Well, it's 3:30 in the morning...

And I am up. No, not in labor, but I can definitely blame this on the little stinker inside my tummy. Usually this baby is quite mellow and doesn't move much, but for some reason tonight I am getting all kinds of movement which includes head-butting my bladder so I have to keep running to the bathroom, and little feet (or a bottom - can't tell tonight which) are sticking themselves up into my ribs. I think my body is starting to train itself to run on little sleep. I have been getting RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) horribly - to the point that I will try ANYTHING! I even broke down and put a bar of soap at the bottom of the bed based on an old wives' tale, because.... why not?? The worst that can happen is my sheets will smell like soap! Today Troy and I took an easy walk with the dogs and I think it actually helped things! Well, until about half an hour ago that is. And now the restlessness is back, and I am up blogging.

It isn't just that though - It's hard to turn my brain off. Now that we are another week closer, the nerves are even stronger. I'm getting more excited, but still so very nervous. Our baby will be here almost any day now. I'm nervous about labor (who WOULDN'T be??), nervous to be a parent, nervous of the change. Yet, this is also a dream come true - it's what I have wanted since I was a little girl playing with my beloved Raggedy Ann doll, and I really am so grateful that God allowed me to become pregnant and safely carry a child this far.

So, now with my mind turning, a baby having a party in my belly, and my legs needing to be stretched and massaged, I sit here and wonder..... will I ever sleep again???? :-)

Less Than 6 Weeks....

D-Day is coming! Delivery day, that is. I can't believe how close we are! I feel like I am always getting things checked off the to-do list I constantly have running through my head. Put crib together: check! Choose and meet with our baby's pediatrician: check! Get new, bigger "family car": check! Wash blankets, tiny sleep sacks, toys, and onesies in scent-free, dye-free detergent: check! Pack hospital bag: umm.... working on that.

We had our 32-week sonogram and it was so very exciting to see our baby again! She/he is very calm and very big! Baby was already measuring to be just under 5 lbs! Slept through the whole thing, even after I ate 2 cookies and some fruit to try and wake it up for the sonogram. Well, if she/he is still this mellow and a good sleeper outside of the womb, we will be some very thrilled first-time parents!

Troy is getting his golf games in while he can, but has been an awesome help around the house and getting things prepared. We know we will be having lots of visitors this summer, so yard work and a prepared guest room are also on the long list. We are nearly there! I have just some final things to put away in the baby's room and give it a good cleaning, and I think it will be as ready as it can be!

I am so excited. Feeling more ready every day to meet this little sweetheart. I can't wait to kiss this child and comfort it. I can't wait to see what God has planned for our family and who He is adding to it. Thank you God, for giving me the desires of my heart. May I do everything I can to be the wife and mother you created me to be.

Happy May Day!

May 1st already! Wow, wow, wow, time is zooming! Over 31 weeks now, and I get my restrictions lifted in less than 6 weeks - yahoo! We are getting more and more ready for our family to grow to 3 (or 6 if you count the dogs, which pathetically we do). This week we meet with the pediatrician we have chosen to discuss what will happen at the hospital when Baby arrives, vaccinations, circumcision if it's a boy, etc, etc. We have a birthing DVD lent from my doctor to watch, our last sonogram next week, and a baby shower in 4 weeks. Whew! The baby's room is almost as ready as it is going to be. I have a few things to put away, and Troy is going to start on the crib next week, but otherwise it's done. I did everything brown and white so it will be easy to add pink or blue accents later. A good feeling!

Troy has been awesome through all of this. For whatever reason I could not sleep at all last night, and he so patiently stayed up with me and did everything he could to help me. I don't know what I would do without him. He lets me whine to my heart's content and serves me daily. There is a Rascal Flatts song that makes me think of him and I cry every time I hear it because it is so what's in my heart. It's called "Here", and I won't type out the whole thing, but I do love the chorus which goes as follows:

"And I wouldn't change a thing; I'd walk right back through the rain. Back to every broken heart on the day that it was breaking. And I'd relive all the years, and be thankful for the tears I cried with every stumbled step that lead to you, and brought me here."

I am so thankful for my soulmate and best friend, and everything I went through to get to this point in my life. I have everything I always wanted and prayed for. An amazing man who loves me, a beautiful home, and now a child of my own. How could I ever ask more? God is so very good to me!!!