How often is too often to say "it's almost time!!" ... ?

I feel like I am constantly saying "any day now!" or "it's almost time!" ALL THE TIME these days.

After my doctor appointment last week, we found out that I was already 1 cm dilated. Dr. Banks said to not get too hopeful, because I could stay 1 cm dilated for several weeks. But it's REALLY difficult to not be a tiny bit excited that the labor process had begun, and to have dreams of starting the hospital stay portion of labor & delivery (to poorly quote myself) ANY DAY NOW!....

So in the meantime, we wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. This has got to be the worst part of being pregnant. Waiting!! SO. MUCH. WAITING. I have absolutely no clue when she's going to be here, I just know that it could be sometime soon, or sometime not so soon, or really any time between now and the end of August. Argh blargh! 

What do I do to consume my time while waiting? Well, I've packed my hospital bag, we've installed our car seat, and I've finished up Parker's nursery. I clean my house practically every single day. I do as much yoga as my burgeoning belly will allow. I try every single cord in the "what do these go to cords bin" to find our camera's power cord. I repack my hospital bag. I pack Parker's hospital bag. I write blog posts. I play A LOT of Candy Crush. I am going INSANE! This is not good for anyone's sanity, namely mine.

A big ole shout out to any and every lady friend of mine, and all others everywhere in the world, who've gone through pregnancy without pulling out all of your hair. KUDOS TO YOU! It's one thing for people to tell you the last month is mega-difficult, but the expectations have been far exceeded. It's mega-difficult on speed.

I go back to the doctor again tomorrow. I am way too hopeful that I have dilated a tiny bit more, because I am READY to be done with this! All of the fun new things about being pregnant are now more of constant annoyances... That sounds awful. But I am done with the back pain, having to roll like an armadillo to get off the bed, the pregnancy waddle, and the lack of caffeine. Will I do this again? Most likely. But I will need several years between babies to forget about this final month in order to find myself wanting to be in this position again.

PARKER LOU... Let's get this show on the road!

Here are some shots of Parker's nursery! I have a few tweaks to make, but for now, this is it!

That is seriously the most comfy chair in all of the world.

My lovely Momma K made the window treatments and the bed skirt. Love it!

This is one of my favorite spaces. And will be used the most!