One Week Later...

Nathan is already a week old! Crazy! It's been such an exciting week, though. So far, he's such a good baby! I'm trying not to get too excited cause I know they can change so quickly over the weeks. He naps all day, so I've been pretty well rested and he's even doing pretty darn good at sleeping during the night. The first few nights he woke up every couple of hours, but it was always cause he wanted something. Food, diaper change, etc. He'd always go right back to bed after we took care of it. The last two nights, though, he's decided he doesn't want to go to bed until 2 or 3. The only plus side of this is that once he does go to bed, he sleeps a good five hours and doesn't wake up till 7 or 8. So at least we've been getting some good chunks of sleep in there. =)

He's such an attentive baby, as some of you may have noticed through our facebook videos. He's always checking things out and he'll stare right at you and study your face. I love it. Sometimes it makes it hard to put him down. It's just been so fun getting to know him. We're having a blast. =D

Andrew's been back to work for three days now. On Monday, my mom was here and took Nathan and I to his first doctors appointment. The doctor said that he's a perfect baby. Yes! Hehe. Then we took the little guy over to visit my mom's friend Mary who lives close by to the doctors office. We had much fun showing off his baby blue eyes. Since then, it's just been me and Nathan during the day, and honestly it's going amazingly well. He's so content just hanging out whether he's sleeping or awake. I've been able to get naps, catch up online, watch tv... pretty much anything. So far, he's so easy that I almost get a little bored. I'm sure that won't last forever, so for now, I'll take it.

Happy one week, Nathan!!!! <3

Today is hard...

It's April 1st, Nathan's due date. I really wanted him to come today. Not just because I'm "ready," but because Andrew and I really enjoyed having April Fool's day as a due date. Since our little guy was a surprise, we've called it God's little joke on us. Too bad, even if i went into labor now, chances of me having him before the day is over are very slim. Everyday he doesn't come is just disappointing. You can give me all the encouraging words you want, saying "he'll be here before you know it," or "God has perfect timing," but it doesn't change the way I feel. Nine months is a long time to wait and each passing day just gets harder and harder as I become less and less able to get around and do my normal activities.

It also makes me sad cause I've been holding onto my census form. It's supposed to be the number of people living in our house as of April 1st. I was so sure that Nathan was going to come early, that I kept holding onto it so I could send it in with him on it too. But no. No luck.

I just want this all to be over. And it's really disappointing that as each day passes, it's more and more likely that I have to walk into a hospital on tuesday evening and let the medicine do it for me. Baby's are supposed to be a surprise. They're supposed to pick their birthday. Now all the magic's being snapped out of it and taken care of by a needle and some drugs. Great. How exciting...

I'm just disappointed, that's all. Of course none of this will matter once he's in my arms, but he's not in my arms right now, so I can't exactly change the way it all makes me feel.