Someone's about to have a "birth" day!!!

Baby D will probably be here in the next 24 hours!!

That's all I can say for now because my back is aching more and more so I'm off to get in a nap before the adventure begins!

10 days!! What?!

Just happened to look at my countdown today and it reminded me that there's 10 days until the due date!! Where has time gone? We still need to install the car seat, pick up the stroller, and I have to prep diapers. I hope the little guy hangs in there for those next 10 because we need them.
At the same time I can explode with excitement!!!! He's almost here:):):) Yes, I'm excited, no doubt about that....but I'm also trying to connect with myself... alone... in these last days. I almost feel like I have that down time before you start your first job after college. That was a fun time. Of course now, I'm a little restricted in the "fun" I can have, being huge and slightly immobile, lol.
I'm about to become someone's M-O-T-H-E-R and this little person is going to be attached to me for a very long time. Even when I go out with my husband I'll still have baby on my mind. Our little family consisting of furbabies is now going to include another human being. WOW. I'm a mixture of emotions right now. None that are bad though just bittersweet.

Memory lane....

And now my number one dream is coming true.....

I'm free!!

Yesterday was my last work day and I celebrated with a mini DQ nutter butter. YUM! I'm on official mommy-to-be vacation :)

I need it to have me time, but also to get baby D's stuff organized and ready. So far, I organized his mammoth size pile of clothes into drawers by months and also hung some stuff up. His pack n play comes with side storage and a hamper so that's ready with diapers and wipes. He has a soft velour sheet in his bassinet for extra cushioning and the changing station has water proof liners on it. Doesn't it sound lovely? We're doing the best we can with the limited space. Trust me it's small.

Today I had to buy extra storage for his bibs, socks, hats, and blankets. We bought this tiny dresser last week from someone just to have something to put his clothes in for now. The guest bedroom will hopefully be ready in time for my mom next week but for now it's like babies r us threw up in there. I haven't a clue where we're putting some of it.

We had our 2nd shower over the weekend with just family. We felt showered with love (and gifts, lol) by everyone and it felt really good. I must've been standing a lot because towards the end I was having a lot of cramping and back ache. It was nice to come home.

We shared our 3 top names with everyone and one stood out as a favorite. Justin and I however, are still waiting on meeting the little guy until we make a decision. I can't believe it's been this hard. Girl names are so much easier.

Here's the scoop on yesterday's appointment:
no weight gain for me (thank goodness!)I've gained 43 lbs!
heartbeat was 128
I'm measuring at 37 weeks (even though I'm 38) so baby dropped
he may be weighing around 6.5-7 lbs now
he's head down

first night, unfortunately we had to bring that awful couch

Now this little mama is going to kick up her feet and enjoy a nice cup of Jo ;-)

The birth center

My surprise announcement.....We're birthing at the birth center after all!!!!!!!

I'm so so excited that BCBS came through and we can say byebye hospital! I've already had two prenatal visits with my new midwife and she is wonderful. The doctor is pretty cool too. Oh and a non related fact, she's married to a Honduran man, lol. Her two boys looks like they can be my brothers.

Anyway, Justin and I toured the temporary location on Wednesday. It has two rooms each with their own queen/king size bed and a birth pool. I might have a water birth! There are just so many things about the center that make me excited. We're about a quarter of a mile away from the hospital so should we need to go there it's a safe distance.

I'm feeling better since last weekend's move. My cankles and swollen hands are still hanging around, but they're just annoyances now. I'm feeling cramping everyday and sometimes it catches my breathe. Baby boy's head is low, very low. He's measuring right on time and size so I'm relieved no big baby as of now. He loves kicking the doppler away when we listen to his heartbeat which is the cutest thing. Getting in and out of bed is a sport in itself. I'm telling you I never thought the extra weight you carry can make the simplest things difficult.

Hubby is doing an amazing job unpacking and making our condo a home. The poor guy is exhausted every night. He's simply the best. His perfectionism can irk me sometimes though, haha.

I'm ready to get baby's clothes and diapers ready so I'm hoping this coming week I can get a lot of that done. First we have our second baby shower this weekend at his dad's house. It's a two hour drive so fingers crossed that baby doesn't decide to come. My mom doesn't get in town until the 17th and I'm going to need her help for sure.

That's all my randomness for the morning. I'm off to run errands. TGIF!!

Goodbye to our first place

cutie

Cankles

I got them over the weekend, do you like?

I'm not sure if they crept up on me or if the move brought them on but I noticed them on Saturday and they hurt! My hands and face are swollen too. Apparently, it can get worse and even much worse after birth! I can't wear shoes anymore, my hands are falling asleep throughout the day, and I almost got the waddle down.

Oh yes the fun last weeks of pregnancy are here :-)

37 weeks

full term baby