Saturday Came… and Went.

I knew Saturday was coming, and since 1st time babies usually come after their due dates, on Thursday I started looking for some DIY’s to keep me busy. A friend mentioned a couple of weeks ago about  www.pinterest.com and I was curious, so I checked it out. It’s an awesome website! Simply put, it’s a place where people post different things they like when they are browsing the internet. From Wedding idea’s, terrariums, DIY’s, cute puppies, to amazing kitchens. It is a great place to get ideas, find cute things, and something other than Facebook to keep you occupied!

Yesterday as I waited around, I went to the Dollar Store and Michaels to stock up on some crafties.  I found most of these ideas on Pinterest’s “Nursery” search.

Project #1: Yarn Mobile.
I will change the colors, but I thought this would be nice to add to the nursery, and keep myself busy as I wait.

Yarn Mobile

Project # 2: Name Mobile for Wall
Can’t really do this until we name our son (his name won’t be “Jackson”), but it will be a good project to do while on Maternity leave.

Fun Name Project

Project #3: Wall Flower
In the Picture, top right, you see white petals & a round mirror in the center.  Bough a mirror at michaels for $2, and construction paper for $1. Cut flower petals out and glue to back of mirror.  Not sure where it will go, but it will be fun to work on!

Mirror Wall Flower

So, hopefully these will keep me preoccupied to pass the time, as I wait, watch and pray.

I am feeling good, a little more tired though. Just keeping up with laundry, dishes, cleaning until my body decides to do what comes naturally.  This time is a sweet time because I get to wait and focus on our son.  I’m not anxious about him not coming yet, but taking this time to rest, think, dream. I want to see this time as a blessing and not negatively.  Pray with us as we wait.

Saturday is Coming.

Saturday, May 14 is the estimated Due Day (DD).  It is so close, yet ridiculously ambiguous if he will actually come then. It truly would be amazing if he came on that particular day, but I have decided to set my gaze on May 21. Who knows, anything could happen, and he could come early.  But for now, I will keep in mind why France has declared 41 weeks  1 day for first time moms, and how I wish America would do the same.

Funny Story Time
I went to my check up today. Nothing showed that he was ready to come early either. They hooked me up to a fetal monitor  and watched if I was contracting and also how he was doing. It’s always encouraging when your midwife says your baby is “picture perfect” and his monitoring was a model for other babies– let it be true for his character too!  The only problem that happened was that

…I think they forgot about me.

It was past 12pm, and I knew that it was lunch time in the office. I thought the nurse said she would be back in 20 minutes (@12pm), and when the 3rd song on the radio came on, “Soul Sister” (which doesn’t make any sense but I like it anyway), I decided to look at my phone: I had been there for 35 minutes (12:15). I decided instead of unwrapping myself, I would just call the front desk from my room and hope someone answered the phone. They did, and someone came.

It was a thing that happened that made me laugh inside, and as long as my son is healthy, there is little that can put me in a bad mood. I hope that this joy will carry out through the labor, birth and beyond.

Baby Room
We have painted the walls, and put the furniture in place, just need to add a few things to the walls, and all will be well. The room is a cozy 9×11 ft room, so it’s perfect for all the big items, and then there is another half of the room that will have all the toys & such.

Changing table, dresser & something for the wall

Crib & Glider