Home stretch

Wow...I mean wow...35 weeks tomorrow--that's just 2 weeks away from being considered full term. 5 weeks away from my actual due date. That is insane to me.

My Grandma Gnagy (who just turned 91 this month) told me on Saturday that she thinks I'll deliver in about 3 weeks. My Mom delivered a little over a week early with both my sister and I. However, Christa was nearly 2 weeks past due with both her kiddos. So, it will be interesting to see what happens! Grandma seemed pretty sure...and well, the woman did birth 7 kids. Though I still tend to think it's one of those things you just can't predict!

Either way--the time is ticking away. We are mostly ready. I feel good enough about HOW ready we are so that if the baby were to make a sudden appearance, we wouldn't be scrambling.

We had a family baby shower in Wenatchee over the weekend. There were a million gazillion people there, and we all fit cozily into my Ma-in-law's house. They have quite a bit of space, but it was still cozy. But it worked out well. We were spoiled rotten. I can't believe how much was given to us, and even more, I can barely believe we fit it all into our car...plus the dogs and their crates. Madness, I say! I've got a lot of clothes to wash and a few items to put together and then re-organize a few things in the baby room. I started the process last night, but got pooped and went to work on my 'Thank You' cards. Then I got pooped doing that and hit the sack! LOL.

Though I wouldn't mind if the baby came before 40 weeks, I do hope that she waits until after the weekend of the 16th, as it's our 5th anniversary. Cory and I are taking two days off of work, and are planning SOME kind of little getaway. We're not sure of details yet, and will definitely stick close to home. But it'd be nice to have that time together as planned. But, Mother Nature will have to dictate that one.

Speaking of days off...this weekend is the Labor Day holiday. So, Monday off, and I'm taking Tues off as well. I can't tell you how much I need those extra days! We'll be spending our weekend nearby--we have a class on Saturday on Labor Coping, and then a wedding on Sunday. The rest of the weekend is up in the air...just the way I like it! Ooh, maybe Calhoun BBQ and firepit needs to happen!! We also may and try to sneak in a daytrip to Cle Elum to spend a little time with Mariah and the babies who arrive back in Washington tomorrow.

I'll try to be more frequent with the posts...especially as my due date draws closer! Next post, I'll try to remember to blog a bit about the pregnancy comments I've received over the last few weeks. People are so weird sometimes!!