Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The End is Near.. Really Just the Beginning

Today I have been pregnant for 39 weeks and 1 day! Fate will have it that I will continue to be in such a situation  for a couple more weeks... I can only hope she comes soon! I really do love being pregnant, but the sore, sollen feet and ever stretching belly (and thighs, butt, etc) are kinda making me crave the end!

We are ALL so anxious to meet this little bundle, see what she looks like, hear her first cry, give her her first kiss, snuggle with her, cuddle her, and just squeeze her! But patience is key... I am definitely learning patience.
For months we took birth class and prepared for the big day that she would come but it feels like that day is forever avoiding us. I know when it comes it will probably hit us both like a ton of bricks and out reality will change in a matter of hours but right now, in this anxious moment, birth does not feel at all imminent. And I'm not even over due yet! I will survive ( I will survive, ya ya).
Oh well. Like my childbirth Ed teacher, Terri, repeated often "No one stays pregnant for a year".

We got bored tonight so Jeff decided it would be fun to paint my belly; it was while it lasted, but how long do I keep this on here? I can probably only stand it for a few more hours, its a little weird, like a drying face mask gets all tight and itchy.

Any who, we will keep you all posted on little Riley's arrival. We know your anxious, but try to keep texts and calls to the minimun so we can stay focused and more importantly REST once she is here. ( I hear babies are a lot of work! ;)

Until then...