2 Years Ago Today

2 years ago today, I went to my final OB appointment. I remember fully expecting to not be induced until the following week even though I was really going to be disappointed that my family might not get to meet him when they came for Thanksgiving. I was only a day or two past my due date, and my doctor said, "I can induce you tomorrow or you can come in Saturday!"

Of course I picked the next day! Plus, the added bonus was that my own doctor was going to be on call the whole day, so as long as Daniel decided to make his appearance that day, she would be the one to deliver him!

I walked out of her office shaking with excitement. As soon as I got in my car I called Jacob and told him he wasn't going to work in the morning because we were going to have a baby! He was really excited, but not thrilled with the part where we had to be there at 6:30am! :) Then I called both grandmas to be to tell them the news and they were thrilled! Brenda was excited that she would have a birthday buddy and my mom was excited since they were coming the day after on Thanksgiving!

I got home and of course announced to the world on Facebook that Daniel would be arriving soon.

That day we had gotten a new mattress for our futon...which Ashley was awesome enough to go to WalMart, pick it up for me, bring it to my house AND drag it inside for me. Jacob and I decided to swap it out with the old mattress, which wasn't easy...and being 9 months pregnant didn't make it any easier. Then we lifted the futon to move it and I sat it down on my toe. It hurt like crazy, and hormones just added to that. I ended up sobbing!

Since we hadn't eaten supper and there was no way I was cooking we decided to get Wendy's. Man, that Frosty tasted mighty good!

That night before we went to bed, we talked about how excited and yet scared we were. Then I sobbed again. Reality hit. How was I going to do this? Labor seemed scary and intimidating. There was going to be a baby in our house all the time. Nothing was ever going to be the same again. Of course, I was so excited, but there's something scary about the unknown. I also remember feeling sad. In general I had a great pregnancy (minus the fact that I had wicked  24 hour a day heartburn that no antacid could touch from the 2nd trimester on!). I was going to miss those kicks. That boy almost never stopped kicking! Oh, and those hiccups he got every day? SO annoying and yet so darn sweet. I would never feel those on the inside from him again. Then I imagined holding him in my arms and it brought the biggest smile to my face. I slept well that night and couldn't wait to meet our son!