37 weeks...

a little late....

So, 37 weeks or full term, seems kind of crazy.  I remember finding out I was pregnant and keeping the secret.  I remember telling our family and closest friends.  I remember finally showing and wearing maternity clothes.  Oh, that first little flutter.  Wow - thirty seven weeks....

The last week or so has been "getting ready for baby."  The room is sufficient for bringing a baby home, not totally decorated, but has a crib (i'll explain in a minute), dresser with changing pad and a glider/recliner.  A pack n play has been set up downstairs, 3 loads of baby laundry washed in Dreft (thanks for the advice everyone, I will probably switch to a cheaper option after this first round if I don't get addicted to the smell), and the carseat is installed in the car (still want to have it certified).  I still need to pack my bag, however, I think I have purchased everything that needs to go in it, just have to put it all together. 
The report from the midwife this week was very positive.  Everything looks fantastic and right on target.  Baby has dropped some.  No internal exam.  After the BH I have had this weekend (WOW - they can be intense, but aren't regular), I am sure there will be one this week.  I'm a little nervous about that, but I guess it is just part of it.  It's minor compared to the baby actually arriving....yikes, a bit apprehensive about that, but I keep telling myself, its really a short time in the grand scheme of things AND there will be a beautiful baby at the end of it......I just keep repeating that ;)
James actually took a picture of me this week on Wednesday (actual weekly milestone), posted below.  You get a peak of the nursery color and some of the furniture.  I really need to do a nursery post so you can at least see what is in there now.  We're still looking at bedding/decorating options (I just got some sample fabrics from Carousel Designs.  The custom bedding options seem very reasonable the reviews are all pretty good. 
The crib story ......We ordered our crib (or rather, my MIL ordered the crib as her gift to us) towards the end of August.  We were told 8 (ish) weeks for delivery.  Plenty of time for it to come in and the nursery to pulled together before my shower in November.  Well.....mid October, I got a call that there were some issues with the manufacturer and it probably wouldn't be in until mid to late November.  Given my due date, they were still convinced we would have the crib in time for Baby's arrival.  First week of November, James had a meeting near the store where we purchased the furniture, so stopped in to pick up our glider (it had been in for awhile).  They told him that now the expected arrival was mid to late December.  Naturally, my response was "That's not acceptable."  So he worked with the owner of the store (Who has been fantastic, by the way) and they agreed to delivery a loaner crib for our use until our crib arrived.  The loaner has been delivered and was set up.   They will call when our crib arrives and it will be delivered, the other one taken down, and our crib set up at our convenience.  So, overall the situation was handled appropriately and I am happy to at least have a crib.  (Please don't tell me Baby won't sleep in the crib for awhile anyway.  We are planning to try putting Baby in the crib from the beginning.  Optimistic I know, but is really something I want to try to do.)

Ok, on to the pictures and I'm off to bed.  Fighting a bit of a cold (yes, again) and trying to get all the rest I can!!

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A shot from behind (James thinks he is a funny guy!.....but it shows a bit of the glider and the crib.  Ours is very similar with the slats (but has a curved top)