37 weeks!

37 weeks!  I love 37 weeks!  You're full term and you can finally start fantasizing about actually going into labor soon (it's all still wishful thinking, but at least at 37 weeks you know it becomes more common to have a baby).

I usually do my panicked last-minute shopping trip somewhere between the 36th and 37th week, so by this point I can usually kick back and relax for the last few weeks because everything is done.

As you can see from the picture above, this is going to be a big baby.  Maybe not gigantic, but if this baby goes much past 38 weeks, I bet I'll have a nine pounder on my hands.  This pregnancy is ending eerily similar to my first pregnancy with Ben, so I become increasingly more convinced it's a boy every day.

A sweet friend gave us her bassinet that you can see in the picture and I'm so excited to get to do that this time around!

Everything is purchased and washed and organized for baby and birth and I met with an OB today about my iron, who feels good about my hemoglobin level and gave us the green light to homebirth.  I feel like everything is falling into place and I can finally breathe easily!  Well, as easily as one can breathe when her lungs are being entirely squished.  :)

All set!