It’s the Five Week Countdoooown!!

Unless I go late *crosses fingers and looks pleadingly towards heaven*

Things I can no longer do:

1. Bend over (but squatting is good practice for labor, right?)
2. go up or down a flight of stairs without feeling incredibly out of control and off balance (I was a consistent stair tripper BEFORE I was 8 months pregnant)
3. Write (my vocabulary is more or less…uhh…well I…I lose words sometimes)
4. walk without waddling
5. get through a week without having a serious OHMYGOSHWEARENOTREADYFORTHISBABYATALL breakdown

Things that make me laugh:

1. my complete 180 from a severe butter aversion in the first trimester to a now two week butter craving
2. the way my belly rocks and rolls with Little Baby’s attempts to stretch more space out of me
3. my strangely affectionate feelings for each new tiny stretch mark on my lower abdomen (which are all happening below the horizon of my bump so that only a mirror or my husband can reveal their presence)
4. along with that, the nightly stretch mark count (*rolls up shirt over belly and says excitedly* Buppy! How many are there now?)
5. The sounds that come out of my mouth when I try to roll over in bed at night

Things I hate:

1. The sounds that come out of my mouth when I try to roll over in bed at night
2. Trying to obey the midwives advice to avoid eating excess sugar and carbs while simultaneously craving funfetti cake, sugar cones with scoops of vanilla ice cream, and warm bagels with thick gobs cream cheese

   

3. The insomnia induced loss of vocabulary (“Honey, I left that thing I need by the thing in that room. Can you get it for me? Thanks, Babe.”)
4. The need to invoke an I-can-cry-for-no-reason-if-I-want-to rule
5. the weird warnings I just discovered on the back of my prenatal vitamins which tell me not to take them if I’m pregnant or nursing

Things I love:

1. My husband’s tireless devotion
2. My family’s boundless patience
3. My husband’s increasing giddy smiles with every installed car seat, erected bassinet, and load of fresh baby laundry
4. The generosity of friends and family at our baby shower
   
5. The prayers and love of so many people

Things I’m excited for:

1. The look on my husband’s face when he first sees her
2. Life on the other side of pregnancy and labor
3. Little yawns, toes, fingers, lips, and wide curious eyes
4. Finding out what her name will be
5. Filling my aching empty arms with a little soul to nurture

Thing I’m most excited for:

1. She’ll be here soon ❤