10 More Weeks!!!!

10 more weeks! Aaaah!!! It's so exciting to be able to count down the amount of weeks on both hands now! Makes it seem so close! In so many ways I want to rush to the day that Paul and I get to drive home with little Eric in the car (I look so forward to that moment of bringing him home with us)...but in so many other ways I want this time to go by so slow. I have enjoyed being pregnant so much that I don't want it end. Not to mention the fact that it's so exciting preparing for his arrival! This weekend we finished painting his (one) wall and hung up curtains in our room for him! Now all we need is his crib to arrive and we'll be all set!

There are so many things I am going to miss about being pregnant.
-I absolutely love the way Eric makes us laugh without even being born. If I have my hands resting on my stomach he will without fail kick me. I'm not sure if he is saying get off of me...or hello...but it sure is hysterical!

-I love the way I can't walk by Paul without him giving my belly a quick rub. He is drawn to it like a magnet. I think he's going to really miss his pregnant belly!
-I love when I look in the mirror and get a glance at my stomach. At times it still amazes me that I am pregnant. It's always been something I've had to visualize in my head as I stood to the side, so it still catches me by surprise at times that this is really happening!
-I love the way that everyone glances down at my stomach. In restaurants, grocery stores, walking into an elevator. They always do a quick eye dart down and back up. I'm not sure if they are thinking..."Oh cute...she is pregnant" or "Man she is huge!" Either way it doesn't matter...I love the glace!

-I love the fact that Eric gives us a Dr.'s appointment to look forward to!
-I love knowing that when Paul and I hug our little guy is safely tucked between us!

And then there are things that I'm not going to miss so much. (I will refrain from using the word "hate" as Lauren informed me last night on the phone that it's a bad word. So I'll just say...dislike.)
-I dislike the fact that I am off balance. I have a really bad equilibrium to begin with (my vertigo now acts approx. 4 to 5 mornings out of the week) so I don't think the added weight has helped with my balance.
-I dislike the fact that, in the past week, I've started to find it very uncomfortable to sit in front of my computer. If I don't lean back and stretch constantly...my rib cage will remind me to. They start to get really achy by mid day :(
-I dislike the fact that I have to use my left foot in order to scratch my right foot. Over the past week it's been really uncomfortable to bend over...and pretty impossible to bring my leg up to my hands. So my feet have to do all the work when I get bit by a mosquito like I did last week!

Updates:
-I am here to report great news! I found the solution to my hips hurting....sleeping on an air mattress! It's as if they are as good as new! Which is a very good thing due to the fact that there used to be days where they felt as if they were breaking! (No, Paul and I are not sleeping separately for the next 10 weeks. It's actually been quite fun. We've just been renting movies and having a bit of a slumber party sleeping out in the family room!)

-Also...I just found out this morning that I once again failed my glucose test. Bummer. So I have to go speak to a dietitian and start to test my blood sugars on a daily basis. Thankfully the Dr. is only having me do this as a precaution (I'm not a severe case). So knowing this is just to be on the safe side helps a lot. However...it's just another thing to have to think about.

Just so we end on a good note....We get to see Eric on Wednesday!!! Can't wait!!!