Yes, I am still here and still pregnant.   There are no signs of this baby heading south any time soon, so I'll just continue to gestate.   (I think I'm getting the hang of it!)

I am not surprised in the least, given the track record of the other children.  I think I was pregnant with Fiver for approximately 19 months, if you count in "pregnancy time,"  which everyone knows is 1.5 times slower than real time.

Although I hate the waiting, I'm choosing to look on the bright side and think about how these last days are like a little extension for me to make some last minute arrangements.   Rob's schedule has been blocked out, so his days are a little lighter and more flexible, which is a very nice thing.  It's so comforting to contemplate his earlier homecoming when I am ready to lose it with the other kids.  Which is more often than I care to admit these days.

Otherwise, the order of the day is to rest, rest, rest.   I've got some work coming in the near future.

Be sure to visit Like Mother, Like Daughter to join in on all the {pretty, happy, funny, real} goodness.   

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Sally, our resident princess, is extremely happy with the style of her dance recital costume.  The only drawback is that the puffy sleeves are a little itchy, but sometimes a princess has to put up with itchy fabric.  Just ask the Duchess of Cambridge.

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My Mother's Day roses next to my favorite Blessed Mother statue.  These flowers have lasted forever, and Fiver picked them out, saying "Ladies like to get roses."   Indeed.

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Here's the aerial belly shot  at +40 weeks.  I know what you're thinking . . . it just looks like a normal baby belly, even if I can't see my feet, right?    Well, guess what?  There's more than feet under this belly  . . . .

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 . . . . Sally is also under there!   Yes, that's right, my friends.  My almost 5 year old daughter can sit at my feet and be completely obscured by my belly.   It's time, baby, it's time . . .