Happy Due Date Day!

Harper Bleu Raulerson

When we were told last September that our due date was May 7th, it seemed sooooo far away!  How could I possibly wait that long to meet our little girl?  And now, here we are, May 7th and I'm still having to wait to meet her.  Thankfully, it's only for a couple more days.

The past 8 months since we found out we were pregnant have gone by so quickly.  It's hard to believe that the time has arrived.  As much as I can't wait to meet her, I will miss being pregnant.  At least most of what it means to be pregnant!  I won't miss the constipation or Siatic back pain.  I apparently won't have to miss the stretchmarks or exhaustion because those will stick with me.  I will miss the way that Derek talks to her through my tummy as if she's right there.  I'll miss seeing the way my body changes because of the way she is changing.  I'll really miss the closeness between the two of us; being able to feel her move inside me, having that experience that noone else does.  But enough of that sappy stuff, could she get here already?

We go into the hospital tomorrow afternoon (Happy Mother's Day!) to begin the process of inducing labor.  If the first plan of action doesn't work, I'll start Pitoscin bright & early Monday morning.  Sometime within the next 48 hours, I will officially become a mama!  I seriously can't wait.

We'll post pictures on here for all to see as soon as we can.  Stay posted...