Bags Packed. 3weeks 2 days to go.

Hospital bag ready for him.

Turns out that it was a good thing that I didn't go to Cabo. I went into the labor and delivery wing on Thursday night because of contractions and spotting. His placenta is doing close to what happened with Maya's, which is calcifying and starting to age prematurely. Also the amniotic fluid is getting dangerously low and my cervical length is about half of what it should be. These few labor indicators are things that usually start happening around 37 weeks. At the time I was only 35 weeks 1 day. The Dr told us that if he had been born the day before, he would have been fine. And that every day after is Gravy. He is already 5.5lbs and very healthy as far as they can tell. I had a very thorough ultrasound and I was able to see his diaphragm practicing breathing, blood flow for all of his organs, a lot of wiggling and kicking, and a big yawn. During the scan the Dr, one of the top Perinatologists in the country said, "Oh look, he's playing with his balls!" That was very amusing :)

This past Saturday was the day in the pregnancy that Maya was born. 35 weeks and three days. I'm going in twice a week from here until the end of the pregnancy to get monitored and to check the amniotic fluid level. They wouldn't stop labor at this point if it happens. They would just schedule me for the surgery. Exciting! This experience would have been really scary if we had been in Cabo. The hospital there is best left to splinters and alcohol poisoning. I still could have used some sun and beach...

In other fun news:

Egg hunt

Maya loved egg hunting in the house.
Grandma taught her how to find them then hide them from us.

The ribbon is one of the surprises from inside an egg.

It was funny to watch Maya try to find the eggs Ido hid in her pants.

Maya really did hide the eggs from us.
She stuffed as many as she could into the arms of the chairs.
The rest ended up in our shoes, of course!

Maya in her playroom

She saw my phone.

She decided she wants my phone.
She won that battle.

A proud moment for us. Maya is doing great using her fork!
She is getting so good at stabbing food and making it into her mouth.