I'm having a baby tomorrow.......

Seriously?!!?!?! I'm going to have a baby tomorrow. (hopefully I'm not in labor for longer than a day, but you never know) The range of emotions I've had in the past few days has kinda thrown me. One moment I'm super excited, the next I'm terrified of the pain. Then I start thinking of the huge undertaking raising a child actually is...Then I just can't wait to meet him and see who he looks like. LOL I'm a little exhausted just from thinking. Everyone has reassured me that this is normal, and I'm sure it is, but it's so scary not knowing.
So here I sit....the day before I am induced, with my feet elevated cause they look like elephant feet, trying to occupy my mind with things other than thinking about the pain. All I want at this point is to see my little man. :)

The end is near..

And we're ready! :) This morning we found out that I will be induced, if I don't pop before, next Wednesday morning!!! WOW.....I WILL have a child in 6 days....or less, maybe. These 9 months have seemed to fly by, but these last 2 weeks seem to be creeping by. lol We are just so excited to meet our little man! (That's still pretty crazy, but alot easier to say, now that I've had some time to get used to it).
It's funny (and amazing) to see how God works, and to realize over and over again, that He is truly in control of all things. Even the little things. My good friend Dottie had been trying to get that baby shower together, but EVERY time she scheduled it the snow would come. 3 dates later and we finally were able to have it, but if we had it on the original date I would have had even more pink! I was overwhelemed with what we already had. I can't imagine more. God knew! :) And now our little man is set! The amount to stuff we got was CRAZY! We are truly blessed with amazing family and friends who have given and continue to give to us so generously.
So now we wait. Everything is set up...Car seat installed, pack 'n play set up, bassinet in place, clothes washed...whatever comes out (boy or girl) we'll be ready. LOL

Wow.......

So most of you have heard the news. "She" is really a "He" and finding this out at 37 weeks kinda blew our minds. Not to mention the plethora of pink items that have overtaken our room. lol And it was totally by surprise that we even got the sonogram. We thought the nurse was making a funny (but not-so-funny) joke and when she just stared at us with a blank look on her face, we knew it was for real. We have been talking to our little boy like he was a little girl! (I really hope that doesn't scar him for life). Now, nothing is for sure till this little one comes out, but the nurse AND the doctor seemed extremely positive that it is, in fact, a boy. The doctor walked in and said, "So it looks like your daughter grew a penis!" lol....nice.

All I could do was laugh. Whether it was nervous laughter or laughter of sheer disbelief or just laughter of joy...I don't know. All three I guess, but for a good 5 minutes all Drew and I could was laugh. As the day went on, the more it sunk in that we are going to have a little boy. Now don't judge me for the next statement. After it sunk in, I was a litte dissapointed. NOT because it was a boy! It doesn't matter what comes out. I will love this baby SOOOOO much! But there was a little part of me that was sad for losing the idea of my little girl. Now before you say it, I know that it's not like I coudln't have a little girl further down the road, and I know that she wasn't even real. But it's the dreams and the ideas of that little girl that are hard to let go of. But now I look ahead to dreams and ideas of our little man! I never thought I could love something so much before even setting eyes on it. I can't imagine what it will feel like to see him and hold him for the first time. Amazing.

So now to the task of getting rid of pink and bringing in the blue and green. lol Although, nothing is going away until this baby comes out and we know for sure what it is. :) I've learned my lesson. Next time we're just gonna go for the surprise. Way less stress.

Here are the sonogram pictures.

This was at 21weeks when we thought it was a girl. 

And this is at 37 weeks.....BOY!

Technology is great, but it's not always right. LOL

I guess I should thank her....

I will probably never get this amount of rest ever again. lol So thanks are in order to my little one inside because I am now on bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy. High blood pressure is not a good thing....especially in pregnancy which is why my doc wants me to lay down all the time and not be stressed. :) So don't stress me out, k? I had planned on working up until I popped so that threw me off a little. I feel bad for leaving work so suddenly, but my baby's health is more important that answering phones and making copies. lol I just hope my co-woker doesn't go crazy with no one to talk to. :) I promised I would call once a day just to check in.
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get a little crazy laying at home all day, but I have thought of a couple projects to keep me busy AND can be done laying on a couch. LOL Not much time left. She will be here soon and rest will be a thing of the past so this is why I am thanking her. Thank you little one!!!