35 weeks, 4 days

I can't believe this feeling. I am on an emotional roller coaster right now, but I am loving every precious second of this time. My imagination is going wild! I have crazy dreams, and wonderful fantasies about life with my baby. I try to piece together in my mind what she will look like. What color will her hair be? (Most likely blond, but a little red head would be a cute surprise!) Her eyes? Whose nose will she have, whose toes, whose lips? I try to imagine what it will be like when they show her to me for the first time...when I get to kiss her face and hold her tiny little fingers... And then my mind quickly wanders to all the things that are still left to do before she arrives! Work still needs to be done in the nursery, and our bedroom needs a clean sweep. You know how we found out that we were pregnant the day after we moved into our house? Well, we still have a few boxes that haven't been unpacked!! And whenever I get some extra time on my hands, I feel that I would much rather rest than do any work, and so I procrastinate!

I felt silly last night after talking to Ryan about how I was nervous to pack a back for the hospital, because I didn't know what to bring, and the things that I know I will want/need are things that I use on an almost daily basis. (Camera, pillow, toothbrush, etc.) Ryan then assured me that we could buy an extra toothbrush to bring along, and that we would simply grab the pillow and camera on our way out the door. Now that I think about this little 'dilemma,' I am embarrassed and tempted to delete this paragraph...

This morning has been one of those opportunities to get some work done around the house...it snowed today! I got up at 6:15AM which is amazing, because lately I have not been getting up before 8. I called my boss to see how the conditions were near my office, and he told me to stay home for now because the roads were nasty and to check in with him at noon for an update. I decided to be selfish with my morning off...surprise! When it started to lighten up a little outside, I took Tinkerbell for a walk and took a few snowy pictures. When we got back inside, I decided to try out the timer feature on my camera, along with Ryan's new tripod, and take some super fabulous belly shots, which I wanted to share with you!

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I will get some work done soon. Tonight we have a breastfeeding class at the hospital, and tomorrow morning is my doctor's appointment. This has been kind of a crazy week, with my shower, and our anniversary was yesterday - 3 years! Ryan's birthday is also this Saturday, and I think we will be going out with his family Friday night. There is so much going on...thankfully I do have a few more weeks to get ready - hopefully, that is!!