THIS week's to-do list:

1. repaint my chipped hot pink nails sparkly purple.
2. have a baby. 


one out of two isn't bad. 

check. check. aaaannd....

So i painted my nails...hot pink.  I think that will look good in the hospital pictures. ;)


I completed my Master's Degree last night!!! I presented my two final projects right when I got to class, and then had to sit through 2 1/2 more hours of class. Oh well.


And now it's April 5th--my due date. So far I feel exactly the same as I have every other day. I didn't know that April 6th (or 7th or 8th or 9th...) even existed on this year's calendar because my mind kept stopping on the 5th.  I kept trying to tell myself that the baby will most likely come after the due date, but let's be honest....it's hard to not get your hopes up that it will come on the day that it's "supposed" to.  Today might come and go without a baby.  That will be weird.


But then we can root for baby to come on...
April 6th--Our 1,000th day of marriage!! (I haven't been counting.  I found out on theknot.com on our wedding website)
April 7th-Anna's Birthday
April 8th-Easter
April 9th-The day I would have to go back to school if he/she doesn't come before then
April 10th-The day we got engaged!


We have lots of good options.  We'll welcome you into the world no matter what day you decide to meet us, Baby H!

 Don't tell me this baby isn't ready to come out!

Hmmm....my notifications on my phone seem to indicate that something exciting is supposed to happen today. I normally don't have 19 emails by the early afternoon! I think I've got some Facebook notifications to check on! 

foot massage

My friend, Jana, from our couples Journey Group always gives her pregnant friends a foot massage on the week of their due date.  So she invited me over today for lunch and a foot massage/pedicure.  It was so relaxing!  While we were eating lunch, her son (who is almost 4 years old) and I had a funny conversation:

Duncan: Do you have a baby in there?!?

Me: Yes. What do you think it is? A boy or a girl?

Duncan: A baby.

Me: A boy or girl baby?

Duncan: A boy.

Me:  Maybe...

Duncan: Open it and find out!!! 

P.S. my fingernails are still not painted. 

this week's to-do list

1. paint my nails

2. have a baby

last day of work.

I walked out of my classroom today for the last time in possibly a really long time.  Next week is Spring Break, and the baby is due in 6 days.  I took one last look at my desk and felt like I should snap a picture.  Then I walked out the door and shed a few tears.  But now I'm home, officially on break, waiting for my parents and Jared to get here, and waiting to deliver this baby!

I have been picture crazy this week and also felt the need to snap a picture every day before I went to work just in case it was the last day that I was pregnant.  Here are a few...

Or...maybe I'll have to go back to work after Easter. We'll see. C'mon little one...let us meet you!

cell phone pregnancy pictures

As I was going through my cell phone photos, I realized that I had a lot more pictures of my baby bump on my phone than I do on my actual camera.  So here they are...

 11 weeks-I remember texting this picture to my mom and thinking I looked REALLY pregnant. I thought I wouldn't be able to hide it much longer.

 A little girl in my class drew this picture of me before I even told them I was pregnant.  I was 12 weeks along at this point. 

 13 weeks--Again...I felt so pregnant!

 14 weeks.  I remember sending this one to Jared and thinking that he would freak out since he hadn't see me since I started showing. He didn't really freak out.  Ha!

15 weeks. 

16 weeks. 

 17 weeks.

 19 weeks.

 23 weeks

 Breakfast in bed at 24 weeks.  I realize that you can't see my belly in this one.  This was moving week and I was totally exhausted after working until all hours of the night on the house.  DJ brought McDonald's breakfast to me at the apartment before we started another long day of work.

 24 weeks.  Almost moved in!

 28 weeks.

 31 weeks.  There is a definite change in the shape of my baby bump!

 31 weeks.

Still 31 weeks.  I guess I was camera-crazy this week!

 32 weeks.  Valentine's Day.

 33 weeks.  This one was taken at Grace-for Rachael.  :)

34 weeks.

 36 weeks. I looked up at the mirror and laughed at myself...then took a picture.

 36 weeks. What I always dreamed about...balancing my snacks on my belly!  Even though I don't have ice cream cravings, sometimes I pretend like I do so that I can justify getting a McFlurry at 10pm.  In my defense, I had just finished my last Parent-Teacher Conference!

cutest load of laundry ever!

I just washed all of the teeny tiny baby clothes, blankets, socks, sheets, and hats.  It was the cutest load I've ever washed!  As I pulled each thing out of the laundry basket I kept thinking, "This MUST have shrunk."  


Twenty days (give or take a few) to go!  Can't wait for you to get here, Baby H!