39 Weeks

Seven days left until the estimated due date! Lately all I can think of is meeting her and when it will happen. Nate asked me yesterday if I felt that we were in a holding pattern and yes! I do feel that we are just waiting around on Belle! Mom says to get used to it because that's the way it's going to be for the rest of our lives.

Any day now she could be here and that thought keeps me excited. I need more things to do to take my mind off the situation. Nate and I have been in Rio for over a week now house sitting for a friend. While life maintained the same quality of living the decline in friendship is what gets to me. Normaly I would be out walking with friends and now I take the walk solo. No biggie but when I am left alone with my thoughts they tend to focus on Belle's arrival.

The one good thing about being here away from friends that are so close is Nate and I actually get to spend some quality alone time together with each other. I know that once she makes her debut that time will dwindle down so we better take advantage now.  Our time together includes movies and food. Yep, interesting I know but sometimes the boring helps to refresh the mind! It's nice to slow down and really have nothing to do or any expectations.

I see Dr. J again this Wednesday so hopefully she will give me good news or even better I will be in labor during that time and she sends me to the hospital! Right now I have all of Belle's clothes washed again because I washed them last in April and thought they needed it again :) Plus it gave me something to do. Last night Nate and I bought more diapers and wet wipes. Trying to estimate how much we will use in the first week can be crazy.

My calculation based on estimated feedings-
12 feedings a day = 12 diapers a day= 24-36 wipes= one too many onsies!

Of course there needs to be an error factor placed in the estimate. Working NICU I feel pretty confident that I can handle a diaper especially when it's not being changed in an isolet! Nate will have some learning to do but I have no doubt he will catch on fast. Of course he's already been told to wipe the front to back with little girls and then I think the rest he can figure out... you have to make mistakes to learn right?

I should get video of him changing his first diaper! Who wants a skype date for this event? Tickets are selling for 5$ and all proceeds will go to Belle's college fund!

Ahhhh. Well, I guess I will continue to wait around. Maybe do some more stretching and possibly think about studying some Portuguese vocabulary to use in the hospital!

Tchau,
Sara