READY!!!!

I will be 39 weeks tomorrow! Just a mere week from my estimated date of delivery. Which, cute as can be, is on the first day of spring.

This little lady has a mind of her own and is making sure that I take note of it. This morning, I, once again, woke up with contractions that stopped after an hour or so. :)

Yesterday I finished up all my sewing. I made a dress, a skirt, and two head bands. She is going to look so cute!

A close up of the fabric and contrast stitching.
Little dress :)
Pink and green. I think it kind of looks like a Lily Pulitzer dress. That wasn't what I was going for but it turned out super cute (and yes, I do acknowledge that I need to get some baby hangers)
Here is the cow print skirt. It has a matching headband!
I made this headband flower. Mitch has really been wanting to make sure that Adelaide has enough accessories so I made this to appease him :) Some little lady already has her daddy wrapped around her finger and she's not even HERE yet!

Also, some people were confused by what I meant when I say "Her co-sleeper is set up" This is the Arm's Reach Co-sleeper. I like to think of it like a side car for a motorcycle. It attaches to the side of the bed and is anchored under the mattress. The fourth side can raise up to make it a stand alone bassinet. Todd and Mr. Wilson gifted us this lovely, and ever so useful gizmo! Every night I just imagine her in there. Not too much longer. :)

I just finished weeding the flower beds in the front. My tulip bulbs are starting to come up :) I am excited to see them bloom. I planted some purple bulbs and some white bulbs! They should coordinate lovely with the thyme, once it starts blooming.

(I took some pics of the quilt and of her closet but somehow between uploading them and trying to get them into blogger the images got corrupted so look for those in a later post. I also need to take some pics of the car organizer that I made. It is the same cow print as the skirt and has hot pink contrast stitching)

Waiting

I was trying to relate what I am feeling as we anxiously await the arrival of our daughter. She keeps tricking us! On Sunday I woke up "in labor" but it stopped and then the same thing on Monday. I guess she has her own schedule and wants to keep us on our toes.

The closest that I can come to describing this is for me to tell you about another day.

On October 15, 2005 I was getting ready for the homecoming dance at TAMS. I had been ready for a while, really it doesn't take that long to do your hair and put on make-up and I had started way too early. For the last half hour before my date came I sat in my dorm room with butterflies in my stomach. Everything was ready to go, the room was clean, my purse was packed with the essentials and every hair was in place. All I could do was wait and wait. After a little bit I heard some noise coming down the hall so I looked out. Mackenzie was walking Mitchell to my room. At this point my heart was racing.

I know that sounds kind of silly. I had gone to plenty of dances and I had known Mitch for a while, as a friend. We had volunteered together and hung out a little. Little did I know, that that dance and that date would end up starting a whole new chapter in my life; the chapter in which I fell in love with my husband. Needless to say, that chapter started many others. Including the one that is about to open: Parenthood.

I sit around the house excitedly waiting for Adelaide to arrive. Her bags are packed and all of her clothes are pre-washed and folded. Her quilt is made. Her dresses are hanging in her closet. Her car seat is installed and her bed is set up. The house is clean and meals for after her arrival are in the freezer with directions written on them (in case Mitch has to prepare them) I know that this moment is big. I know that this moment is precious. I know that this moment will pass all too quickly.