6 more to go!

The main event this week is our growth scan ultrasound tomorrow. It will be so cool to see how much bigger he is compared to 28 weeks. I remember seeing a baby born at 34 weeks on A Baby Story and thinking to myself, “Gosh, that sure looks like a real, full term baby.” Throughout this pregnancy, I’ve found myself trying to visualize what this baby looks like, even when he was just a little shrimp-looking thing. Now all I have to do is imagine a fully formed baby, all pink and plump.

Andy and I went on our Labor and Delivery tour on Sunday. It was all a little overwhelming to see exactly how the hospital process will go once that times comes. I have to say, the birthing rooms are very nice as are the recovery rooms. We both feel much better knowing where to go and what to expect from it all now.

We both have been growing increasingly excited for the big day when he’s finally here. If you think about it, 37 weeks is considered full term. That means there’s really only 3 more weeks of “cooking” until we could possibly have a real live baby in this house.

I have to admit I’ve given in to a bit of that crunchy granola parenting idea by playing music for Caleb. My rationale is that when he’s here, I am planning on playing some soft music before his nap as a bedtime routine. So why not start him off early? My sister-in-law swore that with her third child, the only thing that would calm her down in the car was Evanescence. She claimed this was because she listened to it so much while pregnant that acted as a soothing agent for my niece. So here I sit, typing this blog with ear buds tucked in my pants.

I have to take a moment to brag. A few days ago the rocking chair we ordered came in, not nicely assembled, but in lots of pieces. Since this was around noon, I just coulnd’t let it sit there until Andy came home, hoping he’d get around to it. No, I resolved to take on this beast of a project 8 months pregnant and all. About two hours later, I completely assembled the chair and ottoman all on my own. Now I just have to get Andy to hang some stuff up and the nursery will FINALLY be complete. Once it’s done, I’ll post lots of pictures for everyone.  Leave lots of comments for Andy to “motivate him” (wink).