A completed nursery

We have worked long and hard on our baby nursery. From picking paint colors, to furniture, to bedding, etc. If I didn't have such an opinionated husband it would have been done sooner but he has to be a part of everything which I guess I shouldn't complain about. Originally we were going to borrow my brother and sister-in-law's baby furniture but then Trevor decided it would be a good investment to buy all new stuff if we are planning to have a few kids. And let's talk about the kids new pimp closet...I am sure we could have done it cheaper through Home Depot but The Container Store can customize it all for you so it turned out great and actually cost more than all the furniture. Ha!

Co-Ed Baby Party

My wonderful sister-in-law, sister-in-law's sister, and my mom hosted a wonderful Co-Ed Baby Party at our house last weekend. My only requests were no games, lots of cake, and lots of booze (not for me of course). We had such a blast and are so thankful we have so many wonderful friends in our lives. I feel like we are set for the baby with all the great things we received. It was fun having the guys there to man the BBQ and provide endless hours of drunk entertainment. I don't think we went to bed until midnight! Only 6 more weeks to go until we get to meet Baby Brown.

The "Express" Childbirth Class

Why they call it "express" is beyond me. The class was 6 hours long!!! This was actually the shortest class we were able to sign up for. The other ones were 10 hours or over the course of weeks. I don't care what anyone says because there is no such thing as a class teaching you how to be prepared for childbirth. I know the basics of what is going to happen but can't tell you how it is all going to go down. I don't have a birth plan written up. I just want the baby out of me in a timely manner. I must say that the class did make me feel a little less anxious about being in the hospital. I loathe hospitals for the most part. There is that distinct hospital smell that makes me want to faint every time I enter those doors which isn't often. There is a potential that I will faint at some point while in the delivery room or the recovery room. I hate blood and I hate needles although I have become a little more accustomed to needles with my platelet issue. Getting vials of blood drawn every 4 weeks for the last 34 weeks and only passing out once is pretty good. I still can't look at the needle in my arm and am scared most about the IV needle that will go into my hand when I get to the delivery room. Anyway, the class was good. Trevor and I chose to look away during the video part. I don't want to see a baby come out of my vagina let alone someone else's vagina. And I definitely don't want to see the delivery of the placenta. The lady sitting next to me said that in the video they placed the placenta next to the mom because she wanted to see it. Are you kidding me?!?! I am so thankful I didn't look.

I can't breathe!

For the last week or so I find myself gasping for air. Mostly seems to happen at night when I am going to bed although more and more it's become an all day affair. And then I feel like I am having a panic attack because I am freaking out that I can't breathe. I thought it was maybe eating too much for meals but I have cut back on the food and that didn't seem to help. I tried propping myself up in bed and that doesn't help. Maybe I am overthinking it and it really isn't that bad?? I looked in my trusty What To Expect When You Are Expecting book and sure enough I am at the point where it can get harder to breathe. Until the baby drops (at which point he will then be sitting on my bladder) I probably won't get any relief. It all makes sense I guess considering it is a small space for all of your body organs and a growing baby. Something has to give and this time around it is my lungs. This whole process is such a beautiful miracle! The good news is that I have only 7 weeks of work before I start my maternity leave. Yahoo!