The final countdown

We are one month away from Baby Blinn's due date!! Which mostly means this little guy can show up whenever the heck he feels like.  (Don't worry mom, I think he'll wait until you arrive.)  So the freaking out has been kicked up a notch.  Everyone says this is the time to sleep and relax and clean the house, all those things I wont be able to do once our little bundle arrives.  Well let me tell you, I can't really do them now either.  My body must be prepping for sleep deprivation because waking up 4-5 times a night and spending hours laying wide awake in bed has become the new routine.  Yesterday I tried to do laundry, after separating all the dirty clothes into three baskets and dragging the first basket out to the laundry machine, I had to lay down on the couch because I was winded and my back hurt...awesome.  My beautiful wedding rings also had to come off yesterday since they were trying to permanently fuse themselves with my poor chubby finger.  It took ice, olive oil, soap and not a small amount of yanking to get those things off.
So i've decided to take it easy for the next few weeks (not that life has been that taxing lately, but still) to prepare myself for the extreme life change that is headed my way.  I'm cherishing my mornings on the couch with my fur baby who is soon to be ignored.  I'm watching Christmas movies even though it isn't Thanksgiving yet.  And I am refusing to feel guilty about just staying home and being quiet in my house.  We have a dear friends wedding this weekend that we are so excited for, one last excuse to get all dressed up and be out as a couple.  Then its Thanksgiving, which we will spend with friends, and have a weekend full of Christmas prepping, getting our tree and decorating! After that we will be in December and on serious baby watch!
Today also marks the start of my weekly Dr appointments, which somehow makes it more real.  Still waiting for baby to flip, and I have yet to experience my first contraction so there is definitely some anxiety mounting. So far I have been so lucky to have a relatively easy pregnancy and i'm hoping Jackson will be just as nice to me when he makes his arrival.  I can't believe i'm almost done with this crazy stage of life, nothing will ever compare to some of the feelings i've had during this first pregnancy.  But man am I ready to meet little Jackson and become a family of three!