Nesting... sort of ;)

32 1/2 weeks along, 7 1/2 (or more!) to go.  Hard to imagine how much bigger this thing will get...

It's getting close, but not close enough that I'm freaking out yet or panicking about being ready.  I feel like we have most of the things we need, so even if (heaven forbid) she came early, we'd be prepared for our daughter.  At the same time, I still have a decent amount of stuff left to do.  I need to prep our cloth diapers, but I want to wait til I finish buying everything I need, like more prefolds.  I also need to decide between an Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper or a Pack & Play with a Bassinet option, and buy that to put in our bedroom.  I have some more clothes to wash and put away... and speaking of clothes, I should probably put away my own!  I have a bit of a mountain of clean laundry in my room that I'd rather walk away from than deal with.  I've got time, right? ;)

At least the nursery is mostly done :)

The pink chair pictured in the bottom left corner has now been moved directly across the room  to accommodate the dresser.  More photos to come once I actually finish getting everything ready.  The rest of the room looks pretty cluttered, so I will take proper pictures once I finish sorting/putting things away properly.  It's been a leisurely process thus far!

In other news, we got a pool - yay!  It's relatively small, but big enough for me to hop in and cool off/stretch out and 'take a load off,' so to speak.  Being in water is heavenly, and my back thanks me for the temporary weightlessness!  This photo was taken while it was still filling up.  I'm actually in there, but hiding against the side wall closest to the camera ;)

This week my grandma & grandpa will be in town from Texas for my baby brother's high school graduation, and I'm very excited to see them!  Hopefully I'll get to see Charles actually walk/get his diploma before we have to leave so KC can get to work.  Who schedules a graduation ceremony at 8pm on a work night, when the school is located in BFE???  Beats me...

The Belly!

Pregnancy sure does a number on a woman's body!  Of course, it's well worth it. :)  I didn't begin taking periodic belly pictures until week 12 (nearing the end of the first trimester, or at about 3 month along), since I wasn't showing much before that.  Since then, I've graduated from 4 week increments to every-other-week with the photos.  16 weeks was when I pretty much "popped," and by 20 weeks it was obvious to me that I had more than just a chubby gut.  Let's take a look at how my belly has grown over time!

In the beginning, I was impatient for my bump to grow, so I would look less pudgy and more pregnant.  Now I wonder how much bigger I can get!  With less than 9 weeks to go, I hope it's not too huge.  My back is already starting to protest the extra weight - I've gained 15 lbs so far (right on track for my height/pre-pregnancy weight), and it's pretty much all belly/breasts.  Stay tuned for more belly coverage!