Any week, any day, any time now...

Today I had my (now) weekly appointment with my doctor, which pretty much freaked me out. Despite my eagerness to be a mom and have this little guy, the reality of it all is starting to really set in. Apparently, the baby's head is down, which is good, and I am already 1-2 cm dilated, which is also fine at this point in my pregnancy. However, as per my doctor, it is unlikely I will make it to my due date. No real complaints here. But it also means that I should be ready at any point to have him.

My doctor did tell me that last week and said to have everything ready to go, but there are just a few essentials that we need. I guess I just assumed I would have at least until the end of June. And I may, but after my appointment today, I really think I should be prepared for anything.

I think for both Akira and myself the anxiety is more about not being ready to take time off work. There are still loose ends that we need to tie up and take care of, and if he comes too early, neither of us will feel prepared to leave our jobs. That's probably not the first concern of many new parents...

On a side note, I am glad I had my "big" shower this weekend with family and friends. Got lots of goodies from my registry and heard more pregnancy old wives tales. Apparently, my skin is "glowing" because I am having a boy, but I am carrying small, like I should be having a girl. To the right is the cute baby buggy diaper piece that I got. It's way too cute to take a part and use! The diapers are size 2, so I can enjoy it for a little while longer.

So here I am at 35, going on 36 weeks....

I think I am just good at hiding him or he's good at hiding. Weight gain is fine so far. About 25 pounds. And my back aches just enough to feel those 25 pounds.

Hopefully, I'll have a few more entries before baby boy arrives...

What's the difference between the size of a cantaloupe and honeydew?

So apparently between last week (week 34) and this week (week 35) the baby has gone from the size of a cantaloupe to a honeydew. I don't really know what the difference is between these two fruits besides one is orange on the inside and the other is green on the inside. This whole comparing baby to produce thing has been rather confusing for me.

Weight wise he went from about 4.75 lbs to 5.25 lbs, which is clearer and I understand better- that's half a pound. I'm really good at math. I actually just double checked that on my calculator to make absolutely sure, which is why I am in PR where you need to be better with words than numbers.

Oh and I can still see my feet! But for the first time, I really feel pregnant. My "symptoms" are still aren't too severe, but I am just feeling heavier at this point. It's just a little harder to get myself out of bed. Literally. I feel like I have to give myself an extra push because of the weight. And my back has been a bit achy from sitting for too long. When I get home, I just want to lay down. Fortunately, we have a bunch of those big balance balls around the office, which eases some of the pressure.

Starting next week, I will be going to the doctor every week, which means I am that much closer to having this little guy. And honestly, I am pretty happy about it. As I have said previously, I excited about being a mom to this little guy more than I am about the pregnancy.

The nursery is just about in order- we just need the mattress for the crib (more on that later) and curtains. The only other essentials are diapers and the baby! Everything else we "need" are the "luxuries." I know, that's a bit of an oxymoron. 

So about the mattress, we bought a crib, which I really love. It has the changing station attached to it (which you can't see because it's rather big) and it will grow with baby to be a toddler bed and eventually can be used as a headboard for a full size bed. But I digress. We bought the crib and were putting it together the other weekend and found out that it doesn't come with a mattress. A $350 crib doesn't come with a mattress? I probably should have read the description better, but I just assumed it came with a mattress. Is that common knowledge that it doesn't come with a mattress? So now, we have to go buy a mattress.

This week, we also (apparently) made an "unofficial" Facebook announcement on the pregnancy and baby. When we announced the pregnancy, it was only to family and friends via email (and those are the same people that I sent the address for this blog, which is why so few people read it). I'm not a big "Let's announce our news to a bunch of people I kind of know and like on Facebook"-person. (And I say this now, but watch, when baby is born, I am sure I will post something announcing his birth! HA!) So we had a friend from Japan visiting last week and we took a picture of Akira, her and me with my pregnant belly. She then posted it on Facebook and all the comments on the photo were congratulatory remarks from friends. Oh well. One of the comments from a friends was, "You guys were so discreet about it..."

So that's where we are now at 34, no 35 weeks. I can't keep track. One month away. More to come...