Bailey and Her Babies

Some people say that dogs can "sense" when you're pregnant. I'm not sure whether that's the case, but Bailey can definitely sense that there's something going on with me. She's been able to sense it since long before you could actually see any changes, and long before there was any chance of her feeling or seeing any movement from the babies. She's been clingy, and more protective than normal, and the other night she did something really sweet: I was not feeling well after being on my feet for way too long that day, and she seemed to realize it. She crawled up next to me really carefully, and laid her head on my chest and just kept an eye on me for the rest of the evening.

Bailey has a nightly routine of hopping up on the couch to sit beside me every evening after dinner when Brian and I are hanging out watching our TV shows. She puts her head in my lap, I pet her, and she eats up the attention. But since I've been pregnant, she her routine has gone from resting her head in my lap to draping her entire body in my lap. This is no easy feat since she weighs 70-something pounds, but it's like she can't seem to get close enough.

Hanging out on my lap.

My view of all three of my babies!

My mom thinks that maybe she can hear the babies' heartbeats...but I'm not so sure. I think she may be making an attempt to remain the only child by smothering them while they're still inside me!

Anyways, here are a few random pregnancy facts for you:

Number of weeks pregnant I actually am: 24

Number of weeks pregnant I measured at the doctor's office yesterday: 32 (Yes, I'm enormous!)

Number of times I have made Brian take me to lunch at the Rose Garden

  Tea Room the past 7 days: 2

Number of people younger than us at the Rose Garden Tea Room in our two visits combined: 0

What can I say, I've had quite the craving for their Rose Garden Sampler. And surprisingly, Brian doesn't hate it there...he actually said their tuna salad sandwich is the best one he's ever had. I think we will be lunching with the retired ladies many more times in the next few months!