33 Weeks

7 weeks to go...how crazy is that? Less than 2 months, the closer it gets, the more real it gets. I'm getting pretty anxious, but more so about the actual labor than the "being a mom" thing. Evan and I have been going to a labor & delivery class at Wake Med where we're delivering and we have learned so much, sometimes too much, but overall I think it's been good!

Just to set the record clear, we have NOT decided on a name yet. Although I love everyone (and I mean everyone) commenting on how cute I am, and asking when I'm due, and if it's my first...I dread the question after the "do you know what you're having". It's always followed by, "have you picked out a name yet?" It just reminds me that no, we STILL have not decided on a name for this precious little girl. What we have finally decided on is what we want to do with the nursery. We are going to put up chair rail molding, the top will be green, and the bottom will be varying sizes of pink, brown, and green stripes. I also would like to get circle/bubble stickers or whatever you call them to put behind the crib and her name, and maybe a couple on another wall, not too many though. The only bad thing is, we are not spending the time, money and effort to do that on this nursery when our hope and prayer is to move ASAP! So, we will have to be patient and wait for that house to decorate the nursery. Evan and I want so badly to have her room completely done by the time she's here, but she will never know, so we'll have to get over it. Here is a quick picture (not of good quality, just snapped real quick) of what the nursery looks like now, no decorations or anything on the walls, just the typical things, but I can already see how cute it will be when it's done! We put a stuffed animal net up in the corner because she has so many cute stuffed animals we wanted to show off but we had nowhere to put it. Then we bought that white cubical storage thing from Target for a little more storage and places to decorate. The dresser/changing table is on the opposite wall from the crib (currently it houses all of my pregnant friends baby shower gifts so I couldn't take a picture of that) and then the other wall has her closet and the dollhouse/bookcase I have previously posted pictures of...so I think it's coming along!














Speaking of the house, I don't know if I've posted anything about this since I can't even remember the last post...we had some people look at our house the week before Christmas and the realtor's feedback was that our house was on his clients top 3 list -- probably the top one, but they are out of state and are about to go back so not to expect a decision yet. That was the last showing we've had so I have been losing hope, we had so many people looking at it, then it stopped. We heard from those clients realtor today, he said that he is working on writing up a contract for our house, but again the client is out of state and they haven't pinned down a number yet, but as soon as that happens and they get it signed they'll send it over! So...it sounds promising for a contract, who knows if it will be a serious offer, a good offer, or if it will be crappy. Plus, if it isn't that great of an offer, we already know these people have 2 other houses they are considering, so they could just go to the next house and be done with us. I am trying not to think about all the "what-ifs" but my mind just keeps going. I am trying to be patient and just wait to see what happens, but it is so hard! Please pray for this situation, and for my sanity! I have 7 weeks left until my due date, a typical closing takes 4-6 weeks so if this did happen for us, it would be craziness but we would make it work! Anyways, just pray for us this week as we anxiously await this offer and figure out what to do. The house that we really really like in Apex is still available, we check on it almost everyday, so if we have a contract on our house we can make an offer on that one!

We have been so crazy busy lately, things to do every night, every weekend, as if I'm not tired enough, i've been getting to bed at 10:30/11:00pm it's been pretty rough but I think it's slowing down a little. Last week the 4 pregnant ladies had dinner, Evan and I went to the NCSU vs. Holy Cross basketball game with my sister, Marc and Kenzie, I had a baby shower in Greensboro with my mom's famiy, and I went to Casey's baby shower which was all lots of fun! This Thursday we're getting our 3d/4d ultrasound which we are completely stoked about! We will get a 30 min. DVD, a CD of pictures, and printed pictures as well of our little girl, I cannot wait! Then, Saturday is Lindsay Hege's baby shower, and my Granddaddy's 80th surprise b-day party in Greensboro, Sunday is Lindsey Davis' baby shower! I have a very exciting weekend ahead!

Just for fun, here is a picture from tonight, in my typical household outfit...PJ pants and a long sleeved shirt, I seriously live in these ;)

In the background is part of our swing that we got at the baby shower this past weekend, it's adorable and matches our living room which is cool because that's probably where it's going to stay. It has little turtles on the mobile and is the perfect gender neutral but cute color! I love it. We also got all the bottles/liners we need, a tummy play pad, some cute clothes, a few diapers, teethers, paci's, receiving blankets etc. We feel so blessed to have so many friends and family showering us with things for her. We really appreciate everything!

Posted by Evan and Jen at 7:51 PM