I AM GOING CRAZY!

Tomorrow is my due date. I think I made a mistake in a previous post and wrote that my due date was the 21st... it's really the 29th. (Bubba's birthday was the 21st).
Anyways.... I feel like I am going crazy with anticipation! I want to go into labor so badly. The reality is that just because my due date is tomorrow, doesn't mean he will come tomorrow! AHHHH! Every little sensation makes me wonder if this is it.

Little Martin was such a little *#%* yesterday! He is so naughty. I came home from work and Daddy said he found him sleeping in the crib so he took these pictures.

Okay, I'll explain: when I first set up the crib a few weeks ago, I found Marin sleeping on the mattress. Because I was worried about him getting in the habit of sleeping in the crib when the baby arrives, I tilted the mattress up so he could no longer lay there. Then, a few days ago, I felt it was finally time to make baby's crib since our due date is getting closer. I figured that Martin would have just forgotten about it and the crib would stay nice and clean... nope! No such luck. Daddy caught im red handed (or footed.. I don't know). I think he thinks it is HIS bed.

This picture was taken the day after my shower (12/1/08) before I go to water aerobics for expecting mommies. My best friend Debbie sent me my suit that I left in California. Boy... does it fit different then the last time I wore it! I feel so huge!

December 29th was our baby shower and I am FINALLY posting the pictures!! Our awesome friends Karen & Derek and Tracy & Jason threw it for us and I cannot thank them enough. They made the most amazing food too!

We had a blast. So many people showed up and I felt so loved. I know that the party was really for the baby, but this was the closest thing I have ever had to someone throwing a party for me. Brandon didn't know what to make of it at first, but he had a great time too and he looked really happy. Thank you all for coming or sending your wishes. It was so nice of you. Please keep reading... the baby is coming soon....

Grammy (that's Brandon's mom) made us this really nice quilt. I love her quilts! She and Poppi also gave us (or Brandon) a more masculine diaper bag. We are calling it a "murse" (or man-purse). Haha.

It was so much fun! A bunch of Brandon's family came that he hadn't seen in a while. He was glad to see them and I got to meet them too.

My aunt, uncle, and cousin sent us some really cool gifts. It was a surprise to get their package! They sent some really cute clothes and some miniature books that I recognize from when I was a kid: Chicken Soup With Rice and Pierre by Maurice Sedek (the same author as Where The Wild Things Are). I remember my dad reading me these when I was little. Uncle Jim and Aunt Vicki would know the significance of these books, and it was sweet that they remembered.

I was SO SURPRISED when my family in California sent us some awesome gifts! My parents gave us a travel system (which is a stroller and car seat in one) and a matching high chair, and my Nana gave us a really cute baby bouncer. They even personalized the gifts by sending a picture of them holding a sign that said "happy baby shower". It was SO cool! I wish they could have been here, but I was so touched by how much love and thought they put into our special day! I had no idea.

When we went home that night, we were both just so happy. We just love our gifts and we were just so shocked by everybodys love and generosity. It was so cute to see Bubba putting everything together too. We are both so excited to be parents!

I just love my new stroller/ car seat. I know the baby is going to be so comfortable. Thanks Dad & Jamie!