I can't believe that 9 months is almost up! It seems like it took us forever to get pregnant and when we finally did, we blinked and 8 months had flown by. We have about 6.5 weeks left until our due date but I'm hoping that Oliver will be as eager to meet us as we are him and come out a bit early. I'm sure its an old wives tale but I read that if you stay active and walk a lot then you'll tend to go into labor earlier rather than later. On a daily basis I walk 2.5 miles with Forrest (our Great Dane) and about every other day I get on the treadmill for another 2.5 miles. I'm planning on walking this baby out. Even if this old wives tale proves to be false, my doctor did say that staying as active as possible will help with an easier labor and recovery. I am so thankful that I have had such a healthy pregnancy. Beyond the common ailments associated with a normal pregnancy, I've had a very easy 8 months so far.
At this point, the only thing missing from our nursery is a rocker/glider/chair that we are picking up in Wichita this weekend. Once we get the chair and arrange the nursery we will put on the wall decal and finish putting up the rest of the decorations - pictures will be posted next week! Tomorrow we are headed to meet who we hope will be our pediatrician and attend a 2 hour breastfeeding class, in a few weeks we'll go to an Infant CPR class, and end the month with our pre-admission and tour appt at the hospital. The week after my birthday (goodbye 24 I'll miss you) I'll start freezing casseroles and such so we won't have to worry about cooking for the first few weeks and finish packing my hospital bag. Our house is full of lists of things to do, things to buy, people to call, appointments coming up because I can't remember anything these days. Pregnancy brain is real, and another old wives tale says its worse when you have a boy. Whew... now if I could only get some sleep...
