38 Weeks Photo Shoot

38 Weeks Photo Shoot/Baby Brother's Room

This is two weeks and one day before my due date.  I wanted to take a few pictures of my pregnant belly with the girls.  Baby brother's room is all done, and I love it!  My friend Lisa helped me again, and I was so excited about how it turned out.  Matt and I painted and put the crib and bedding together, and then Lisa and I shopped a little together and consulted, then she found the finishing touches and put it all up in his room and surprised me.   I'll have to add some more pictures soon focusing on the room, but here are a few of us with it as the background.

I'm 39 weeks tomorrow, and still feeling pretty good.  I've been lucky in that I can be pretty active and have felt generally good considering.  There was a period that I was struggling a little more, but lately, other than the cold I'm fighting off now and hoping disappears quickly before baby comes, I've felt great.  I'm not super huge, but I still feel pretty stretched, and I'm having quite a bit of cramping and aching.  Luckily the contractions stopped after Emilyn's surgery because it was too early, but we would be ready for him to come now anytime.  I'm dilated to a 3 as of my last appointment on Thursday.  We still haven't decided on a name, but hopefully that will come to us when we meet him!  The empty spot above the crib in his room is where the name will go when we figure it out!

Tonight Matt told the girls that brother could come any day now.  They both cheered, Matisyn is especially excited, and can't wait to meet him.  Emilyn seems to sense that it will take away some of her attention, so she is happy, but has no problem waiting longer for him to come.  She informed Daddy that she would start choosing him for snuggles after baby brother came, because then Mommy would be holding him and she would need someone else.  We didn't realize she had thought that through.  He asked them what they would want to teach brother when he comes.  Emilyn said immediately "not to hit."  Matisyn said she would teach him to be obedient.  Interesting choices from each of them, but I hope they follow through.

Emilyn wouldn't cooperate so we told her she couldn't be in any more pictures, and she ran off crushed.  I didn't expect that reaction, it was pretty sad.

Finished baby room and striped shirt...(10-4-13)...four days to go!