Okay...I'm Ready!

I am 34 1/2 weeks pregnant. I have 5 1/2 weeks left until our baby is due. I had a doctor's appointment today and I asked a million and one questions about when I should go to the hospital, what contractions feel like (because I truly didn't get any with Elijah until I was in the hospital and I don't remember them now!), what it feels like to have my water break, if it's possible to not know that my water broke, etc. I think I was smiling like an idiot the entire time I was asking questions because I can hardly believe we're already at this point!

I already have my diaper bag for Aliyah. It is packed and ready to go! I have made a packing list for the hospital for me so that I will be able to throw that together really fast when the time comes to leave. I need to figure out where Elijah will be going for sure and have a bag packed for him soon. I know exactly where to go in the hospital and what to say when I get there. Aliyah's room is totally ready.

The doctor told me today that at 38 weeks they will strip my membranes, which is what the doctor did 3 days after my due date with Elijah and put me into labor right away. She also told me that they do not want me to go more than a week over my due date, so around my due date if nothing is progressing, they will schedule a date to be induced. So for sure by 10/10/10, I will have my baby in my arms! It's crazy knowing that!

All this to say...I'm READY! I cannot wait to go into labor and have this sweet little girl! I can't wait to meet her and hold her and look at her and see who she looks like. I can't wait to dress her in her cute girl clothes and put ribbons and bows in her hair (assuming she has any...and even if she doesn't, I can still put headbands on her head!). I am excited to rock her and nurse her and put her to bed in her bright room. I am excited to see Elijah with her and watch them interact. I know she will love just looking at him and watching him as she gets older, and I think he will be a very good big brother to her. I am so ready for our family to be a family of 4 instead of 3! It's just so exciting!

Anyway...just wanted to say I'm ready! I want her to grow a little more in my tummy before she comes out, but after 37 weeks, I'll be happy with her coming at any time! If she wants to go ahead and be a September baby, that's totally fine with me! :)