38w4d - Tomorrow is Maribel's eviction day!

Hopefully Maribel is enjoying her last evening in my comfy, cozy uterus because tomorrow morning she's going to have quite the experience...being born. What an experience that must be. Seeing a slice of light come in through as the abdomen and uterus are opened, being pulled out into the cold air and bright lights of the operating room, taking those first breaths, making those first crying sounds, having your nose and throat suctioned, getting all cleaned up, and trying to adjust to all of the sights and sounds and smells before snuggling up to the two people who will love you forever. Amazing stuff!

I couldn't sleep past 3am this morning. Technically my itchy eczema woke me up but then my excitement prevented me from getting back to sleep. Around 6:30am I was able to nap for about another hour but I have a feeling I won't get too much sleep tonight either. Approximately 16 hours until our time in the OR is here...we're so close now!

So below is my final belly shot from this morning. My final weight gain is 19 pounds and the tape measure showed my waistline is 47.25 inches! I can't wait to see how much of that weight and waistline is really Maribel.



I'm hoping to post tomorrow evening or Wednesday while Daddy is at the hospital snuggling with the little one. It's hard to believe our time has finally come but it has and I'm so glad you all stayed along for the ride, bumps and all.