Ready or Not, She's A Comin'!

The realization that we’re four weeks away from our due date has hit us and we’re still in disbelief. The reality is that little Lyla could be here in just two or three weeks - aggghh!! It’s not that we’re scared or anxious or anything, we just can’t really believe it. I guess that’s normal. At 36 weeks I’m still feeling good most days. I’m still working full-time so by 3 o’clock my back and feet are definitely cranky. It’s those last three hours of work that I wonder how I’m going to make it working full-time another three weeks. But, I know somehow I’ll make it.

We’ve spent the last several weeks getting prepared for the arrival of our baby girl and also getting in some quality time, both with each other and with our friends and family. Here are some highlights:

• We went on a little BabyMoon to College Station, TX in mid-October where we spent our time eating good food and doing alot of nothing. It was soooo nice to get to sleep in and not have to get up for any reason. I showed Michael my old hangouts, where I used to work and live and then we walked around the A&M campus. We also got to meet up with our good friends Joel and Erin one night for dinner at Maddens. It was a much needed get-away!
• We’ve had a couple of great Baby Showers over the last few weeks! Both showers were so sweet - the hostesses went above and beyond to make our showers so perfect - down to the last detail! It was so fun to get to see all of our friends and family at our showers and to have them there celebrating with us.
• We had our 35 week appointment last week and our doctor said everything looks good. Her heart, kidneys, etc. all appear to be functioning normally so that’s a relief. He estimated that she weighs about 5.1 lbs. so it’s likely she’ll be a 7 pounder. Hey - I’ll take that!
• After 5 long weeks of living at the Rehab facility, Ditty finally made it back home last Thursday. She’s still in a wheelchair, but she’s slowly gaining her physical strength back. We’re all so glad to have her out of there! Now, we’ve just got to convince her to take it easy and not overdue it. Pray she listens!

With less than 30 days to go (or so) we’re just trying to get everything ready for Lyla’s arrival. I have peace of mind now that we have the car seat bought. Now, we just have to put the finishing touches on the nursery, pack our hospital bags, and finish washing her clothes. Other than that...we’re ready!