the countdown.

We are officially in the countdown...7 weeks to go. So with that comes the baby pool. I had people making predictions yesterday so I thought, ok...lets make this official.


So go online and place your vote on my online babypool. No money necessary...just your thoughts on all the details...

http://www.expectnet.com/games/NEDAYNOW

Other than that things are going well. I am still working daily and will do so until this baby is born. I am exhausted after a full day but I have no clue what I would do at home everyday until a baby was born other than wait...haha. Plus I feel like the 3 flights of stairs i trudge up and down daily will help Declan make his way out much earlier than if I was just laying around at home eating bon bons daily! (although that is super tempting).


And here is some advice to anyone who may be pregnant and not as far along, thinking about having a baby(warnings), and mommies who have been there and may laugh a bit at my lack of knowledge of these recent happenings.

1. Don't sneeze or laugh too hard, apparently you are unable to control your bladder after 32 weeks.
2. Sleep on the outside of the bed and have a husband handy to roll you out when you have to pee a zillion times a night.
3. Get your sweet sweet hubby/significant other some quality earplugs...because snoring is inevitable...
4. Don't pull out a pair of prepregnancy pants and 'just see' if they still fit. It will throw you into a shame spiral and you will gain about 2 lbs from the ice cream you eat in response to heal your ego and wounds.
5. Don't drop anything, apparently at this stage in the game, bending over to pick up items off the floor is a pregnant woman's olympic event.
6. Invest in some slip on shoes, or an amazing husband who is willing to help you out with putting on shoes.
7. Think about the amount of toilet paper you usually buy...now triple it. You will be running out of it quicker than you realize.
8. two words...scented candles. Pregnancy is not always pretty smelling.

Hmmm..I think that may be it for now. I can't wait to see my son and hold his beautiful little face and plant sick amount of kisses all over him. I've waited for this moment what seems like forever and it is surreal thinking that I am going to seriously, finally be a mom, and patrick is seriously going to be a dad. wow... there is no going back now :) YAY!