Ready whenever you are!

So here I am at 38 weeks. Our baby is due in less than 2 weeks! We're so excited. I decided that Friday would be my last day so I let the school know on Wednesday. Now all I have to do is change our spare bedroom from a storage/computer room to a nursery/computer room (we decided that since we're moving by the end of summer it doesn't make sense to relocate the computer). In preparation for that I started to catch up on laundry yesterday and finished this morning. I also cleaned the kitchen and started rearranging things in the closet (we took one load of stuff to Dave's parents for storage a few weeks ago) now that there is more room. We'll probably get Dave's drafting table and some art supplies down to his parents house tomorrow and then bring up our changing table and crib. Then the real fun will begin and after that our baby can come whenever he wants and I won't feel unprepared.

Now people keep commenting on how little I am which is kind of nice (no one wants to feel huge) but I do have to let you all know that as nice as it probably looks to you all, I assure you that my baby is normal sized. He has been in my lungs for months and has been pushing on my pelvis for weeks. He has always been nearly in my ribs and now they are his favorite kicking place because he is completely in them. Not that I mean to complain because I couldn't be more thrilled to be having this little guy. Dave and I have wanted kids for a long time. I'm just saying that when you are pregnant and sticking out into the world you need to remember 2 things. 1-sticking out pregnant is cute, much better than kinda just looking fat which I did until about 2 weeks ago. 2-as uncomfortable as you are I'd be willing to bet your innards are quite pleased that the baby hasn't squished them all up. 3-(I know I said only two but I just thought of one) I have stretch marks too so it doesn't matter that I held my baby all on the inside.

I love you all . . . thanks for reading with me and keeping me company, being my friends, and making me feel like I'm cute in my tiny but uncomfortable pregnancy. I am excited to introduce our little guy to you all soon.

Graduation

It's official . . . my husband is now a college grad.

An Awesome Daddy

We are now 6 weeks away from the due date of our baby boy. I turned 28 last week and I'm a little miffed to realize that when our baby is born Dave will still be 27. Not only that but this Mother's Day I will not technically be a mom yet and Dave is certain to be a father by Father's Day. Sigh. Not that those things really upset me but are just a little annoyance to think and then get over.

It's amazing as I get closer to my due date how much more active our little boy is getting. It's getting harder to sleep through his little kicks and nudges. I used to think when he was born that I might miss feeling him move inside of me but I think I won't. It's probably part of the plan for having 9 months of pregnancy and feeling the baby move for about 6 of those months. It's awesome and amazing but by the end you're ready to be done.

I'm also coming to realize what an awesome daddy Dave is going to be. He loves talking to his baby and the baby responds to his voice. It's pretty cute. I still haven't figured out how to talk to the baby and maybe it's because I can't get my face to my belly and I am never alone. David is also starting to get protective and is insisting that I take time off at the end of the school year which I just think is cute. I probably will take the time since he is so insistent and I think I want to but just needed to feel "permission" from someone.

I am so excited to be able to make Dave a daddy and even though it's not fair that he gets an extra Father's Day I think he deserves it. He does so much for me as I am finding myself less able and willing to do some things around the house. He is very thoughtful and hard working. When my sister Stacy got married a few weeks ago he asked 3 of his nieces to dance with him at the reception and I think the 2 that obliged very much enjoyed his thoughtfulness. He also saw that more help was needed in the kitchen, stepped in to do it and was there with my brother most of the evening, despite having to miss out on eating much of the good food.

I just can't say enough about how lucky I am to have him. Neither of us are perfect and we don't always agree, but he is the perfect man for me and will be the perfect dad to our little boy and our other future children. What a blessing.

A few wedding pics

My husband is also a pretty good photographer.

Cheater

So I got tagged by Tanya for this but I cheated. It wasn't the first folder with 10 pictures it was the 3rd but the other pictures were lame.

This is 2 of my nieces at my brother's wedding reception a few years back. With 6 previously married siblings there were a lot of kids around enjoying the cousins they don't often see and I just love this picture.


So. . . this is how you play:

1. Open your pictures and open the very first folder.

2. Go to the 10th photo in that folder.

3. Post the photo and write the explanation of it.

4. Tag five more people.

I tag Brandy, Andrea, Bethany, Haley, and Holly (I'm tagging you because I'm pretty sure you read my blog but anyone else who does should do this. I had fun even though I cheated).