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!!