My husband has ovaries

First of all, I asked C if it was alright that I published this (and the accompanying title) and he said it was okay, so don't think I'm the WORST wife ever for writing this.

My husband is not only the funniest person I know, he's also very sensitive and very caring and has been an amazing support, not just since we found out about Pat, but ever since I met him. He's a superstar and most days I do not feel like I deserve him. I often wonder how someone as insensitive as me ended up with someone as sensitive as him. I also wonder where his sensitivity came from. Maybe the fact that he is sandwiched between 2 girls (an older sister and a younger sister). All that estrogen must have had it's effect on him, because the other night, as we climbed into bed, Christian said to me "I feel like I really need to nest."

And THAT'S why I think my husband has ovaries. I didn't even know he knew the term "nesting." I don't think I've used that term at all with him because I didn't feel like having to explain it to him. But I guess I'm wrong about that. Apparently he already knows! He did ask me not to schedule any extra-curricular activities--I guess he wants to stay home and nest. So if you need us for anything, we'll be at home building a nest, or something like that.

Note to self: Don't watch "A Baby Story" on TLC. I'm watching it while writing this and I'm literally sobbing. I can hardly see the monitor because tears are pouring out of my eyes. Too emotional to watch a baby be born right now. What am I thinking?

In other Pat news, I had my 34 week appointment yesterday. Yes, 34 weeks. Very hard for me to believe. A lot of the time I feel like I'm ready for Pat to arrive but then I have moments where I start to panic as I look at my "to-do" list. But then I watch "A Baby Story" and I want the baby NOW! Anyway, I'm measuring at 34 weeks exactly, not more, not less, so all of you people telling me I'm huge and so big, I'm actually not. I'm at my correct gestational age and size. Had the nurse ask me "What did you eat today?" after she looked at my pee stick. I've been eating a lot of fruit lately...maybe too much, because my sugar levels were up. But someone keeps leaving fruit on my desk at work and I want them to know I appreciate it so I eat it, plus all of the other fruit I already bring for snacks and lunch. It's probably the reason why I'm up another 2 lbs since my last appointment. That or the fact that the baby is putting a lot of it's weight on right now. It's almost 5 lbs and about 18" now. Crazy. My midwife checked to see if I was dilated since she was already in there doing a strep test, and who do you know is dilated to a 3? Well, it's not me. Not dilated but my cervix is softening. So that's a good sign.

The mechanic just called and said the car was ready to be picked up, so I need to lace up my running shoes and walk down and get it. Glad it's a balmy 64 degrees today--perfect day for a walk.

Oh, and if you see Christian, be sure to ask him how his ovaries are doing. I'm sure he'd really like that.