...AND DUE DATE PLUS 3!

So we are still here awaiting the day that Baby Litvack joins us. I definitely want to wait another 24-36 hours so we don't have a Halloween baby, but as we can see I have no say in this matter so we will just keep our fingers crossed. If Baby Litvack doesn't show up, I have it scheduled to be induced on Friday November 6, 2009. So at least we see an end in sight :). I have attached a picture I took at 40 weeks thinking it would be the last pic I would take before the baby comes, but clearly I was wrong. On another note I had a very jealous moment this morning. On Facebook I was overwhelmed with the amount of pictures parent's posted of their babies dressed up all cute for Halloween. There was a little hot dog, a puppy, a teddy bear, a ballerina and so much more. I was so sure Baby Litvack would have been here by now, so I could have done something cute like a little pumpkin or something. Seeing that is not the case I decided to dress Baby Litvack up as a pumpkin anyway. Here are some pics of Baby Litvack for his/her first Halloween... before he/she is out to celebrate... ENJOY!

38 WEEKS!!! 14 days left... or sooner!

Yay I am 38 weeks pregnant and probably going insane... haha! It is a matter of the waiting game right now, and my impatience is getting the better of me! Knowing now that the baby can come at any moment and be completely fine... I want the baby NOW! I know that sounds a little bratty, but I am just dying to see the baby, know what the sex is, and put a face to this precious being inside me. Not to mention my extremely impatient husband who has been like this for the past 9 months and now is just worse. We know that the baby will come when the baby is ready and not to rush anything, but I am almost to the point of trying those little tricks that could maybe speed up the process. I even thought that maybe the walk we did on Sunday would start things going, but no when I went to the doctor yesterday there was nothing. I mean the baby has definitely dropped, but there is no way of getting out just yet! I am also getting a little anxious about when it is going to happen. Most of the time Michael and I are not in the same place so we both are a little anxious as to what will happen. If my water actually breaks (which only 8% of women's do) then we are in more of a rush and plans might change, but if I just start contracting, then we have time for Michael to meet me wherever I am! I know this might be too much information, but the unknown is a bit scary, and "talking" it out makes me feel better. No matter what I have friends or family that can take me to the hospital and he meet me there, but I'd rather it be him! Needless to say, bags are packed and with me at all times, and we are just super excited for the baby to come! I have to say I do have my pamper day on Saturday with a hair, nail and toe appointment. Maybe that is all the baby needs to come out! We will see!!!

LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK!

On Sunday we participated in Light the Night Walk for my brother Jory who is a survivor of Hotchkins Lymphoma Cancer. He has been in remission for 6 years now, and this year he was the honored hero at the walk. Which means he had a special tent set up, he made a speech, and he was the leader of the whole walk. It was so cold outside but there was a huge turn out! I think it was the biggest turn out yet, and we raised over $10,500.00 just for the J Team alone!! We surpassed our goal, and I just wanted to thank everyone for their love and support and helping to make that happen. I was just planning on sitting this one out, but with the whole hype of everything and Kona along side of me I just started walking. Before I knew it we were at the end. My mom was sure it would have induced the baby... but no baby yet! :( Anyway, everything turned out great, and I hope that the money we raised help more people so they can have the success story my brother has!

36 WEEKS AND SOME CHANGE!

So we have reached 36 weeks which today makes exactly 25 days until Baby day! I had my check up yesterday and everything is going well. Baby is still head down measuring at about the 73 percentile. With all the calculations the doctor said I was measuring a week ahead at 37 weeks... so who knows! Maybe Baby Litvack would like to come a little early! :) I am on my weekly appointments now so I will have another one next week. At this point we are getting prepared for Baby Litvack to arrive at any point! Getting bags packed, figuring out how to get to the hospital in various situations, getting last minute things in order, and getting all paperwork together.

Now that we have finally moved into our new place I am in full nesting mode, which has become more difficult the closer we get to Due Date. I have the mind set of wanting everything done NOW, which is so unlike me, and no one is moving fast enough! I feel like I don't have enough time in the day to do it all and work full time, and I think I have officially driven Michael insane. At some point I just have to sit back and say "oh well", but that doesn't seem like it is going to happen! I know I just bring this on myself, but I can't help it. I have the need to make everything perfect for when the baby arrives and it is just not there yet. There is so much I want to do before because I am not sure when I will get to it after, and well you know it becomes a vicious cycle of impending stress and anxiety. Although Michael has been a tremendous help, some things just need to be done by me, and the cycle begins all over again! HAHA.

Other than my enormous need to be "Susie Homemaker" and "Mother of the Year" everything couldn't be better. The house is coming along slowly but surely, and the move went great. We had so many helpers, and I can't thank them enough for making it an easier move! Kona is well adjusted and loves all the space. We have actually come to the point where we can trust him at home by himself and not in a cage! He is such a big boy! Michael is starting to get a little anxious because of the unknown. The unknown of when I am going to go into labor, or what we are having, how the labor is going to go, and the after. He is super excited, but he is "slightly" impatient, and a planner, so the unknown is slowly killing him! HAHA.

Here are some pics to show how large I/Baby has become. Some times I feel like the baby is just going to drop right out of me, or that I need someone to hold my belly up! But the best part is when I lay in bed at night right before I go to sleep and I just stare at my belly and watch the baby shift from side to side. My stomach looks like a jello mold, and it is just incredible!