Therapy Session

Well, here we are...one night away from being 40 weeks pregnant! However we have yet to hold our baby. We spend most of our time trying to think of something to do to make the time go by until we meet little Baby Hobbs. There is not much that I can do at a full 9 months pregnant and Jeff is such a patient husband! I feel for him for than I feel for myself! I wonder how he stays sane when he is such an active person!

The psychology of the due date is such a haunting thing. You build this date up in your mind for 40 solid weeks...anticipating and waiting. Knowing full well that most first time births are late. But it doesn't matter. October 27 was THE date that we were given! Why, oh why, haven't we met the baby yet!!!!????

Even the slightest stomach tightness builds up excitement, only to identify it as false labor. It's like a cruel trick! If I didn't know better, I'd swear that I'd be pregnant for the rest of my life. You really don't realize how much you miss things like bending over or getting out of bed until you are truly ready to have a baby. I have my ups and downs emotionally. One day I think that I can't do this any longer and the next I feel like I could skip down the street. It is such a roller coaster. One that I'm 100% positive that I'll want to ride again. But right now is such a hard time.....

I know that God built my body to do this and He knows I can do it. But I can't imagine doing this without my wonderful loving husband. His patience and strong words when I'm feeling low have been what I need! I am so excited to see him as a father! Do you hear me baby? It's time to come meet us!

I'm sorry if this seems like more of a rant than anything, but Jeff thought this would be therapeutic for me. And he was right....

What a weekend!

Wow! What a weekend! For those of you that don't know, one of my best friends, Tiffany, tied the knot on Saturday, October 18th. I was lucky enough to be able to take part in her wedding as one of her bridesmaids! It all started on Friday night with the traditional rehearsal and rehearsal dinner at Ozark House (yum)! The next morning it was off to hair/makeup, photos at Miller Park and then the ceremony. It was beautiful and Tiffany looked gorgeous! She and Justin seemed very happy and had a great wedding! Yes, for those of you wondering, I did sit down during some of the ceremony. I am only 8 days away from our due date, so my feet required some sitting! Here's a pic of Tiffany and I at the rehearsal and then a pic of Jeff and I at the weddding (don't mind the second chin that I hope to get rid of during birth)!

Not only did Jeff and I have the wedding, but Andy, Jeff's brother came to stay with us for about 3 days! Andy is still involved with the College of Business at ISU and came to participate in some activities and receive an award. I still can't tell you exactly what Andy does at his job. :) We didn't get to spend as much time with him as we would have liked to, but we know with the baby on the way, we'll be seeing more of Uncle Andy! Overall, it was a very fun weekend, but I'm exhausted.

Only 8 days, more or less, to go! We're very excited!

Random Updates

The last two weekends have been quite exciting. Last weekend we attended the TKE 20 year reunion at ISU. There were about 90 people in attendance and everyone had a great time seeing each other and catching up. Every time Sarah sat down 3-4 guys would swoop in and see if she needed anything or was OK. It was a late night for both of us, dancing away until 11:30 Saturday night.

This weekend we focused on spending time together, since we know the next few weeks are going to be very crazy. We ran errands together, picked up some stuff for the house, the baby and for us. I am very excited about one of the items for us/baby - a new Canon 50D camera. As of Friday, no one in town was carrying them, and it seemed as if November was the earliest they would arrive. as it turned out, Best Buy had three arrive Friday night, so we picked one up. This way, we can ensure clear pictures of the baby with all of the people that love him/her.

That's all for now, we will have a lot to talk about next Sunday since Sarah is standing up in a wedding Saturday afternoon. We will have a lot of pictures next week.