You know it is time to have a baby when...

-You have to do your laundry every 3 days because your maternity clothes no longer fit and you cycle through 3 shirts - white, black and red.

-You realize you have a tear rolling down your cheek when Meredith Vierra announces she is leaving The Today Show..haha

- People say.. "Oh hunny, when are you due?"... with an "I feel sorry for you" face

- You have to wear your husbands size XL pajama pants and t-shirts in order to get a comfortable nights sleep...

-You start hysterically crying when the sink hose comes unscrewed (while the water is running) and spastically sprays water all over you and your kitchen ceiling and walls...

-You start to worry you are going to take the finish off of your floors if you clean them one more time...

-You iron your pillowcases (seriously).

- You have to drag your husband out of bed in the morning because he is depressed that you aren't in labor yet... because he doesn't want to go to work.

- You try to do high knees up the stairs.. because you are desperate

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So, here we are at 40 weeks and 1 day! Who would have thought! I must start by saying that I am SO, SO thankful to be PAST my due date. I would MUCH rather be in this "predicament" than the alternative. Don't get me wrong, I am ready to get the show on the road, but I do have a feeling of contentment...which is weird. Luke and family seem more anxious than I am, but I think it is because I feel a major sense of relief...making it to the finish line (well, not THE finish line, but pretty close).  I also think people are anxious because we all figured we would have a baby by now. We have been trying to keep busy with walks and card tournaments, but nothing is really making the time go fast. Who would have thought that time could get slower then that of a re-deployment homecoming.

 Speaking of, May 21st marks Luke being home for 2 whole years. That would be a great day to have a baby.. 2 of the best moments in life on the same date! It seems hard to believe that it has been 2 years...after the baby is born, I pray time SLOWS down!

I am up to 2 appointments a week now. Today we had an ultrasound to measure the amount of fluid surrounding the baby. My level was 17 (normal is 10-20), so that looked fantastic. Then, I got hooked up to the fetal monitor to measure baby's heartbeat. You are hooked up for over an hour so they can track the heartbeat with movements and contractions. The baby passed that test with flying colors, too. I was having contractions, as I knew, but they were nothing to "brag about"...nothing consistent. I go back on Thursday. Tonight is a full moon, but lets get real..this baby isn't coming for another 2 weeks. 

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I never thought I'd be posting these...but, here are some week 40 belly shots...