The Last Days...

It's difficult for me to really comprehend the fact that this is my last day at work as a non-mom. Having today feel just so normal is totally bizarre considering how life as we know it is about to get turned upside down in just under 36 hours.

I don't know if I'm most nervous for the actual C-Section or the fact that there will be a BABY as the end result of the operation. The one thing that I know that I'm not nervous about is the hospital stay itself. It sounds so sad, but having a few days surrounded by nurses helping me, bringing me food, and just controlling everything for me seems like heaven right now. I'm sure that being exhausted, stitched up, and on all kinds of medications will quickly change my outlook of a "hospital vacation," but for now, I'm very much looking forward to some serious R&R in a hospital bed before the real work begins.

I feel very ready for the baby in some ways (mostly physically!) and totally unprepared in others. I think that they key in the whole experience is going to be to roll with is as much as I can. These next few weeks are going to be full of challenges that are going to surprise me and joys that I can't even imagine (hopefully). I'm just trying to be as open to each and every experience as I can. Because that's what life is about after all -- just living in the moment as much as possible and accepting each and every experience for what it is, no matter how difficult.

Here is another belly shot taken a few weeks ago. I'm even bigger now and just cannot wait to have this kid living on the outside!