Monday, October 18, 2010

The Final Countdown

Ok so it may be too early to say it's the final countdown but I really only have 7 weeks and 1 day until my due date. Sometimes when I think about 7 weeks I think it is still forever away and other times I think Ethan and I need to take advantage of these last weeks we have being child free. I am so excited and nervous about being a mommy. I'm mostly nervous about the labor and delivery but I know I can get through it. My parents were in town this past weekend and they helped us out so much. We got a cute light fixture in Trey's room and my handyman dad installed it. For some reason the apartment complex had a little plastic box covering the place where you could put a light fixture so we have been living without a light in that room for over a year now. Trust me lamps don't light up a room like a ceiling light. We got the travel system assembled. We picked up our rocking chair and my parent gave us a dresser. Oh and my mom found an awesome lamp that matches the theme of the nursery. Everything is coming together. All I really need now is a baby swing so I can still shower and cook while the baby is awake. The nursery is about half done and hopefully will be completely finished in the next 2-3 weeks. I'll post pictures soon. I've had a really easy pregnancy up until this point. It has definitely gotten more difficult in the past 2 weeks or so. I have to use the bathroom every hour, sleep is no longer my best friend, my hands and feet swell and I had to send my wedding ring home with my parents. Rings don't look so pretty when you have hot dog fingers. Hearburn is not fun and I now must have perfect posture since bending hurts. The baby likes to either be high in my ribs or low on my bladder. He gets the hiccups a lot lately which was cute at first but now I find it very distracting. But even though it has gotten harder I'm still so grateful to be at this point without any complications. He already makes me so happy and it will only get better from here. On a brighter pregnancy note, I'm right on track with my weight gain. I'm hoping to only gain the minimum of 25 pounds and right now i've gained 18. I'm supposed to gain about 1 pound per week until he comes. I know I'm bad about posting pictures but I'll try to get a 33 week picture up in the next few days and maybe a sneak peak of the nursery as well.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

SOOO exciting!! Post pictures soon!!!

Jess said...

Mayce, you ARE in the final countdown! 7 weeks til your due date?! Oh wow, that is amazing. I bet you can't wait to get that little guy outta there. ;) Good luck with your last couple of weeks, you're almost there!

Young People in Love said...

YES we NEED pics please!

Mona said...

Don't faint this close to the end! I'm so glad you're parents came and helped you get some final things in place. It's getting pretty exciting thinking about this little guy who will be such a change to our family! Can't wait to meet him! Thanks for taking such good care of yourself! Love you both, I mean all three of you + zoey and white sut aka Dexter!

McKinley {Haolepinos} said...

That is nice that your family can help so much!! I can't wait to see pictures of the nursery! I feel like everything started to become so uncomfortable around 33 weeks! The swelling, the heart burn... but good news is these next few weeks fly I swear. And you could possibly come two weeks early so you may only have 5 weeks left which can be a fun thought!!! I can't wait to see what this little man will look like! I bet he will be too cute!

Ashley W. said...

It will be here before you know it. Can't wait!