Getting Ready for Baby Isaac!

We are now on week 33 (and 6 days) in our waiting for baby Isaac! Mommy is feeling fine, although I am now understanding why pregnant women always seem ready to be pregnant no longer! I've just now become uncomfortable most of the time, but all-in-all I have enjoyed every minute of this journey. The nursery is coming together, but we still need the staples (mattress, stroller, car seat). I keep telling myself that we have time, but nesting has begun and it seems that time is flying. That's just my OCD kicking in - I know everyone feels this way and we're not the first ones to do this.

I'm missing my husband so much that it hurts since he is in the academy. He's in his 3rd week and he has a total of 16 weeks. That means only 13 weeks to go...:( This of course is not helping either of us be patient for anything. It is so hard for him to leave us every week (even though Isaac is still in my belly). I'm very thankful that he is able to come home every weekend, but I don't know how he will leave us after Isaac is here. Daddy is doing so much to give his little boy the best life he can by making these sacrifices now. When I married him, I knew that I would always be provided for and taken care of and this responsibility and sacrifice he's making right now is just another confirmation that I was right. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I'm trying to organize finances, the house, the cars, the puppy (our child with fur Izabel), and our community responsibilities. Not as much as he's doing, but with my last class in grad school and my jobs on top, I'm sleeping very well by the time I make it to bed. The biggest thing I'm trying to figure out is the logistics of getting my husband up here in time for the birth without calling him too early. He is only allowed to miss 16 hours of instruction before he is required to start over from week 1 at a later time --- NO WAY!

We have an ultrasound visit on October 1 to estimate the Isaac's size. No concerns, but I opted for the ultrasound because the numbers 9 lbs 8 oz (my husband's birthweight) and 12 lbs (my grandfather's birthweight) keep ringing in my ears. The midwife said she would make it "medically necessary" so that the insurance would pay for it if I wanted to do the ultrasound. I will probably find out that there is nothing to worry about, but what wrong with knowing that, right? My mother will be there since my husband will not be able to be and he'll see the pictures when he comes home on the weekend.

Pictures and other fun stuff will be coming soon - I promise! Love and prayers to all the family and friends who are reading this. We'll keep you posted!