1 Week until D-Day!

Hoping our little one will arrive soon! In the meantime I thought it would be fun to do a pool:

Hi everyone,

As you probably know, Gena & Tom are expecting a little bundle of joy very SOON! (due 07/30/2012).

We decided to use BabyHunch.com to put together a Baby Pool where you can guess certain things such as Baby's Birthdate (date and time), Baby's Sex, Baby's Weight, etc, etc.

If you'd like to play, simply click the link provided below to submit your hunches! Our little one is due in about 1 week so get your votes in SOON!

Winner will get bragging rights, and possibly a small prize or a beverage next time we see you.

IMPORTANT: The password for this pool is: buckley

Once you visit the page, click 'Enter New Hunches' to submit your hunches...

http://www.babyhunch.com/poolpage.php?poolid=cc7f0dc384c937c81a9aa27c4cc57739

Good Luck,

Tom & Gena

38 Weeks

Nothing really has changed since my 37 week post... So here are a few updates.

• It's another HOT week above 90 degrees. Which is fine if I stay in the AC, but it's getting kind of boring around here. The house is clean, nursery is ready, bottles washed, baby clothes washed, and I've read all of my parenting magazines & books.

• The other day when I was on a walk a guy up the street asked if I was even going to make it around the block. I guess I look like I'm about to pop! I laughed and said, "I'm almost home, and I'm actually trying to induce labor."

• I can't believe it's less than 2 weeks until the due date - My doctor says they won't induce until 1 week after I'm due. I'm praying it won't come down to that! 

• At my Dr. appointment on Friday my doctor was shocked at how low the head was. So baby is ready... it's just a matter of WHEN it wants to meet us.

• I've had some cramping and lower back pain, which I haven't had at all during the pregnancy. I feel very lucky - it's been a pretty easy pregnancy, hoping labor and delivery is the same. 

• I put together the baby book last night. Filled in everything up until I go into labor.

SHOPPING-

I saw this on Facebook this morning and I think I'm going to go - Junk Bonanza September 13th-15th at Canterbury Park in Shakopee: http://www.junkbonanza.com/

Totsy has some really cute kids clothes and baby toys for great prices: Totsy.com

Zulily has some neat stuff on sale right now, including Spanx: Zulily.com

I discovered Buy Buy Baby when I received a coupon when I was at Bed Bath & Beyond back in June (they are owned by the same company). I checked out their website & registered just for fun, then I stopped in the Woodbury store (the only one in MN) this weekend! Very organized and pretty reasonable prices. If you register there you get a free gift bag full of goodies. Buybuybaby.com

Nursery - Ready for baby!

A lot of people have asked us "what color are you doing the nursery since you don't know what you are having?" That was easy - we painted the guest room asparagus green when we first moved in, I did this knowing that some day it would possibly be a nursery. Then I added lots of fun bright colors for our little one.

The closet is full - we are very thankful for all the gifts we received at the baby showers! We could use more sleepers and clothes, but I'm going to wait and buy gender appropriate clothing since we have a lot of yellow and green stuff already. The dresser is stocked with toys, bath stuff, and blankets.

I sewed the buttons on the top of the curtains to add a little color, and the cute little button chair I got at a Just Between Friends Sale for only $40.
My mom purchased the vintage lamp and the mobile hanging above the glider at a thrift store and garage sale. I guess they sell for as much as $100 on ebay - Got to love thrifty finds! Vintage Mother Goose Mobile on Ebay and Vintage Irmi Wood Ferris Wheel Lamp

The glider we purchased off of Craig's List  for $100, it's a Shermag and they can retail for around $400. It came from a nice family who used it for their 2 kids. It just needed a little cleaning and it's perfect for our nursery.
The items on the shelves are from when Tom & I were little, and the dresser was Tom's growing up. We recently spent an evening going through stuff from when we were little and looking at our own baby books - it was fun to see what our parents wrote about us when we were babies.

I have 2 boy and 2 girl outfits ready to go. The top hat on the guitar was Grandpa Buckley's - I can't wait to take pictures of our little baby in it and wearing it.

I'm just so pleased with the way the colors turned out - this room makes me happy and I hope our little one likes it too.

I will be 38 weeks on Monday - WE ARE READY FOR BABY! 

37 Weeks - Full Term

Today I am 37 weeks and 3 days - The baby is now full term! We are more than ready to meet our little one, I feel like I've been pregnant forever! 

Updates-

• On June 24th my wonderful friend Amanda threw baby Buckley our 4th baby shower. I cannot get over how spoiled this little one is already. These photos are from the shower. I will have to get a more recent one of my big belly. 

• 4th of July- Hung out with the neighbors in the Winslow's pool and ate Wade's amazing ribs. Tom was on call for work so we were in bed before dark... pathetic I know. It was HOT - over 100 all last week. The pool and AC kept this prego nice and cool.

How far along?  37 weeks 3 days

Work out: Last 2 summer classes at the studio are on Thursday. Today I went on a 30 min. walk... cleaning the house. I feel like my belly is getting heavy, so working out isn't all that easy any more. 
Maternity clothes? Yes. 
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I'm shocked when I sleep for 4 hours straight without waking up to go to the bathroom... this happened last night, I was excited!
Best moment this week: Spent the weekend with my mom and sisters. We went shopping on Friday and out to lunch. Then Saturday mom, Anna and I went to a winery in Red Wing, I had a 1/2 glass of wine - it was delish! The we did a little shopping in Stolkholm. Sunday I helped Tom with some of his nesting projects... I swear he's nesting more than I am. 
Miss Anything? My old body, and getting a full nights rest (but I know this won't change anytime soon.)
Movement: Yes, we have a very active baby. Sometimes it will stick a foot out and just leave it there for a second, it kind of hurts. It also gets the hiccups a couple of times a day.
Food cravings: Been feeling full a lot faster lately. Popsicles have been my favorite treat since the weather has been so warm.
Anything making you queasy or sick:  No
Gender ideas: I'm still not sure... can't wait to find out though!
Symptoms: Sore pelvic bone... other than that I feel pretty good.
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? Off. :(
Happy or Moody most of the time: Anxious, uncomfortable, but mostly happy... just trying to go with the flow and keep busy.
Labor Signs: Nope... but at my 36 week appointment last Thursday I was dilated to a 2, which really doesn't mean much. My doctor said you could have this baby is 4 days or 4 weeks. I'm hoping for sometime in between. The week before that they did an ultrasound and the head is down. So... now we wait.
Looking forward to: Meeting our little one!


According to the What to Expect website - Baby is 20 inches long and weighs between 6 1/2 to 7 pounds now.