36 Weeks Pregnant!

So... Pretty much another week has come! Along with another AMAZING baby shower that I got so many diapers and wipes. That was the best shower, I got the last little pieces I needed for our little baby to come into this world! Now all I need are things for me. We need the stuff for when we go home after our babies birth. So all my post-partum stuff. I am looking forward to getting those things.

We have the cutest crib and crib bedding ever! Patrick set it up for her and he did such a good job! He is so smart and funny. I just love that he is involved and wants to do sweet stuff like that. I made a little Journal for our baby girl when I was about 13 weeks pregnant and we write in it every time she does something like her first movements, her first hiccups, names we have chosen for either a boy or a girl, her ultra sounds, when we found out she was a girl, and all of our appointments with our midwife we have written about. And I swear when I read "love, Dad" at the bottom of his pages I just balled! It was so tender to me to think that he is the Daddy of our little daughter! It is so sweet to me when he writes about how I am indecisve about her name and about changing my midwives and all that stuff.

It is just so surreal thinking about having this little child be with us hopfully always. I never thought about it that way until tonight. Our little baby will grow up and will always be ours. We made her. And God blessed us with her. It is so amazing and spiritual to me. And I try not to think that it's scary. Because I just want her to know that love from her parents is most important. And to follow our example... Which puts alot of pressure on us as parents because we need to be good people. We have to be the example. These are the things I think of being 36 weeks and close to our babies birthday.

By the way! Easter was SO amazing! my mom made the best fried chicken I have ever eaten! And ALL of my family was there! It was so great! And everyone got to say when they thought our baby would be born and how much she would weigh It was so fun, and special to me. I am really glad Patrick and I got to be there for those things. But that is the last time I get to travel because I am getting so close to her birthday. I hope my family comes here to visit us... Alot!

I really wish I could go to Marilee's wedding! It just kills me! I want to see all of my friends! And I want Lauren and I to get prego pictures together! It just makes me wish I was closer. But I know that I wouldn't be able to birth our child the way I wanted to if I was any other place so it is such a blessing that we are in Albuquerque. Although I would like to move shortly after our baby is born.

P.s. My fingers are getting SOOOO fat! I can't even fit my wedding ring on anymore and we bought an 8$ ring at Wal Mart and now that one is close to not fitting either. It is so crazy. Me feet haven't swollen at all! Just my hands they look like baby hands with the dimples on the knuckles. Oh and my belly has swollen:) haha of course!

So yeah 36 weeks and our baby is growing so strong! And could be born anytime. Its probably not good if she is born now but she can be born and live and be healthy so that is amazing to me! Also Patrick is done working Sundays so he gets to go to church with me again! I am so happy! It was really sad that I had to go to church alone and pregnant! I looked like I was just some unfortunate girl that got pregnant and left by her man! So its good that he gets to go with me, so people can know that we are indeed married!

So that is what is going on!

To Baby Girl:

I love you Shoogie! You are so precious! And Jensen thinks we should name you Princess Glitter or Jensina... both BEAUTIFUL! We might choose another name though just in case those ones get too popular:) Also more and more people that I don't even know and will never see again are excited for you to be born haha. Its weird how people can be so nice to me just because you are in my belly. You are such a special girl, and your movements are beautiful like a dancer and I can tell you are going to be so loved by everyone that meets you just because you are so close to heaven. I love you Princess!
See you soon:)