1 Week From Today

And the clock ticks twice as fast. I'm due in 7 days. I've been pregnant for 273 days. I haven't had a sip of alcohol since August 24th, 2007. And I have been slowly wanting my body back for 21 days. I'm ready. The baby's room is ready. The house is ready. The baby shower is finished. The belly cast is finished. The classes are finished. Come on out now little one. Mommy and daddy are finished waiting.

Baby Blessing...

Yesterday we created a cast of my belly! It was so much fun, and the cast turned out really nice. Here are a few pictures:














Thank you all who were there to help... couldn't have done it without you!

NEW HOUSE... IMAGES #1

The house is almost complete... the baby's room has a few more days of work, but we're almost there. Oh, right... we moved in the last month. Jacob is amazing and did most of the work himself. Julia was his little worker bee, and the two of them moved our entire house. I helped... but not as much as I wanted. They wouldn't let me lift anything over 20 pounds.

LIVING ROOM:
DINING ROOM:
KITCHEN:
BEDROOM:
BEDROOM:

NEW HOUSE... IMAGES #2

NEW HOUSE CON'T...

BEDROOM LOOKING INTO KITCHEN:
BEDROOM WITH PANELS DRAWN:
LOOKING INTO BABY'S ROOM (ACCENT LIGHTING AND FINISHING DETAILS STILL NEEDED):
THINGS THAT STILL NEED ORGANIZING:

38 Weeks

NAPPING:

IN THE GARDEN:


Just a short update: Only 2 more weeks! ...and now we wait.

The Time is NOW

Last night I woke up around 3 AM with energy and a filled mind. I couldn't fall back asleep. Instead I tossed, I turned, I thought about flowers and babies, I sat up and laid back down, I sang Rick Aistley in my head, and around 5 AM I woke up Jacob. In tears. Absolutely frustrated. Lucky for me ... Jacob is the most understanding and calming person for me to be living my life with. He rubbed my back and ears, talked me out of my tears, and within 15 minutes I feel right asleep.

This morning I talked to my midwife about this, and she said it's natures way of preparing me for motherhood. She advised me to watch movies or read, to get out of bed during the night, and learn to nap during the day. I feel better about talking to her (as always!) and will have to begin taking things slower.

There are only 5 more weeks until I'm due, and I just can't believe how fast this time has gone by. The most exciting part of my life is about to happen...