Courtney- Sorry you are having to deal with this stuff with your mom. Turn everything off and enjoy the rest of the night. There is always tomorrow.
Crazy stories- Ever since DH and I got together he said we would have a little girl with strawberry blonde hair (he has auburn hair and I am blonde). Well he was right on the gender and lately he has been dreaming of her with strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes. So we will see.... But he and his whole family (DSS included) see and sense things that I don't or rarely do. DSS's room is where my uncle passed of cancer in 2008 and he complains about once every two months about "the man with the beard" who is in his room and keeps him awake, wanting to play toys. It would of course be my uncle (we built this house and he is the only person to have passed in it) and it really ok. I couldn't think of a more wonderful, sweet, benign spirit that I would want around other than my big, burly, amazing uncle (can you tell I miss him? 
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Zuzu- Congrats! I can't wait to hear how you and your family are doing!!! So wonderful!
AFM: I went into the hospital last night and was kept overnight. I have strep throat and then I caught the nasty sickness with stuff coming out both ends that DH and DSS had earlier in the week. Which of course meant that I was severely dehydrated from vomitting and the cramps were so bad, I just called my midwife and she told me to come in. We get there and I was pretty bad. She said she was glad I came in. So three bags of fluid, two shots of promethazine, constant monitoring of the baby and for contractions, and now I am home. It was soooo great to get a shower! Now of course I have just done all the shopping for my part of the food for my own baby shower. My best friend who organized it and bought the cake and other good stuff (games, tablecloths, made salads, etc) will be here at 9 am tomorrow. Baby shower is at 2 pm and I am ready for it to be over.... I just can't believe out of all the family I have, no one but my best friends are offering to help. Well and one awesome SIL, thank goodness! But it will be over soon and then I can concentrate on school and finishing her room. Paint is on the walls in her room, now just some touch up and we are going to hopefully get the new carpet in there next week or the week after.
I did have my mw appt on Monday, but was too sick to post. She is head down, anterior, weighs 4 lbs 11 oz and literally kicked the transducer on the ultrasound so we got an awesome view of baby foot. 
I am 33 weeks, measuring 35 weeks. I submitted my birth plan to my midwife and she approved and thought it looked great, suggested that I bring extra copies when we come to the hospital and put the one that she had in her chart. So yay!
Also, I was in Labor and Delivery all last night and this morning and let me say, the nurses are awesome! These ladies were sweet and checked on me non stop. I hate that I had to get fluids but I bet that these ladies will take great care of Eleanor and I. Two of them were even discussing how they were glad that I was opting for no pain meds or IV. They said that in their births and the ones they had witnessed, things just went smoother that way.
I hope everyone has a great weekend and I will check back in tomorrow.
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