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peter charles mureen was born 11.22.11 and weighed 7 lbs 8 oz. It was a painful delivery but he's a sweet little guy and I'm rea glad he's here :)  ...so i have a million more sweet pictures of him that i'd love to post and things i'd love to share about him, but the problem is that we are just a little overwhelmed right now and i can't sit up or stand for more than a few minutes, so after a few weeks of healing, i should be back in business :) 

Hormones.  So last week I think I literally hit the depths of despair.  I was in such a funk of depression and the only solution I saw was to get the baby OUT.  So I did everything to get him out...drank all this black and blue cohosh, drank the juice from 3 pineapples, crawled around on all fours, did push-ups and jumping jacks, and everything else yahoo-answers suggested :)  And between my mad efforts to go into labor, I cried and cried.  He was NOT coming out. Then I talked to Prisca who said that her water broke the day after she got a prenatal massage...ding ding ding...that's what I needed...so I had a coupon in the mail for one and went the next day.  And I tell you what, to this very day Peter is STILL not budging, but that massage changed my life.  It was so amazing.  I felt relaxed for the first time as long as I can remember.  And then my sweet friends Libby and Sarah took me out for some girl-time that night and that was also theraputic.  And since then...oh man...have I delved into the projects.  I have done all kinds of things I just assumed would NEVER get done in this lifetime...and I was ok with that.  I organized all the kids' clothes, got rid of all the girl clothes that don't fit Caroline any more, organized all the toys, the bows, cleaned out desks, refrigerators, pantries, closets, cabinets and washed comforters and curtains and got all of Peter's things washed and ready...my blog is even updated :).  And just now at this very moment, my to-do list is empty.  Yes, you saw that right.  All the laundry is done, the house is clean...it's even decorated for Christmas.  There is one last thing on my list and you will NEVER guess what it is...re-painting that green office I painted twice.  I think I was just on the wrong-track with greens...it needs to be a lovely color called Tyler Taupe...and I KNOW this color will be right b/c I saw it in Libby's house and when I copy ideas from Libby's house, I always like them :)  So even that room will be repainted before Peter's arrival, but not by me (thank heavens) b/c Jon is letting me get it painted professionally so I won't have to get on any more ladders b/w now and Tuesday -- when we are inducing!! Can't wait to see Peter's little face!!!!!!  And can't wait to take a deep full breath b/c my tummy won't be so full of baby it hurts!!!!

Trick-or-treating...I totally rode in the car b/c I couldn't walk by then!  We did get the kids to bed early, though :)  Thanks to Jon...he is AMAZING at getting the kids to bed w/ their teeth brushed and Bible Story read (I skip those steps if I ever put them to bed...I kind of think that the types of people with more self-discipline do better at putting kids to bed than people like me with none who never even put themselves to bed :)

I do not know what has happened to that, but it does not exist any more....I HATE BEING PREGNANT.  It could be because I'm just older so it's harder, or it could be because I've had too many kids and my body is angry and wants me to feel as much pain and discomfort as possible each day.  I do not know.  But I am desperately ready to be DONE being pregnant!!!!  I will be so happy when Peter is OUT :)