in case you've forgotten, my due date is april 11...i'm 38 weeks and 2.5 days pregnant :)

i am hoping [a little too much] that i will go into labor soon. mostly because my mom was almost 3 weeks early with me and 2 weeks early with my brother. i think my hopes are up way too high though. oh well. my midwife reminded me that God has a perfect time for my baby to come...for me, for him/her...He knows. i certainly don't want a day before or after that perfect time. that brings me comfort.

being 9 months pregnant isn't so hard though. my feet swell pretty easily, but that's okay. it takes a good while to get comfortable at night to sleep...but that's okay too. heartburn isn't as bad as it was. i've been pretty emotional (poor matthias), but that is really okay too. makes me remember who i am without Christ and my desperate need for Him.

i've been having lots of braxton hicks contractions, mostly painless, so at least i know my uterus is staying strong and getting ready for it's biggest day thus far. :) i am just *waiting* for some painful contractions, or to lose my mucus plug (sorry), or something labor-ish. but like i said, i know it will all start when it's supposed to.

i can't wait to meet this little person inside of me. i'm thinking it's a little boy, but i truly don't know. we have cool (secret) names picked out now for both.

looking forward to having a homebirth... not sure how it's going to go, but i hope to write about it after it all happens. expecting great things. women were made to have babies and give birth. i was made to have and give birth to my baby...i'm confident of that. :)

well...that's all for now. until next time...