41 weeks and a few days

the last preggo shot

41 weeks and 4 days and i'm still pregnant. this doesn't really alarm or bother aaron or i, but we are in the minority. everyday there are emails and texts from concerned family, friends, and coworkers. i understand that people are concerned. but we are not, not until the midwives are. they assure us that things are perfectly healthy and normal. they conducted a non-stress test to make sure there is enough water, and the placenta is healthy. a-ok on both fronts. 

he has a few more days to make his way out on his own, otherwise we will be induced by saturday. it's so weird to think that in a few days we will be meeting him and our lives will change forever. i can't really imagine what such a life changing event will be like. 

can i tell you that the absolute worst thing about pregancy has been? at 41 weeks, going to work and dealing with comments from absolutely everybody. the boss, co-workers, other offices..."what are you still doing here?" "no baby, what's wrong?" "you should do this, this or this" "how far dialated are you?" blarg. please just let me work. i know the intentions are good. but every. single. day. so annoying.

in other, non-baby news, aaron and i had a great date night last night. we saw kumiko: the treasure hunter at the bear's tooth last night and had a yummy dinner. the movie was excellent - the last time we went out to see a movie, just the two of us was well over a year ago. not something we do routinely, but it was a nice way to spend one of our last nights as just a family of 2. 

just waiting

still no news yet from our little wechlet. the official due date was 20 march. i was pretty sure we would be late though. most first borns are late, so i'm not concerned, at least for right now. The little guy is part aaron and probably saw 20 march as a "soft deadline". at two weeks past due we will risk out of the birth center - but that is a long way off.

my biggest concern is that on sunday i woke up with a sore throat. which today is worse. i'm actually staying home sick from work. mostly because i feel like crap, but also because i'm trying to get as much rest as possible so that i can beat this thing  quicker. i can't imaging going into labor or having a newborn with a cold. blarg.

cold medicines don't cure the cold, just help the symptoms. but half of them i can't have due to pregnancy, the other half i can't have due to the gestational diabetes. i am left with sugar free cough drops, tea, and sleep.

sweet husband

yesterday, aaron drove me home from our doctor's appointment. he said he needed to do a few more things at work so he took the car.

i meanwhile got started doing a few chores around the house, and eventually my prenatal pilates. aaron came home when i was partway done. when i was done working out, i noticed these little beauties.

beautiful, right? i was so happy and very chit-chatty. aaron told me i should take a shower from my workout. when i came out, i noticed this

not only did he buy me (us) wine and stocked our barren shelves. he had used my wine app (vino) that i used to review wines (you don't have a wine app? that sounds like a personal problem). he screen shot my top nine reviewed wines and went to several different stores to get them all. he is incredible. i thanked him profusely, he said "you carried a baby for nine months, i could at least go to a few stores to get wine". 

39 weeks

i can not believe it has been 39 weeks already. time has flown. but the proof is in the photo.

people tell me everyday how ready i must be and how done i must feel. but it really hasn't been that bad, which is why i feel sort of in denial that he will be here any day now. i keep thinking it will be a few weeks away, but it could be anywhere from today to 10 days or so. 

to pass the time, aaron and i are just relaxing on the weekends and evenings. this is our last time as a family of 2 and though we are excited for our new "wechlet" (thanks theresa and mark!) who knows when we will have quiet time as a couple again. and sleep. really cherishing the sleep. 

last weekend was our first weekend in a long time, where we haven't been out crazily buying things, or putting things together. the cold prevented us from going outside much (1 degree). it was almost boring, but so nice. we watched basketball, and napped. 

i'm not sure how fast i will update the blog once our lil man comes. but i will update it eventually, with photos. cut me some slack.

sew what? a blanket

after my last few easy crafts, i had to sew a wee blanket too. a friend has been promising a blanket, but it won't be ready in time. i sewed this one up in a few hours. it was so ridiculously easy. i sort of want to make 50.

sewing crafts

i'm not too much of a sewer. i make quilts, but that is mostly sewing in a straight line - which i have mastered. i have tried more advanced things like skirts, and sometimes they work out and other times not. sewing patterns have their own intimidating language that sometimes leaves me in tears.

however, there are lots of useful things that you can make with only straight lines and not a lot of work.

behold burp cloths

i used the purlbee's tutorial found here for oxford burp cloths. pretty simple and only took a few hours.

and also a monster laundry bag. that will surely make laundry more fun, right? well, it couldn't hurt.

aaron picked out the fabric, which i loved. i used the instructions found on the momtastic website.

both projects were so easy, cheap, and useful that i want to sew more! any other easy useful projects?