Welcome Keira

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ADM (Aye Dios Mio) Will this Girl hurry up and cook. 39 weeks Preggo

("She caught up to Dad's Belly")LOL

(DJ almost 11, looking grown and handsome)

(Photo of me at 39 weeks Pregnant)

Yes, it has been a while since my last entry. The Family is doing great! Anxious and awaiting our little bundle of Joy. Many have continuously asked me Are we still having the baby at home. Yes, we are still planning for our Home Water Birth. No changes there. The plan is to go all natural praying I don't lose my mind in the process.

I have gained a total of 42 lbs, practically all belly and thighs. I'm so tired of everyone asking me if I'm sure I'm not having a "boy". Well after four ultrasounds clearly showing our baby's sex, it better be a girl. I mean I don't mind it being a boy but he'd better love Pink, lol. Thus far I'm pretty much all belly and thighs. Thankfully the weight did not spread elsewhere. Well at least not yet. I keep hearing how many women blow up the last few weeks. Our Midwife says I'm looking like I might go full term which will be the full 42 weeks, which means another 2 weeks of lovely discomfort. "Keira, I love you but you have literally been a pain in the back" :)

We would like to Wish all of our friends and family a wonderful Thanksgiving and a Awesome holiday season. We will keep you posted the next few days as the baby is due any day now.

Happy Halloween!!

FatBoy's Project: Painted Pumpkin on belly

35 weeks: One more week and we are in the 9th month!

By now Keira should be weighing about 5 1/4 pounds and should be about 18 inches in length. I don't feel her doing somersaults anymore but her movements and kicks are more and more uncomfortable since she's running out of room in there. I personally have been doing good. Still healthy and all. I do notice my mood swinging in all kinds of crazy directions. My emotions are also crazy, I sometimes cry and I don't even know why. Night time is still a nightmare, I never look forward to that.

Drew and DJ are still very excited. DJ is ecstatic about his sister. He wants to be there during the birth. He says he can handle it :) He is so cute. We were talking one day last week while I was cooking dinner and he was expressing his feelings about my Birthing Plan and ideas about going all natural. He expressed a great concern when I told him I don't want any pain medication . He says "I can handle watching you have the baby, but I can't handle seeing you in pain!" We took DJ to the mall last week and he picked out several little outfits for his baby sister.

We are still in the process of getting the baby room in working order. Well all we have done so far is most of the painting. I picked Pink and Brown for the wall colors. May sound kinda blah but trust me they compliment each other very well. We have some shelves to put up, wash all her clothes, and get all the furniture in there. Lots of work still ahead of us.

Overall we are all doing great, Thanks for checking in on us and we'll keep you posted.

Walking for Autism

I am participating in Walk Now for Autism to help find a cure for autism. Autism is the second most common developmental disorder in the United States affecting one in every 150 children born today. Despite some promising discoveries, the cause of autism is unknown and a cure does not exist. Research is crucial. Every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism. Not only must we find ways to improve the quality of life for children and adults with autism, but we also must find a cure, and soon.

Walk Now for Autism is our chance to make a difference in the fight against autism by raising money for autism research and heightening public awareness. Please join me in my fight as I raise $200 to help fund essential research. I will be walking on Saturday November 8th, 2008 and would like you to support those affected by autism. You can donate to Walk Now for Autism through my webpage at (copy and paste address)

http://www.walknowforautism.org/c.otJUJ3MPIuE/b.3621185/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?c=otJUJ3MPIuE&b=3621185&sid=bgLPI1NCKhISKWPAIsH

Donations can also be mailed to Autism Speaks using the donation form located on my page or send me a check made out to Autism Speaks.

Please join me in my fight against autism. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the more than 1 million Americans living with autism today.

Sincerely,
Seneik Saavedra
www.walknowforautism.org