She'll Be Comin'

Today's doctor appointment was much more encouraging than the last, probably because I'm only 6 days away from my due date. Ha! Anyway, she said that she can feel the baby's head since I'm STARTING TO DILATE. Hooray! It's really not much but it was good to hear. I knew there had to have been some progress since she is so low, causing a lot of pressure and I've been cramping, which I guess are contractions (you'd think I'd know this).  It's kind of hard to wrap my brain around what our life is going to be like in a week, but I'm pretty excited!

Belly Out

35 weeks

Afton wanted a picture too!

Schooled

So there has been lots of stuff going on since my last post....moving, family reunion in Arizona, fetus updates....but this milestone had to be documented. AFTON STARTED PRESCHOOL!!! I'm freaking out a little because my baby is taking his first steps into the many years of schooling, and that I actually have time on my hands to do stuff (like clean without my lil shadow, get a haircut, nap, whatever I want!), but this is so exciting. He looked so cute sitting with his classmates, waiting patiently for class to start. I stuck around for a while just to make sure he felt comfortable but he was doing so well that it didn't really matter.  As I was leaving the school I had this giddy feeling. I almost couldn't stop smiling. I'm so proud of my big boy!

Who Is This Boy?

...and where did my baby go?

The Tummy

So they aren't the best pictures but you get the idea. I'm getting quite big and I'm only half way there! Granted you can't blame the baby for most of the size. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good. Energy is back (for the most part) and I'm less stressed now that we found a house to rent. No more 2 bedroom apartment for us!

Legs

This girl is strong. She was doing leg presses as the tech took pictures. Flipping this way and that so much that it took a while to get all her measurements. She seriously moves constantly, even waking me up at night. If she is anything like she is in utero we are in trouble!  At least she'll have Afton to run around with.

P.S. It's awesome saying "she."

Nippon's Gift

After arriving home from a long morning at the OB/GYN, and finding out we are having a baby girl, there was a package waiting for me. Inside were these gorgeous Peridot toe rings. Nippon said if the little girl arrives on her due date (Aug 29th), or in August at least, we can share them. Did I say that they are gorgeous!? They are.