I will spare you the, "I can't believe we're at ____ weeks" speech I give every week, and just tell you that yes, I am still shocked at how close we are.
Today not only marks 33 weeks, but we now have only 50 days until Leah's due date! I really think she will be here sooner, but all of my thoughts up to this point have been wrong, so who knows. I've picked my due date for her to be June 28th. We shall see. I would love for her to already be here on the 4th of July, but more importantly for me not to be in labor that day... oh well, I suppose it's not up to me.
Time is certainly winding down. Here are some of the reasons I know this to be true: her laundry is almost finished, with the exception of her sheets. I have started packing her hospital bag, and will probably finish it up by the end of this week. We have our childbirth class this coming Saturday. I am a nesting fiend. And I asked Kyle to scratch my ankle a couple of days ago. I gave it a valiant effort, but there was just no way around this giant watermelon in my stomach.
Leah is continually getting fatter and fatter, yessss. She should be around 4.5lbs! That is one big baby. Actually, one website compared her to the size of an adult duck, ha. Where they come up with this stuff I have no idea. This week, I'm told her immune system is now strong enough to protect her from minor infections and illnesses. Yay! I'm told also that her movement is supposed to slow down in these last weeks due to her taking up too much space, I'm still waiting for that to happen. She has just been making herself more room by stretching herself from side to side, and into my ribs. Still moving as much as ever. And I dare say, even stronger. Her kicks almost always hurt now, but I oddly still enjoy them. Her hiccups are even stronger now. They used to just be slight little jerks in my belly, now I can watch my whole stomach shake... this kid, she thinks she's really something in there. I am so ready to see her!
She needs to get here, stat. Not because I want to see her (although I do) or because I'm ready for my body back, but because the longer she is in my stomach, the more time I have to nest... and it's just not healthy anymore. Her room is actually messy! Can you believe it? With all of these last minute preparations, I have been opening boxes, taking tags off, washing things, and reorganizing which leaving a trail of trash and junk in there. I've started to put some things back together though, and it should be back to normal before too long. One thing I noticed while rearranging, however, was that I got her the wrong sunscreen! Gasp! How I picked up sunscreen without checking ingredients is beyond me, but it happened. Don't worry, I promptly took it back today and exchanged it for the "pure and free" kind. What a relief. Do you know what I did while I was in target picking it out? Naturally, I reorganized their shelves. What, you wouldn't have done that? Things were just everywhere and I ignored it for a while, but it got the best of me... so after getting the sunscreen I wanted I took a little time and put things back in their proper places. You're welcome, Target. One more thing I've had on her list, but only started getting recently is burp cloths. I don't know if it's because I didn't have them for so long, or what - but now every time I go to a store I feel like I should get her burp cloths. Of course, she got three more today. Feel free to burp whenever and where ever you'd like, Leah, I'm ready for you. See what I mean, she needs to get.out. I also took a trip to Kohls today. I made a return, and had something specific in mind to get in its place, but they didn't have it. Bummer. So what did I get instead? Curtains, place mats, candles, and a picture frame. Close enough to a nursing bra, right? We now have a whole new house.
Our trip to Cincinnati was a complete success! We'll probably never go back, but it was fun once. And the Cardinals lost, ugh, but in my opinion we saw the best of the three games they lost... and it didn't rain. It might not have been the most spectacular city, but it was fun just to get away. However, someone remind me next time we're taking a trip that six and a half hours is not drivable. I'm sure it could have been worse, but it was definitely not comfortable. It was a fun way to spend a first anniversary, though. The whole time I kept thinking to myself, we will never have an anniversary without Leah in our lives. Don't worry, I'm not complaining... I wouldn't have it any other way. It's just strange.
This time a year ago we were on a plane headed to St. Lucia! I guess it's the "anniversary," but I keep having flashbacks of our wedding and honeymoon. What a fun time all of it was! And with so much happening in just a years time, I can't help but wonder what in the world we will be doing this time next year!? If you would have told me last year that in one year I would be 8 months pregnant, incessantly cleaning and organizing, and hunting down things like natural sunscreen and diaper cream I would have told you you were out of your mind. But here I sit... unable to scratch my own ankles. Life is funny.
I may not know where I'll be this time next year, but this time in a week I will be fresh out of a birth class... I hope you're as excited to read that blog as I am to write it...
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