I feel like we've hit the home stretch- over 35 weeks now. Speaking of stretch...I'm not sure I can stretch any more! I am carrying this little fella totally different than I carried Evangeline. He is all out front, which makes it so uncomfortable to do a multitude of things. I also feel that I've had many more aches and pains this time around. Maybe I just can't remember because it's been so long ago since I was pregnant with Evangeline. I've already gained over 40 pounds. I think that's about what I gained with Evangeline. It's much more than the doctor would have liked me to gain, but apparently I just gain a lot of weight when I'm pregnant. I had my first appointment with my OB at Union today. Up until now I've been seeing Dr. James, my family doctor, at the local medical center. I feel like I've been pregnant forever. Time was moving so slowly until now....now it's going at warp speed!
It's hard to sleep. I've invested in a special pillow which does help a little, but I think I'm past the point of a peaceful night of sleep no matter how comfortable. Maybe my body is preparing me for the lack of sleep that's coming my way once the baby is here.....how considerate. Being pregnant is such a blessing, gift and miracle, and I feel certain this is my last time to experience it. I try my best not to gripe, take it for granted and to cherish this time, but boy oh boy, it's down-right uncomfortable.
We have the baby's room all set up and ready to go. My car is nice and clean and we have the new car seat. The baby clothes are all washed and put away. I've been doing lots of cleaning and organizing. I'm sure I won't make it to 40 weeks, so it feels good to think I have a handle on things around the house.
Evangeline and Kyle are both so excited for this baby to get here too. Evangeline likes to talk about what she's going to teach him. She wants to read him stories. She likes to give my belly kisses every so often and say "hi" to the baby.
I've been so pleased to find that my knitting drive has returned. I was worried that maybe I left it in Carbondale. Lately it's all I've been doing anytime I'm sitting down. The blanket is finished....
I could not resist the tiny pants. They will be so practical...hand-wash only, white alpaca fiber.
Evangeline made this the day before we found out the baby's gender. She was sure of a boy, so she picked blue and green for this little rattle made of felt. It was all her idea. She cut out the two hearts, asked for 4 coffee beans to put inside, and sat on my lap as we sewed it up together. He's going to love this special little rattle.
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