Well, I don't remember how far along I was last time I posted… but this time I am literally DAYS away from having this baby boy.
We picked the name Aidan Harvey Oxspring for our little baby boy… yes… I decided to go all complicated with the AidAN instead of the AidEN… I figured everyone spells Collin's name with one L.. Colin… so why not make Aidan's a little difficult as well :)… we picked Harvey since that is Collins middle name and it was his grandfathers name as well.
Pregnancy has been quite the Life experience. Those who have been through it know, those who haven't really have no idea and its super hard to explain until you experience it yourself. If there is anything I wish it would be for my husband just to spend ONE day being able to feel exactly how I do, just so he actually know that I'm not making up the "I'm so tired" "I'm so uncomfortable" "My back hurts so bad" "I am so hungry!" blah blah blah…
The advice giving and belly touching started to get a little worse towards the end. I don't mind people asking to touch my belly, but those that just come up to me and it gets all awkward for a second, I might think they are coming in for a hug, but then they just reach down for my belly and leave me hanging. The advice giving can be great, or really really annoying. There was one guy that said the smartest thing ever….. "I had my first child and was always giving people advice, then I had my second, and realized that no two kids are alike so I will never give advice again"…. The most annoying thing to hear over and over is "you have no idea what you are in for"… really? Is that realllllly what you should be telling a pregnant lady that is 39 weeks and already grumpy most of the time… that i have no idea what i am in for… orrr the whole, Just plan on being a week late- why?? why must you crush all my hopes and dreams of delivering on time. Also- if you don't have kids, but have opinions… why are you telling me anything?!
At least it gives you something to talk about with just about anyone… strangers all day everyday ask me how far along I am… but the last week its been "you look like you're ready to pop" I've never talked to so many random people in my life. I do have a model like waddle going on.
Collin has been pretty fantastic- sometimes I watch people with their husbands or hear stories and am always so grateful for my man. He opens my car door every SINGLE time i get into the car- and he makes sure i am in the car before he is.. he doesn't just open my door and leaves me there, he closes it. Do you know important that is?! I think its major.. He has been my butler, and driver and anything else i can think of for the last couple weeks while he has been on break. And all for me to just be grumpy half the time anyway.. i can't help it… i swear i can't.. sometimes i am just a little snappy (more than normal :))
I know one thing.. we are so excited for our Aidan to get here… nothing we can do will prepare us physically and emotionally to have this baby but boy, will it be worth it. I already know that! I am starting to get a little nervous, only because i've never spent any time in a hospital.. so its going to be weird to be hooked up to things, and staying in a hospital room for an extended amount of time.. Then you just never know how long its going to take and so forth… How could I not be a little nervous?!
Anyway……. next time you hear from me I will have my little nugget snugglin with me.
Love.
“It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.”
