OOPS! Update.

So I guess I've been slacking a little - It's been a month since I last posted! So this will probably be long... Though, honestly...not too much in the way of substance has happened :)

I did have my shower, which was awesome. Close friends and family, at my mom's house - totally casual, comfortable and great all around. We were blessed, and the baby was spoiled rotten.

Since then, we've just been waiting on carpet for the nursery. Long story short, it's finally getting installed this week, thank God! The crib is in the garage, still in the box, we don't have all the furniture we need, and the front bedroom is a complete disaster with all the gifts and baby gear piled on top of one another. We don't even have a crib mattress...and yes, she'll be in a basinette in our room for a bit, but I don't have sheets for that either! I can't wait to be able to get the room all set up and organized!!

In health news: I'm 36 weeks, 3 days today. And I don't really feel that great, to be honest! I'm sore - I feel like my hands have arthritis - they hurt and I don't have much strength.. it even hurt to use a q-tip this morning! Yes, I'm swollen too. Good times. I expected my hips and back to hurt, so I'm not so concerned about that... but I will definitely be telling the doc about this new, exciting development at my appointment today. Yep, today. I just had one on Thursday, but apparently the doc wants me to get weekly Non Stress Tests, or NSTs for the rest of the pregnancy. They strap two monitors on your belly - one measures contractions, one keeps track of the fetal heartbeat. So that starts today. I'm a little worried about my blood pressure - it was high last week (for me) and I've been seeing stars every once in a while. Combined with the swelling & soreness, I am worried about preeclampsia, but I am trying not to panic until I talk to Dr. Byrd about it. Basically, if they decide to induce, I know the baby is fine so I'm not worried about that...the house just isn't ready! Dumb reason, I know. But I need a little more time to prepare!

Christian's wedding is this weekend... I am looking forward to it (and excited for him!), but I'll be honest, I'm a little annoyed. Bill & Ben were supposed to share a room, we were boarding the dog and C and I were going to have a night to ourselves after the wedding. Bill decided his wife and 1 year old son were going to come after all.. (there is a host of issues I have with this, but I digress) so that left Benny in the lurch for a room. Would YOU want to stay with them in the room with a baby?

So, being the nice (and martyr-iffic) person I am, I offered to go home by myself after the wedding and have Ben share the room with C. Really? A 37 week pregnant woman, driving by herself at night on Halloween after being on her feet (or at least out) for over 12 hours? Dumb. I know. But I'd rather go home and sleep by myself than deal with the drama. And also, now I get to remind C how awesome I am for doing this. :) Boys just don't get it.

We still talk about names...though we think we've decided, I keep going back and forth and can't commit to just one. I'm still working, though I'm more and more uncomfortable every day...and peeing 209375 times a night + bizarre baby dreams = not so restful sleep. Oh well. I guess I'll deal as long as she is healthy!

Ok, that's really it. Just waiting on the room to get finished, and then baby can come whenever she wants! I can't wait to meet her...and I can't believe it's so soon!