Getting ready ..

So, I don't remember if I mentioned this at all before, but a few weeks ago at one of our Dr. checkups for the baby, our doctor mentioned our due date. She said "December 2". We've been going by the due date November 27 the entire pregnancy, so I asked if there was some confusion in the paperwork or something. She looked it up in the computer - and "nope, sorry. We must not have told you we changed your due date!"  Can you believe that?! I think it should be illegal to change a pregnant lady's due date in the last month of her pregnancy! It's like a bad joke..

Ok, I know  - I may be overreacting just a bit. It is only 5 days difference. But it's a completely different month! Another bad joke for a pregnant lady - to have a mom who had 4 children and all of them were born 3-5 weeks early and then it's not passed on to her one and only daughter! :)  (love you anyway, mom!)

Well now that I'm done "venting" about all of my last few weeks of being pregnant frustrations I will say that I'm thankful that it's gone this way. Really.. I have to remind myself quite a bit, but I've had about the most normal, uneventful pregnancy possible - which is quite a blessing! So, on Thanksgiving Eve I'll be thankful that I'm still carrying this super heavy, rib kicking, pelvis pushing, back pressing child in my warm, protective womb.


A few weeks ago Cory and I went on one more fun outing before CJ is born. We went to opening night performance of "Wicked" here in Des Moines! We ate at Splash restaurant before hand, and being no cameras are allowed in the theater, we took a memorable picture at dinner instead.

I've been extremely swollen from head to toe 5 days during my pregnancy. 

This was one of those days. 

wooowza!  :)