36 weeks and counting!!!!

So as I stated in my last post, the Dr has changed my due date from March 18 to March 9. Again, I think it's been like this since I arrived in Germany but never really paid much attention when we were at my appointments.

I am happy to say that I am FINALLY done with all the baby shopping!!!! YAY YAY!!!!! Daniel got paid this last week and we were able to get the rest of the things that we needed. We still do need a few things but they are very minor that it won't really matter right now. It is just nice to know that we are done shopping and done with all the nursery decorations and that all we need to do now is wait for the little miss to show up :)

So, for the first time the other day I experienced Braxton Hicks Contractions! Let me tell you right now that if you are or have ever been pregnant and not had the pleasure of experiencing these than you are one of the lucky few. They hurt like crazy. Yes, I know that it's just my body trying to get ready for the real thing but if real contractions hurt anything like the practice one's then I am for sure going to get an Epidural!! I may sound like a wimp but hey if I don't have to feel them then great!!

Not much else is going on with us right now. Everyday is just another day waiting for our little girl to show up. I just hope that she decides to come on her due date so that I don't have to go through the agony of waiting or being in pain/discomfort. Here's to hoping :)

Almost there :)

So we had a DR appointment this last week and the Dr asks how I'm feeling at almost 34 weeks. I look at him shocked and say, "I'm only 32 weeks." He looks over the paperwork and says that I am 33 weeks and 1 day. I guess it's been like this since I arrived here in Germany but never really listened when they said it. My due date is now March 9 and not March 18. It's crazy to think that we have 9 less days to wait for our little girl's arrival. It does make me realize that there are still quite a few things that I want to buy before her arrival. When Daniel gets paid in February it's going to be a big baby haul and hopefully we can find everything that we need so that I don't have to worry about it after this. Thankfully my family sent me a package for Christmas that finally arrived a few weeks ago and it was packed full of clothes, blankets, etc.

I am grateful for all the Lord has blessed us with and for everything that I know he will continue to bless us with throughout this year.

Only 10 weeks left :)

WOW! I can't believe that I only have 10 weeks left until I get to hold my baby girl in my arms. (Hopefully she doesn't decide to come late because oh boy, lol)

I came to the realization the other day that I really only have 10 weeks left and yet I still have so much I need to buy for the baby. Thankfully alot of the big things have been bought. There are a few things that I want to get but if we don't get them then it's not the end of the world. I do have a list of essential things that I know we need to buy but unfortunately with my husband's paycheck being shorted this week (more on that later,) we are just going to have to wait until next month. 

Thankfully a friend from the church has offered to host a baby shower so hopefully I will get some more needed things. Honestly, I wasn't sure if I was going to have a baby shower as I didn't really know anyone around here and with my family being in the states. This friend is wonderful and I'm grateful that she is willing to host a baby shower for me.

So....as I said before about my husband's paycheck. Let's go back a few months. My husband found out that he needed to go down and talk to someone in finance as there was something wrong with how we were being paid. Somewhere along the line, he was being overpaid or underpaid (I can't remember which one), and we had to pay that money back. We were told that we would get a big check at the beginning of the month and then nothing for quite a few months. I believe this is so they could figure out what happened. Well, apparently, my husband checked his pay stub for this next paycheck and found out that they were again trying to take more money out and we were going to have a very TINY paycheck. Thankfully, we didn't have much due this paycheck and with being diligent in paying our tithing I knew that the Lord would help us with this speed bump. Apparently, they still hadn't been taking out the money we owed so they decided to take it all out in the biggest chunks possible. Well, this can't happen. Unfortunately, we aren't made of money and we need this paychecks to survive month to month. We got a payment plan worked out and thankfully they are only going to be taking a little bit out at a time. I just hope this time they have figured it out and that we won't be dealing with anymore of these issues. The only plus to this situation is that they weren't paying us for the time when I arrived overseas and we weren't getting our COLA (Cost of living allowance) to live overseas. So thankfully we will see this money and hopefully we can get the things we need for the baby.

Back to the baby, it's crazy how time flies. I still can't believe that I only have 10 weeks left. I look at my growing stomach every day and just think, wow, there really is a little baby in there. Sometimes and it's rare, but I forget that I'm pregnant. That is until I bend over to pick something up or until I've peed for the millionth time that day. I do rely on Daniel to help me out and thankfully he is always willing to help me out no matter what.