so here i sit, with a day and a half left to wait. I keep thinking theres more i need to be doing to prepare. Really, all i have left to do is wait! waiting and anticipation arent my strong points.

Ive had a really great weekend. Mike and i were determined to have some fun before our crazy week. Friday we went to fountain square to meet up with a friend from out of town. His band is on tour and stopped in indy to play the vollrath. They also had an accoustic set at square rootz deli so we went there to hang out with him for a bit. Fountain square was beautiful and hopping that night since it was a first friday event. Made me realize more and more that i do love indy and im anxious to get out and about to the different cultural neighborhoods soon with our babe!

I didnt think a rock show would be a good idea for my pregnant self, so we went to relax a bit and met up with some friends at yogulatte on mass ave. This place is fantastic and i can imagine its going to become an addiction. Mass ave holds alot of comforts for me!yats, the flying cupcake, nurture, agio, bazbeaux, global gifts to name a few...luckily we live quite close.

Last night we had a group event at caprettis with lots of good food, conversation and hang out time. It was the last time we would hang out with everyone without having a baby. Mike and i have talked alot about the new concept of being parents AND having friends. I dont think anyone truly knows how things will change until you are a parent but weve discussed it alot with the group and i feel good knowing that people are going to be very open to us bringing the baby around, and adapting to this new concept. I dont want to be the annoying parent who automatically thinks everyone wants to be around our baby all the time, so weve told people to let us know. We just want to be open about it. I do want to try to be flexible and practical. If there is a group even at someone's house, i want to feel comfortable to pack up her diaper bag and the pack and play and be able to spend some time with our friends like usual. These are things we all talked about last night. I love how our friends are treating this like shes going to be apart of their lives too and not just "mike and andrea have a baby now, so we wont be seeing them much anymore". Everyone is embracing the experience together. Im very thankful for this! I want to give my baby the most love and attention she deserves while still being social- i think we will find the perfect balance with our friends!

have i mentioned how excited i am?! have i also mentioned how terrified i am?! Both of these emotions are blending well. We had our last ob apt on friday and it pretty much consisted of all of us just sitting around talking and laughing. I love our dr and the sweet nurse, anne thats been with us the whole time. (She calls Mike John lennon and always asks about his music.)It made me feel alot better and more at ease to see them just talk about the delivery like it was an every day thing ( which to them it is i suppose) You just have to put your trust in them!

My feet are HUGE! the swelling has taken over my body and my feet are so big that it hurts to walk now. Im sure the last couple days of being out of the house didnt help much, but im offically stuck in my recliner guzzling water bottles until tommorow night when i wont be allowed to eat or drink anything. Im also having pretty bad contractions which arent regular, but still suck!!!aaaaaah 1 more day!

:)