Nothing too exciting going on over here lately, we are just trying to patiently await the arrivial of Colin! This week I hit the Full Term mark which means that if he was to be born sometime this week or later, he should be totally healthly. I had my weekly doctor appointment and everything was normal, they are not going to check me until next week to see if anything is going on. There have been a few nights of some uncomfortable Braxton Hicks contractions where my stomach gets really hard and it makes it difficult for me to breathe but they have always gone away within a few hours so nothing to worry about. I was really hoping that he would come next week for Bob's birthday on January 20th, Bob says that it could be an official Smitka holiday. But I'm not really showing any serious signs of labor so I think he's going to hang out for a while still.
I have been working a ton trying to get things prepped for when I go on Maternity Leave which has made the days go by super fast but my poor feet..... Unfortunately, with the way my desk is set up at home there in no room for me to prop my feet up and I now look like a combination of Shrek/Fred Flintstone. Bob has been a great sport about rubbing them for me because it seems to be the only thing that helps. They are so swollen that when he touches them they feel squishy and it leaves a finger print marks on my skin, gross!
Here's a belly pic from 37 weeks/full term. You can tell I look really tired at the end of the day and my feet are no where to be seen!
My friend Kendra sent this email to me and I thought it was really cute for all you Moms out there. I have seen it before, but its about to have a whole new meaning to me soon.
Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
Or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
My plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
And my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
So doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
Watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
When I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
Could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
Having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
To feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
Between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderment
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom..
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much...
Before I Was a Mom
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