The final weeks are certainly starting show their colors!  There are three other woman that I personally know that have been pregnant with me these past 8 months.   One of them had their little girl yesterday morning 4 weeks early.  Everything seems to be ok and all are doing well, it was just time for baby Alia to be born.  One of my other Army friends is due in 4 days and she has already dialated to 3.   The third woman is in the hospital for high blood pressure and then that leaves me.   

I am so nervous about the upcoming weeks.  We have been thinking about our little Atalee for a while now, but it is all coming so surreal to us as everyone else is having their little ones.  I have become motivated to get some things finished up this week just in case things dont go as planned for me either. 

I really dont have alot left to do with the exception of the crib not being put together.  Nathan has been meaning to do it for several weeks, but something always seems to come up at work.  He never knows sometimes when he may have to go in so it is hard to allot a time to get this crib together.  So now I am going to try to make myself busy today and see if I can work my magic.   Right now I have Reilly oocuppied by a Transformer game we bought for the XBOX360.  So that will keep him going while I figure out Atalee's crib.

As far as how I feel I am feeling fine.  I have my moments where I feel like I can't move and I dont have an ounce of energy left, but really my little one is very healthy and I dont feel like I could ask for more at the moment.  I am tired of feeling FAT, but I also know that one a few months in my life will I ever be able to have a little one kicking me to death.  I can litterally spend 30minutes easily laying on my back and watch my stomach move all around as Atalee tries to adjust to my position.  Sometimes I close my eyes and try to imagine what he is doing.  It really is a beautiful thing being pregnant espeically knowing that we can provide a healthy enviorment for her children.

Reilly has really taken notice to all the changes for his little sister.  I have packed two disposable camera in my diaper back to give to Reilly when Atalee is born.  I am going to let him take whatever pictures he wants with his new sister.   I am also going to wrap a present and put it in the bag and when Atalee is here, I am going to give Reilly the present and say it is from his little sister.  I am also hoping to arrange to have someone bring some ballons to the hospital for Reilly when she is born too.  I want every moment to be a happy one for him too.  He is going to have it hard enough when daddy is gone for a year.  It is going to be hard on us all, but we will pull through.

So I better get to building that crib.  All I know is that it never goes according as planned in having a baby so if Aug 18th is the latest she will be here then that means she could come at any time and I need to be ready.