35 Weeks...

The countdown is on!!  I cannot believe that if I were to go into labor in 2 VERY short weeks that my doctor would do nothing to stop it!  I only have a few more things to get ready and then I plan on relaxing until Emerson decided to make his arrival.

Here are a few highlights of the last week...We are done with his nursery.  I plan on blogging all about it next week.  I packed your diaper bag, so we are totally ready to go on your end.  My hospital bag is almost packed.  I need to finish a few things up with that and then make a list of very last minute things to pack when I actually do go into labor.  I made a playlist that will last us about 5 hours, just in case I need some calming music to relax/distract me during labor.

Things that still need to be done...Install your car seat.  That is getting done this weekend.  Set your bassinet up in our room.  I'm still waiting on the stand for it.  Other than that we are pretty much GOOD TO GO!

I am starting to feel more and more uncomfortable and I am getting more and more ready to meet you.

I am also starting to get anxious.  I often question why I decided to do a natural labor, but then I remind myself that it's for the good of both of us.  I want both of us to be as healthy as possible when you're born and I know that a natural labor will help facilitate that.  I also believe that God knows the desires of my heart and that he will help me through every step of the way.

With every nudge and kick I am reminded of just how excited I am to meet you and finally see what your face looks like.  I hope you look like your handsome daddy :)

Weeks 33 & 34...

A lot has happened in the last few weeks.  We took our maternity pictures in the city and we had SO MUCH FUN!  There will be a blog to come later once I get my photos :)  I also had a baby shower for you!  It was SO MUCH FUN! There will also be a blog later to come :)  We are almost finished with your nursery.  Your dad has 2 more things to hang and it will be all finished.  I've been putting photos up here and there that I've taken with my iPhone, but there will be a blog later to come with full details of how I created your nursery and with good pictures taken with my nice camera.

I had my last growth ultrasound last week at 33 weeks to check the growth of my fibroids and to also check your growth as well.  You apparently already have a competitive streak because you have managed to beat my 5 fibroids when it comes to growing.  They have barely grown and you already weight 5 lbs!  My doctor is not concerned about my fibroids interfering with your grown or with your delivery.  This is such a HUGE answer to prayers.

I also had another doctor's appointment and you are so healthy!  I have only gained 18 lbs.  I'm interested to see how much I'll gain over the last 6 weeks of this pregnancy.  I'm feeling pretty good on most days.  I just have the usual pregnancy aches and pains.  I have called my doctor twice though in the last few weeks due to a few things that felt kind of weird.  Apparently everything is fine.  I'm just experiencing your head butting up against my cervix (the joys of an occasional electric zing to my lady parts) and my fibroids are causing a little bit of pain.

A few things I am looking forward to over the next few weeks are: packing our hospital bags, finishing up your nursery, getting a huge delivery from Babies R Us, meeting with our doula to go over our birth plan, putting your car seat in our car, and hopefully spending a few weeks relaxing before you get here.


I can't wait to meet my little man in 5 1/2 weeks!!

11 years...

On Sunday, I celebrated being married for 11 years.  Just saying that makes me feel so old.  We decided to take a 4 day trip to one of our favorite places, The Sea Ranch.  We combined our anniversary trip with our Babymoon and had such a relaxing time.  We rented a gorgeous house right on the bluff and spent 4 days napping, eating, playing games and talking.  It was an awesome way to celebrate 11 years of marriage and to enjoy one last vacation together as "just the 2 of us."  

Our 11 years have bee filled with...weddings...divorces...owning two houses......cancer...illnesss...surgery...2 puppies...moving and starting a new adventure in a new city...new jobs...difficulties at jobs...success...failure...Chicago...Boston...Cabo...Hawaii...The Grand Canyon...Yellowstone...The Tetons...Bodega Bay...Sea Ranch...becoming landlords...death...pregnancy...hiking adventures...disappointments...and lots and lots of crazy, amazing LOVE.  

I wouldn't change the last 11 years of my life for anything.  I didn't know what I was getting into when, as a 19 year old child, I chose to devote my life forever to another person.  Boy am I glad that I made that crazy decision.  I cannot wait to see what the next 11+ years hold for Layton and Jocelyn Wedgeworth, because I know that they are going to be full of AMAZING things!

An ode to my bro...

Yesterday my big brother hopped on a plain and flew across the Pacific Ocean to move to Maui.  Needless to say, this is not something that I'm particularly happy about.  My family has always been extremely close and it feels very weird knowing that he is so far away now.  It's very difficult not know when I will see him next and not knowing when he will get to meet his nephew.  However, I am very happy for this new adventure that he is starting.  You see, my brother has had some rough patches in life and needed a fresh start and I am so excited that he has the bravery and courage to start new.  He has a blank canvas waiting for him in Maui and I admire his bravery.  I have been so blessed to have such an amazing big brother.  I will admit, sometimes in high school having such an overbearing big brother got a little old, but I wouldn't change it for the world.  I know that no matter where he is in the world he will always be concerned about my safety and that he will always be thinking of me.  I love you Zachary!

32 weeks...

This week didn't start out the greatest.  My grandpa, your great-grandpa, had a stroke, and my brother, your uncle, moved all the way across an ocean to Maui!  Needless to say, with all of that happening in one day...yesterday was kind of a crappy day!!

However...onto more happy things!  I am 8 months pregnant.  I can't believe it!  Only 5 weeks until I'm full-term and my doctors would do nothing to stop labor.  This is all getting SO real.  I have baby on the brain 24/7 now.  Cribs, mattresses, car seat installation, car seat installation check at the fire department, packing my hospital bag, labor and delivery music play list, reading books about delivery, reading books about trying to get you on a sleep schedule, maternity photo shoot, baby shower, organizing your closet and dresser, ordering last minute things that I don't get for my shower, birth plans, weird physical changes in my body, and the list goes on and on.  Does it sound like your mother is anxious?  The answer is YES!  My sister, your aunt, keeps telling me..."As long as he has clothes and a boob he'll be okay for awhile!"  I think that's pretty good advice. 

I've been very emotional lately.  I think I cry about once a day now.  Your crib is at the store and ready to be picked up and I cried last night when I found out it wouldn't fit in our car.  Now I have to wait until next Tuesday to have it delivered.  

We've been taking birth classes at the hospital and last night we took a tour of labor and delivery.  It was so much fun.  I cannot believe that I am kinda actually looking forward to the whole labor and delivery aspect of birth.  I don't enjoy pain, but I think that this will be the kind of pain that is so rewarding knowing that my body can do something so incredible.  Also, I know that the outcome will make it all worth while.  The hospital that you will be born at in Berkeley is the 2nd largest delivery hospital in the state of CA.  They deliver over 8,000 babies a year.  More than 1/2 of their deliveries are non-medicated births and the birthing suites are really great!  The beds break down into birthing stools with squatting bars that can be attached.  They have showers with bath tubs in every room.  And since it's Berkeley, they are very supported of a mother's choice for non-medicated birth.  

The excitement, anticipation and anxiety is building.  I'm just trying to take it easy and relax as much as possible before you get here.  

Weeks 30 & 31...

The last 2 weeks have been pretty much uneventful except for the fact that my belly seems to be getting HUGE!  I have only gained 15 lbs and people keep telling me that I don't look like I'm almost 8 months pregnant, but I woke up yesterday feeling like a cow.  I am still walking 5 days a week and doing a regular yoga class once a week and a prenatal class once a week.

We did have your Aunt Magen's wedding in Bodega Bay, which was very exhausting.  It's a lot of work hauling around a baby belly.  I had a lot of fun getting dressed up with your daddy and I was so grateful that the dress I got still fit my ever expanding belly.

Pretty much my days consist of doing something to get ready for you.  I started another furniture painting project for your room this week and I've also been working on a few more art pieces for your wall as well as a few homemade onesies for you.  It seems like there is always something to do or buy in order to get ready for you to come home with us.  We got your stroller and car seat, which I am in love with.  We ended up going with the UPPAbaby travel system.  It comes with the stroller seat and a bassinet.  We'll be able to use the bassinet in our bedroom for the first few weeks that we have you in our room with us. I also LOVE the solid color black car seat that I got for you.  I cannot believe that you are going to be in it in 9 short weeks.  I've been reading a few books to help me prepare for the nature childbirth that I hope I can have and we will be meeting with our doula in about a month to work on our birth plan.  Life is moving right along as we greatly anticipate your arrival.  You are quite the mover and shaker these days!  You are starting to get up into my ribs and you are actually keeping me awake at nights.  I love laying and watching the tidal waves that you create in my belly.  Your moving inside of me is really the only thing I will totally miss about being pregnant.

A few things that I'm looking forward to in the next few weeks...

• Going to The Sea Ranch with your daddy to celebrate our 11th anniversary and to have a little Babymoon
• Our maternity pictures that we are taking in the city
• My baby shower

Weeks 27-29...

It feels like we've had a lot happen in the last few weeks since I last blogged.  Weeks 27, 28 & 29 have been full of some fun things.  We registered in anticipation of my shower that is only a month away.  Registering was slightly overwhelming, but I had a fun time picking out items that I think we might need when you arrive.  I had to take the nasty glucose test to make sure that I don't have gestational diabetes.  Thankfully I'm in the clear, except for a slight iron deficiency.  We also took an infant care & breastfeeding class to help us prepare for your arrival.  We found out that you are going to have a baby girl cousin joining you in the world only 10 short weeks after you're born!  We all cannot wait to meet Riley Anne and I know that you two are going to enjoy playing together as you grow up.  I feel so blessed to have your sweet aunt to enjoy this journey with and I know that it will get even better as your aunt and I learn together and watch you two grow up together.

Your mama is getting bigger and bigger as the days go by and so are you!  Although I've still only gained about 14 lbs!  I'm starting to feel a little bit uncomfortable as you grow and as you insist on putting your feel up under my ribs.  You also insist on playing the bongos on my bladder for half of the day.  Your movements have started waking me up in the middle of the night and early mornings.  I have felt you have the hiccups many times.  We had our 29 week ultrasound yesterday to check the growth of my fibroids and to check and make sure that you are growing properly since you have to share space with my damn tumors!  You are growing perfectly. In fact, you are 5 days ahead of growth.  Right now you are measuring at 30 weeks.  You weigh 3 lbs 4 oz.  I love seeing your little body every 4 weeks and each time I see you I anticipate your birth so much more.  I am so proud and lucky to already be your mom and I know those feeling will only grow the moment I lay eyes on you.  I cannot believe that I will get to see your face in only 10 short weeks.  Those 10 short weeks hold a lot for us.  We still have to finish up your nursery, take a childbirth class, write up our birth plan, go on our last vacation before you're born, celebrate 11 years of marriage, participate in your aunt's wedding, and just prepare our minds and home for having a little one enter our world.  To be honest with you...I'm starting to get a little scared.  BUT...

I cannot wait to meet you little one!