I keep having this recurring dream.
It began these last few weeks as I near the end of my pregnancy.
I keep dreaming that in the middle of the night, when the Alex is off at work that my water breaks.
I have never had my water break at home and the only time it really broke on it’s own without the help of my pushing was when I was already at the hospital preparing to be induced with Zack. I have never had to have my bag of water broken by the doctor or nurse.
This time it is really freaking me out.
I am absolutely terrified that my water will break at home and I will not make it to the hospital in time to have Ellie.
You see, I tend to labor rapidly.
My last labor, with Alexander, I hit 10 centimeters, gave a little push in which my water broke and he came out all at once….still in the fetal position.
What worries me even more about my water breaking at home is the fact that Ellie still seems to be in the breech position. I am hoping to find out if she is for sure at our appointment of Friday. For me, it does not feel like her position has changed based on the kicks and punches I feel.
Ellie isn’t making this fear go away either.
The way she moves around and the amount of pressure I feel in my pelvis all the time I am certain my water will break at home, in the middle of the night and I will have to call and wake my parents up to have one of them come get the kids and the other take me to the hospital.
The last thing I want is to have to deliver this little lady in my living room or worse, en route to the hospital!
Keep your fingers crossed for a good update after our appointment Friday and pray she has flipped!!!
Host a Chex Party Mix-change with #Giveaway – Ends 12/22/11
With the Holiday season approaching rather quickly, I know there are a lot of people out there making delicious holiday treats, hosting cooking exchanges and preparing for the holiday. Since we don’t have a lot of extra time right now to prepare holiday treats and sweets while we are preparing for the arrival of our latest bundle of joy, we decided to participate in a Chex Party Mix-change instead. 
We spent a large portion of last evening making yummy Chex snacks to share with our friends and family during the holidays.
First we started with a simple Chex Mix with the ingredients as follows:
3 cups Corn Chex® cereal
3 cups Rice Chex® cereal
3 cups Wheat Chex® cereal
1 cup honey roasted peanuts
1 cup bite-size pretzels
1 cup garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
We melted the butter in a microwave safe dish and then mixed all of the ingredients together by shaking in a large paper grocery bag.
Once everything was mixed together, we spread it out on a cookie sheet and baked at 250* for 1 hour while mixing it up every 15 minutes.
It turned out soooo good, I actually like it more than the stuff you get in a bag at the store! We also made a big batch of Chex Muddy Buddies too and have been looking at other recipes that we plan to make. Chex has a huge assortment of recipes to fit everyone’s needs including Gluten Free.
With several Chex Party Mix recipes that can be made in just 15 minutes and Sam’s Club stores providing you with everything needed to host a fabulous party, there’s no excuse to not call on family and friends for a celebration.
The great news is we are giving one lucky reader of The Megalomaniac Mommy a chance to have their own Chex Party Mix-change thanks to the folks at Sam’s Club, Chex Party Mix, General Mills and MyBlogSpark. The lucky winner will receive one $25 Sam’s Club gift card and one box of Chex cereal.
Here’s how to enter!
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This giveaway will begin on December 8th 2011 and end on December 22nd 2011 at 12 NOON CST and is open to US Residents Only. Winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize. For more information on giveaways hosted by The Megalomaniac Mommy, please read the Policies page.
Disclosure: The Sam’s Club gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by Sam’s Club, Chex Party Mix and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.
You can host your own Chex Party Mix-change too! Feel free to download the invites, tips and ideas and packaging plans below and your party is sure to be a success.
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Sleepless Nights
Over the last few weeks, I have had the unfortunate experience of numerous sleepless nights…..and baby isn’t even here yet!
Between Baby Ellie being extremely active, the contractions, the pain in my pelvis and the whole being oddly shaped at the moment and finding it impossible to find a comfortable position to sleep in I am lucky if I am clocking 3 hours of actual sleep each night.
I also tend to sleep better when the Alex is home because then I can use his body to get comfortable too. The bad part of that is that I am lucky if I get to sleep next to him 2 nights a week given his work schedule.
Needless to say….I am tired.
24/7.
Did I mention that the heartburn and the acid reflux doesn’t help things either?
I am looking forward to this pregnancy coming to an end soon.
I find it much more rewarding to lose sleep because I am up snuggling my little one, feeding her or changing her diaper.
As things get closer to the end I am getting more and more excited to meet her.
And I am not alone.
All of the kids are super excited as well.
Alexander cannot wait to be a big brother and was really excited to try on his big brother shirt I made him tonight. He is looking forward to actually kissing and hugging Ellie and not my belly anymore.
This weekend, everyone in the family had a chance to have a little belly time with Ellie. I am happy to report that she successfully punched/kicked each of them and she did it quite well.
This little lady packs quite the bunch.
Although I have been experiencing all of these sleepless nights, I have been taking advantage of it. I have had the pleasure of watching quite a few movies without anyone interrupting me.
I have scratched The Switch, Due Date, Friends with Benefits, and now onto Going the Distance. I have also managed to clear everything off of the DVR that I have been letting add up.
Oh and tonight I had the chance to FINALLY color my hair and make all of the gray go away.
Here’s hoping that tomorrow night I have the time to straighten my hair!
Baby Bean – 35 Weeks
Here we are in the 35th week.
Crazy.
I can’t believe we are getting close to the end and will get to meet our little Baby Ellie soon.
She is a VERY active little lady who doesn’t like to let her mommy get much rest but I’ve been coping with it.
We go to the Dr. on Friday, the 9th and I am hoping that we will have an ultrasound so we can figure our her position.
I cannot tell if she has flipped or if she is still breech.
One minute I think her little feet have moved from my nether region and then BOOM a nice powerful kick!
I’ve also been having A LOT of contractions lately and it has not been fun.
According to the Dr. I am a higher risk for delivering early due to the bleeding I experienced in the first trimester.
It has also become more difficult to move about like a normal person thanks to all of the pain in my pelvis.
I am hoping that I can get an appointment with the physical therapist this week to see if there is something that can be done to help ease the pain a little.
Other than that, all with Ellie has been going well.
I even had the Alex finally snap a belly pic…..I did edit it a little bit to make all of my lovely stretch marks disappear because I didn’t want to gross you out.
So, here she is at 35 weeks!
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