First, exciting baby gear...there is a whole new definition of things that are exciting at the Phillips house. For instance, the day Charlie's car seat came, you would have thought someone left a bag of money on our front door. Well, that happened again a couple of weeks ago (not a bag of money, but cool baby gear) when his stroller came! I am really looking forward to getting out on some runs with Charlie, which meant we needed a running stroller. We won't be able to "go for a run" together until he is about 8 months old or so, but in the interim, the stroller has an attachment for his infant seat and he and I can get out for some morning walks this summer.
Check out this awesome stroller! Thanks Dad and Diane for getting us "the BOB"!!
Onto Operation Eviction...at 34 weeks, Charlie started acting like he might be arriving a little too early. Needless to say, he gave us a bit of a scare and I laid low for a few weeks to encourage him to stay put a little longer. We spent a lot of time praying for a healthy baby and asking him to be patient. It worked! I'm now over 37 weeks (full term, yea!!) and Charlie can come ANY DAY. The tough part? I was SET on the fact that Charlie would be late...big and late. Well, he's big for sure (more on that in a minute), but now my mind is not so set on him being late. In fact, if he would like to go ahead and come now that would be perfect. We are ready to meet him and I am ready to put my ribs back in place.
Yesterday at the doctor, we walked in and he said, "I can't believe you are still pregnant!" He obviously hasn't read my segment on Prego PSAs. He then went on to estimate that Charlie weighs somewhere between 8 and 8.5 pounds...right now. At 37 weeks. Two words: mega baby. Charlie is taking after his Dad for sure! So, Operation Eviction is in full swing and I'm walking and eating spicy foods like it's going out of style! Here is an update on the countdown in his room...
Until next time...which is hopefully a post updating you on Charlie's big arrival!
Meighan and Charlie
