Tick...Tock

The waiting is driving me nuts!  I have not had the opportunity to carry a baby for so long-Avery was three weeks early and Mack was two weeks early.  Looks like #3 is very comfortable-last Friday I was having contractions every couple of minutes and thought for sure he was coming early.  We even went to the hospital and had Mark's mom and Meagan come out to be the kiddos (a huge thank you to them)  Nope!  Nothing!  Not even a sign he wants to come out all week.
I shouldn't complain because I am able to get a lot done while waiting.  My mom came on Thursday night to help out and it has been like a vacation before the storm.  She has stocked the fridge, cooked for us and got the kids' schedules down.  It should be a pretty easy couple of days....except I feel...
-saying goodbye to my babies for a couple of days is going to be hard and emotional.
-coming home from the hospital after a c-section and trying to still be a mom of three is going to be REALLY hard.
-trying to breastfeed with two other babies running around needing my attention will be a great challenge.
-Avery is very attached to me-how the heck am I going to sit back while she cries for me to put her to bed (her room is upstairs and you can't lift for a while)?
-what will it be like going in to a SCHEDULED c-section-just the thought of that gives me anxiety.

These are just a few emotions that are building inside, but as my doctor says, "you are just going to pick yourself up and be a mom like you have done the last few times."  We are very lucky to have a lot of family around and will need every ounce of help we can get!  We also have a wonderful nanny that will be here to help.  With all of this we will survive. 
I just have to remember it is only be for a few short weeks and then we will have our routine back.  Mark and I can't wait to meet L...... oops baby #3! (We will announce his name when he comes).  Never through all these emotions have I ever doubted our ability to love another baby Watson (we should hope so right?). 
While the clock is ticking we are laying low and trying to rest.  Here are some pictures from this morning:

We had a huge breakfast-a norm for us

Mack decided Jelly was his choice of shampoo...

"Wait-you mean it's not?  Oh man that means bath time?"

Monday will be a fun day.  We go in at 10:00 in the morning!  Wish us luck!

IT'S COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With about a month to go my nerves are getting the best of me.  On Tuesday, my head wouldn't stop hurting-hurting so bad I had to call my doctor.  I was a little worried because I had preeclampsia with Avery and a headache with blurry vision is a sign.  So they got me in right away, but everything was fine and they sent me off with some prescription for my head. After talking to Mark, and my mom, I came to the conclusion it has to be how I am carrying stress.  I have so much to do!
My family is getting pretty tired of my stress level, but wouldn't you be stressing too? I know the baby doesn't need much-just love and snuggles. It's just hard to know that you spend so much time on the first and even the second arrival and then the third comes along and there isn't much to do.
I have my count down and my schedule around the house. Mark has been very supportive about getting things done. So far we have re-done our pantry to create more room, organized Mack's closet so he can share (it is HUGE), cleared out the garage, and cleared out a ton of things from upstairs. Who knew we had so much stuff-even after we have done this two times before!
Along with starting Little Gyms this week we did have a nice Wednesday surprise:

This is our third crib!  They all transform into full sized beds, so we couldn't give any of the other two up.  We want to thank my parents for this beautiful gift-we couldn't be prepared without you!

This weekend Mark, and hopefully some other help, will be painting this room (even though it will remain a guest room, I have a feeling it will turn into one of the boys).  Thankfully Mack and Avery will get to go to their Nanny and Papa H's house, so we can work.  You don't realize how much you can get done until they are out of the house:).  Thank you again for this support!!!!  Avery and Mack are pretty excited.

Having three babies under 2 1/2 is very stressful, but if anyone can do it, I think Mark and I as a team can do it.  So I need to calm down and let it happen.  The most important thing right now is my family of five (quoted from my mom).  Nothing else matters!!!!!  This post is my way of letting out a little stress as well as sharing our progress!

I Love My Students

On Friday my students and sweet co-workers/great friends took a vote about what they thought we were having:

This makes me laugh! I love that she has to tell them what the picture means! Thank you to my great friends and students-this made my day!

I Think We Need To Change The Name of This Blog!

As we were settling back into our routine after our trip to Italy, we were surprised by a lifetime souvenir! You can probably guess right...we are adding to our family and couldn't be more happy-after the shock set in of course!

It was right before the 4th of July weekend and we were headed to the lake. I felt a little different and just wanted to make sure I wasn't expecting. Like last time the YES popped up right away! I didn't know how to act or who to tell-of course I called my husband first. In the end we are so blessed and lucky to be able to have these beautiful babies. It will be crazy at first, but as they get older we will have three best friends (we hope).

We went to the doctor last week and everything looks great. My doctor was even more excited that I am starting this pregnancy 30 LBS less then the last time, so it will be an easier pregnancy. I know you are not really supposed to tell people until you are about 12 weeks, but we are excited and if anything happens we want to have the support of our family and friends.

We obviously don't know the gender and have no preference-I have the clothes for either. Now, what do you think the name of the blog should be? What? Three under Three? Let me know!

Here is our little grape (according to "the books")