Dan and Jacki Minner: 36 Weeks

36 Weeks!

For the last 10+ years it has just been the two of us...in about 28 days our lives will forever change and we will be 3. We have both been 'nesting' and getting our lives ready for baby Mia although I don't think we will ever be really ready. Almost all the baby stuff is put away and we have one more shower today thrown by my most motivating group of people from the gym! Super excited to hang out with them today and get a couple more goodies for baby:)

I am so proud of Danny and Mia isn't even here yet. He went from not even wanting to be in the delivery room to becoming my labor coach and probably knows more about the labor and birth than I do. The week we found out we were pregnant we started doing yoga together and he even started working out with me at 5:30am boot camp/military style over the last 7 weeks. He is cussing me the whole time but it's definitely not a beginners way to start working out and has done a great job! Working out like this really boost your energy, confidence and moral, plus all of the 'nesting' with the baby coming...he is feeling great! He has also helped me with every single grocery trip during my pregnancy and took over vacuuming for me:)

I have definitely felt a lot different in the last week. Being pregnant is getting tough! Still going to the gym and working out but I can actually feel my uterus stretching! Well, I am not sure if that's exactly what it is but dang it hurts in there sometimes. You get a jab and a kick outwards and the same time that takes your breath away. She is still so very active in there too! I might have had my last 5:30am workout this week....I don't know if that's a promise but it's getting hard.

We had a doctor's appointment on Friday and so far I have gained 39 lbs....yep hit the 200+ mark...it was bound to happen. Dr. Allen said that he was really proud of me for taking good care of myself, working out and eating healthy. The baby couldn't sound better and I am measuring at exactly 36 weeks. The baby will be coming any day now! Hopefully we still have a couple of weeks left but we are getting ready. Our bags are about half way packed, we kicked the cats out of the bedroom and brought the bassinet home last night. I have also prepped and organized all of the cloth diapers we have so far and plan on doing a cloth diaper post in the next couple of days.