37 weeks

37 weeks, 2 days. I can’t believe the end is in sight. In a way I want to be done now, I have just been so tired and uncomfortable. Its hard to work with preschoolers when you are this pregnant. In another way, I just don’t feel that we are ready yet. The sheetrock is almost done, but there are still things to do. My house is a disaster. I went to the doctors on Friday. I gained 4 lbs in 2 weeks, but I have been retaining a lot of water, with my feet and hands swelling, so I am not worried about it. My belly measured 35 inches, so I don’t know where the 4 lbs went. I am dilated 1 cm (which you can be for months). The baby is very low and I am pretty thin. So I just have to wait for the contractions to help me dilate more. I had quite a few contractions on Saturday. They were randomly spaced out, so I am assuming they were Braxton hicks ones. Dana finished painting Emma’s bureau, so now her clothes are all put away. I made him finish it Saturday because I was feeling so crappy that I didn’t know if it was my body’s way of telling me to that I better be ready. But I have had no contractions today. My next doctors appointment is on Friday.

We had been looking for a new glider and we found one. We got a used Newport Glider for a really great price. My mom shampooed the cushions and it looks great. Now if I just had a place to put my old glider so I can start using my new one.

Dana’s next project is to work on the cradle.

Tomorrow is a holiday-yeppee. I am going to get my hair colored so I look beautiful when the baby comes. Hopefully I will be getting the car seat base installed in the truck. And a few other errands.

I am also trying to get advice from mom’s about what I should be bringing to the hospital. Let me know if you have any ideas.