39 Weeks & Counting...

Well, we're 39 1/2 weeks along, and we're still waiting on this stubborn little girl to make her appearance. I've come to terms with it, but it doesn't change me being miserable. :-/ I'm making the most of it this weekend, just relaxing and trying to get some things done around the house before we have a baby to tend to instead. :-P

I'm thoroughly enjoying this BEAUTIFUL and peaceful Sunday afternoon! The weather is simply perfect, we have the windows open, I have the hymns playing and doing some laundry. We had a very nice morning...fellowship meeting at John & Kathy Peterson's (they are Darron's aunt & uncle), although small, it was very fulfilling! So thankful that they were willing to stay back and open their home for those of us unable to get a convention! They had us, Daddy, and Dusty, Kelley & Grace stay for a delicious lunch!! Lots of yummy potatoes! ;-)

We eagerly await our appointment on Tuesday morning to get a better idea of where we're at and when baby girl might possibly come. Until then...we're still growing...

Of the 39 week pictures, the first ones are from Thursday (when we turned 39 weeks) and the dress ones at the bottom are from today, at 39 1/2 weeks. Darron thought it was funny that in that dress, from the back it looks completely normal, and then when I turned around, BAM, baby bump! :-P

Well folks, I probably won't make another post until little girl makes her appearance! Those pictures will not be on Facebook, so you'll have to keep watch on the blog! Until then... :-)

Baby's Room & 37 Weeks

So it's been a pretty busy couple of weeks around the deBoer household between both of us working full time and preparing for baby to come! But, I feel ready now. I mean as ready as a couple can be for their lives to change FOREVER. :P Luckily we've had some fun in there too! Last Friday Brian and Heidi Peterson got into town, and we were privileged enough to have supper with them! They came to see our home for the first time and then we went to Austin's, a local bar & grill. We had a great time, and so much fun watching Ariana, their beautiful daughter. She is so full of energy!! On the way home I questioned if we'd have the energy to keep up with a child like that - I'm sure with this little girl having Darron as a father, there's no chance of her not being full of energy! But, I've heard we'll adapt - I sure hope so!! :P

Darron had to go out of town for work, so we all crossed our fingers (and I crossed my legs) and we all hoped little girl wouldn't decide to make her grand entrance while daddy was 6 hours away! Luckily she didn't (...and we're still waiting...). So, on Tuesday night Heidi and I had some girl time, just us, at Cracker Barrel (since I was craving breakfast food). It was wonderful to catch up and talk about mommy stuff. Wait...what did we talk about before?? Our little girl isn't even here yet and she's all I can talk about! :P Anyways, it was all much needed time with dear friends/cousins (that are more like siblings), that we dearly miss when they are at home in North Carolina! I'm glad we got to see them between their family visits and Marysville Convention!

This weekend I got a burst of energy and cleaned - all of the dishes, the kitchen, straightened our room a bit, did all my laundry, and with Darron's help finished the baby's room. He busied himself with fixing the brakes on his truck, helping me and mowing & trimming the lawn. It was great to get it all done, but we paid for it today! I didn't feel up to going to meeting, so we sat and listened to the meetings at Clever Convention through Skype. I'm so thankful for those that made it possible for us to do that. It was very special to "be there." It was so great to hear familiar voices too!

Well I suppose y'all are wanting to see some pictures...why else would you come and read my blabbering? :P Here ya go...

Oh, are those not the ones you were wanting to see? Silly me...

There's a couple of things that will come after she's born...but for now...I think it's ready!

And that's me at 37 weeks! Getting more excited by the day! This past Tuesday my OBGYN thought we might be measuring about 2 weeks early, so I'm going in for a sonogram on Monday afternoon and my next OB appointment is on Tuesday morning again. So we'll see what size, position and possible date! I'll try to keep you updated...but to be honest...I'm hoping my next post consists of pictures of our sweet baby girl! Stay tuned! :D

36 Weeks...Only 4 weeks left!!!

So I've officially hit the "miserable" mark of the pregnancy. And evidently this is very obvious to others, and/or I look like I'm about to "pop" because every single customer that comes into the showroom comments on or asks about my pregnancy and when I'm due. Random people in stores ask me the same questions, or kindly comment on how miserable I look (thanks!). All of this has caused me to reflect on some of the things that I'm looking forward to, after baby girl comes. Other than having a beautiful baby girl, of course. As if that's not enough to look forward to ;)

* Bending over or sitting down without a loud grunt
* Walking without waddling
* Not feeling like I just ran a marathon after merely going up/down a few steps
* Not having to pee every five minutes
* Enjoying my showers (instead of dreading the bending over to shave my legs and dry off)
* Picking up my furry baby to cuddle (or move her out of my spot on the bed when she takes it over)
* Getting in and out of the recliner with ease
* Not starving every 1-2 hours (although I hear that might take awhile since nursing does that too)
* Having enough stamina to get things done around the house without stopping to sit down and rest
* Traveling comfortably
* Getting in and out of vehicles with ease..who knew it would be such a chore to lift my leg enough to get in?
* Getting my brain back! Maybe? Pregnancy-brain makes me sound like such a moron! Although I've heard mommy-brain isn't much better :P
* Not having complete strangers constantly ask me when I'm due, what am I having, is this my first, etc. (I never thought that would bother me, and it really doesn't, it just gets old)
* Getting dressed with ease
* Getting out of comfy chairs without needing a hand

Well, I think you get the picture! But of course, what I'm looking forward to the most is having a sweet baby girl to love! I am so excited!! I've decided that (although I know it's best for them to be in there as close to 40 weeks as possible) I am totally fine with her coming any time after the 12th! That's when we turn 37 weeks (considered full term), and that's also the day we meet with the maternity care coordinator at the hospital. Something about filling out forms while in active labor doesn't sound appealing, so I really hope we get a chance to get that done before labor starts!

At the same time, this is becoming all too real, which of course makes me a little nervous! We had our 36 week check up on Wednesday, and my OBGYN determined that I was 1cm dilated and 50% effaced! Baby girl was head-down and in proper position, but then this morning she decided to do gymnastics in my belly and has turned herself around (after being head down for WEEKS). So hopefully she decides to turn herself back around soon... :)

I don't know what happened last week, but evidently it was too hectic for me to get around to taking 35 week pics :/ But here are a few 36 week pictures...

Perhaps soon I will get around to posting some pics of the baby's room! :)