The 38-week pics!

If you've been over to my other blog, you've already seen these.

The 38-week pictures!

I woke up this morning feeling all "funny" and "weird" and well, exhausted from not sleeping much the night before.  After the kids went to school, I went back to bed for another 2 1/2 hours and kept having dreams of babies and going into labor.  And yes, I am having Braxton-Hicks contractions which are making me pause and go, "Nooooo...not hurtful enough....."  *sigh*  But maybe, MABYE I'm feeling the baby start to drop?   

It's an icky, windy day here (after the gorgeous, sunny, 60+ degree day yesterday), so I don't want to go anywhere or do anything.  But maybe if I actually get off my duff and take a walk I can turn those BH contractions into the real things?  Seriously, going into labor right now would be so much more convenient than ANYTIME this weekend.  My eldest daughter has a swim meet on both Saturday and Sunday.  The timing is NOT right in correlation to this pregnancy, but she's just seconds from qualifying for districts in some of her events.  HOW can we not give her the last opportunity to make the cut for districts?  So, DH and I have a few back-up plans going on in case the baby decides to come while they are at the meets.  I'm starting to get frantic with all the plans on top of plans. 

The bassinet is set up on our bedroom (looks as if DH will be sleeping on the couch for a while!).  I've got diaper/wipe baskets set up in strategic locations in the house.  I've got my diaper bag packed.  The car seat is installed.  I bought nursing pads and brand-new pajamas as I just couldn't bear to wear the ones I originally intended for the hospital.  I've got yet another load of baby clothes in the wash--as another friend stopped by with even MORE pink hand-me-downs (with even MORE newborn-sized clothes!). 

I am worried about just exactly how much take-out we're going to end up eating until my parents make it for their intended visits.  (Wish I had a Swistle-sized freezer full of muffins!)  And how on earth we're going to manage all the shuffling of the kids to all their respective activities?

Sure am looking forward to the hospital food, tho.