Day before Peyton's arrival

So I have a ton of thoughts running through my head right now. This time tomorrow, I will be in the hospital, in labor and awaiting the arrival of our little girl. This pregnancy had it's highs and lows. Overall, it was the smoothest pregnancy compared to my other two. I had no morning sickness at all, which I didn't expect. The only two things that made this pregnancy harder in some ways was the extreme heartburn that made me sick to my stomach one night and the 10 days of an intense itchy rash that covered my body. Thankfully, a steroid helped the rash and switching OTC medicines for the heartburn seemed to do the trick. The summer was hotter than it's been since I was born in 1980. So I made sure to spend most of my time indoors with the AC cranked up.

We tried a long time to get pregnant with Peyton, which was a complete change from our pregnancy surprise with Mason and getting pregnant on the first try with Taylor. Last year on October 14th, I suffered a miscarriage. This year on October 14th, I will be delivering my baby girl. So thankful for God's redeeming love. It's very bittersweet. I love that Peyton will share a birthday with my dad. He is a very special man to me and I love that I can give him a grandchild for his birthday.

After I dropped the kids off at school, I wasn't exactly sure what to do with my free time. I had already gotten a pedicure on Tuesday and everything is already packed and ready for Peyton's arrival. So I decided to spend the morning doing a little shopping and just relaxing around the house. It was very quiet in our house, almost too quiet.

Adam's mom is on her way up here to spend the next week with us. My parents will be arriving this weekend and staying with my Aunt to celebrate my dad's birthday and Peyton's arrival. We are so blessed to be back in Texas and to be able to celebrate Peyton with our family. Next time I post, it will be full or pictures and her birth story.

39 Weeks and 3 days