Gett'in there

Now 33 weeks along things are starting to feel really real. Really, really, real. The baby's movements are different. They are much stronger and seem to mean more. He is getting ready to leave the warm confinement of my uterus and join us in the big, mysterious outside world. Next weekend is our baby shower (34 weeks along), the weekend after that we have a little weekend gettaway planned for Butch's birthday (35 weeks along), then it is just a downhill slide to 36, 37, 38... I am already starting to miss being pregnant! I love having this little secret inside my belly. No one else can experience his kicks, turns, hiccups and the enormous change he has brought about in my life. My heart feels open and my mind feels ready. Still though, I have so many questions. When will he come? What will he look like? How will I feel? All to be answered very soon. For now, while I wait, Butch and I continue to do everything possible to get "ready" (as if that's possible) for this little peanut to enter our world and change everything. We think we know, but there is no way to know until he's here. Can't wait!