On Saturday I reached my 37th week of pregnancy and today I am at the 19 day count down. While I am not one to say that I enjoy being pregnant, I really have had a great pregnancy this time around and do not feel like I am about to have a second child. With Ava I remember the last couple of weeks that I was completely miserable with cankles, swollen feet, and back pain. I do not have any of that now but I will say that tonight I believe Britt was trying to induce labor as much as he is moving around.
We have been trying to enjoy our last couple of weekends as a family of three and have been trying to focus all of our attention on Ava. Two weekends ago we had our Family Fun Saturday which started with Daddy cooking a big breakfast followed by the morning at Monkey's Treehouse, lunch at Chick-Fil-A and then after naps we spent the rest of the day at the park.
The next day we took Nanny to a Birthday lunch and then went to Nana and Papa's house afterwards so Ava could spend the afternoon. Travis and I spent our afternoon at our storage unit taking out all of our baby essentials for Britt. We have two full storage units and between my hormones and seeing all of our belongings that are packed away, I broke down crying because of how much I miss living in our home and cannot wait until we are out of our tiny rental. I did manage to finish up the afternoon with lots of loads of laundry and everything has been washed, the car seat is in the car, and we are as prepared for Britt's arrival as we can be.
Last weekend we spent Saturday morning at My Gym and Ava attend her first class in the 2-3 year old group. They require parents to be with the child and during the hour class they alternated between open play and planned activities and Ava had a blast and tried everything except for the "high bars". While I am not going to sign us up for the membership due to the high cost and every weekend commitment, I can see us going once or twice a month as a fun Saturday outing.
We ended our weekend on Sunday with a family photo session so we could get some pictures of my pregnancy and our last pictures as a family of three. We went to Percy Warner Park which is where I had our maternity photo's with Ava and I am so excited to see how they turned out. After our photo's we dropped Ava off for the night at Nana and Papa's and Travis and I headed to Flemings for dinner to celebrate the upcoming birth of our son.
Overall I feel much more prepared for my labor having gone through it before and while I cannot wait to meet Britt, I hope he stays put for another 18 days. I am a planner and if he comes on or close to his due date, then it will work out perfectly with my maternity leave from work and when he will start at Calvary. I have my doctor's appointment tomorrow and last week I was not dilated so I am hoping for the same news this week.
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