Updates and Random Tidbits

1. STILL NO BABY!
2. My due date is Wednesday.  As in two more days.
3. We have an ultrasound and doctor appointment scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the doctor decides that induction seems like a good thing to do this week. :)
4. All of the contractions and braxton hicks that I had been feeling over the past couple of months seem to have stopped (except for today I've felt a few).
5. Besides pain in my hips, back, feet and ankles; not being able to breath; and not being able to get up from sitting or lying down...I feel great.
6. Riley is back to her normal sleeping pattern.  And she even likes her mommy again...but still not as much as her daddy.
7. Last night, Riley slept with 4 standard pillows, one pillow pet, one bean bag, one miniature Tinker Bell pillow, Bunny, Piggy, and about 6 other stuffed animals.  I think she felt secure. :)
8. Our crummy rain-filled weekend turned into a beautiful backyard swimming weekend.  We were finally able to break out Riley's new "swimmin pill."  She is in love with it and I can see us spending a lot of time in it while I'm on maternity leave this summer. 
9. My little girl who hates to be wet or dirty can now be found picking up worms and looking for toads around the house.
10. Our garden is loving the sun and rain that we've had lately.  This year we planted 6 tomato plants, one cucumber, one yellow zucchini, peas, green beans, onions, green onions, leeks, two green peppers, four jalapenos, 4 habaneros, and basil.  Our tomato plants have even started to bloom.  The blueberry bush that we attempted has already been thrown out.  We're attempting to grow our cucumbers and zucchini up a trellis to save space.  I'm skeptical, but thought it was worth a try.  Better Homes and Gardens told me that it was a good idea.
11. We have a Dove that has taken over our empty hanging flower basket on the front porch.  She's sitting on one egg.  We look at her every day from the window to see if the baby has hatched.  We also have a family of Cardinals that have made their nest on our neighbor's fence. They seem to steal the grassy stuff out of our flower baskets on the deck every week...but they're still fun to see in our backyard.
12. Hopefully my next post will be introducing Harper into the world.