I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOO READY!

OK, so I only just on the cusp of 36 weeks, but tomorrow is 36 WEEKS!

Yesterday while driving to our hypnotherapist, I became overwhelmed with feeling that this baby is going to come much earlier than everyone thinks. Of course these feelings could just be excitement, but maybe not. I have been visualizing and talking to Bunny about October 10 as being the date that labor begins...a quick and easy labor and birth, 5-6 hrs in length. It's been part of our self-hypnosis for birth the visualize the labor and birth. Then last night at our hypnotherapist session, I asked if we could do some labor and birth work, and the labor I envisioned then was even more fast and beautiful. Maybe this all sounds a little silly, but I really don't give a crap! It's getting me through this pregnancy with a healthy mind, and it has given me such confidence that I can do this, that things will be different this time.

We had a pre-nantal apt this morning, my weight seems to have finally slowed down...I gained only 2 pounds in 2 weeks (compared to when I was pregnant with Birdie, it was like 6-10 pounds each visit!). So, I feel good about that and I think it's because I have been getting so much more exercise with this pregnancy. I am still getting to the Y 3 times a week, on the elliptical for 30-50 mins and 30-60 min walks each day with Macy! It just feels so great to get out and exercise! Oh, and Bunny is head down, slightly posterior (Birdie was completely posterior -hence the long labor), so I am sitting and rocking on my birthing ball, and soon will begin to crawl around on all fours much like Macy to turn this baby to anterior!!!

I am in the process of sewing a Mei Tai baby carrier, I am nearly done, all that is left are the straps! This is really exciting for me because for the longest time I have been wanting to get back into sewing, and I had lost my confidence in my ability to do it, but this carrier is coming out so nice and adorable! I hope to finish it up this weekend, and will post photos.

The other thing that I have been doing...is photographing Birdie's things. All that we have acquired and been given as gifts for her that has lived in her co-sleeper for the last year and a half. I had been putting this off, as I knew it would be hard for me/us to remove these things from the co-sleeper. However, last weekend Matt encouraged me to begin the process, and so I did. I hope to also finish that this weekend, as long as the sun cooperates. It's a very cathardic process, I have to say that if you have things that you too have acquired for your angel babe...perhaps documenting it can bring you some healing and peace too?

We finally wrapped up our birthing plan, after much talk about it...between ourselves, the birthing center and our midwives. We got that into the midwives today. I also found out that I can start taking evening primrose oil, next week I can start blue cohosh and then go from there... meaning that hopefully these things will help my cervix to ripen enough to invite some nice contractions....and then....labor!

Now, if we can just get the rest of the cloth diapers and covers we need, we will really be ready. Everything else is small potatoes at this point, as I know when this baby is born we are going to be surrounded by many who can help us with cooking and cleaning. =)