so on wednesday we hit 36 weeks and my babycenter.com update tells me that next week rockstar is considered full-term! we went to the doctor wednesday morning and she said he still appears to be head down, getting ready to make his arrival. she stressed to us that we need to have our hospital bag packed and that anything not already in the bag should be written out on a list on top of the bag, because when i go into labor i won't be able to think straight. her exact words were "if you can think straight you're not in labor and you should stay home." :) i asked her how i'll know if he's dropped - she said i'll waddle and get more comfortable breathing again but less comfortable down low and i'll have to go to the bathroom more frequently. whoo hoo! ;)
personally we feel ready -- the nursery is pretty much done, the cloth diaper service is scheduled, we've chosed our pediatrician, etc. and yes, we mean ready to be overwhelmed, sleepless, etc. -- we're not being naive about how much this is going to change our lives -- but we're ready and excited for it. professionally i'm nervous about getting as much done as i want to before he comes, but i'm trying my hardest to leave things in a good place and that's all i can do, right?
these last several days have been interesting, because i know rockstar could make his arrival at any minute and so i notice every little different feeling in my body. last night chris and i were walking and i had this feeling that made me wonder if it was time. chris got this big smile on his face and we were sort of evaluating the situation together. it was cool because we ended up knowing it wasn't the time, but we both felt at peace about it -- that it could have been a good time.
we can't wait to introduce you all to our little boy in the coming weeks. stay tuned!
peace & love,
kel :)
How fun! Already excited to meet him and see how he fits into the family when I come through Chicago in Aug or Sept. Much love.
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