Countdown Freak Out

I think every pregnant woman suddenly realizes how close she is to giving birth. Each and every one of us has that moment where we say, only ___ weeks/months/days until I have a baby. I've looked at the calendar before and said, ok, only ____ months. It never was a true reality. It is like saying now that Christmas is coming up and then before you know it, you're thinking crap, I better get shopping.

Well, it just now hit me. I read online that most women go in to labor between 37-40 weeks. That would put me at the end of June as the start of the likeness of labor. ONE MONTH! With the days and weeks passing quicker than I thought they could, this time is going to fly by. Then what-- then I'm a mother, Robert's a father and our lives are never going to be the same. Yes, it's a blessing and we're thrilled- don't get me wrong. It's just amazing that the time is flying by and now I am thinking, I've GOT to get the bag packed for the hospital, we've GOT to get the nursery completed and ready, we've GOT to get the car seats installed, we've GOT to get this stuff completed! AHHHHHHH!!! HA HA. It's exciting and scary all at the same time.

Robert's birthday is June 29th. I said to him the other day, are you going to be ok with the possibility of sharing you birthday with our baby? He got really excited and said, "I think that would be great! We'd get TWO cakes, TWO types of ice cream. We'd do an activity each year on our birthday, just for us...oh yeah, you could come too. That would be GREAT!" I love him to pieces, what a great answer.

I hope that everyone enjoys their long weekend. Keep safe everyone- you know the routine, if you're drinking beers, drink one for me.