A bit of progress.. Is better than none

Well, Robert and I went to see Dr. Busch. I'm 1cm dialated and my cervix is beginning to soften. She also has dropped a bit. These are all REALLY REALLY good things. So we are right on schedule. Robert and I are going to finish packing our bags for the hospital and also get the carseat in the car. After that we are pretty much ready to go.

My last day teaching for this year is on Friday, I'm so excited!! The swelling and general uncomfortable feeling I have has made it a bit difficult to be a good teacher. My substitute, who will finish the year for me, is shadowing me this week. So, I'm hoping the transistion will be
OK.

Also, Mom will be here starting March 30th. We're getting down to the wire. I can't believe she is almost here. We can't wait :)

Kankles Anyone...

Well, as you can see my ankles have become KANKLES!!! I'm down to one pair of shoes that I can wear. Flip Flops are it for the remainder of the pregnancy. I had to buy a new pair of Crocs (knockoffs from Target) in a bigger size, to accomodate the swelling.

My doula, Stephanie, gave me some ideas to get rid of the swelling, well at least manage it. So I have been taking baths in Epson Salt for an hour and half every night and some days, I take two a day. It has been helping.

I went and saw Dr. Busch, on Thursday, and I gained 6 lbs. in one week. He said maybe the baby gain a 1/2-1 lb. and the rest is water weight. Also, the baby is head down but hasn't dropped yet. There ihas been no dialation or softening of the cervix. So I guess we will see if there is any progress tomorrow. We go see the Dr. again on Monday.

Hopefully, Little Miss will make an appearance sometime soon!!

Patio Furniture

Robert and I went to Ikea looking for storage solutions and found this great patio set, for under $150. Which is why we LOVE Ikea :)

Ohhh Girl, Am I ready to be done

So with 2 weeks left until my due date, I'm really ready to be done. Here is a picture of me from last week at my good friend Jenn's baby shower. She is due a week after me.

Landscaping & Fountain

Here is the fountain and the completed backyard. We have some other things we wnat to do but this is a start and got us our of the MUD.

Baby Shower

Here are some pictures from my shower! We had a great time, it was so nice to see my friends and to get tons of advice.