T Minus 130 days

This child, we are calling "her" Claire Celine at the moment, is a dancing little fool!  Yes it' a girl. She's moving around a lot now.  It's finally getting real.  That's sad that it took this long, but it's the truth.  I can't believe we're more than half way through.  I have nothing done.  I have a paint color picked out for the nursery but haven't put it on the wall to see if I even like it.  That'll happen soon.  I need to make a registry.  I need to pick up the crib from Jason and Michele and then figure out what other furniture I need.  I need to order the alphabet letters for the wall b/c I think I still want to do that, but then that could change.

Carey says we have plenty of time but suddenly we're in the home stretch, sort of.

Lauren has been gone for 1 week and I miss her at work.  I've started a count down on when she is returning...pretty sad.  Each day gets easier and what will happen is that once I get really good at "being Lauren" and comfortable with decisions, she'll come back and I'll have to adjust to a completely new lifestyle.  We'll work together for 1 1/2 months and then I'll be home.  I'll be a mom.  Me, a Mom.  WOW.  Carey is going to be a Dad.  I can't wait to hear her call him Daddy!

I love this kid already.  Not more than I love Carey just different. He's going to be a great dad.  I see Chad and how much he loves his girls.  I can't wait to see that.

There is a lot to do and I have a lot to pray for.  St. Gerard will be excited to get rid of me, but I've been asking the Lord for a "non-spastic" but healthy baby.  I hope I have 10 fingers and 10 toes and all around healthy!

You know how you sometimes want to make promises to God....this would be one of those times. Hey God, I promise to bla bla bla if you give me a healthy baby. Yeah, you know you'e done it before.

In two hours, it'll be 129 days.  If she doesn't arrive sooner than March 4th.  :)

Boy? Girl? Girl? Boy?

I know.  I know.  It's been over a month.  I'm making it.  Work has been crazy these last few weeks and I've worked more than I want to admit.  My "deadline" is Monday, October 15th, but the BIG day I'm most looking forward to is Tuesday!  Boy or Girl?  I keep changing my mind.  I've been praying very diligently to the Lord and for some extra prayers from St. Gerard the Patron of expectant mothers for a healthy not spastic baby.  Yes I said it.  I pray that may baby is healthy and not spastic....I want my daughter to be a dancer and my son to be a strong man.  Kind of random I know.

Sciatica is painful and kicking my butt.  Literally, I have a pain in my butt and it is not Carey Poche.  HA!  Cheesy, but true.

Bought my first baby item and can't wait to have our bundle of joy sleeping in this "old" not necessarily antique bassinet.  I just love it.  I also went to Vicksburg today to Suz's parental's house and picked up a ton of maternity clothes. I feel like it's Christmas in October.  I've needed some Christmas b/c I have had all the pains, aches and symptoms of pregnancy...it sucks.  I'm slowly getting excited about this baby.  It's a bit overwhelming.  It's a life change.  Name me one person who is super excited to have their life completely change and suddenly become completely responsible for another life?  I know it's my calling and it's what God wanted for me: to be a wife and a mother.  The wife part has been pretty easy thus far, especially with Carey by my side.  The mother part, I'm a little nervous about.

Ok, I lie!  I'm extremely nervous.  Carey, thankfully, isn't in the least.  GO FIGURE!