37w1dThe baby is officially full term now! We have midwife appointments every week from here on out. At our last one, the midwife said to me, "Feel that?" I thought it was the baby's bottom, but it turned out that my whole uterus was rock hard due to a Braxton Hicks contraction. Apparently, I've been getting them all the time, only I don't feel anything at all. Now that I'm paying more attention, I do get them a lot.  I've still been sleeping well and feeling good. This week, my hands have … [Read more...]

36w3dI looked at these pictures after Phil took them last night and marveled at how far my stomach sticks out now. I remember back at 29 weeks, when I thought I looked so pregnant.Ha. I've definitely started getting comments about the bump. Nothing too incredibly offensive, but really I find them all offensive. Even when someone says I look fantastic, what they really mean is that I'm not as large as other pregnant women they've seen or known. But I think those other pregnant women looked … [Read more...]

35w2dThis past weekend, we had an awesome couples shower and pool party at a friend's house. We relaxed and swam and chatted and ate meatballs. And some of us enjoyed beers by the pool. I had a fabulous faux-ito. We got some nice presents from our friends to pretty much finish up the major things we need before baby arrives. I was especially excited to get a changing table pad so I can hopefully finish up that area soon.Last week, it became very urgent to me to get the pack & play bassinet that … [Read more...]