Maternity Leave...wait...don't leave!!!

So she's finally on something called "maternity leave"...but I'm not sure what she left. Hopefully not me. :( I think this "leave" part is supposed to have something to do with leaving work...which she's done...but only "work" in the sense of a "job". She's still doing ALOT every day.

~~Monday we took the car into the shop, packed a couple boxes and worked on the Shamrock house.
~~Tuesday we did more packing and then went to Costco in the rain and U-haul for more boxes.
~~Wednesday we went with Grandpa C to the Shamrock house again and got the dishwasher and garbage disposal in! HURRAY!!!!
~~Thursday...oh...Thursday. We got up and went to the doctor...and he and the nurse didn't like Mommy's blood pressure or my movements. So we got to take a trip across the street to the hospital for something called an "NST" or non-stress test. (I think that's an especially funny name...because it ~really~ stressed Mommy out even more) But all was well and then we got to go have lunch with Grandma C.
~~And today...we had breakfast, took a nap, answered e-mail, had lunch with Daddy and Candy and then spent some time with Great Grandpa List. It doesn't look like he'll get to meet me... but I think he knows I was there too.

And after all that...we still have some boxes to pack tonight. But...I heard something about pizza and that made Mommy smile...guess its one of those things she doesn't have to cook. :)

Ohhhhh...I get it now...

That shower thing...I figured it out. Its this really noisy party where Mommy's favorite people all come and bring ~her~ things for ~me~. Get it...they "shower" her with gifts for me? Can you believe it?? I already got presents and I haven't even had a birthday yet! They had cake, and punch, and fruit (ooohhh...my favorite!!!) and I heard the people in the corner painting on some clothes for me too! The neatest part was that Mommy didn't have to do anything...she said Auntie Kirsten, Auntie Jess and the Grandmas took care of things, and then she said that she was really grateful that they worked so hard on everything. I know Mommy had a really good time because even though she was really tired when she got home...she had to pull out every single thing and show Daddy (boy, did that take a while). And she keeps mentioning something about how she can't believe how generous people were. Generous...can I get a dictionary in here??

We took a trip to the Dr. yesterday too, and he says I'm doing really well. I'm just the way that I should be...head down and all elbows and knees, with my toes in Mommy's ribs. :) Daddy says my heart sounds like a horse...but I'm not a horse am I??? I think I'm supposed to be "Father's Joy"...or at least that's what I'm told my name means. The Dr. also told Mommy that it doesn't look like I'll be coming any time soon, and she thought that was good news. I guess I'll just hang out in here for a while longer...

Mommy is doing too much...

Can someone please ask her to stop?? I know she has to work a little longer, but aren't the weekends for resting?? She's out and about every weekend lately getting ready for this move. Yesterday we went to Home Depot for almost 2 hours and Costco for almost that long too (that's a really noisy place!). Today we've already been to the grocery store, Kelly Moore Paint, and La Patisserie. And I keep hearing something about a shower...but Mom has already done that today, so I don't understand what that's about.

Yesterday, I tried to get her attention by giving her some nasty contractions...but she didn't listen too much. Then I decided that tickling her "nether regions" might get her attention and even that only made her move slower. Today, I'm going for club feet and "cankles"...maybe that'll slow her down and make her let us rest.