We're Getting There...

It's been a while since I last updated, so I figured it was time for some new news.

Time is flying by these days! Our first baby shower is this Sunday... it feels like it should still be months away. The week after that is my cousins wedding and then the next week is another baby shower for us. Everything is finally coming together which in a strange way is making me pretty nervous. I haven't had the feeling of "oh my gosh, our lives are over" this entire pregnancy, I am, however, having the feeling of "oh my gosh, Josh and I are going to be caring for a newborn baby... just the two of us... taking care of a baby... who let this happen?!" Haha. I know that Josh is going to be an excellent daddy and I think I've had enough experience with infants in my life that I (and baby) will survive this.

Physically, life is getting rough. I have an enormous belly, which also means that every night I end up with enormous feet and ankles! It seems like no matter what I do I end up with cankles... I'm sure the heat isn't helping. Most days I can't breathe... even though I'm carrying very low, I think she's just grown so much that no matter what she's pushing on every organ in there. I wake up to pee about every other hour during the night! I didn't even know it was possible to pee that much. Personally, I believe that any woman who insists that they looooved being pregnant deserves to be kicked, lol. I loved being pregnant the first 6 or 7 months... not so much at 8 months! The one thing that I am happy about is that I have zero stretch marks (knock on wood!)... I know that it's very possible that I will get them between now and labor, but I'm very happy that it hasn't happened yet.

Our last birthing class is this week... I can't believe how fast the last 4 weeks went by. I'm kind of sad to see it end. I enjoyed getting together with other couples that were in the same boat as us. Hearing the things that they were going through made me feel like I wasn't crazy... there are other women out there going through everything I'm going through! There are also other husbands out there trying their best to deal with their emotion pregnant wives like Josh, haha. 

I went to the doctor last week and had an ultrasound done. Madelyn is actually measuring further along than what the doctor thought. She said that Madelyn could easily be a July baby instead of an August baby! I'm crossing all fingers and toes that that's what happens. I am more than willing to have her earlier than we thought! :) I'm so ready to get her out and to see what she looks like. I think that's what I'm looking forward to most. I want to know who she resembles most. Being adopted myself, I've never been able to have someone I looked like so I'm ready to have a little mini-me. I'll only be a tiny bit upset if she comes out as a mini-Josh ;) Just kidding, I'll be happy no matter who she looks like!

I can't think of anything else to update on. Hopefully I will remember to post again before baby comes!