So, here I am with less than 1 month to go until our little girl gets here. I am SO very excited, but also nervous at the same time... What will she look like? Will she be a good baby? Are Lucas and I REALLY ready for this... not that we really have a choice in any of these things, but lately my mind has been racing thinking about all of these things.
I feel so blessed to have had such an "easy" pregnancy. I have felt really good and really have no major complaints. In all aspects, I have really loved being pregnant. I am, however, ready to finally hold Lara in my arms after feeling her move around for so many months! It is so exciting to think about! :-)
Lara's nursery is mostly done. Lucas built a shelf for her room and we finally got it moved in this week! I feel like things are finally starting to come together. All we have left now is hanging a few things on the wall and getting everything organized. We are almost ready for her arrival!
We have a few things left to buy, but had two wonderful showers where we got most of the things we need. A trip to Sam's to stock up on diapers and maybe a few more sets of clothes, and we will have everything we need! How exciting is that?!
I have only 4 more days of work left after today until I am out on my maternity leave for almost 5 months! How truly awesome that I will have so much time to bond with Lara before I have to go back to work. I am looking forward to every minute. And of course, every minute of work is dragging by. But, before I know it I'll blink and she will be here, and then I'll blink again and it will be time to go back to work. Time really does fly...
I went to the doctor today. The doctor said that she thinks she weighs about 6 pounds 10 oz. I'm really not sure how she figured this out just from feeling my belly, but the nurse said that she is usually within a couple of ounces! I was 1 cm dilated today, so not much... but it could really be any time now!
Well, as I sit here counting down the days to her arrival rather than the weeks (26 days to go!), I can't help but be in awe of what a miracle this whole process is. Being a scientist makes this even more amazing to me. How could anyone go through pregnancy and not realize that God is sovereign? Every little cell has to be in the right place doing exactly the right thing, and I had absolutely NOTHING to do with it! To me this is truly awesome!
I'll post some pictures soon!
I feel so blessed to have had such an "easy" pregnancy. I have felt really good and really have no major complaints. In all aspects, I have really loved being pregnant. I am, however, ready to finally hold Lara in my arms after feeling her move around for so many months! It is so exciting to think about! :-)
Lara's nursery is mostly done. Lucas built a shelf for her room and we finally got it moved in this week! I feel like things are finally starting to come together. All we have left now is hanging a few things on the wall and getting everything organized. We are almost ready for her arrival!
We have a few things left to buy, but had two wonderful showers where we got most of the things we need. A trip to Sam's to stock up on diapers and maybe a few more sets of clothes, and we will have everything we need! How exciting is that?!
I have only 4 more days of work left after today until I am out on my maternity leave for almost 5 months! How truly awesome that I will have so much time to bond with Lara before I have to go back to work. I am looking forward to every minute. And of course, every minute of work is dragging by. But, before I know it I'll blink and she will be here, and then I'll blink again and it will be time to go back to work. Time really does fly...
I went to the doctor today. The doctor said that she thinks she weighs about 6 pounds 10 oz. I'm really not sure how she figured this out just from feeling my belly, but the nurse said that she is usually within a couple of ounces! I was 1 cm dilated today, so not much... but it could really be any time now!
Well, as I sit here counting down the days to her arrival rather than the weeks (26 days to go!), I can't help but be in awe of what a miracle this whole process is. Being a scientist makes this even more amazing to me. How could anyone go through pregnancy and not realize that God is sovereign? Every little cell has to be in the right place doing exactly the right thing, and I had absolutely NOTHING to do with it! To me this is truly awesome!
I'll post some pictures soon!
