The Waiting Game~

This week is the week I have been waiting for because we are finally in the final stretch! I can’t believe that soon enough will be meeting, and holding our little girl. The week started off with Jake finishing his last few days of work for a while and us getting ready to leave our house for the military hospital. I just kept thinking, this is the last time we’ll go to bed and not have a baby, or this is the last time we’ll leave our house and we won’t be a family of 2 (4 if you count the doggies). Jake and I spent the last day at home cleaning and getting ready for the baby to come home. I have to say that I have a pretty amazing husband. He worked all night on Monday and when he got home Tuesday morning he didn’t go to sleep, but stayed up and helped clean the house. He told me he would do it all himself, but I just couldn’t feel okay with that. I had started having contractions over the weekend and Jake didn’t want me to go into labor just before we left for the military hospital. So, I was told to sit on the couch Sunday and Monday.

I started to feel pretty guilty leaving the dogs, for the past 4.5 years they have been our kids. I know they are in GREAT hands, but I’m a crazy lady when it comes to my dogs. I always feel bad leaving them and hope they are being good and not little terrors. I have to say that I’m pretty excited that our neighbors are going to watch our house and cut the grass. I figured that we would be coming home to a yard that looked like a jungle. When everything was packed the dogs had left and I knew our neighbors were going to take care of our house I felt okay leaving.

We left on Wednesday, which also marked week 38 of my pregnancy. I have to say that our BMW is packed to the rim. It’s hard to pack for such a long period of time, and then to add the baby stuff. I was so excited that when we got to the hotel that they had a room that was more like a 1 bedroom apartment then a hotel. We have our own kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom. I’m so happy that I can still cook and not have to eat out all the time. Oh, and the bonus to the whole thing is that we have AC! I’m so thrilled to have AC because I’m super hot all the time now and poor Jake needs to put on layers to be in the same room as me. It actually reminds me of in the movie Father of the Bride 2 when the Dad has a bunch of winter clothes on, but the prego girls are in light clothes.

We met with the doctor on Thursday, but it was sort of a pointless appointment. The only thing that happened at the appointment is they weight me, measured my belly, listen to the baby’s heart tones and took my blood pressure. He told me that if we wanted to get things rolling to: stay vertical, have sex and drink enough water so my pee is clear. Oh, well I guess we will see what changes next week. I’m so excited to meet her, but trying to enjoy the last bit of time with just Jake and me. We have been taking nice long walks (him running) and just living life with no schedule. It has been nice to just go with the flow and not have anything to do for once. I do feel a bit bad for Jake because I’m up every 2 hour and when I roll over in bed to get comfortable it’s like a tidal wave. Oh, I forgot to tell you that in the hotel the bed is only a full so we are sleeping a bit closer than at home. I has been nice to just enjoy each other’s company.

I have to say that Jake has been so sweet with helping me out wither anything (I don’t even have to ask) and today he even helped me put on my sandals. Its official I’m finally having a hard time getting my shoes on. When it comes to the size of my belly I sometimes get a little socked when I look in the mirror and realize how big I have gotten. I now feel like I might burst open because I just don’t have much room left. I think the baby is having some nice resting time because I have only had 1 really active day from her. I figure as long as I still get some movements we are fine and I don’t need to freak out. I keep telling myself that she is just getting ready for the journey ahead of her. I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend and is able to get some sunshine. It’s another hot 80 degrees here today. I’m not soaking up much sun because the last thing I want is heat rash on my belly again.

~Candice

Trying to figure out how to get my shoes on~