So the time has come in my pregnancy where by the end of the day my ankle bones are hidden and they effortlessly combine with my calves in the beloved pregnancy symptom known as the cankle.
Oh, and my fingers are starting to swell too...so much so that I'm hesitant to put my wedding ring and anniversary band on for fear of them getting stuck. So I just wear my wedding band. I haven't taken it off since our wedding day and so I think it's pretty much attached to my finger anyway.
When we went to the doctor yesterday for our 36 week appointment we had to see another doctor in the same practice as mine. She's out of the country this week (baby boy better STAY PUT until she gets back). The doctor we saw this week was great, but his advice for my swollen ankles is probably just not going to happen. His first bit of advice was to make sure I'm drinking plenty of water, which if I drink any more water I'll just need to sit on the toilet all day because I'm already running for the bathroom like 3 times an hour. He also suggested that I stay off my feet when possible.
Which, I knew would help, and it makes sense.
But there is still so much I need and want to do before baby boy is born.
For instance, I still need to finish packing our hospital bags. I started last night but I'm still trying to figure out what we really will need and what we probably shouldn't bother lugging in there with us. There are so many lists out there of what to pack, but good grief some of the stuff just seems silly. I mean, a hairdryer? Really? I am going to have just pushed a human out of my lady parts...I don't think I'll be concerned with blow drying my hair.
Second on my to do list is to wash up all of baby boy's blankets and socks. My mom came over to our house Saturday and we washed all of his clothes and got them all organized in his closet and drawers, which was such a huge help! So now all I have to wash is blankets and socks, also so I can finish his diaper bag to take to the hospital with us. Of course he'll need a light blanket and some socks for his journey home!
So really, there's not that much that needs to be done. Oh man.
We are getting so close to meeting our son.
That is so cool.
Honestly, the most frustrating part of the end of pregnancy for me is not knowing when he's going to come. I am a planner. I like to have a schedule. I like to know the days and times that things are going to happen. So not knowing when he is going to enter our lives is nerve wracking for me. No matter how much I plan or how "ready" we are, he is going to be born when he's ready. And I can't schedule it with him. And that makes me a little nervous. Also, not only is my doctor out of town this week, but my best friend Marie, who baby boy is going to know as "Aunt Ree", is on vacation with her family for TWO WEEKS! Now of course she has plane ticket money set aside just in case, but I've had a talk with baby boy and he knows he needs to stay put until she gets back in town so she can spend some of that money on something else for him ;)
It's crazy to think that sometime in the next month we'll be speeding...I mean driving the speed limit...to the hospital, bags in tow, about to meet our son. We are so close to seeing his face, to hearing his cry, to being able to snuggle and hold him in our arms.
And even though I don't know the exact day or time, the finish line of this journey is in sight, and I am so excited to get to the prize at the end
XOXO,
Courtney
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