4 weeks to go!

I'm officially in my 9th month! Things are still going smoothly for me, which is great because I plan on working for another 3 weeks. We'll see if the little one cooperates with my plans.

I had a wonderful weekend of baby showers and baby J. got some really cute stuff. Thanks to everyone for being so generous and for helping me celebrate!

Valentine's Day in the park

This is our 10th Valentine's Day together and we spent this one having a picnic in the park and enjoying the beautiful weather. After our picnic we came home and did some more work in the nursery. Here's our progress so far...

8 1/2 Months...6 weeks left!

We had round 2 with the 3D pictures yesterday, and she was slightly more cooperative than last time. Her hand is still in front of her mouth, and the cord is in front of her face, so this is the best picture we could get. She still looks pretty cute to me! She's weighing in at about 5lbs 3oz, which puts her right around 8 lbs at delivery. I'm hoping she doesn't get any bigger than that for my sake!

First Childbirth Class (33 weeks)

Ethan and I had our first childbirth class tonight! It was a nice little taste of reality for both of us. We watched a graphic video, Ethan gave me a lovely massage, and we practiced breathing techniques. This is how we'll be spending the next 3 Wednesday nights.

We spent the weekend getting started on the nursery. We hung curtains, put the crib together, and moved the furniture around about 5 times. I think we have it the way we want it now...pictures to come.

Here's a picture of me getting home from work, and then right after our childbirth class showing off our folder of info.

8 months!

It seems like March 25th is just right around the corner now. I'm hoping the next 2 months will be as kind to me as the last few have been. Our daughter was quite uncooperative today at our appointment...we were trying to take 3D pictures of her face, but she kept sucking her thumb and blocking her face with her hand. And when she wasn't sucking her thumb she was sticking her tongue out and making an awful face! We came home without any pictures, but we're going to try again in 2 weeks so stay tuned.

Mama turns 30!

I had a wonderful 30th birthday weekend in Santa Barbara thanks to Ethan and my parents! We stayed at my favorite hotel in a room with a gorgeous ocean view. I did lots of shopping for new clothes to fit the growing belly these last few months. It was a perfect weekend and probably our last getaway before the little monkey arrives.

Smuggling a basketball

This one's for you Weiler...I love my new top! Ethan likes it too, but he says it looks like I'm smuggling a basketball under there.