The home stretch.

Well my Shine friends, I know that I haven't been posting a lot through out this pregnancy. Shoot, I haven't even given you a photo to oogle over. But to be honest, this has been a pretty dull pregnancy, which surprises me to no end. I'm so serious, my doctors appointments take literally 5 minutes. The most that has happened is having to get the Rhogam shot (for us lucky ladies with Rh negative blood) and have to take iron pills for my anemia. I haven't gained the massive amounts of weight that pregnant women supposedly gain (5 pounds total since my first appointment to my last) as hard as I try. And how exciting can I really be if I'm more prone to sleep or be a sloth on the couch watching the millions of reruns of Criminal Minds, with except to those rare bouts of energy where I can actually clean our house.

But alas, I am now in the middle of my 31st week. And our little girl will be here shortly (and that is when I'm sure the stories will start, if she is ANYthing like her parents were). So far our little girl is a mover. She moves non-stop, no kidding. I could be cleaning the house up and she will still attempt to kick me in the ribs to remind me (as if I needed one of those at this point) that she is still there. It's almost as if she is working her hardest to claw her way out and into the world.

And as we are doing our hardest to prepare ourselves for this new little one that has already changed our lives, we are simply amazed at the new life that we are creating. I constantly wonder what she will be like. What she will take interest in. If she will be a good girl that does her best to do what is right or a rebellious hellion that only tough love will work on. I'm amazed by her daily (and nightly) acrobatic routine. When I read the timelines of what is going on inside, it amazes me all the work that is being done to turn this baby into a healthy little girl that is ready and rarin' to go.

But, even I have a panic attack while holding a friends week old daughter (true story, just happened last week) over what have I got myself into and realizing that I know next to nothing about newborns. I am also, excited about all the things that I have to teach her. I'm excited to see this life that my husband and I created, and that will forever link us together, grow and learn and hopefully make a positive impact on the people around her.

Oh dear Lord, what have I gotten myself into and please give me a mother's wisdom, because I'm gonna need it.