Preparing for Caroline

As of today, we have 33 days left til our due date of March 3rd.  I can't believe how fast time is flying by!  Some days it feels like I've been pregnant forever and some days it feels like it was just yesterday that I found out I was pregnant.  I'm so ready to meet our baby girl but I'm so anxious all at the same time.  For the past couple of months I have been buying things here and there to prepare for her arrival and we are just about ready.  If she came today there would be no problems because we have all the basic things she will need.  There are things I want to still buy her but there will ALWAYS be things that I still want to buy her. 

We are not having a baby shower before Caroline is born.  We don't really have that many friends over here in Korea and the ones that we do have haven't offered to throw us a shower.  Oh well, not a big deal.  I think my mom and aunt will through us one when we get to the States but until then it's on us to buy everything she needs.  We have received a lot of hand me down clothes from my SIL and a friend here in Korea.  We feel so blessed to have been given such nice clothes for our girl.  She is definitely spoiled already. 

We are moving when Caroline is two months old. We don't know where yet but we do know that we are leaving Korea in early May. We've decided that there is no reason to set up any kind of nursery here when she won't even spend anytime in it.  We are putting a rock n play next to our bed for her to sleep in and when we get settled at our next place we will set up her nursery.  She does, however, have two closets full of clothes and stuff.  I've been busy shopping on Amazon. 

Here are some pictures of Caroline's closet, bed, and swing.  I'm so excited to see my baby in her clothes and to push her in her bright red stroller in the near future.  It's finally starting to feel real that we are going to be parents very soon!

 

We're having a baby!!!

I'm starting this blog a little late in the pregnancy but it's still exciting to say.  We're having a baby!  A little human is going to be put in my arms in just about six weeks from today and I'm going to be responsible for making sure she turns into a responsible adult.  I'm so excited and so scared all at the same time.  Her name is going to be Caroline Olivia Ann.  Such a pretty name for one incredibly beautiful being.  I know she'll be beautiful, it'd be hard for her not to be. 

Michael and I could not be any more excited to become parents and look forward to our new adventures with Caroline.  We are as prepared as we are going to be and are anxiously awaiting her arrival.  I've told her that she can not come out before 39 weeks and 2 days because grandma doesn't get here until the day before that.  I really don't want my mom to miss out on Caroline's birth.

I am the last one of my siblings to have a baby and Mike is the first one of his to have a baby.  My mom is a pro at being a grandma and Mike's mom is just so excited to become a grandma.  Our baby is so loved already and we can't wait to share her with everyone.  We currently live in South Korea.  Mike is in the Army and we've been here for almost two years.  We will be leaving this duty station when the baby is about two months old and at this moment we have no idea where we will be going next.  I guess it really doesn't matter right now that we don't know because there will be plenty of time to prepare for that later.  Right now all I can think about is my daughter and becoming her mom. 

Here is one of our ultrasound pictures from around 27 weeks and some of our maternity pictures from two weeks ago.