32 Weeks – 8 Weeks to D-Day

Yesterday was another important milestone in our development here at the Wright Baby Bakery – 32 weeks.  That’s 8 months for those of you keeping track.  In just five short weeks, I’ll hit 37 weeks and she’ll be considered fullterm and could be born at any time after that point.

I would have posted yesterday but, after posting Happy, our internet decided to go down in a heap of flames and didn’t resurrect until this morning.  Woot.

So far, the midwife says we’re on track and it doesn’t look like we need to adjust any dates but they may do another ultrasound when I get closer to double check.  I’m half hoping she comes earlier than 40 weeks because I’m impatient to meet her and I’m half hoping she comes on her due date because my mom is flying in from St. Louis to be there for the birth and we trying to schedule her time off from work as best as we can.

In any case, everything is healthy, on track and normal which is wonderful to hear.  I keep getting these quick, minor panicky moments where I wonder if something’s wrong with her.  It was definitely so reassuring to hear her strong, fast little heartbeat yesterday and feel her rumbling around right after I had Chick-fil-a.

In the world of stress, some of it has been alleviated a little bit.  Stephen was finally paid for his first invoice from this month so we were able to play some bill catch-up.  He’s still waiting on another one which we hope to get really soon so we can get back on track with everything.  I loathe money and, more importantly, I loathe depending on others for money.  It’s so annoying and stressful.  And it’s harder when it’s completely out of your control.  It’s not like Stephen didn’t work enough – his invoices were stocked with hours he put in – it’s all about the clients paying on time so his company can have money to pay people.  Vicious cycles…

So, everyone out there, cross fingers, say prayers, shake chicken feet over sand that their clients get their acts together and start paying on time so we can be paid on time so pregnant momma and soon-to-be-new-daddy don’t have to deal with unneeded stress and frustration.

We were also able to get nursery furniture yesterday!  I had to redo some items we’d picked out because the manufacturer is discontinuing them, but it all turned out cheaper so we were able to finally head to IKEA and buy three of the four pieces for the nursery.  My mom bought the fourth and is having it shipped to us as I type this.

*wiggles with excitement*

We put the crib together last night after the internet crapped out.  It was easy – loud – but easy.  We’re putting together the other two today and then Stephen is heading back to IKEA to exchange the mattress we bought.  I grabbed the wrong size mattress from the shelf, apparently.  It’s 5″ too long for the crib so he’s going to head back up there to exchange it for the shorter version.

I hope it goes smoothly.

I can’t even express how relieved it makes me to have her furniture.

And, finally, my shower is in just a little over three weeks.  One of my best girlfriends, who just got married beginning of this month to an awesome guy, is planning/hosting it along with my mom, Stephen’s mom and Stephen’s aunt.  I hear bits and pieces of ideas of things they’re doing or planning and it all makes me so excited.  It’s so hard not to check my registry every five minutes to see if anyone bought anything.  I’m trying!

Most importantly, though, Stephen and I are really looking forward to spending time with our friends and family in celebration of the massive life-changing experience we’re about to go through.  It’s really touching to know that people are setting aside time to spend a couple of hours with us and it means a ton to us.

The next eight weeks are going to be crazy busy with things to put together, clean, buy, classes to take and a whole host of planning.  We’re excited, nervous, anxious, scared, happy and everything in between.