One week and counting...

One week from now we'll be parents... That is assuming nothing unexpected happens like the baby deciding to flip or my water breaking.

I'm not going to lie... it's a bit nerve-racking... okay more than just a 'bit'...

1. Becoming parents is a HUGE lifestyle change. Dave and I have been together since about January of 2003... that's over 8 years... 8 years of doing things by the seat of our pants... vacationing when we wanted... dropping everything and just going out... spending our extra money on us... basically have the option of being irresponsible if we wanted... That is now changing. Our choices now will effect our child directly. (which I think a lot of people in our society today def. don't realize). Don't get me wrong, we're excited the Lord has blessed us and put us on this new path together. But I'm sure it may be a shock to the system... I will say that pregnancy has slowed us down quite a bit. We've spent the last 9 months prepping and reorganizing ourselves... and slowing down... the bigger I get the less I want to do... which maybe is God's way of making me slow down and think and prepare... if so "Thanks God" :)
So... that is why we're going to devote the majority of our 'last week alone together' to each other and just spend some relaxing quality time. :)

2. We're going to be responsible for another human being... that's scary. Food, water, shelter, discipline, financially, etc., etc., etc...for at least the next 18 years. I know we'll be fine because the Lord will provide us all our needs. I know my instincts will kick in just like all the mothers I know have told me... but that doesn't make me any less nervous to be a mom. Especially since I really don't have a good resource to pull from.

3. I'm scheduled for a c-section. That's a pretty major surgery. I've also gotten several calls from the hospital for prepping purposes (tests I have to go through the day before), I received a laundry list of things I have to do the 48 hours up until the surgery (you'd think I was having my head amputated or something), I've read and heard different testimonies about c-sections and their recovery in detail to... prepare me. And to sum it up... I'm nervous. I wasn't worried about it when we were scheduled... and I'm still not worried. We've/I've been praying about it and I know we have friends praying for us too. And I know the Lord is taking care of us and the baby and I are in his hands. I know that it'll be worth it and that once I hear our baby cry for the first time I won't even think about what I just went through. But the anticipation leading up to that moment is a bit unsettling. So I'm working through that this week...

4. I've never had to take care of a newborn before. Sure I have little brothers and I used to baby-sit a lot. But that doesn't count. Will it be a good baby that sleeps right away? Will I have problems breastfeeding... in that area I have NO clue what to expect or do... I think because I'm such a planner and A-type person... the fact the next month is pretty much an unknown is what freaks me out.

5. I'm SOOOO uncomfortable right now... enough said...

So all in all... We're excited and feel so humbled and blessed that the Lord has put us on this life path together... but I just have some prayer requests and some anxiety I'm just going to have to work through this week.

So yeah... 38 weeks and 1 day today... I have my last doctor's appointment on Tuesday and then my last day of work is Wednesday. Thursday I have to go in to the hospital and get some blood work done ... and then Friday morning (after completing my very specific instructions) we head to the hospital and have a baby...

p.s. I'm going to try to remember to post a belly pic tonight... I hope I don't forget lol (that's also happening A LOT more these days... I think the longer I'm pregnant the less I'm able to use my brain... so annoying).