The Penner Family: 37 weeks

This past Saturday was 37 weeks pregnant for me. 37 is a great milestone when pregnant because it is considered full term. Most babies born at this time don't require extra medical care. I had another doctor's appointment on Monday, and while my body has made more progress this time than at the same point last pregnancy, that doesn't mean she is going to be born any earlier. It also doesn't mean she won't be born early. We are just waiting and seeing now. I kept saying that I didn't want her to come over Thanksgiving weekend because that is too close to my birthday and I never liked having my birthday close to a holiday. Plus, I don't want to be in the hospital with hospital food during Thanksgiving. Now I'm at the point though that I just want to meet her and hold her in my arms. I have decided that the last few weeks of pregnancy are some of the longest.

Lily is doing great. She is talking more and more everyday and you can even hold short conversations with her. She is super smart (I know everyone says that about their own kids). She loves doing puzzles and playing pretend. She particularly love taking care of her baby dolls. She feeds them and takes them for walks in their stroller. She is going to be such a great big sister. We saw a baby the other day at the store and she kept looking at him. When asked if she wanted one like that at home she said yes. She also loves giving her little sister hugs and kisses. Hopefully this excitement will continue once we bring the baby home.

Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks.

This is what Lily does when you tell her to "say cheese"