Ways to Make Your 37th Week of Pregnancy Whiz By

As many of you know, Belle was a week after the due date. Every day post September 28, 2006 felt like eternity and I truly got a little depressed each night I went to bed until October 4, 2006. I've been preparing myself that Juliette may come late. Due to various pains and prenatal issues I've been hoping that Juliette will come a little bit early. I'm telling myself it would make up for Belle being "late".

Babies are considered 'full-term' at week 37. While many people don't deliver at this time, I think most pregnant women think, "Great! The baby is ready and if I have the baby this week I won't have to be pregnant for another 3+ weeks..." That's what I thought with Belle, and the thought crossed my mind early last week. HOWEVER, I am praying to God that Juliette does not come right now for at least another week or two. Here are 3 ways to make the last weeks of your pregnancy whiz by:

1. Have a child with a birthday- Belle's birthday was this weekend. Enough said.
2. Have car trouble- Jackson noticed his brakes were making a metal on metal sound on Saturday. I had to take the car to the shop on Monday and was 'stranded' at my mom's place (with a big 'baby's coming- gotta get this done' list) from 8am until 5pm.
3. Have a flea infestation- I'm not joking. We got a glider rocking chair from someone and we're guessing at this point that it had flea eggs in the cushion. We had to bomb our house last night and I'm still cleaning dishes and clothes due to the gas residue as I type- well the dishwasher and washer/dryer are cleaning right now.

I'm tired, but I'm sort of keyed up because I feel like I have so much to do. Maybe I'm nesting... Anyhow, I have yet to pack and do the 'baby's coming- gotta get this done' list. It keeps getting shuffled out due to all these random things cropping up. It seems crazy to me that I'll be 38 weeks on Friday and the due date is approaching so quickly. That being said, let's hope Juliette doesn't make her appearance until week 39 at the earliest.