waiting

Just ONE more week until our baby girl is due.  Crazy.  I'm finding myself VERY ready these days.  With the heat and humidity last week (90's everyday with heat indexes of over 100), and just being uncomfortable...I'm READY.  At my doctor appointment this morning, I was dilated and effaced the same as the past 2 weeks.  A little discouraging, but it's alright.  It's just not time yet, right?  So, we wait.

Actually, I did go ahead and schedule an induction date for this friday...and here's why.  Originally I was  not up for this, but my midwife is switching practices THIS SUNDAY.  One day before my due date :(. Which means, if I go on or after my date, she cannot legally deliver our baby.  At first I said I would rather have someone else deliver than be induced.  But as the due date is closing in, I'm wanting her to deliver more and more.  So, it's scheduled.  I really hope I go into labor before then - I'm going to try to be more active this week!  

At the house...we have our main floor walls coming tomorrow!  Chad has been working a lot in the evenings to get everything ready for them.  And he's been challenging me to start picking stuff out.  Lights, stone, tiles, plumbing, furniture...the list goes on.  While it's fun...it's also time consuming.  I've mostly been looking online so far and there's just SO MUCH to search through.  We did go to a flea market over a week ago and picked out some furniture pieces and a small table for a vessel sink in the powder room.  We're trying to stick with a rustic/modern cottage theme with hints of vintage and industrial.  Here's what we found:

chalkboard for wall art in the Livie's room or loft:

 table for vessel sink in powder room (I need to put a finish on this):

coffee table for great room:

And we also ordered a tall, narrow table for the entryway...but we'll pick that up next month.  It's similar in style to the coffee table...made out of reclaimed barnwood.  Fun stuff :).

And Livie...oh Livie :).  She's been such a good girl lately but also very clingy and cuddly...I think she knows something is up.  We talk about babies a lot...but whenever we do, she always grabs her favorite baby and play and pretends with her.  Other interests lately are the potty...here's her playing with her baby's little pink potty:

Oh little girl...our world is about to be shaken!