The Countdown Begins

So today marks 35 weeks into my pregnancy, which means I only have 5 weeks left until my due date. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by and the fact that I'll be a mommy in 5 weeks!!! (Give or take a few days) I'm really really excited about becoming a mom, but also still feel so unprepared. Everytime I say that I've got everything I need, I think of something else I've forgotten to pick up. For instance, I have a few pacifiers, but I do not have a single newborn pacifier. I think the ones that I do have are for 2 & 3+ months. Lord knows I am not going 2 months without putting a pacifier in that child's mouth.

I did finally purchase a little swing for Carter's sanity and mine. I've been reading "The Happiest Baby On The Block," and according to Dr. Karp "swinging" is a crutial part of the 5 S's that will make your baby happy. I still need to get some kind of noise machine that replicates the mother's womb and I've found a couple stuffed animals that do that, but I just haven't made a decision on which one to get yet.

Other than the last few things I still need to get, I guess I am as prepared for this little guy's arrival as I can be. I even put the carseat in Brett's truck already. I hung a little toy from each of the 2 carseats we have, but after thinking about that for a minute, I may just remove them. I don't think a fresh newborn is going to care anything about his little jitter pal, seeing how he's been in a dark whole for the past 9 months. It might actually upset him.

As far as having fears that I won't be a good mom or Brett won't be a good dad, I don't have any of those. I know I won't do everything perfect and I'll make a lot of mistakes, but that's just part of life. I really feel like Brett is embracing the fact that he's going to be a father and head of the household and is really stepping it up big time. Over the last few months his faith in God has grown stronger than I've ever seen it. For a long time I felt he just went along with what I believed because I had the more dominate personality and he just did what made me happy. Lately he has become so passionate and outspoken about his faith and what he believes in, he puts me to shame. He even bought an Ann Coulter book and loves sounding off about it and politics. I thought I was pretty bold about my conservative views, but he's really getting bold about it. But I just say all of this, because I am so impressed that he has chosen to stand strongly for what he believes in and has chosen a path for his family. I have no doubt that he's going to be a great dad.

So here we go. The countdown is on and I couldn't be any more excited about it. I just hope the next 5 weeks fly by rather than drag on.