36 Weeks

Guess who is full term?!  That's right!  I have hit a HUGE milestone today!  I cannot begin to tell you how happy, ecstatic, and overjoyed I am to be at this point.  Looking back to 9 months ago, I can remember being at lunch with my mom after just having found out another treatment was not successful.  I sat there with tears streaming down my face.  Never did I think I would ever be 9 months pregnant and anxiously awaiting the arrival of a precious baby boy!

Shane and I went to the doctor yesterday to check on Grayson's status.  Luckily he is not growing as quickly anymore.  He is about 5lbs, 9oz now which is very normal for this stage in the pregnancy.  He should gain about a 1/2 lb each week until he arrives.  At this time, no c section is scheduled so we are just waiting for him to decide when he is ready to come out.  Aside from his weight, everything else looked very healthy and normal (heart rate was 137 and I am only 1/2 cm dilated).

Last week we finished purchasing the last few items we felt were necessary on our registry before bringing him into the world.  As of now, everything is unpacked and ready.  Shane is having some work done on his car this week so once we finish it, we'll start installing car seat bases.

I got to see my maternity pictures on Thursday.  They are so great!  Mike and Jess did a really good job and I can't wait to share them with everyone.  Mike plans to get me the files later this week or early next week so I will post them.

My alphabet set finally came in, but it is not the one I ordered.  After waiting 16 weeks for the other set, I finally emailed the lady a second time to check on the progress.  I had not heard back from her the next day so I emailed her and requested to get a refund.  She promptly responded to that email stating that she was about to start working on it and just needed 2 more weeks.  I told her I would prefer to have the refund since it had already been 16 weeks and I did not want to wait any longer.  I had noticed some feedback on her Etsy page that this was a reoccurring thing with this seller.  She finally agreed to give me a full refund.  In the meantime, I had found another seller on Etsy that made a similar set but it was unpainted.  I emailed her, explained my predicament and asked if she could get it to me in a reasonable amount of time.  She told me she could so I purchased it Thursday morning.  To my surprise, the set arrived yesterday!  This weekend I purchased the paint so I can hopefully get them painted and installed soon.

I am on a weekly schedule with my doctor now so I will go back on Monday for another check-up.  If anything changes, I will be sure to post the latest news!  :)