3 Weeks to D-Day!

We are so so close to our due date that we may be meeting Little E any day now! My doctor says he has "dropped" (basically he is getting ready for the big event) which means it could be this afternoon or it could still be a few weeks.

Jake and I were able to get in to a couple classes about newborn care and the whole birth process during these last few weeks and I highly recommend taking a class! They were very informative and it was pretty funny watching all the dads in the class learning how to swaddle and diaper a baby - well worth sitting through a few videos that leave nothing to the imagination. One of the best parts of the class was that the teacher shared massage and relaxation techniques with the dads that they can use for the new mamas during labor, I approve. I thought that the classes might scare me a little bit because in movies - lets be real here - giving birth looks like basically the most pain anyone could possibly be in ever. After watching some of the videos however, I was pleasantly surprised, having a baby looks like no walk in the park but they are not exactly how the movies show them. Thank goodness.

The house is basically baby ready, even if mommy and daddy may not be, we have even stocked up on diapers, wipes, installed our car seat and packed for the hospital. I am hoping that I packed all of the right things but I have never had a baby before so I went on Pinterest and looked at about 12 lists and packed the common things. I am pretty sure I over packed - but I would rather have a few too many tubes of toothpaste rather than walk around with morning breath. After we get back from the hospital I will post the things I actually used, and what was completely unnecessary, like maybe that second tube of toothpaste.

Due Date: May 11th 2013
Baby Boy Names: Mason, Cole, or Charlie
Pregnancy Symptoms: Heartburn - constant heartburn no matter what I eat, sleepless nights, and pelvis discomfort - this ones real fun. I bought a workout ball to sit on and that helps to ease the pressure on my hips. And it is pretty fun to bounce on.
Cravings: Everything gives me heartburn so Tums are on the cravings list. Just not the green ones. Eww.
Weight Gain: If I am being honest I have no idea, mostly because I cannot see the scale anymore - but my doctor says I am still on track so that's good.