Effaced? Dilated?

None of the above. Baby Shu is staying put right where he is! I had my first internal exam today and there is absolutely nothing to report. I'm sealed shut! = ) The doctor did recommend walking, exercise, and sex...all three of those do not sound very fun, especially the last one! I will just wait for our little mister to decide when I go in to labor, but man am I anxious! I will say that I was surprised that the internal exam was as uncomfortable as it was, and if that is any indication of what labor will feel like, I'm a definite candidate for an epidural. I'm going to try to go as long as possible without one, because I am really freaked out about things going in to my back/spine, but I do not like pain.

The hubs and I have nothing planned this weekend, so we are going to enjoy lots of couch and puppy dog time. Our pooch has no clue what is coming when this babe arrives. She is SO SPOILED right now! However, I think she will do just fine once her brother gets here!

Have a great weekend!

Impatient

I'm 38 weeks and I am finding every reason to believe I'm going in to labor any second...even though baby Shu is safe and sound and not going anywhere! Every contraction, pressure, and ache in my back is a sign that it's time. However, my contractions aren't regular, and who knows the aches may be something! I go to the doctor on Friday and will have my first internal exam. I am excited to see if anything has been happening down there.

Sleeping is horrible, but I know this is only a glimpse of what life will be like when our little dude arrives. I can't believe, after years of trying to get pregnant, I am less than two weeks away from becoming a mom. This pregnancy has FLOWN by. I've enjoyed the majority of it, and it has only gotten frustrating the last few weeks as I get more uncomfortable and have to pee even more frequently!

I need to learn to be a little more patient, because God has a plan and this baby will come when he is fully cooked and ready to party outside of my uterus! = )

NURSERY!!!!!!!!!

Finally, here are some pictures of our little man's room. Adam is in to guitars so the guitar pictures say "born to rock." While we don't really have a theme, I guess it is guitars based on these pictures. I am not much of a decorator. I'm pretty simple and laid back, and I think his room reflects that. 

Changing table, with changing pad, and diapers ready to go! Newborn and size one, not sure which size we'll need. (I think he's going to be a big one!)

Crib and tall dresser. My friend made the quilt for us. I sent her pictures of the "born to rock" pictures, and that is what she came up with. I absolutely LOVE it!! = ) Tall dresser will eventually have some pictures and the baby monitor on it.

Here is a different view from across the room. You can see our diaper bag and all the breast feeding gear in the corner. Not sure what I'll need for nursing so I just have it all piled together over there ready to be used or ready to be returned.

My nursing/feeding station. There is an ottoman that goes with the chair, but it is downstairs in front of the couch while we have guests in town for the holiday.

And finally, a little picture my best friend crafted for us. = )

We have 2.5 weeks until our little rockstar arrives. I am super uncomfortable and all I really want to do is sleep. I am also dreading going back to work on Monday. Maybe this babe will come on Sunday night and answer my wishes so I won't have to go back to work until March! = ) I highly doubt it!

Time is ticking away!

We are down to 3 weeks and 1 day folks! I'll be 37 weeks on Wednesday. It is crazy how fast, yet how slow this pregnancy has gone. I feel like I've been pregnant forever, but it also feels like I saw that "PREGNANT" pop up on the pregnancy test. It has been an easy pregnancy and I have nothing to complain about (except that I can't get comfortable in bed and when I do I have to get up and pee, I'm getting some stretch marks, and oh yes I have to PEE all the time!!!).

So here is how I'm feeling about all of this baby stuff that is about to go down. I go from super excited, to anxious, to terrified, to elated, to worried, and back to excited. I don't know exactly what I'm anxious about or terrified about, but those feelings happen here and there. I don't think I'm going to hurt this little guy or anything, I just am afraid once I get him here I won't have a clue what to do despite all that I've read and learned from the other moms around me. I'm sure once it happens I'll be perfectly fine.

I am a little anxious/nervous about breast feeding. My plan is to breast feed as long as possible, but I may have an issue with that due to having flat nipples. I was reading a breast feeding book a couple of months ago and it said to do the "nipple test" to find out what kind of nipples you have. So I squeezed behind my nipple and instead of it going out farther it went flat. UH OH! I feel confident that I know enough about breast feeding and know what resources I have to be able to be successful, but I know it isn't going to be easy. I may end up having to pump exclusively - which is fine with me, I just want him to have breast milk for as long as possible. My sister in law gave me a tub of baby things and it happened to have an unopened package of nipple shields. I've been wearing the flat/inverted nipple shields for about an hour a day, and hopefully it helps out. I know if I stress about it, then it will be that much harder for me to nurse, so I am just going to go with the flow and let God and this little man lead the way.

Otherwise, I'm good to go. GET THIS BABY HERE!!! = ) My in-laws are coming in from Florida tomorrow afternoon and will be here until the following Monday morning. Luckily my mother-in-law and I get along perfectly, otherwise it would be a LONG visit! Before they arrive, I am spending the day with my friend for mani's and pedi's AND my house is getting cleaned by the cleaning lady...YESS!!!! That is my gift to myself as a pre-arrival gift for this baby and all the company that I will have in the next month and a half!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Fiber One Shredded Wheat

It is no lie, it is quite hard to be "regular" when pregnant. However, this cereal does the job for me! I eat it every morning, and without fail, I'm ready to go at night! = ) At this point, everything about my body is uncomfortable so to keep this aspect under control is WONDERFUL!

I know, TMI, but I'm sitting here eating it right now and was thinking about it.

Happy Monday!

35 and a half!

Oh wow is time ticking away! My husband is literally waking up everyday and giving me the final countdown. It is hilarious! I also think it is quite endearing that he is so excited. Sometimes I think us women take for granted what our husbands feel about impending parenthood. We get to spend 9 LONG months with this babe in our belly, and all they get to do is watch. Adam is so pumped for this little man to arrive!!

I had a 3rd shower at work yesterday and we now have everything we need. We just don't have extras of anything. No extra mattress pads, sheets, etc. so today I am off to get the last minute things we need for baby as well as for me! I need to get some things for the hospital bag that I don't have here at home, and also get some things for the house with all the visitors that will be coming in the next couple of weeks. My in-laws will be spending Thanksgiving with us since I can't travel, and then they'll be back shortly after that for baby Shu's arrival. My mother is also planning on coming to stay for a bit, but will probably book a ticket at the last minute.

In other news, we also got our car!!! We ended up with a black Toyota Highlander and I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!!! = )

Should be done with the nursery today/this weekend so pics to be coming soon! = )

Baby Mobile!

So we've been looking around to buy a car at some point. My husband is very tight with the money so getting him to spend is usually very difficult. We test drove a Nissan Pathfinder today and liked it. We've also test driven Pilots, Explorers, and Highlanders. I was curious to see prices at other dealerships around the area and was surprised to see some of the deals on 2012's. The only cars that seem to still have 2012 models are the Highland and Pathfinder. I got a great quote on a Pathfinder and I am currently haggling with the guy at Toyota to see how low he can go. If it is low enough, we might just be getting a car here in the next couple of days. HOW NIFTY IS THAT?? I've never bought a car before, so this is super fun for me! Baby mobile here we come! **HOPEFULLY**

34 Weeks and 2 Days!

Just got home from our doctor's appointment. Everything is looking good with our little man! He is head down and the amount of amniotic fluid is looking good so he has enough cushion in there to bounce around safely!

I fully expected to be sleeping like crap at this point, but I'm doing surprisingly well. I fall asleep fast, and sleep hard. I do wake up every 2 to 3 hours to go to the bathroom, but don't really have a problem falling back asleep. I'm going to pray that this ability to sleep continues to go well!

I wish I could be done with work for a couple weeks before this babe comes. I work in a Title I school, and it is just crazy. The parents don't seem to care about what their kids are doing, and seem to blame us for caring too little. Teaching is so different than what I anticipated when I signed up for this career. I think it's going to be VERY hard going back to work in March when my maternity leave is over. Hmm...maybe I can convince my hubby to let me stay home! ; )