21 days

Until my estimated due date. I have my moments of panic and I have my moments of calm. Same with the husband. I know we'll get through it. We're going to be parents. I'm going to be in a lot of pain. Oh well, been through worse. Hmm, maybe not this time. I've already started dilating, so that's progress. The nursery is set up. The floors are almost done, finishing today, hopefully. Just got news, mid-post, no floors today due to installer medical emergency... Yeah, we have weird luck.

Had a good past weekend. MIL came down for a visit. Helped us finish out nursery. Went to brunch buffet which was badassly scrumptious. Making my last few baking ventures to ship and then I'm going on maternity leave. It's getting harder to stand for long periods of time in my hot kitchen. Oh and went to a pig roast. Things roasted on a pit are fantastic I must say. That is all.

sittin' here watching the wheels go 'round and round...

Today marks the official 36 week mark. 37 weeks is considered full term, so yikes. A month to go until EDD, another yikes. The house is starting to come together. I'm happy with the nursery so far, and after this weekend, it should all be set up for Pokey. All we have to do is wait. Oh how long it is going to be... Strangely, most of my "nesting" involves food. I feel the need to bake everyone one last thing before I can't bake for a few months. And then of course, preparing lots of food to be frozen. Baby gets hiccups a lot, and sometimes during the night. Funny, I can see my belly move with every one.

Anniversary went well. We sort of celebrated twice since the actual day was during the week. The weekend we went out to eat and went to a fuckin' bad ass rock opera. During the week, we grilled some brats and had our traditional Red Stripe. Well, I had a couple of sips. Did the gift exchange, and both of us were surprised! Not too many big plans coming up. Some in-law visits, but that's it. Now to sit back and wait.

the hunt is on

Oh, a small tidbit: I'm catching up on blogs, too. My bro-in-law and his Mrs. just celebrated their 1st anniversary. Kudos. Any way, that reminded me that ours is coming up, actually, a week from today. I should start by saying I get complete joy giving Brad gifts, the hunt for, the creativity, the surprise, whatever. So, anyway, we decided before our first WA that we would go with traditional gifts since we had an nontraditional wedding. But for fun, alternate it with modern gifts. So basically every other year we switch. Oh, and we're always saving money for some huge thing: wedding, house, baby... so we place budgets on the gift. I was trad. the first, he was modern. Anyway, both of ours this year are leather. With a $15 budget. Oh the fun I will have.

rollin', rollin', rollin', keep those doggies rollin'...

My dog is being super whinny today, and it's annoying. I'm pretty sure we've spoiled her. We've officially made her an outside dog, so she's having trouble adjusting. Plus, she spent the weekend at a friend's house, inside, so now we have to start over with her being outside.

Have lots to write about, as I have not in maybe 2 weeks, but for some reason, don't feel like it. So a brief recap: floors are done! they look fantastic. Brad is a year older! Rebka's visit was super fun, and some debauchery managed to occur... Both baby showers went well. Started putting the nursery together, and it looks good. Good to see everyone before we're knee-deep in baby. Hoping for one last bbq/party or something. Ok, time for pizza and errands.