At Dani's 36-week appointment today, the doctor checked her for the first time. She found out that her cervix is already thinned and the baby's head is right there! So all she needs to do now is dialate! The doctor predicted the baby's birthday to be in two to four weeks. I'd better get busy :)
Like I told Dani, I'm totally ready for a baby. Granted there are things I'd like to have done. Grandpa Ron is building a dresser for the baby's room and it's not quite finished. I would like to do some painting and put up some pictures in the room. It would be great for Darren to have the bunkbeds finished so that the crib could be in the baby's room. I would like to get a bassinet or cradle. But the pack & play will work just great, too. And William didn't have his crib for the first two months. She won't be spending much time in her room until that point anyway, so the paint isn't a big deal.
I bought a pack of diapers on Monday, I've got 18 oz of milk a day and 391 ounces in the freezer, and we have lots of love to give to our new baby, so we really have all the necessities. Oh, and no worries regarding clothes... I've got piles of baby clothes. Granted they are all very neutral in color and softened by the wear of several baby boys before her, but they'll keep her warm until the gifts start rolling in :)
I'm trying to convince myself that I have plenty of time to be baking cookies this week rather than getting ready for baby. We've got Michael spending the night on Friday so I'll have to straighten up her room again. (This will probably be the last time that it's "Michael's room".) We need to get our Christmas tree put up, too, so we can move all the gifts that are cluttering her room. Good thing we got in that mini vacation while we had the chance!