38 Weeks

Well, baby girl, you are on your way! I’m writing this as we drive to the birth center to finally meet you. I apologize in advance that we weren’t quite ready for your arrival. Your room isn’t decorated or set up, your blanket isn’t finished, the house is a mess, and neither your daddy or I are ready to be away from work. But none of that matters, because you are on your way! Luckily our hearts have been ready for a long time, and that’s the most important thing. See you soon, baby girl!

Belly Henna

At 37 Weeks, I decorated my big baby belly with some beautiful henna, just as I did with Ember! I requested a design that incorporated the mountains and daffodils (the flower for March- but will you be born in March??), and my henna artist, Leah, knocked it out of the park with a gorgeous design! 

Piper approves?

Got a great stain this time!! 

Dreaming of You

I’ve been dreaming about you a lot these past few days, baby girl. Which must mean I am getting excited to meet you! Dying to know what you look like (I imagine a thick head of dark hair just like your mama), what your name will be (in my dreams we are still very indecisive), and what your personality will be like.  As the reality of your arrival draws nearer, my nerves and anxiety are being joined, if not replaced, by excitement and nervous anticipation. With 10 days to go until your due date, you could really be arriving any day, and I simply can’t wait to meet you! Love you with my whole heart already, sweet girl. See you soon!

Love,

Mama

Furniture Assembly

Last weekend we checked a big item off of our to-do list and got the last of baby girl’s furniture assembled! Ember was eager to help and loved having a hand in getting his baby sister’s room ready for her.

“Hello baby sister!”

The other night, Ember randomly hiked my shirt up to expose my belly and started showing his baby sister some love. He gave her hugs and kisses, and yelled into by belly button “hellllooooo baby sister, hellllooooo!?” It was the sweetest thing ever, he loves his baby sister already! I can’t wait for him to meet her and get to love on her outside of my belly. He’s going to be a great big brother. 

35 Weeks

The finish line is in sight! We are getting closer and closer to meeting this little girl. She continues to be healthy and head down, although she was “sunny side up” at our last appointment, so she’ll need to flip around that way. She moves so much, though, I’m not expecting her to stay in one position, good or bad, for long! We’re getting in lots of last minute prep like refreshing our infant CPR skills, and meeting with our doula, Kyla. Talking through everything with Kyla made everything start to feel real, and helped me start to replace some of my nerves with excitement. Pretty much everyone is expecting this baby to come fast and furiously.... we’ll see! We’re all also having some gut feelings that she’s coming early, but I hope not! As excited as I am to meet her, we’ve still got lots to do to feel ready around the house, and early means more time that mama has to go back to work! March 9th is what I’m hoping for... that is my grandma’s birthday and means I don’t have to go back to work for even a day! Sounds pretty ideal to me. :)

Physically, I’m a stereotypically super pregnant mama. Tired all the time, back aching all the time, moving around feels nearly impossible sometimes. Heartburn, etc., still going strong. But every bit of it is worth it! And it helps knowing my days of dealing with the discomfort are numbered. 

30 Weeks

Here we are, the last trimester is upon us, and baby girl’s arrival is feeling like it’s coming sooner than later!

Feeling big and having a hard time believing she still needs to double in size, and then some. Getting the backaches and shortness of breath that comes with being large and in charge. Feeling excited and ready to meet her, but glad we still have a few weeks to get everything ready!

Had a visit at the Birth Center, and mama and baby girl continue to get clean bills of health. And, baby girl is head down as of now! Here’s hoping she stays that way!