One day closer...

Well, even though there have been no signs that Baby W will be making his appearance today, we are one day closer to meeting him. I know many people are excited to meet him, and so are we!

We are ready to meet the little guy who made his mommy tired and somewhat nauseaus during the first trimester...

We are ready to meet the little guy who gave his mommy her energy back during the second trimester, so that she could finish the semester and her college degree...and also create a peaceful nursery for him to live in once he is born...

And we are ready to meet the little guy who took back his mommy's energy and made her tired again in the third trimester...

We are ready to meet the little guy who made his mommy gain weight and lose the ability to put her shoes on properly...who made mommy's hands/feet/ankles/face swell more than she ever wanted them to...

And we are ready to meet the little guy who amazes us everytime we see or feel him move inside of his mommy...

We are ready to meet the little guy who is going to change our world forever...

What a great weekend!

Let me just start this out by saying that Baby W is not here yet. If he were, I promise you all would know by now. :)

My great weekend started on Friday, May 7th, by turning 30 years old. It's still weird to think that I'm no longer in my 20's and that I've started the 4th decade of my life. John took me out for my favorite breakfast (belgian waffle w/ strawberries & whipped cream) that morning at Bob Evans. It was a yummy breakfast, and it was really nice to just sit and talk with him. Not that we don't do that at home, but it was nice to have an extra morning last week to just relax and spend some time together.

I received tons of messages on Facebook, emails and cards from family & friends wishing me happiness on my special day. For lunch I had a mini-birthday party that included two of my sister in laws, my parents in law and a brother in law. We had chinese take-out at my house and just talked for an hour or so. The rest of the afternoon I rested and waited for John to come home.

When John came home we decided we'd go out for mexican food with his brother and family, and while we were waiting one of John's college buddies was driving through town and stopped for a quick visit.

Dinner was great, and my sister in law brought a cheesecake with some candles so that they could sing to me. Our waiter also brought me a flan and a sombrero with a singing quartet. The only thing missing from this dinner was a nice, big margarita! Oh well, I guess next year I can make up for it.

After dinner, John & I went to the bakery/coffee shop next door. I had a nice calming hot tea (it had been cold and rainy all day), while he had a fancy coffee (don't remember what it was). His brother also joined us and they split a banana cream pie...YUMMY!!!

Saturday was spent doing some shopping with my sister in law and niece, secretly hoping to start labor, but no such luck! The rest of the day I hung out at home and then John & I watched Couples Retreat. Cute movie, but not as funny as I had expected.

Sunday was my first Mother's Day. I received the cutest wind chime for our backyard. I'll have to take a picture of it another day, because today it has been cold, windy and rainy ALL DAY LONG!!!

After church there was a Mother's Day brunch that was pretty yummy, and then later that afternoon we headed over to my father in law's for a family dinner (again, more yummy food). The day ended by John doing some cleaning around the house, and me relaxing in my pj's.

Even with celebrating two milestones this weekend, it was still a pretty low-key weekend...but I enjoyed every minute of it! Now, if only Baby W would decide to get here...

Their journey to Dylan...

For the past year and a half my sister and her husband have been going through the adoption process. To be honest, I never thought that they wanted children, but apparently Carin never wanted to give birth to her own child.

During Christmas 2008, our family was given the news that Carin & Rusty would be starting the adoption process. After the initial shock of this announcement wore off, we were all completely supportive of their dreams to adopt a little boy. After months of classes and background checks they were finally approved to be matched with a child. This approval came in June.

The next step for them was to be matched with a child. Sometime in July, a match was confirmed. After reviewing his file, Carin & Rusty moved forward with the process and met with Dylan. A few short weeks later, mid-August, Dylan moved for the last time into Carin & Rusty's home.

Yesterday, nine months after Dylan moved in, the adoption became official. Dylan now has his Forever Family, and never needs to worry again about being taken away to a new strange place. Aside from his loving parents, Dylan now has two sets of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins!

Welcome to the family, Dylan! We love you and are so excited to have you in our lives!!!

Nesting...

This nesting business is playing tricks on my mind. Every now and then I get urges to clean the house, organize, disinfect, etc...but then it goes away. When I get the urges I think "Woohoo! Maybe he'll be making his appearance this week!"...but then nothing! I know I'm still early, so I'm not completely expecting him to arrive before his due date, but it would be nice.

We've tried a few of the old wives' tales to see if anything happens, not in a desperate attempt to induce labor, but more of a "Well, it wouldn't hurt to try" kind of thing. Last week I rode the 4-wheeler for a short while, I walked at the mall for a couple of hours on Saturday and yesterday I made a spicy garlic chicken stir-fry thing.

Obviously we haven't seen any results from these efforts. But it could be considered proof that he will come when he's ready, which is what I've said all along.

I just hope he doesn't take too much longer. I'm looking forward to the day where I can get up from the couch without much effort, scratching my feet when they itch because of all of the blood flow, getting dressed without it becoming a balancing act, seeing my ankle bones again, etc...

So, little one, if you are reading this...Momma loves you and wants you to be happy, healthy and comfortable, but eventually if the show doesn't get on the road she will evict you! (In all honesty, I really hope he comes on his own...sooner rather than later!) :)

38 weeks and 6 days...