In the home stretch now.........

I am approximately 1 month away from my due date. I can't believe that's he's almost here! He's actually measuring a few days ahead of 12/30 but they couldn't change the date in case he -God forbid-is "later". Which apparently is pretty common with first-time births.

I had my shower a few weeks ago and got a ton of great stuff, the nursery is pretty much done (just waiting for the blinds we ordered last week to be delivered), we are waiting for our new master bedroom furniture to be delivered (probably sometime next week but we do have an extra bed in case that does not happen before he comes), I just need to do a couple more loads of "baby laundry", take my car to the carwash to be cleaned both inside and out, install the carseat, sterilize my baby bottles and pack my bag for the hospital!

I am sure there is something else in there I may be "forgetting" but these are the only major "big things" I can think of that I have left to do at least.

It also is definitely true what they say about the last month.............you are feeling exhausted, achey, annoyed and ready to rip anyone a new one for pissing you off for things like breathing the same air as you............and the biggest thing I have noticed is that I am absolutely no longer scared at ALL about any aspect of how this baby is going to finally come out........I just want it to be OVER at this point. Any and ALL kind of pain or icky bodily functions associated with childbirth really does not phase me anymore. I have completely come to grips that millions of women have been doing this for thousands of years and this is what our bodies were made to do. Period.

And the earlier, the better............he is considered completely full-term now so there really is nothing to worry much about if he were to come TODAY in fact. Just his father's anxiety and worry ;). We are definitely all super-excited to see how HE is going to make it through all this..........