34 weeks, it's the final count down

Hooray for 34 weeks! This is a week that I have very much been anticipating and looking forward to. Why? Because I can officially say a big GOOD-BYE to preterm labor. Now should our little man decide to make and earlier than expected arrival his has developed enough to be taken out of the 'high risk' or preterm zone. That just sounds so very very great to say, in everything letting go of my anxiety about this has been a constant test of my faith. I 100% trust that God is the one in control and when these insecurities start to penetrate I have to choose with everything that is in me to press stop. It really has been a constant battle that at times I have questioned giving up and giving in...but when I talk to God about it I again and again feel an overwhelming peace. God is constantly reminding me of his grace in that way. Now with all this talk about the potential about Isaac arriving early I am reminded of a prefect saying that my Mom told me when we were trying to conceive, "God's timing is prefect. He is never late and he is never early, he is ALWAYS on time".  This brings me back to knowing that there is definitely the potential of Isaac holding out until 41 weeks! I don't want to focus solely on the fact that his arrival may be early, I also want to keep in mind that he might decide that he is comfortable where he is for another 7 weeks or so. But overall....I just come back to know that what I think is early or late is irrelevant, God will have him come right on time.

I had a little chuckle this morning when reading the 34 weeks email from Baby Center. They like to compare the size of baby to fruit and veggies. This week he is the size of cantaloupe, for those that know me well you know how much I love my cantaloupe so this just made me chuckle to think of Isaac as a cantaloupe! I am enjoying this final count down in weeks. Even though there I am feeling like a rotisserie chicken turning during the night coupled with the constant bathroom visited (sometimes almost hourly..tmi) I still have energy and the swelling is really not bad at all. I am dare I say it...enjoying pregnancy. I would not be one so bold to say that I am loving pregnancy because that would make me a liar, but I have really enjoyed the 2nd and even much more so the 3rd trimester. Now coming into the final countdown as I like to refer to it I am just excited and happy for all that is to come, and feeling very blessed that I have had no major complications thus far. Labor is still on my mind pretty much everyday in one way or another. As well as I have to keep reminding myself to slow down...not literally like walking slow or driving slow, more like not trying to be so active and on the go.

Something different at the Tostado home this week is that Eddie is away at a conference...in Vegas!! A part of me was a bit worried with the "what if I go into labor" while his is gone but on the other hand I am really glad that he gets to get away and have some more down time before Isaac's arrival. He is only going to be gone for a couple of days but we sure do miss him already. Being at home alone has its perks of course and I am staying busy getting Issac stuff in order. I just got the stroller and baby carrier out of the box and put together and it is awesome. We got the Chicco KeyFit 30. After checking and comparing around I finally decided on this stroller and without Isaac here to test it out I am already very impressed. It has all the features that I wanted and probably some more that I will find and I can't wait to start using it. A BIG thanks to my wonderful sis-in-law Melissa and my Mother-in-law for getting it for us :)

Things to look forward to this week: Eddie (Daddy) coming home, over the weekend my Mom and sister's are hosting a baby shower for us! I am super super excited and can't wait. I know that it is going to be lots of fun mixed with great company, and a visit to the Dr to check on Isaac's progress....stay tuned!!