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37 weeks! (Today!)

37 weeks!

- Nursery

Nursery - note the lamp that is just like the one Justin had as a kid.

Baby Shower in Michigan

baby shower in Michigan (2)

32 weeks, 2 days

35 weeks, 4 days
3 weeks until the expected arrival date of our little one!
The last few weeks have been busy with baby preparation in between days of work. It’s finally paying off! The nursery is largely set up, clothes are in place, a preliminary diaper bag is packed, and the changing table is stocked with diapers (we’re using cloth, Thirsties brand) and wet wipes. Having the big pieces come together has made a world of difference in my stress levels. Now all I want to do is sleep! haha We’re increasingly both excited and nervous. Every once in a while we get that “deer in the headlights” look, knowing that our baby is soon to change our lives dramatically! Considering the fact that we planned to get pregnant and still have those moments gives me new sympathy for those welcoming children into the world in less ideal circumstances. It’s all very exciting, but very new too!
We’re largely settled into our living space, which has added to the feeling of completeness. We still have a few stray pictures to hang here and there, but when I just looked around, it looked like home :). I suppose we haven’t added pictures of our house yet… I’ll try and fix that shortly!
Justin is winding down his month of busy hospital service and will be starting his 2 weeks of night float starting Sunday night. That time is really busy and hard to get coverage for if I were to deliver, so we’re hoping that the baby decides to hold off until at least the due date. If she decides to wait until a bit after the due date, well, that’d be pretty helpful too. She’s due May 17, but his time off starts May 23. Guess we’ll see how it goes! So far, though, the doctor hasn’t found any of the signs indicating the baby is preparing for delivery. That’s fine with me - considering I’m 37 weeks along, I’m still more comfortable than most seem to be. I am having some swelling and some soreness, but nothing that makes me say, “let’s get this baby thing going!” ;) A few extra weeks to prepare sounds a-okay in my book!
Since the last post, we had a 3rd ultrasound. I have been measuring small over the past several office visits (and the routinely shocked expression on people’s faces when I told them how far along I was started making me a bit nervous) so we had measurements taken of the baby size, amniotic fluid amount, etc. Thankfully, everything was as it should be. The baby’s overall size was right in the 50th percentile, so despite the fact that the doctor can’t figure out where all that baby is, everything is

Living Room
healthy! Phew
As an added bonus, we had the sex of the baby confirmed - we are, indeed, expecting a girl!
We’re still trying to figure out childcare, so please be praying that something comes together with that. Thankfully my position as a pooled optometrist, doesn’t require me to be set to go back to work at 6 weeks.

Living room toward kitchen
However, it’s still coming down to the wire. I’ve been hoping that we could find someone that we know or comes with personal recommendations, but I still haven’t found much through those channels. I do have one phone call I need to make though - I’ve been admittedly procrastinating on that one because I don’t have many details about the person.

Kitchen
Since the last post, we had our baby shower in Michigan which was just a great time! I’ll add some pictures of that too. I still have a few lingering thank you notes - sorry if you haven’t received yours yet! I haven’t forgotten, I promise!
The residency is having a shower for Justin and I on Saturday so that will be so nice to have an excuse for everyone to get together.

Guest room
We’ve certainly been blessed with a great group of fellow residents and families. Some of the residents chipped in to help purchase our cloth diapers. I’ve had many people express lots of curiosity about the cloth diapers (Thirsties, specifically) so I’ll have to blog about that once I figure what we think about them!

Master Bedroom
At this point, I’m pretty committed because of the thousands of dollars it is projected to save us just for one child. However, I’m also appreciating that I can be in control of what chemicals are used in the diapering process. It feels traditional, and part of me likes that too. Ultimately, though, I haven’t tried them yet, so I’ll have see if thoughts change once I do!

Master Bedroom 2
If anything happens in regard to labor, we’ll try and update on here - if we have time