I forgot I had a blog....

The last few weeks have been kind of crazy so I forgot I had this blog!  Michael and I have been preparing for the baby... they like to call it "nesting" in the baby world.  Michael won't admit it but he's been nesting as much as I have been.  I've been preparing the baby room like crazy and he's been cleaning the house at random hours of the day :)  I think all of this has caused me to get sick, though.  I'm just now getting over a cold I got almost 2 weeks ago.

Some updates ...

37 Week check-up:  I was 80% effaced and a few mm dilated.  Did you know they can measure in mm?  Not sure how accurate that is but whatever!  :)

38 Week check-up:  I was about the same on the effacement and dilation but the doctor told me my cervix has shifted forward a significant amount.  I didn't even know your cervix was supposed to change position.  Since this has happened, she thinks I'll be dilating a lot this coming week.  I have my 39 week check-up on Thursday. 

I wouldn't be surprised if the baby comes really close to my due date because everything has been going so smoothly.  I've been measuring perfectly each week, I'm starting to efface and dilate at the right time and in the right amount, etc.  I could just be convincing myself of this since I really want him to be born over my school's spring break :) 

Our baby room is almost completely done so I am hoping to post pictures soon ... it's just hard for me to post pics of an incomplete room :)

It's finally here!

HERE IT IS!

STILL NO CHANGING TABLE!!!!!

I can't believe it -- all I can do is show you the tracking status ... that will explain it all.  Burlington, Wa is 25 minutes south of Bellingham.  It's been that close to me this whole time and they aren't even capable of figuring out where I live.  What they'll eventually add onto the page below is that it will be out for delivery tomorrow -- but am I going to assume they'll actually do that?  NO!  The last man I talked to said he doesn't know why it didn't make it to my house today.  What stinks is there doesn't seem to be anyone I can call who is in charge.  Everyone seems to point the fingers at someone else.  This is going to make me go into labor!

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Changing Table continued

So ... the furniture company got our address wrong when they shipped the changing table.  We have to wait three more days now because they couldn't find our house.  LAME.

Changing Table!

I was praying that our changing table would be shipped earlier than expected.  I have been anxious to get our baby room set up and ready to go before the baby comes so this has been bothering me.  I just got an email from the company that said the changing table was shipped yesterday and should arrive Friday! This is two weeks earlier than expected!  I think I may have this room completed within a week!  Woo hoo!!!!!  :) 

34 Weeks -- Random topics to share

Giving Birth:
We're 34 weeks now!  This weekend we're going to go shopping for the items we need to pack for the hospital.  While I would LOVE it if our son decided to come late, I keep seeing friends have their first baby a couple weeks early -- so I should probably prepare just in case.  He seems pretty content, though, so I don't think he's coming out any time soon :) 

Nursery:
We're still waiting on the 3rd piece of our baby furniture.  I thought the baby room would be completely set up by now so it's been a little frustrating for me.  They say pregnant women have a strong urge to "nest" and I guess that's what's happening.  The last thing I want is to have to set up the room AFTER the baby is here! 

Dentist:
I guess your hormones during pregnancy make your teeth and gums a little more sensitive.  I went into the dentist two days ago to get a cleaning -- MOST PAINFUL CLEANING EVER!  After everything was done, I felt like I got pinched in 1,000 places in my mouth.  Your gums bleed more easily, too, so my mouth was full of blood when she was flossing.  Hopefully there will be no need for another appointment until after I've had the baby. 

Michael:
Michae's getting really excited for the baby ... especially now that he's moved up in the process of becoming a full-time fire fighter.  He's officially a part-time paid fireman now.  He has always had a strong drive to provide for his family financially so knowing he's taken a significant step in the process of becoming full-time and knowing his son is coming is making him so happy!  :) 

Camera:
My parents bought me a camera around the time I graduated high school (maybe my first year of college).  It was one of those fancy SLR camera's with the big lens.  I loved it and used it for years.  Unfortunately, when digital cameras started becoming really popular, it was harder for me to use my camera since it wasn't digital.  I don't even remember the last time I noticed film for sale in a store. 

The summer I met Michael, in 2004, one of my friends had the same camera as me but it was digital.  Ever since then I've wanted that camera!  There is a new feature on it, too, where you can take HD video.  I figured this would be such a practical buy since we have a baby on the way.  The camera is expensive, though, so that's why I haven't bought it in these 6 years of wanting it.

Michael went downstairs last night and wasn't telling me what he was doing.  He came upstairs with a gift .... it was the camera!  He went out and bought it for me :)  Now we can take pictures and videos!!  I guess that's the whole point of this blog anyway -- so friends and family can see pics and videos of the baby.  Now I can make that happen, thanks to Michael!  I love him :)

Appeasing the Masses

I guess it's time to appease the masses ... the long wait is over!  Here are some month-by-month baby bump picks.  Michael had to force me to post these since I was so resistant (my face and thighs are fat -- can you blame me?).

4 months:

5 Months:

6 Months:

7 Months (31 weeks):

7 Months (32 weeks):