Thirty-Four

A bed fit for a princess! :)

So, I have some banana bread cooking in the oven, and I might get started on some chocolate covered marshmallows. I told Omar I would make the marshmallows for him after his recent obsession with Whole Foods Chocolate Covered Marshmallows, the bread is for me! As far as pregnancy cravings go, I really haven't had any. I do however, seem to get temporary cravings. Like, if I think something sounds good, like a milkshake, or banana bread, eventually I have to have it, the thought never seems to permanently leave my mind. Thinking back though, I don't know if this is because the pregnancy or not, I think it might just be more amplified now. It's hard to remember not being pregnant. Those memories will start coming back soon though, as of today, I am thirty-four weeks pregnant. Which is eight and a half months pregnant, and three weeks until I am full-term. As time progresses, I am starting to get a bit more nervous, I just really hope I make the best choices for my daughter. I am already struggling with finding the perfect name, which I may have last night! Just because I know no one reads this, I will tell you, but I'm going to spell it backwards, and you'll have to figure out which is the middle and which is the first, ready? [eadj alys] I'm still not 100% sure if that's how I want to spell it, or even if that is going to be her name, but I do like how it sounds. I also like that Omar came up with the first name. He thinks he heard it while watching the news, but isn't exactly sure. It seems to be extremely uncommon, which I like, not to mention really pretty. The main problem with it that I'm having it finding a way to spell it, so it is easiest to pronounce both by Whites and Hispanics. I'd feel bad if I gave her a name that she would have to correct every time someone tried to pronounce it.

I got my first Christmas present yesterday! I asked my mom to get me one of my presents a little early because I wanted to make sure I had it before baby gets here. I didn't mean this early, but I guess my mom always does like to take care of things right away, something I didn't get some her. Or maybe, I just haven't developed it yet, three kids might change that for someone. {INTERRUPTION: Not only does the banana bread smell delicious in the oven, it looks amazing too! Sadly, I still have about thirty minutes!} I had her get me a new digital camera. I do already have one, but it's a digital SLR, so it's kind of big and I think I treat it like it's more fragile than it is. I got a Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS. I played around with it a little, but I'm trying to save it for when I have to baby. I think it will be easier for Omar to use at the hospital than my SLR and I believe it's much more portable.Not only will it fit nicely in my hospital bag, but it will be much easier to take places with me and the baby. I plan to charge it up all the way, and then pack it with my hospital bag, which I haven't began packing yet by the way. I'm not sure when I'll do that, it seems kind of pointless because most things, like my clothes and make-up, I'll have to keep taking out. I guess it's a good idea to get some little bottles for shampoo, soap, and the such. Maybe even buy a couple brushes and keep them in there. I don't see me being in that big of a hurry where I don't have time to pack, but you never know. Not to mention, planning ahead helps to insure you don't leave anything behind.

For most my pregnancy, I had a feeling she would arrive late. Recently, I have been thinking she'll make her entrance a little ahead of schedule. However, a little early works best for me, so I don't think she'll let me have that. I think I'm only feeling that she'll come early because I am getting impatient. I feel her moving so much inside my womb and I just long to hold her in my arms. She is welcome to come anytime after I hit thirty-eight weeks. Not only will I no longer be scheduled to work, but I also be done with school. I don't want to have to wait too long being bored without her! Also, I think if she's born on Christmas Eve, or anytime after that, she will have less of a chance of having a recognized birthday. Am I thinking too much into this? It's hard to tell, it's nearly impossible to not think about my baby constantly.