Oh the Joys of Raising Boys... and a Girl: 9 Months and getting larger....

Well yesterday I hit the 9 months pregnant mark. I can't believe I am getting down to the wire. I have been getting cramping across my lower front abdomen and didn't feel good all day on Thursday, I go to the doctor on Tuesday so I will be interested for her to tell me what it is that I have been feeling. I was starting to think maybe it was the start of labor, but it is not consistent at all. I had a few good pains wake me up last night. I know it is getting close and I really don't think I will make it all the way to December. People have been making their predictions

Me: November 24

Brad: November 25 (only because he doesn't want him to come on Clemson vs. Carolina game day)

Mom: November 24

My Aunt Tracy: November 28

My Uncle David: December 2

Feel Free to add your prediction I will post a page of them and we can see who had it right.

Anyway Benjamin is supposed to be around 6 pounds now and gaining an ounce a day. I can definitely tell a difference from day to day in his size and the way I feel. Everything is done for his nursery. Joanna is an amazing seamstress and I owe her big time for all the hard work and time she put into helping me with his bedding. I will post pictures of his room as soon as I get it done.. I am close, but still have a bit to do. I made a deal with Brad that he could go to the USC vs. Florida game today if he would put the crib together on Wednesday. So he did..or tried at least. Half way through assembly we realized that the main support bar for the entire crib was not threaded so a screw could not go into it. We are now waiting on the piece to be shipped to us so we can assemble the rest of the crib. We also took the big dresser out of the box and it was not level on our floor so I had to talk to the company about that as well. So yesterday I started getting his room put together and moved the dresser to a different wall and realized that the dresser is not messed up, our floor is sloped on the other wall. It was a relief to know we would not have to do an exchange and wait for a new dresser to come in. I feel like I am in a place where he could come at any time now. I don't feel stressed. I have everything for the room, I just need to paint the baseboards still. Other than that the room is coming together nicely and I am feeling ready for our little guy to be here. Someone recently asked Brad if he was ready for Benjamin to be here and his reply was "Am I ready to be emotionally, financially, and completely responsible for another human...ABSOLUTELY NOT! but am I really excited.... YES!" Well I am going to post some more pictures... Some of them are from the shower I had a few weeks ago and then the others were taken yesterday.

Mom and I

Joy (my mother-in-law) and Mom

All my hostesses: From Left to right... In the back Shanah Keyes, Stephanie Wadsworth, Lauren Walker, Sarah Weber, Me, Joanna (who did my baby bedding) Katie Mize, and Milly Daniel. Such wonderful women!