So, it is almost here, almost time for baby. I have to say that I am ready. Can my stomach actually stretch any further than it already has? Bleh! It is getting a little bit more uncomfortable being pregnant in these last few weeks. My hands and feet have been swelling some, and I have had some trouble sleeping. If I end up on my back at night I feel like a turtle trying to roll over. The nursery is pretty much ready, all the baby clothes and blankets are washed. I have just been basically resting lately. I will do a little around the house here and there, and then take a break, or a nap.
Matt surprised me with a new vehicle this past Friday. It is a 2003 Honda CR-V. It is black, and it has the latch system for baby car seat. It has a sunroof, which I have never had before. I had no idea that he was looking at it much less going to bring a new car home. It was a really nice surprise. It will be great for family vacations.
I think these last eight months have been the busiest Matt has been in a long time. He has done a lot of work to the house. He built me a pantry and painted the kitchen in December. He had to take off wall paper in the kitchen which he hates. He also made cournises/curtains for the nursery, and now he has totally stripped the wall paper off of our one and only bathroom. He plans on painting it tomorrow. Oh, and he has also been doing some minor repairs and adjustments to the CR-V. All while working his regular job. I on the other hand have not been as active as he has been. I have just been staying at home, doing housework here and there when I get a burst of energy.
I just lost my preggo partner in crime, Megan. We were suppose to hang out last Thursday, but her baby decided to come Wed. night. We got pregnant around the same time, so it was nice to have someone to go through it with. We would get together almost every week and go to Northgate Mall or Target. Our weakness was the American Cookie Company and Cadbury eggs. I have to catch up with her now so we can take the babies out together. I don’t know what I would have done without having Megan to go through the pregnancy with.
My Mom threw me a family baby shower on March 28th, and it turned out wonderful. We were blessed with so many wonderful baby gifts. It was the perfect shower. We are still eating off of some of the cake from that shower.
My next baby visit is 4-14-09, I will be 34 weeks by then. My midwife delivers at Erlanger downtown, Matt and I took a tour of the facilities around mid March and were very pleased with everything. My Nana is planning to come up from Florida, right when she hears that I am in labor and my sister Kim is coming out in June. I am just ready to meet our little man. I am really curious to find out how I am going to go into labor. Everyone has their own labor story. I am ready to have my own. I go to bed at night dreaming about how it is going to happen. I have the baby’s bag packed and mine is semi packed. It is just a matter of time and I can’t wait.
The Craigge Family 