Week 38...2 More to Go!

Happy Fall Everyone :)

We made it to 38 weeks. I'm getting very ready for this baby to arrive. I think my mind is working on overtime thinking about everything and anticipating when he might decide to make his grand entrance. We continue to pray every day that he is a healthy, happy baby.  I'm having a rough time sleeping lately  as my legs/hips are really hurting. I've finally resorted to having to sleep sitting up for part of the night. This past Friday I was up at 3:30 and had a serious craving for cheesy, pleasy eggs. I held out until 5 AM to make them, but I do have to say that was the craziest time to have a craving that I've had during this pregnancy.I guess Baby B was really hungry that night!

Here is a picture of me today with my little basketball :). The Dr. (and Jon) say that the baby has dropped. I do have to say it feels that way to me too. It's been fun lately, because sometimes if you find his foot and press gently on my tummy he'll push back. We get a kick out of that.

It has been a beautiful fall weekend here in NOVA. Jon and I were able to enjoy some walks and we even treated our self to dinner out. We figured it will be the last time we'll be able to do something like that for awhile. I also put out a few Fall decorations and we cannot celebrate Halloween in the Bach household without "Gerti". Jon gets a kick out of making her dance, talk, etc...LOL. I do have to say it provides some good entertainment for me too!

 We picked up our new family vehicle this past Tuesday, a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. We really love the new car and it's supposed to be a very safe vehicle. We feel SO much better about the car situation. Jon is particularly in love with it. It's the first new car that we both have gotten. It has a remote start as well which will be great while carrying the baby and to warm up the car in the winter. It also has a really cool blue tooth feature.

As was before, the car seat inspection was quite an operation. They said that Jon got a "B"..there were only a few things that needed to be adjusted in the car seat base. We also learned that in a crash the car seat is designed to go forward against the seat creating a cocoon. Who knew? Here is a picture from the checkpoint..it was quite busy and some people didn't even make an effort. They took it out of the box there!

We  also made a special trip to Costco to stock up on water, paper towels, napkins, etc. We said we felt like we are preparing for a natural disaster..but no only Baby B's arrival :). Oh what a planner I am! I'm sure the baby will put that to a test :).

Well I'm off to fold some laundry..yippee! Maybe this week will be the week? I have a Dr. appointment Wednesday and he plans to do an ultrasound to check fluids etc. I'm excited b/c I'll get to see the baby for the first time since the anatomy ultrasound.

Finally, please keep my Aunt Chris in your prayers. She battled and conquered breast cancer, but has been fighting liver cancer now for the past couple of months. She received some bad news this past weekend and could use all the prayers she can get. She is an extremely strong women. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We love you Aunt Chris! 

I hope everyone has an awesome week. Happy October to all!

Live.Love.Laugh.

Sara