Still Hanging in There

With 1 week and 6 days to go I am still hanging in there. Last week was my first week off of work and I spent it relaxing and doing some things around the house. I washed all of Anabelle's newborn size clothes, blankets, sheets, burp clothes, and towels so that they are all ready for her when she gets home. It's funny everything is so small, you can fit it all into 1-2 loads. I'll enjoy that while I can, I know it won't stay that way for long. I also spent a lot of time cooking meals and freezing them so that we would have lots of things to heat up after the baby comes when I don't feel like cooking.
On Tuesday John and I had a little bar-b-que and went to the Cubs game with friends Phil and Liz. It was a nice night even though the Cubs got beat pretty badly, the weather was beautiful and we had fun.
Thursday, John's work threw us a baby shower, it was very nice. I had never been to John's work, and had only met a few of his coworkers, so it was nice to see where he spends his day and meet everyone. He has an awesome view of the city from his desk, but sitting there for even a few minutes made me realize I could never have a desk job. Everyone at his work was very sweet and generous and we received lots of things for the baby.
Thursday night we had part 2 of our Caring for Newborns class, this time was spent having a question and answer session with a pediatrician and a pediatric dentist. It was very informative and useful. Among many things, we learned that we will have to get a general flu shot and a swine flu shot this year so that we don't pass any germs along to Anabelle, who is too young to get vaccinated. It seems they are taking the threat of swine flu and newborns seriously, so don't be offended when we ask you to wash your hands before you touch our new baby =)
Friday, my mom came over to spend the day with me. She brought over a lot of clothes that I wore as a baby, it's nice that she kept them all of these years. There were some really cute things for Anabelle to wear, as well as some classic ugly 70s outfits that I won't subject her to. Mom and I also did a little shopping at Babies R Us, picking up the few remaining items that we needed. It was a fun and productive day.
Friday night John and I enjoyed a date night, going to dinner and a movie. We saw Taking Woodstock, which was good but didn't really meet our expectations. It did make me think about all of the little children whose parents took them to Woodstock; crazy, but fun!
Saturday Becky and Lexi came over to entertain me while John spent some time with the guys. We were extraordinarily lazy and had a movie marathon, and ordered dinner in. It reminded me of our sleepovers in high school.
Today John and I woke up and went to brunch at our favorite place and then spent a good part of the day at our final class in preparation for the baby, Breastfeeding 101. Both John and I had low expectations, but we were pleasantly surprised when we found most of the material helpful and relevant. Finally -we are done with classes!! I guess it's okay for Anabelle to come now =)
Overall, I am still feeling pretty good, my doctors visit on Wednesday was uneventful. My feet are definitely more swollen now, and I am pretty much uncomfortable most of the time-but that is to be expected. I'll be seeing the doctor again on Thursday.
Not much else going on here, just playing the waiting game. I'll keep you posted with any new events. Have a great week!