No more than 5 weeks:)

I have 5 weeks max until I am no longer pregnant! Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed every moment that I have had having this little girl grow inside of me but it is time for her to leave her home (aka my belly). Plus we have almost everything we need for her in her room – although we need to actually put everything together and set everything up. I want to put her in the cute little outfits and the girlie ruffle socks and put the little bows on her head (or glue them if she is bald – that’s what my mom did). I want to hold her in my arms and to watch Garrett play with her. I am ready to be done and just enjoy her as a baby outside my womb.

Since I am in the home stretch, I am really trying not to buy any new maternity clothes but with the way my belly keeps growing daily, I am not sure that will happen. Who knows if I will wear them for a day or for the whole 5 weeks. My coworkers might just have to put up with me wearing a nightgown to work…hopefully it doesn’t get to that point! But it would kind of be funny at the same time…LOL!

I had two baby showers this past week. They were both fun and I had a great time! I still hate being the center of attention, so I had to get over my anxiety of that but it all turned out great! Eden got some amazing gifts, all of which Garrett and I cannot thank everyone enough for. The love people have shown for our unborn daughter is truly humbling and the love they have shown for the two of us. Eden is going to be so lucky to be surrounded by a million people who will love her to pieces!! There was one set of gifts that just makes me laugh…they were for me because Mabel (a sweet older woman) thought I needed something of my own. She embroidered one bath wash cloth with birds, four cloth napkins with flowers and bees, a dish towel with a huge flower on it, two crocheted kitchen cloths, and the kicker – a tea towel with a giant elephant embroidered on it! It was all I could do to keep from laughing and it made me scared to see what her gift to Eden was. Eden got a cute little outfit and two blanket – none of which were embroidered. Mabel is such a sweet lady but please, no more embroidered stuff!

I sure hope that I can update soon saying that the doctor doesn’t think it will be long!!! Rest assured that there will be several blogs about the happenings of the next 5 weeks and my apologies up front, if I seem less than enthused about being pregnant – it is a joy! It’s just one that needs to come to an end.