39 weeks

6 days until my due date.

I always thought this baby was going to come early but now I'm not so sure. I have been having some Braxton hicks and some days/ nights I feel like this might be it but for the most part they are light contractions that don't last long at all. I am sure this baby has his own agenda and we will be happy to see him when he is ready. Saying that, we are ready so any day now would be great!!

He is still moving, kicking away in there, especially at night when I am trying to sleep. We are so curious at what he looks like. I am sure he will be just a precious as we think he will.

Spring has finally arrived to the UK and we have been enjoying the beautiful flowers everywhere. We had a wonderful weekend where it was sunny and the temperatures were in the high 60's- low 70's. We spent our last weekend just the two of us enjoying as much time as we could outside, walking, bbqing and soaking in the sunshine. My parents get here this Friday and I'm hoping they will get some of the great weather we have been having!

Here are some pictures from the last week..

A crane at the botanical gardens

Hopefully the next post will be about baby Elam!! 

In other baby news- my amazing friend Kathleen had her baby girl on Monday. Norah Elizabeth. We are so proud of her and can't wait to meet her sweet baby girl!!!!

Kit's bday

On Sunday Kit turned 32! For his birthday he wanted to go to the horse track here in Leicester. The weather kept calling for rain the whole week before and as soon as we got there it started hailing on us, yikes! But then the sun came out and brightened our day. We had a fantastic time with some friends and we even won a little bit on money. It was a great day to spend a birthday even at 37 weeks pregnant!

Happy Birthday Kit, this year is going to be magical!

Some pictures from the day

Kit hoping to win the first race of the day

The horse track, which is different than ones we have been to in the US. Each of those umbrellas was a different bookie taking bets with different odds.

A very happy Birthday boy

Here come the horses.

Part of the group

Birthday peanut butter rice krispy treats with chocolate on top.

A helping hand giving to a pregnant women who could barely stand up from the concrete steps on her own.

Fun times had by all

A winning ticket!

A photo shoot of the two of us and a great shot of my belly

Ah, yes I will pick him next!

Not sure what was so funny, but I just love this picture

Winners!

The crew:

Becky, Cathy, Kit, me, Adam and Kate

Thanks guys for coming out and celebrating Kit's birthday with us!