Sunday, June 29, 2008

34 days!

We are settling in for the longest 4 weeks of our life! Waiting on Emery is hard on all of us here in the Ladd house. Vance is anxious, he knows there is a change in the air. Benji is ready to hold her....and I am ready for him to take over holding her too!

It has become increasingly impossible for me to sleep. I know this is God's way of getting expectant mothers ready for the first few weeks. I have a foot that feels like it is broken and haven't seen my toes in awhile.

Good news is I haven't gained any more weight since my last check up and hopefully won't. All the technical books say that Emery is drinking more amniotic fluid, as well as my own body is absorbing more of it to make room for her weight gain. Many times the mother's weight stays the same as the baby grows a little more during these last few weeks.

We are pretty much finished with the nursery and with collecting all that we need for the big day.

We tour the hospital this week, pre-register, and pack essentials in bags that we can grab up when the time comes. We are just hoping that she stays put long enough for Benji to finish his LAST class which starts July 7th and last for a week.

Here are some pictures of the nursery completed. I still have a few things to add to the walls but this is basically what it will look like.



Her outfit to wear home, complete with her first pair of shoes.



A collage of memorabilia from all of her showers.


The cool "E" that her aunt Kathi made.

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