Our Little One

September 13th, 2012                                                                                                     40 weeks!!!

What a journey this has been! I always thought I would absolutely without a doubt LOVE being pregnant.  While I enjoyed it most of the time- I won't go so far as to say I absolutely without a doubt loved every minute of it!  I'll be honest and say that I can't wait to drink a strawberry daiquiri, go down a water slide or even get up off the couch without assistance!  The joys though have definitely outweighed the sacrifices!  Feeling you, little one, grow and move in side of me has been the most incredible feeling.  I have had the joy of taking you everywhere with me for the past 9 months...I can't imagine how I will feel the first time I have to leave home without you!

We have made it to the finish line!  Bags are packed and we are ready to go!  Your mommy and daddy are hoping that you decide to come on your own very very soon so that we won't have to be induced.  Mommas elevated blood pressure officially earned her "bedrest" and blood work this week.  Tomorrow we will go in for an ultrasound and fetal monitoring.  Hopefully my blood pressure will behave and we won't have to worry about scheduling an induction.

I remember vividly the excitement rushing through my body just about 9 months ago while at the fertility specialists office.  It was our first appointment with Dr Bonaventura after trying for some time to get pregnant.  They decided to do an ultrasound before we left and found not just one, but 4 large follicles in my ovaries.  We were so excited!  They gave us a shot for momma to take that evening and low and behold only about 2.5 weeks later we got our first positive pregnancy test!  To think how you started out, how far you have come and that you will be a wiggling & squirming baby in my arms in just a matter of days just blows my mind!!

I think daily about what you will look like...a round face? lots of hair? any dimples? chubby or skinny? Not to mention whether I will be dolling you up in dresses and hair bows or making you the best looking baby boy on the block!  Everyone is so anxious to meet you- we hope you are ready for this big, crazy world!

See you on the outside, little one!!

Momma