Anytime Pat. Anytime!

Just a quick update for those of you wondering how little Pat is doing.

Pat still hasn't dropped, as evidenced by my 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. heartburn attack. Pat woke me up with a lot of movement and I realized my throat was on fire. I went upstairs (remember, I'm sleeping in the basement like a dog) and took my heartburn pill and went back down to sleep. Well, the burn was so bad that I couldn't lie down. So I sat up reading until 5:00, waiting for the burn to subside so I could get some rest. I can't wait for Pat to drop to ease the burn. I know this will bring a bunch of new issues (like the waddle) but I really can't wait to be done with heartburn 24-7. I really don't know how my husband lives with heartburn every day of his life. I would jump off a roof if I had to deal with this forever. The benefit of these 3 or 4 a.m. wake-ups is it's getting me ready to not sleep very much. I'm so glad I'm not going from getting 8-10 hours/night to zero, but have had a few months of transition. I now get between 5 and 6, which I think is more realistic for when the baby arrives (right?).

Last night we videotaped Pat moving around. We were watching Saturday Night Live and Pat was busy wrapping gifts or making cookies or something that required a lot of movement so I put the remote control on my belly. It was dancing around and Christian and I were laughing so hard at it. We'll see if we can edit it down and put it on here.

We also got the car seat ready and in the Subaru yesterday, with the help of our friend Greg who has 2 kids. We could not have done it without him. Well, we probably could have but it would have taken us most of the day and a lot of frustration and name calling. Today I am putting the final things in the nursery, like the humidifier, the breast pump, diaper bag, etc. We're also getting my suitcase packed for the hospital, just in case.

We've had yet another busy week of dinners, lunches, getting together with friends, and a lot of running around. Got to take advantage of it while we can.

Here's another one of the hilarious fridge magnets we have. Darn it! We were planning on picking up one of the panhandlers and have them look after the baby in exchange for some loose change and a granola bar.

And one final shot of my friend (and former roommate) Brandi. We went over to her house for dinner last night and had a lovely time with Brandi, her husband Edward and their gorgeous daughter Zoe.