Coconut

What a week! We have been very hard at work making the preparations for the baby's coming arrival. The bassinet is ready to go, with clean sheets put on. The car seat bases are installed into our cars, so we are both ready to incorporate our little one into our lives. Baby's clothes up to 3 months are all washed and put away, at least the ones we have so far. Our second shower is just a couple of weeks away, and it will be really nice to finish putting everything together! We've also spent a lot of time working on the family room in the basement, Grant installed shelving in our laundry room, and he cleaned out the garage! Phew! No wonder we are exhausted!

Symptoms this week have been in full swing. I've had more contractions/pains this week than the entire pregnancy thus far. I'm getting used to what this stage of pregnancy is going to be like, and I can see why women feel ready to have their baby already! Fatigue is starting to set in after going through a couple of almost sleepless nights. Guess it's back to the naps I enjoyed during the first trimester!

35 weeks already - wow!

You are about 18 inches and somewhere just over five pounds, and all of your major organs should be just about completely developed. This means that whenever you arrive, you will not likely have any complications. I can't believe that you are almost ready to start living in the outside world. Your kidneys are fully functioning and ready to start processing waste - we know what that means! You're ready to create lots of dirty diapers for us, and we are still getting used to the idea of diaper changes and feedings. Hopefully I learn to sleep when you sleep so that I can catch up on some of the rest I'm missing right now!

Right now, we are looking forward to another full week of getting things ready for you. Even though it can be tiring, it is fun to know that we are working hard for you. Our reward at the end of the week is a little weekend getaway for a Valentine's Day/last hooray before baby! We could not be more excited for the time devoted to relaxing together that we will have!

Waiting for our next appointment is the most anxiety provoking part of this stage of pregnancy. We have just over one week until our next appointment, and it seems like the questions just keep mounting. This stage of pregnancy presents more and more unknowns every day, and we are anxious to find out how everything is going and have some of our questions answered. Even though it seems like baby should be coming any day, we know that it will likely be 5-7 more weeks! Here's to patience!

Love, the George family