Very Soon... (Week 39)

"Very soon, we will finally meet you and hold you in our arms.

Very soon, you will be coming home with us.

Very soon, I'll be feeding you, bathing you and watching you sleep.

Our little monkey,

Very soon, you'll be changing our lives... forever!

And we can hardly wait."

-Mom and Dad

I am approaching the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one.  The prize is too close at hand I can almost touch, feel and smell it. I am going to be a mom very soon and it's now becoming more exciting than nervewracking!

On my 39th week, I stopped going to work.  I am supposed to be staying home resting, nesting and getting prepped for the big day.  But on the contrary, I end up working longer hours at home than when I was at work.  I get so paranoid about not turning over something important to my backups before going on leave of absence.  So I keep checking my work emails and logging in to work remotely to make sure that I didn't and won't miss anything.  It's not that I don't trust my colleagues.  I work with very competent people and I have not a single doubt that they'll be fine without me.  It's just me--I'm not used to being away from work and knowing I will be away for quite some time.  Maybe I'm just bored and maybe this will change as soon as the baby turns up.

I am a little bummed that I have a few more days to go and I still don't have pregnancy photos with Charles.  I can't believe that we've had months to do it and still we couldn't fix a time and get our photos taken.  I know he's not so fond of photo sessions--I had to drag him to our engagement photoshoot.  He would rather be taking photos than be on them.  But I won't be pregnant forever and this might just happen to us once, so I really hope we'll get to do a few clicks before I pop.

Finally, I am hoping that everything will go very well.  And I seek your help, my dear friends, to pray for me, to pray for a safe delivery and a healthy baby!