to labor or not to labor

37 weeks...or 21 days...or 259 days down and 21 to go, but who's counting? me for one, and adam for another. since my almost 36 week appointment i have been super anxious for maizie to be here. my midwife told me, "if you go into labor now it will be ok." just meaning not to freak out if i do go. but my mind takes that as "you can go into labor any minute, get ready!!!" so every day i am wondering and hoping that it will be the day. and every time i feel a braxton hicks contraction i wonder if it's going to turn into the real thing. no luck so far. adam has been calm about it up until yesterday. we watched a documentary called the business of being born. it's on pregnancy and birthing in the u.s. and it was awesome to see. very informative. and that is when it was like a switch was flipped in adam's head. he started asking "do you think you will go into labor today?" and when i would say no he would try to come up with ways to try and force labor. like trying to scare me, watching scary movies, going for walks, and eating spicy foods. it's cute:) today he started asking again and when i would say no he would say, "no you have to say yes and mean it so your body will think it has to go into labor!" i dont mind it, i REALLY want to go into labor and be able to meet maizie!!

maizie is still very active and i love it!! she is always kicking or turning, or pressing the air out of my lungs...ok sometimes it sucks to have her moving so much but it's worth it. she has been getting the hiccups a lot lately and i feel bad for her. it cant be comfortable in there to begin with but to get hiccups so often while so confined has to be lame. she also likes to press on my ribs. sometimes it feels like she is trying to dislocate them. she has also been responding to adams voice a little more. i like when he talks to her because she will start moving more. maizie also likes it when i rub her back, at least thats what i think it is. she is like a cat and will arch into it. i really hope she likes to snuggle, that will make my day!

we are now the proud owners of one ginormous car seat:) we ordered it from target and finally got it last thursday. i have decided that online shopping is for sure not a good thing for me. not because i order too much, but because i dont get the instant satisfaction of giving my money away and getting something in return. shopping just has to be done in person. but the one thing i did like was being able to read about the product and get reviews for it. we decided to get a convertible car seat that everyone kept saying they wished they had gotten before any of their other car seat purchases. so maizie will be in this car seat til she is 65 pounds!! i got to playing around with it and i think it might be one of the best designs ever. instead of having to take all the webbing out and relacing the entire thing when you have to adjust for the baby's growth, you just turn a knob. really. it's that simple. and it's super cushy, and the cover is soft and velvety. here is a picture of it: