It's real!!!

Good 'ol "nesting" has made its debut!!

For some it begins months before the due date

but for me...about 3 weeks before.

Don't get me wrong, I do little things here and there

all throughout the pregnancy,

but for some reason...

the major "nesting" phenomenon doesn't hit me until the last minute!

I think that something about having a scheduled c-section

has something to do with it.

Normally, when you don't know exactly when the baby

will come, you want to be prepared way in

advance because the baby

could come at any minute!

And for some reason,

having a set date has made me feel like I still have time,

like that is the for sure day she will come

when really she could come at any time too!!

Eliza didn't wait til her "date"!! She came

5 days earlier.

A scheduled c-section means nothing,

they have plans of their own:)

So finally this past week, that thought dawned on me

and I began to panic mildly.

I made my to-do list and

have been checking it off one by one.

I will give myself credit, since I went through the

HUGE bags of baby clothes we had and

got them all sorted by size...pulling out

the newborn/zero-3mo. sizes a couple

weeks ago.

So now all of the clothes, blankets,

and carseat are clean and 

The clothes and blankets are

organized and ready to go, and

Bottles and pacifiers are cleaned/sterilized.

Plus my sweet friends Kendra and Ashleigh

put together a really nice baby shower

for me this weekend, so I got some

more good stuff

(including the angelcare monitor I wanted!!).

My parents also got us a double stroller,

which is a BIG thing off the list!!

The great thing about the second baby

especially when it's the same gender,

is that we already have pretty

much everything we need!!

The few things we needed we

got at my shower, or

from family.

Such a blessing!!

I feel so relieved that I am pretty much prepared!!

Atleast as far as the physical needs goes.

Emotionally, I am a little bit of a mess.

I am so so excited,

I can't even express it in words!!

But I am also a lot litle nervous

about becoming the mommy to

TWO

babies!! I know I will have enough

love, that is not even a question.

I just worry that my high-strungness over

silly things will get the

best of me.

I don't want to miss out on the precious, sweet

moments because I am worried about

things, schedules, etc. that

are not all that important, really.

I also worry about my lil Eliza.

There is so much change going on

in the next couple of months

and I just pray that I will

be able to keep a

clear head so that I can make

sure and give her all of the love and help she needs during all of

these transitions.

ALSO...

we have a name!!!

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Presley Elaine

I absolutely love it!! And I love being able to talk about/to

her by her name!!!

So we are ready!!

Aside from having our bags packed.

November 3rd cannot come soon enough,

but at the same time is steam-rolling

towards us at a ridiculous pace!!

36 weeks!!

This belly is getting huge!!

And sadly, this is my outfit of choice, unless I leave the house....

Eliza is in heaven having so much space to play outside at Memaw and Tickie-ties!! She loves the kitties

(who are the sweetest, most tolerant kitties I have ever seen!),

Maggie the dog,

and the Horsies!!

All ready for church last Sunday:)

She finally got to wear her

cute boots, since it was RAINING!!

And she knew she was looking so adorable and sassy!!