The big 3-5!

No, I am not turning 35...Though that little milestone is closer than I would like, even at a decade away...No, today is the day I am 35 weeks pregnant, which also leaves 35 days until the Baby's due date! I can't believe that it is so close, or that I have come so far!

If I could be 100% sure that the baby was 100% ready, I would say it would be wonderful to have the baby next week on St.Patrick's Day!!! My heritage is Irish on my Dad's side, and it is something that is VERY important in our family! It is also Shamrock's (my darling cat!) 15th birthday! I will be 36 weeks exactly on the day, and I think it would be kind of neat to have a "holiday baby", without it being something HUGE like Christmas. On the other hand, many babies are NOT ready at 36 weeks, and if the baby is not ready, I don't want him/her to come early. I'd rather be pregnant another 5 weeks than have an early baby who had to struggle. I can deal with the discomfort better than the Little One can I think.

I do feel more ready though. Our pack n play arrived today, and will be set up in our room tonight. (The baby will be sleeping in our room the first few months...at my hubby's request! I was surprised, but touched.) We have 2 swings, one in the nursery and one in the living room, (which I put together all by myself, thank you very much!) bottles and clothes are washed and waiting, the Baby's bag is packed and ready, and ours is almost ready...The stroller and car seat are here, though the stroller is not together yet. (I might need hubby's help with that one! It's HEAVY!) Even if our car isn't fixed by the time the baby gets here (it broke down a few weeks ago and hubby and some guys from the shop are fixing it) we have people willing to loan us a car to bring the baby home in. (We are currently using a pick up truck, but it will NOT be okayed by the hospital to bring the baby home in...I don't even think the car seat will fit in the back!) We have diapers and wipes and blankets and sleepers and every last thing I can think of or find on a list saying it's good to have when the baby comes home.

I even feel a little better about the house. (Which really isn't in bad shape at all, but I am nesting like CRAZY, so I'm going nuts cleaning!) Hubby has been helping a lot, and it looks pretty good. I wish I had more laundry done, but that is a never ending battle! The nursery is not done AT ALL, though everything is IN it. The crib is not set up, the shelves are not stocked, the curtains are not hung...but the weekends that should have been spent on it have been spent on the car, and it won't be terrible if the baby comes before the nursery is done, as the baby will be sleeping in our room for a few months anyways.

My parents will be arriving in May, and we will be having a shower/meet n greet/bar-b-q the weekend they are here so everyone can meet the Little One and have a good time! I even already have the invites done for that on PSP, they just have to be finished with a pic of the baby and then printed out.

I'm glad I'm feeling more ready, because I'm also feeling "different" the last few days. I'm a little more tired and have been waking up with headaches. I'm going to the bathroom a lot, both ways, and there is an increase in my general discomfort. I have no idea if these are signs or if I'm just feeling more pregnant, and I can't really describe all of it, but I do feel different, and it is comforting that if the baby does chose to make an early appearance I at least feel like we are more ready for it!

5 weeks to go, give or take! I can't believe it! I am so excited...and nervous...but more excited!

Thanks for Reading!