It's a biggun'!

35 weeks, and this baby is already fully grown, I'm convinced of it! Can I really get bigger?? If Jellybean waits until our "due date", that's yet another 5 weeks away. At a 1/2 pound a week, I'll be a duplex! (I'm sure veteran preggos everywhere would hear this and nod along, remembering how they thought the same thing). Including a second picture this time, this one at a different angle, so you can see just how bulbous this tummy is. With Michael being born at 9 lbs. and myself at 9 1/2, we're not expecting a small baby at the end of this, for sure.

Seriously, though, we cannot wait to meet Jellybean! I, at least, feel as if I know this little person already. As if all the moving around has given me some insight into his/her personality. Still, though, I just want to see and hold this little monkey...TODAY. Oi, it's going to be a long few weeks.

Puffy feet and ankles, and carpal tunnel syndrome..still the name of the game here. Otherwise, I'm just exhausted. Doesn't take doing much at all, and I just crash. And so much yet to do around the house...

JB's room is getting closer to done. I forgot how much work it is to do this stenciling technique I had done once before. The fingers really don't allow me to do much at one time, so it's taking a while. Mike's mom came to visit this weekend, and brought with her some wonderful family pieces to add to the room (or, somewhere; that room isn't very big...then again, this house isn't, so we'll have to get creative): a beautiful wooden cradle, a child's rocker and a vintage red wagon-car-thingy. Pretty cool.

I hit a garage sale this week, and made out like a bandit. A co sleeper crib has been on the list for a while now, and we just weren't finding one for less than $80 (used). We got one for $60! I also scored a "moses basket" which lies between us in bed for babe to sleep in, along with a boppy pillow, a Maya Wrap baby sling, a few more blankets and a ton more newborn onesies.

Names! We have settled on a boy's name, at least: William Andrew. Williams abound on both sides of our family, but it's particularly special because Michael's grandfather was William. (nicknames NOT to include Bill or Billy; possibly Will or Liam) Girl's names, on the other hand, are proving to be more difficult to narrow down. In fact, I added another one to the mix just the other day, and it's really starting to grow on both of us: Charlotte. We're fairly certain that regardless of the first name, the middle will be Caroline (in homage to my recently-passed Grandma).

Next prenatal is a week from this coming Wednesday. Fingers are crossed that pee and blood are free and clear!

Until the next post, take care and thanks for checking in!