So so close...

Tomorrow is my due date. I wonder if baby Graham will make his appearance then, or wait a few more days :). During this past week, I have really been trying to savor these last few days. I am so thankful that I feel great. I really do. My energy level is high and I just feel all around good. It's so surreal that I will be having a little baby in my arms soon. As I have been reflecting on this pregnancy this week, I have realized the one thing I will miss most about being pregnant is, feeling him move around in me all the time. It is the best feeling in the world. I LOVE knowing that this little guy has gone with me every where for the past 9 months. I love him so so so much already, I can't imagine what is to come. I am so excited. I can't wait to meet you sweet baby boy!!!!!!

38 week appointment

I'm really enjoying my weekly checkups (minus the weigh-in part of course). My doctor checked me and he said that I am 1-2 cm dilated and 50% effaced!!! I was really excited to hear that! He said that he has seen women be dilated like that for weeks though. But he also said that I am in a good spot and if I were to go into labor, things would be good since my cervix is already softened! SO...i wonder when this sweet little man is going to enter the world :).

I'm getting so so so so so excited!!!!! HOWEVER, we should probably put the crib together and what not asap. Ha. I am definitely a last minute type of girl. For real. I was that girl who would stay up all night finishing assignments the night before they were due. But they always got done. And this crib will get put together :).

I am feeling GREAT!!! John and I went on a LONG walk a couple of nights ago at the Riverwalk and it was so gorgeous. I'm really cherishing these times with just the two of us. Last night we decided we wanted to have a special date night for us. It was so so wonderful. The night started out with us getting pedicures......don't let John fool you----he LOVES being pampered. Hah. Then we went to dinner and the night ended by going to Barnes and Noble.

It was just such a wonderful night and we talked alot about our future and what our personal goals/ passion in life are. I just love nights like that. I'm so so lucky to be married to my best friend who I truly love living each day with. Such a gift to have him as my partner in life and I know I should not take him for granted. I'm so excited to see him as a daddy....he will be wonderful. Absolutely wonderful!

Tomorrow is my baby shower! I'm looking forward to seeing lots of friends and family:). Hopefully I won't be in labor :).

POSITIVE

Well, I went to my weekly doctor's appointment today and was informed that I tested positive for Group B Strep. Both the nurse and the doctor said that it really wasn't a big deal and that when the time comes and my water breaks, they will start me on a IV with antibiotics.  I'm glad for their reassurance, but then I came home and googled Group B Strep and found scary statistics regarding it. It's probably best to stop google searching things at this point in the game! 

It is getting so so close!!! I will be 37 weeks tomorrow :). My doctor said that things were looking good and that Baby Graham's heartbeat was good :). I've gained 33 pounds at this point and am really hoping that is all. I don't feel like there has been too much swelling. Occasionally my feet swell, but it's not too bad, thankfully! 

Today I am painting the nursery! It will be good for me to be active. I'm getting this type of paint that doesn't smell. Ha. Or so I have been told! The baby's bedding FINALLY came in the mail yesterday, so I feel like I can finally go to town on getting the room ready. Because really, this little guy could come at any time. It was so surreal yesturday when my doctor looked at me and said, "your getting so close!!!, let's keep him in there for two more weeks". It just seems crazy. Like I've been carrying this little guy for 9 months and I'm going to be meeting him so very soon. And my life will be forever changed. Little anxious, but extremely ready :). 

The end is in sight!!!!

Ooops! I sorta forgot to write in here for awhile! But yes, I am still carrying this little one in my womb :). I am doing the whole "positive thinking" thing and saying I am going to deliver in two more weeks because I want to be early. If it were just that easy :).  As I write this, I am 36 weeks and 5 days, so let's just round up to 37 weeks. Yikes. I seriously do not feel like I could have a baby soon! I feel GREAT. My only uncomfortable issues are, I am having trouble breathing. Not like I need to carry an oxygen tank around with me, but like just shortness of breath. And that is because Mr. Baby Graham is sitting on my diaphragm. Or so I was told :). 

I am really starting to wonder how everything is going to go down....will I go into labor in the middle of the night???? I was thinking about this last night and how this could potentially be an issue. John, my sweet husband has MAJOR sleeping issues. I'm talking he has to take Ambien every single night before he goes to bed, or he won't sleep. I'm not kidding. When he takes this pill, he is out of it. So last night i'm trying to talk to him, but the pill has kicked in high force. THEN i start thinking, oh my gosh..what if I were to go into labor tonight???? He would be so out of it. I would have to drive myself to the hospital!!!! Is that even possible??? I'm really not worried about it. Truly. Just something I was thinking about. I'm hoping to labor at home for the first few hours anyways. So that will give him plenty of time to absorb the pill....

This is sounding way too easy. I know I am in for a huge reality check soon :).

I CANNOT wait to meet this sweet baby boy of mine!!!!! I was driving the other day and became somewhat emotional as I as thinking about the first time I would meet my little guy. Such a gift. Truly. The miracle of life. I can't wait to see  what he looks like :). 

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Now let me tell you about my sweet, sweet, sweet group of girls from our youth group. I adore these girls. I started leading this group of girls when they were in the 7th and 8th grade. Now they are 10th and 11th graders and all grown up. It has been so neat to walk with them through life. On Sunday, they threw me the most creative and fun shower and to top it off, it was a surprise. John and I thought we were going over to one of the girls houses to have dinner with her parents, so when we opened the door, the whole place was decorated and the girls shouted, "surprise". It was a blast. They planned such fun games, had a great menu, and they all brought gifts. Seriously, I felt so so blessed. I love these girls so much and am so thankful to be part of their lives.