Baby Clymer: 32 Weeks Old

The end is near! Less than two months to go before baby Clymer is here with us. Pregnancy has been a smooth ride so far but I'm not quite as comfortable as the first two trimesters. The baby has wedged his/herself into my right rib cage so that it is daily pain. It's not unbearable, but definitely uncomfortable. I remember the early pregnancy days when I would wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and be surprised at my belly and have the "oh yeah, I'm pregnant" realization. Now it feels like I've been pregnant forever! It has been a fun time and mostly stress and pain free, so I feel blessed for that.

I am afraid for childbirth, which I hear all kinds of horrible stories about. I think just the physics of childbirth scares me. I know it's the unknown that's scary, really. I know everything will be fine though.. women have been having babies since the world began, so I can do it, right? :) Tim and I are taking a childbirth class on Saturday, so hopefully that will relieve a lot of fears too. I keep reminding myself that it will only be (hopefully) one painful day, and then it will be over, and we will have a baby!

All of the getting ready for the baby has helped me to stay upbeat and excited. I love the baby room! It is two shades of green with a beautiful tree on the wall. I feel so good every time I'm in there - I'd like to move in! I hope it is cheerful for the baby too. Who knows, maybe his/her favorite color will be green like mine :). I am really grateful for how much my family has helped us get ready. My mom has done all of the painting and crafty detail-work to make the nursery so cute. Tim has been indispensable with picking up the slack for me since I'm tired more often and can't do all that I could before the pregnancy. He rolled all of the baby walls twice and has done all the yard work for 6+ months! This is also impressive because it's been his first Texas summer with several weeks above 100 degrees and no rain. He is a trooper and I am lucky. The rest of the family has been great with feeding us and helping get other parts of the house in order. At the end of this month, I will be starting my "housewife/stay-at-home mom" duties. This should give me one month to get the house whipped into shape :). I don't know, I'm beginning to think that never really happens in life! Surely it won't after kids :)

Well, just wanted to update everyone on my/our current state of mind and excitement. Next week I should have a great post because it will be our final ultrasound and last view of the baby on the inside - I can't wait!