood Dusted Lion’s Paw Baja Scallops
Slow Roasted Salsify Root, Ojo de Cabra Mud, Wilted Field Mache & Fennel Pollen Drizzle
Slow Braised Lobster Tail
Butter Basted Lobster Tail, Lobster Coral, Avocado Mousse, Tear Drop Tomato Salsa on Third Generation Fry Bread
Intermezzo
Berry & Wheatgrass Sorbet
Kurobuta Pork Tenderloin Rubbed with Toasted Ground “Fair Trade” Coffee & Pueblo Hatch Chiles
Tian of Pan Flashed Chard Leaves, Dried Fruit Crostini, Crisp Plantains & Natural Juices
Dry Aged Snake River Farms Filet Mignon with Cabrales Queso Crumbles
Posole & Desert Succotash Hash, Golden Raisin Compote & Cabernet Reduction
Cheese Course
Chilled Hand Towels Scented with Lavender
Fire Roasted Local Corn Brulee & Warm Fry Bread
Cuitlacoche Biscotti, Candied Pecans, Carmel and Strawberries
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Absolutely everything about this feast was delicious – my non-adventurous palate even experienced the lobster and scallop (seafood is something I typically avoid). Scott and I agreed, however, that should we return we would absolutely select the pork tenderloin for our main courses. The flavors of that dish were orgasmic. Mmmmmm.
I also particularly loved the squash soup and the greens. I'd like to try the Mexican Chocolate Souffle next time – it seems to be a really popular choice. Not on the menu is the tasty traditional flat bread (made with ancho chilies) served with our meal – accompanied by olive oil made from olives harvested on the reservation and pressed locally.
Pregnancy: Week 37
37 weeks today – officially full term by all standards! Woo! All my girlies seem to be getting quite excited to meet Jake as the big day gets ever closer.
This should be such a fun week. I should have plenty of distraction to keep my mind off whether labor is imminent or not (and it's so totally NOT! Typically my babies cook until 40+ weeks).
So we've got the holiday (and my 39th birthday) on July 4. We're skipping the fireworks this year, though. It's supposed to be hotter than hades (114F) and I just can't see getting comfortable enough to sit through that, not to mention that I'm not able to stay up that late these days – bedtime is usually before 9:30 most nights.
July 6 is our wedding anniversary. We have a plans to dine at a super fancy restaurant – yum. I have no IDEA what I will wear!
Generally, I'm feeling pretty darn good. I have some complaints, but I'm amazed that I don't have more. No swelling yet, for example! I did take a nasty little fall the day of the A-1 fiasco. I was preparing lunch and getting a sodas out of the pantry to put in the fridge. When I did that I knocked another one over. It popped a small leak and started spraying everywhere.
I had three soda cans cradled in one arm and grabbed the spraying one and ran (RAN! What was I thinking??) across the kitchen to put it in the sink. Of course I slipped in the wetness from the spraying can (all the sodas went flying, but none of those exploded at least) and I fell – quite hard – on my butt. Ouch ouch ouch.
I was a little worried (immediately started praying that jolt wasn't enough to in anyway detach any part of placenta), but all was okay – mostly I just gave myself a big fright. And I realized how unwieldy and vulnerable to injury I am right now. So glad there were no witnesses. That must have been quite a sight. 
My pubic bone seriously hurt for a couple days. I think I knocked myself right into the land of SPD. I was having some symphysis pubis tenderness before, but it ratcheted up 100x after that fall. Sigh. If that's the worst that comes from that little spill, however, I consider myself very fortunate!
Wah! Don’t make me bend over
A bottle of A-1 in front of the bagels 7 year old wants for breakfast
Plus Ceramic tile
Plus 36.5 weeks pregnant mom [1]
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Equals Good times. Good times.
Mir felt so bad – poor sweetie – and HM wanted to clean it up for me (a generous offer I declined because an ER visit would be just another problem on this stack of problems…)
At least the tile didn't break and no one was hurt!
[1] Who doesn't WANT to bend over and pick up tiny slivers of (brown) glass out of a puddle of (also brown) stinky goop. At. All.
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