September 7th was a great day! Not only was it the day that Cara officially turned 37 weeks old, but it was also my 26th birthday! I know that just because Cara is considered full term it doesn't mean that she will be making an appearance any day. I would hope that she would come sooner than later, but I don't want to get my hopes up. :) I know that she will come when she is ready, and I am so thankful that my body has done a good job of keeping her safe and healthy. We can't wait to meet our sweet baby!
My birthday was such a wonderful day! I honestly didn't think that being 9 months pregnant and uncomfortable would make for a very good birthday, but I have such a wonderful husband and he made it a super special day! It was a pretty odd day because this was the first birthday I have celebrated where I was by myself all day long. For the last three years I was at work on my birthday and before that I was in school with friends, so it was pretty weird not being around people. I decided that I would use my Christmas gift, a gift card to Urban Retreat, from Philip and go get a pedicure and manicure to relax! It was wonderful! I sat and read a book and listened to music on my Ipod. I was also really excited because I LOVE rain, and it was an extremely rainy day on Tuesday. After I relaxed at the spa, I went and had lunch at Panera Bread and went to get my hair cut. I came home after getting my hair cut, and took a 2 hour nap. :)
I woke up just in time for Philip to come home with some beautiful red roses and him informing me that I needed to get ready for dinner because we had a reservation at 7 pm. We got dressed and headed out into the rainy Houston weather. Philip took me to our favorite special occasion restaurant, Vic and Anthony's! We had a wonderful steak dinner, and I was surprised with a dessert and a jewelry box on a platter from our waiter. I guess when you have a a very pregnant wife you are almost always promised multiple bathroom runs throughout the evening, so he and the waiter were able to sneakily make the exchange of my present. I was extremely surprised at what Philip gave me! He gave me a pair of princess cut diamond earrings!! I have never had or been given diamond earrings, and it was such a wonderful surprise! He was soooo cute and proud of my birthday present. He did such a wonderful job planning my birthday, and I couldn't have asked for a better day to celebrate my last birthday prior to Cara coming! We had such a wonderful evening together, and I could not ask for a better husband!!!
