Almost there...

Here we are- 36 weeks- the 9th and final month! I told Kevin that this is the most patient I've ever had to be for a present- we've known about our little one since June! Time has gone by fast. We are all ready for her now. The bags are packed and in the car. The car seat has been installed. The nursery is ready and our little lady's clothes, blankets, bedding are washed. Now we just...wait...

I am going to the doctor once a week now. So far, 0 progress. Kevin and I took a 3 mile walk this morning and will do so again tomorrow. I've read that can help to move things along, plus the weather has been beautiful and it feels great to be outside.

This will probably be my last post until the little girl arrives. Here is a link (I hope it works!) where you can view a recap of the pregnancy and see how my belly has grown and also some sonogram pictures (you'll see some of them are titled "Leon"- that's what Kevin nicknamed the baby until we found out it was a girl!). Enjoy! http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=9CZtGzZo3ch

36 WEEKS, 2 DAYS

Happy New Year, Baby Girl!

Here we are in the 8th month of pregnancy and the first month of 2009. Now we can tell people the baby will be born "next month" when they ask for my due date. I am thankful for that for many reasons. Someone asked me the other day if I was pregnant for "just one baby"? Those comments I could do without, but we just feel so incredibly blessed that it is all worth it. 

We've finished decorating the baby's room (minus some wall hangings) and will put her car seat in the car at the end of the month in case she decides to make an early appearance. We've completed our child birthing class (Kevin just loved it! ha ha) and are ready to meet our little girl.

At my last doctor's appointment, I measured right on target for the baby's growth and they determined that the baby is head down for the most part (she is kind of in a weird C position, not vertically up and down), although she could still move around until the 36th week (I am at week 32 right now). 

Last night we celebrated New Year's Eve by toasting with some sparkling pomegranate juice and then met some friends downtown for dinner. It was a lot of fun.  Here are some pictures we took before we went out.