Cozy & Content

Gram brought us some of my baby clothing.
It was so special to go through it with her.

Although our due date has come and gone, the three of us are all cozy and content. We got a pretty good snow over the past two days and it has been the perfect time to relax and enjoy every last moment I have of being pregnant. Pretty soon little Smidgey will be here with us and I will miss feeling her from inside. Jim and I are both looking forward to meeting her, though, and finding out who this little girl is.

40 Weeks...will this be the last?

Smidgey let Daddy Bear keep his birthday.

She still seems to be sitting pretty high, although she is definitely on a downward journey at this point. This week's doctor's appointment showed all signs of a healthy mom and baby. Smidgey's heart sounds strong and I am feeling great. This week has included lots of swimming, squatting, lifting and walking with a nice long massage somewhere in the middle. The chiropractic care I have been receiving throughout my entire pregnancy has also been crucial. Everyone has a different experience, but I highly recommend activity, massage and chiropractics for pregnancy. I think the combination of those with an amazingly supportive husband and family have made this past 10 months some of the best I can every remember. I can only imagine what how splendid life will be when we are really a family of three.

This past week has given me a lot of time to get the rest of my job transitioned to the interim employee who will be/has taken over for me. She has been wonderful and the extra time has allowed the two of us to get many hours of training completed. This has all helped in keeping me calm, cool and collected. Although I spent most of the day on Tuesday in the office, I think I will work from home until she arrives. At this point I can be on paid leave with PTO until March 18. The longer she cooks, the further out I can push that leave time.

My sister, who has a super busy life, sent us a box of goodies, many items that were familiar to me that I had once sent to my nieces. She even found a "classic" toy that I had when I was little. It was really fun to go through each item with her on Facetime. We are so lucky to have that technology available to us to help decrease the miles in between our families.