40 weeks

Sorry for not updating lately - it's not because I've had the baby! It's still hanging out. This picture is from 39 weeks. We didn't get around to taking a 40 week picture, and we probably won't take anymore because I'll be crabby if I get to 41.

Things are still pretty good - I think I have had some early labor but nothing major to report. I have a doctor's appointment today. We'll see if he has anything to say, though I don't think he can tell me much. Everyone says the baby will come out when it's ready!

38 weeks

Getting closer! A couple months ago I was saying that I felt like I had been pregnant for a long time, but now it seems like it has flown by. We are all done with classes and I have my bag packed for the hospital - I think we're just waiting now. I don't think there's any hurry though. I'm still enjoying feeling the baby kick and I will probably miss that once it's born!

37 weeks

Here is the latest picture. I'm still feeling pretty good, just getting tired. Only a few more weeks now! Hope you are all having a good holiday weekend!

Baby Shower

This post is a bit late (and wow are we posting a lot - three times in one week, and I haven't even done 37 weeks yet - this probably won't continue). Some friends from church had a baby shower for us a couple weeks ago. It was a lot of fun and we were very blessed.

Our friend Emily holding Genevieve, the pastor's daughter

Joseph, Andre, and Irene

Jeff and Sarah - yes, the same Jeff and Sarah from the veggie box

Yummy food and cute favors

Delicious cupcakes - our friend Connie made two kinds of cupcakes, and they were amazing. I love cupcakes, so this was a wonderful treat. They were better than a lot of the cupcakes that I have had at all the specialty shops that are popular now.

Katy and Josie and their cute kids. Katy planned the shower for us - thanks so much! We felt very loved.

Nature's Bounty

Everyone knows that California has great weather. That’s why people like us (and especially me – J writing) wanted to live here. If you don’t live here, you might not know another great perk: the produce. It’s amazing. We live a few short hills from the California’s Central Valley, which yields some of the most delicious food we’ve ever tasted. Boy have we been spoiled. Personally speaking my favorites have been the farm fresh strawberries, white nectarines, and red plums. Sweet only begins to describe them. Not only that, but we’ve been able to try lots of different fruit and vegetable varieties thanks to our neighborhood produce stand.

This week our friends Jeff and Sarah (not to be confused with the two Boston couples of the same name) called us. Because they were going out of town, they asked if we wanted their vegetable box from their farm share. Talk about an all-time no-brainer. Everybody wins here. They go to Hawaii; we eat their veggies. As you can see from the picture, it was quite a bounty! Sorry Mrs. B, no Swiss chard.

Of course, pregnant women (and everyone else) need to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Thank you Jeff, and Sarah. You’re contributing to a healthy baby (and well-fed expecting parents).

36 Weeks

I'm a little late adding this post as I'm almost 37 weeks and I figured I would try to post every week for the last month. The baby is doing well. Good news - it is head down, praise God! Thanks for all of your prayers. We have been busy going to childbirth classes and this week we are going to newborn care classes (really we are going to all the classes we can since we have no idea what we are doing). I think I have started nesting - yesterday I did four loads of laundry and even ironed some baby blankets. I am feeling good for the most part, but I think getting ready to be done. I probably shouldn't speak too soon though, because in a few weeks I'm sure we'll be quite overwhelmed.

32 weeks

I don't have much new to report here - this picture was taken on our vacation in Tahoe, so I can talk about that, but things are pretty much the same with the baby. It seems to be growing well and still moving a lot.

At my last appointment, the baby had its head up, so please pray that it turns in the next few weeks. The doctor said that 95% of babies do, but if it stays breech, I will have to have a c-section, which I would like to avoid.

We got a lot of baby stuff from J's sister on the way home from Tahoe - I am feeling a little more prepared. We still have a ways to go, but if the baby were to be born today, we could probably get by. Though we don't have any diapers. Ha.

So, on to our vacation. We spent a few days in Lake Tahoe with J's family. It was nice to get away and hang out with family. We had great weather. I don't have a lot of pictures, but I'll post the ones I have.