Valentine's Day

Ryan and I thought it would be really sweet and whimsical if Hannah Kate was born the day we American's celebrate love.
It's 8:30pm now and even if I did happen to go into labor it would probably be past midnight by the time she got here so I guess it's time to move on from that hope.

I am just SO ready for this little girl to be here! And lucky me so is everyone else! I have been getting check up texts from one of my big brothers, encouragement texts and conversations to Hannah Kate to come out so her aunties can love on her! And her Gigi and Mima are both very excited for her arrival.
And above all her Daddy is so impatient (in the BEST kind of way) to meet his precious little girl.

Valentine's Day is a bit of a bummer when your better half has a long day of work and school and doesn't get home til 9:30pm and you are waiting for a baby to arrive, HOWEVER, it can be very motivating.

In an effort to encourage contractions, I started my day with a long brisk walk, then made a list of things that needed done and got on it. I did all the laundry, cleaned my kitchen and bathroom. Swept and vacuumed the floors, sprayed the outside of our whole house with organic bug spray, made a menu and grocery list, went to the store, unloaded groceries, planned a romantic late dinner with a special Valentine's Day dessert for my hubby and then danced myself silly after watching a youtube video of a pregnant woman who danced herself into active labor.

What came of all of this? A clean house, a finished to do list, a realization that I am a horrible dancer and even worse pregnant, and a few inconsistent and weak contractions.
But it made the day go by a lot faster and I feel very productive. Tired, but productive. And now I'm working on dinner for my Hubby and who knows, maybe by the time all the activities of today are over and I'm ready for bed... THEN Baby Girl will decide to come.

Who knows, in the the mean time, I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday and I get to be with my hubby for the weekend. This close to the end of our pregnancy I feel safer and more comfortable when he's with me. Maybe Hannah Kate does too and she's waiting for her Daddy to be around before she comes.

Happy Valentine's Day!