Friday, November 21, 2008

Thanks everyone!

Hey,

I just wanted to say thanks. I have gotten a few phone calls and emails in the last week or so as my due date draws closer that have been very nice. I am starting to go crazy because I am so very ready for baby to arrive!! This last month is the hardest. It has been comforting to know that people are thinking about me.

I had my first day off the schedule at work and sitting around gestating, waiting for labor to start. Although Derek assures me I am being constructive because I am incubating our child I feel like a bump on a log. While I was working Derek kept his phone on him at all times, even bringing it into the bedroom at night when I wasn't home just in case I went into labor. Awww....Now I will be easy to keep track of cuz I am at home until the show starts.

We bought reusable diapers last weekend, isn't that responsible of us? Really I just did it to save money, saving the environment is just a bonus. I have our bag packed, over packed I am sure, and we did a test run to the hospital also last weekend so Derek would know where to go. So, baby, we are ready!! Well as ready as we ever will be.

(Insert me drumming my fingers and humming the jeopardy theme song here)

I hope he arrives by thanksgiving. I have signs that labor is on it's way but there are no sure things. I don't have any new pictures but here is a fun comparison

me at about 12 or 13 weeks when we started telling people.

The last picture taken at about 38 weeks or so.

I was so nervous by the way when we started telling people. I felt like it would jinx it if people knew. I wanted some people to know and others i was like "do we have to say anything?" Derek thought maybe people would start asking questions eventually. Even now I am surprised when strangers ask me about the baby, cuz I am like "oh you know?" yeah I think it became noticeable.

It is still weird for me cuz this time last year I had no idea I would be a mommy for this holiday season. Derek and I didn't decide to have a baby until sometime after thanksgiving. I don't really remember when, but if you would have told me at thanksgiving last year that I would be having a son I would have said you were crazy.Now I can't imagine NOT having him. It's like, duh of course we are having a baby. We were missing him. Life is pretty amazing sometimes.

So anywho, I hope to have news of "belly's" arrival soon. We plan to send out an email when he is born. Check your emails everyone!!

After we published the "H" a friend wondered if we had chosen the name Hitler. I kinda liked the sound of it but then I googled the name. As it turns out he wasn't a nice guy! Did you all know about this? When I read his wikipedia page I was like "oh. no, way. I'd sooner name my son Bronx or Moses. " Maybe I should consider Ivan the Terrible, Stalin, or George W. instead...

Naw, I think we will stick with our "H" name. Hopefully you will all know soon!!

Love,

mama panda

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