Waiting, and waiting and waiting

I have decided to follow in the footsteps of the amazing Natalie Johnson and blog during my labor!  I want everyone to be a part of it and to be able to follow along with what is happening.  I have received so much support this pregnancy and I am so excited to meet our new addition.  I know everyone is excited too and I can't wait to share this bundle of joy with you guys.

Now that we are at the tail end of the pregnancy, it feels like the days are just dragging on.  Of course, they are dragging on with laughter and love and beauty and an adorable, hilarious little girl and wonderful husband.  I'm trying to soak up every moment I have left of being a parent of just one but I'm finding myself more introspective by the day as my focus shifts to the new arrival.  We picked up our birth tub, the "Aqua Doula" (love the name!) on Tuesday at our prenatal appointment with Karen and we got to choose our student midwives too.  I'm excited to say that Andrea and Heather will be at our birth!  I feel such a strong connection to both of them and I am so grateful that I am able to choose my birth team.  It is such a stark difference from a hospital birth that it is almost glaring, but I won't get into that now ;).

I'm working on riding the wave of positive vibes that everyone is sending me.  I ran into some interesting negativity yesterday and it reminded me how easy it is to focus on one small negative experience and how quickly it can override all of the positivity.  Luckily, I talked through it with my husband and was able to release it.  He is great at reminding me to let go of the little things and that sometimes people speak from a place of hurting and to be sympathetic to their situation instead of judging their actions.

It is now Thursday and I am 38 weeks along (technically 39 weeks along) so we are really in the home stretch now.  Ken is off to take the car in for service and Penny and I are off to meet up with our friends at Olive Market (if she ever wakes up from her nap that is!)

I will try to write every day to keep everyone updated but I can't make any promises with schoolwork also in the balance. All I know is that things are good, and this little baby will come when it's ready!