Canada Day Baby? Maybe!

I just had an appointment with my OB and he says it looks like I'll have this baby sometime this weekend, most likely in the next 24 hours! My blood pressure is a little high and so he wants me to come back in tomorrow to have it checked (if I haven't already gone into labour) and if it's still high, they'll probably induce me. I'm getting some strong contractions but they're still irregular and I've been put on bed rest in the meantime. Stay tuned folks, the doctor says the baby is really low and it looks like it'll be a quick labour so there may be some pictures posted fairly soon!

We're so excited!

38 weeks and 5 days...but who's counting?

1. Front view 2. Side view 3. Sexy side view, check out the stretch marks people..frig! 4. my sausage feet

I took some new pictures for 2 reasons, 1. everyone said I looked so unhappy in my last pictures. It was 40 degrees out that day, you'd look unhappy too with 30lbs of belly and a tiny furnance inside you! And 2. I wanted to see if I'd gotten any bigger since I can't tell by looking in the mirror. The last pictures we took actually shocked me, I had no idea I was THAT big. It explains why my train ride home from Ottawa was so uncomfortable.
My OB says I'm already dilating and I'm getting some contractions with substance now so hopefully baby Goetz will be making his/her debut any day. At my last appointment the doctor estimated the baby at about 8lbs....8 Lbs! Ahhhhhh! He also offered to "go in there and stir things up", Jason looked totally freaked out by the doctor's generous offer so we declined and opted to let nature take it's course, but after a week of sausage feet and no sleep I may just take him up on his offer this week! My dad is insisting that this baby will come tomorrow, but it better not, I have a day of pampering booked at the spa tomorrow. My "push present" from Jason, but it all works out for him cause now he has his day free to golf which I'm sure is worth the expense of a mani-pedi.
Stay tuned folks, it won't be long until there's pictures of me in agony and of our precious little angel posted for everyone to see! Think easy-labour thoughts for me!

A Day at the Beach

Who needs to go to the Carribean when I have this 5 minutes from my house. I can't wait to share days like this with the baby and my wonderful husband.

9 months...36 weeks...is it over yet?

Last Saturday marked the beginning of my ninth month of pregnancy, I can't believe I'm here already. And yet at the same time I can't believe I'm STILL pregnant! I feel like I swallowed a 20 pound turkey whole. For most of the day I feel great, but come 5:00 I'm sore and tired and ready to claw my stomach open to relieve the itchiness. I keep telling myself that all this comes with a precious bundle of joy at the end, and I try not to think that one day this kid will be screaming "I hate you mom!". Jason and I had our prenatal class on Tuesday where I saw a placenta being delivered for the first time, that was disgusting. If you've never seen one, don't, it'll give you nightmares! 24 days to go till my due date.... thank god!