Crib in Waiting and a Belly Shot

38 Weeks

38 weeks today!  It would be a beautiful weekend to have a baby...perfect fall weather and Jason and I are both off work. : )  Went to the Dr yesterday and she said she would not be surprised to see us this weekend either.  And she's on call, so, even better.  The baby is lying very low right now and seems ready to be born...I'm also a centimeter dilated.  She's gotten a little quieter since she has no room to grow anymore, so maybe that will help things along also.  The Dr estimated her to be about 8lbs right now, which sounds just about perfect.
In the meantime, Jason and I are taking it easy around home today and will be going for a little walk here shortly.   Tomorrow is the Michigan game.  We are going to BW3 to watch the game with some friends.  It should be a fun day.  It's nice to have a weekend off.  (Although we could definitely stand some excitement for the right reason.)  

Cupcakes Cupcakes Everywhere

I just couldn't resist it once I found it. : ) There was no stopping it. Like my new background??  Just waiting for our little cupcake...

37 Weeks Today

We had our 37-week check up today at the Dr's. Everything is looking good - baby's heartbeat is strong and she's still head down. The nurse estimated her to be about 7 1/2 pounds at this point - so, we should be having a good, healthy 8-9 pound baby if things continue.

I have been having what seem to be intermittent contractions. Definitely nothing painful, but it means my body is getting ready. No dilating yet, but I am 50% effaced which is a good sign.

Jason is worried the baby will come on or before Monday. (He's headed north for his annual Browns game) Looks like he'll be in luck...it's probably going to be at least another week or more.

And lucky for me, just in case things happen to progress quickly this weekend - Mom will be here to keep me company while Jason is gone. :) And she's making me meatloaf! Yummm.... I can hardly wait!!

Showered

We feel so Loved.

We had a baby shower this past Sunday. It was wonderful. Melissa, of course, went with a "Cupcake" theme due to her nickname which continued with the invites above. She designed them herself - she is so so cute. So many friends and family joined in to "shower" our little family with love and gifts for our yet-to-be-born baby girl.

The party was complete with punch, cupcakes and jelly bellies. It was a little reminiscent of our wedding day in that way...the cupcakes even came from the very same bakery - compliments of my very good friend Nikki. :) The biggest difference were the pink booties on top.

Here are our baby girl's first-time Grandmas...including a first-time "great". They look so beautiful and are already so in love with the little girl...

You can see more pictures from the fun day here.

I am so overwhelmed with love and thankfulness, I can't even seem to find the words to say thank you enough to everyone that was involved...to all of you that came...and all of you that show me so much love on a daily basis. I'm having a hard time not getting incredibly emotional even as I sit here writing this. So many people have been so supportive of me and generous to us throughout this journey. I thank God every day for all of the wonderful people in my life...for all of you. For blessing our lives first with all of you and now with this baby to add to our joy. He is so good.

We have three weeks left until our due date. The big day could be any day now I guess. We see our Dr again on Friday to check for any progress and the plan is to get our bag packed tonight just in case...

And yes, I do know what they say...first one usually comes at the due date or later and that will, of course, be ok and wonderful. But, I was born 3 weeks early, so I plan on being prepared. I am a planner of course and the unknown doesn't sit well with me, so I will do what I can now and wait as patiently as I can until the big day comes. Although, we can hardly wait. : )