Went back to your friend the doc today. Here is the run down –
*You are neither big nor small (as stated from a boy doctor who does not face having you pass through his boy bits – just wanted to point that out).
*I now get to go visit with doc every week. We are that close to your debut.
*There is not one blessed thing a chick can do to deal with stretch marks. He did say that the ones you have made on my belly are a lovely design though, so nice job. However I am sure I look so ladylike and delicate scratching at my belly right out in public as I have been doing lately.
*I have not gained an “excessive” amount of weight. Shocking and yet true. Right now we are holding steady at 24-25 pounds.
*The nurse commented on my awesome pedi. I figure if you are going to turn my already short, stumpy toes into Snausages then I may as well make them look like nicely cared for Snausages.
*As always, we heard your heart rate and it was loud as ever. You had been rather quiet all morning but once we left there, you were bouncing around while I was driving. I think you were hungry. I know I was.
*I did not have to get the test that involved swabbing and taking specimens so that was a nice surprise. I don’t like that stuff. Is no bueno.
So, 5 more weeks, dude. In some ways I feel we are ready and in others, I feel like we will NEVER be ready so why am I working so hard and why don’t I just go nap, for God’s sake? Oh right, because daytime naps are out of the question since I now wake my own self up with the snoring.
I have been working on the organizational aspects of your room. I have deduced that you have a crap ton of clothes and that for the last month or so, I have used both your closet and your crib as a catch all for stuff that was bought for you or things that were just going to belong in there at some point. Dude, it was bad. I made a lot of headway yesterday and plan to do more later. I think I figured out the pictures I want to put in there of your various family members – especially those that are far away so that you at least recognize them at some point. It sorta blows that so much of my fam is far away but it could be worse I guess, right?
Other than that, things are quiet and we are just trying to wrap things up while we wait for you to get here. Your car seat is in the truck and ready even. Daddy is ready for you to come NOW but I’d like a few weeks, so if you ARE going to come early, let’s not make it until about 38 weeks or so, okay? I do realize though that if we get all prepared and are super ready for you, you will set up camp and be like 2 weeks late.
You get the brattiness from your dad, I think.
Lucky you getting out of that test! I think we need a countdown timer thingy on here or something so we can keep up with how many days or hours until his debut 🙂
I still predict a very late October jake-but! (that’s a play on “debut” not jake butt!)
I have something for him when he gets here but it’s not clothing of which I KNEW you’d have a crap ton!!! I can’t wait. I think about y’all every single day. Please know that.
I agree with Mel on the countdown timer!
I hope you don’t mind I made one but all of it wouldn’t fit – you’ll see what I mean