Sooner than we think!

You are probably wondering why I am writing so soon, it's not like me to post something when not even a month has gone by since the last one. I decided to do so because it may just be the last one until the baby comes. We went to the doctor this week, I was only 36 weeks, but the doctor was quite surprised, as were we, that I am 1.5 cm and 75% effaced. Now we know that doesn't necessarily mean I will go into labor early, but it is definitely a good sign that my body is doing what it is supposed to. We always had a feeling that she would come early, but then we heard that if it is your first baby, you are more likely to go later than early. That wasn't the best news for us, especially me since I grow more uncomfortable every day. But our hopes were lifted with the news the doctor gave us. We are back to thinking she will arrive early and Colby is predicting she will be here by Mother's Day, which means he can get me a gift! The real test will be when I go back on Wednesday to see if I have progressed even more. Even though we were very excited, it really brought us to reality that this baby is definitely coming and we are going to turn into responsible parents any day now. If that's not a wake-up call, I'm not sure what else is. At least we will not be alone. There are currently about 12 pregnant women in our ward. This is not an unusual number either. We live in a very young neighborhood and that means everyone is growing their family. We have a lot of great friends and that gives us some comfort when it comes to the new experiences of parenthood.
The rest of our life is pretty much the same as a couple weeks ago. We are hoping to get the automated machine for the company in the near future. Colby has only dreamt of it the entire time he has had the company. It would clearly make things much easier and more efficient. Not to mention we wouldn't dread the holiday season like we have in the past. With that machine, we could have actually gone on our honeymoon the day after our wedding instead of returning to work. Somehow it wasn't quite as romantic as a Hawaiin cruise would have been! I have to give Colby a hard time that he found a very special woman to agree to go back to work the day after and start working 20 hour days. He did make up for it and took me to Disneyworld when things settled down. Isn't it funny how those memories seem like they were just yesterday and here we are expecting a daughter any day now. Hopefully we all learn to take it one day at a time and really cherish the time we have because I worry that I will soon be looking back and our little girl will be turning 1 year old. I guess I should try not to rush these very uncomfortable days and enjoy them as our lives will soon change forever.