This is me today, at 38w5d. I feel a lot bigger than I appear in this picture, but I'm not complaining! Corey and I went to get Parker a larger coming-home outfit in case she is a Texas-sized baby when she decides to become an outside baby. While we were at La Cantera, we went to Nordstroms because I want to get new make-up before we move. Corey was a trooper and waited for me while the lady put all kinds of stuff on my face. The bottom line is that I ended up with a new eyeshadow ONLY, which is sad because I really don't want to go out there again. The thing is that she used about 10 different products and I just won't spend the time doing it. I really just want something easy that blends all of my weird pregnancy pigments and a lip gloss with sunscreen! My poor hairstylist, Maria, knows that I am super-low maintenance - if the style requires more than about 90 seconds of blow-drying, I won't do it!
Here you can see my double-chin. Oh yeah, and the outfit we got for Parker. I have this in 2 sizes and both are packed in my hospital bag. I also have the matching hat. We'll see how well she is regulating her temperature in our house since I have the AC on pretty low right now.
When you go through infertility, you become familiar with what's know as the 2-week-wait (2ww). It's the time you have to wait from conception/treatment until you'll get a result from a pregnancy test. Ours was horrible - look back to last November. It's like watching paint dry. Time has never moved more slowly. Until the next 2ww for the first ultrasound - are we having 1 baby or 2? I felt that God blessed us with our pregnancy and also took the opportunity to teach me patience. However, now I am in what I feel is the ultimate 2ww. When will we meet Parker? How will it happen? Will I yell and scream at Corey through hours of labor or end up with a c-section (or worse, both)? What will she look like and will she be healthy? What will it be like to finally be a mom?
I feel like Parker is just going to hang out in me forever. I went to the OB clinic again on Friday. I know what you're wondering... nope, just finger-tip dilated. Grrr.
As I may have mentioned previously, we are not allowed to take vehicles to Japan. Corey put his car online a few weeks ago and also got a quote last week for a worst-case scenario at a trade-in place. He lowered the price a few hundred dollars and our phone started ringing off the hook! On Tuesday evening, a guy came out to see the car and wanted to buy it immediately - he tried to give Corey a deposit, but they agreed to look at the paperwork and move forward this week. Well, it turns out he really wanted the car, and we can see why because several more people called after he came by. He paid full price and picked it up the next night. Corey didn't even have time to drive it one more time. I really feel sad that his car is gone, but we really couldn't keep it and use it with Parker, and it didn't make sense to store it for 3 years and then have a 3rd car when we get back to the U.S. I know driving that car was the only thing Corey had to look forward to some days during the residency. I know he is probably more sad than he admits, but I understand because it really was a fun car!
When Corey was cleaning out his car, he found a card we received around the time of our wedding that we never opened. Needless to say, Corey will be writing that thank-you note! It was from one of his relatives, so he will probably just blame it on me since I have never met them - just kidding. The card contained a $200 gift card to Bed, Bath and Beyond. What a wonderful gift! At first we were wondering what we could get because we are in the middle of reducing our household belongings and deciding what to take to our tiny 900 sq.ft. base housing in Japan. After looking on their website, I realized that BB&B is partnered with Buy Buy Baby and they have tons of baby things available! We have been talking about buying a jogging stroller so that we can go back to running together again, but we hadn't really researched any. The only ones I know much about are close to $400. As it turns out, BB&B carries them online!!! We wanted a gender-neutral stroller but ended up with pink & brown because it was the only one in stock. A carseat adapter is available on Amazon and while officially it is not meant to go with our carseat, plenty of people reviewed it and said it works. We are undecided on that, but after 8 weeks you can put a newborn in the stroller and at least use it for walking. I can't wait! We need to get a pump so we can periodically inflate the tires and we will be set.
I spend half of my time terrified of labor and becoming a mom and the other half of my time excited and anticipating holding Parker. I am not sleeping well and I know I will be tired when she arrives, but I am constantly up to run to the bathroom or lying in bed awake and wondering if my water will break any minute. Corey has been really good about helping me up and he even made dinner last night. I think it counts because even though it was Hamburger Helper, he added 3 veggies and black beans to the mix :)
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