Waiting...

So here we are... 38 weeks. Full term. Just waiting. After panicking last week and making sub plans for before my maternity leave was scheduled to start - just in case - we're waiting. Don't get me wrong. On one hand it's okay because she must still have some cookin' to do, otherwise she'd be out already. And the longer she's in, the more I get accomplished on the outside. On the other hand I'm cranky and uncomfortable!

In the last week we've gotten her room finished (with some help from Jack as you can see...), some of the old toys out (again, with help from Jack) and clothes washed, sorted, and put away. I've even got the bottles ready to go for when we need those!

The closet was an adventure. Thanks to my mom, we pulled down all the nasty old wallpaper that was in there. Then we had to patch the holes and marks that the previous owners had obviously used the wallpaper to cover up. Finally, we had to use a texture spray to match the walls before we could paint. Yeesh. Quite the ordeal. But it's done! One more thing checked off the list. Jack liked putting things in the closet, especially all the little baby toys we'd saved. I don't think he remembers them as his toys, but it's very fun to open those drawers and pull things out!

There is still a queen size bed in the room since the guest room isn't ready yet, but since she won't need the room for a few months, the rush to finish her room was really more for me to feel better about having a physical space for her.  I guess she could at least take naps in there...

The changes have been a little hard for Jack. As you can see from the picture, he's trying out all of her things. He knows it's hers, but just can't help but to see if it can be his, too. I didn't have the heart to stop him from trying out the chair. I figure once she's here it'll be soon enough. And oddly enough, after that first day, he hasn't tried it out again.

I had a great conversation with the midwife on Friday about ways to transition him as painlessly as possible. She thinks all the things we've done so far are good ideas, but since baby's been getting a lot of attention on her room this week, we went last night to Home Depot and bought Buzz Lightyear wall decals for his room. He was so cute walking through the store carrying his "stickers". Tonight he and Mitch put up all the stickers and had a blast! He was so proud and couldn't wait to call me in to show me! I hope we can keep up this level of energy and commitment to both of the kids.

As for baby girl herself? She's doing well. I have two days left at school before my leave kicks in and I think we'll make it. Today had a few aches and pains that made me a little nervous, but after getting home and getting my feet up things calmed down and I think I'll be at work at least one more day. As of last week she was measuring 37.5 cm (right on) and her heart beat sounded perfect. I'll go back this Friday and we'll see how's she's doing then!