37 Weeks

I am 37 weeks along, which brings us to the "full-term" mark. So far, I don't have any signs of Alex's immediate arrival. My due date (at 40 weeks) is March 8th.

Feeling Spoiled

I've been quite spoiled over the last week. Sharis and Kat hosted a baby shower for me on February 7th. It was great to catch up with friends and enjoy some good food. John surprised me with flowers for Valentine's Day. I am not sure how they made it to the house. I came home from work before John on Friday and they were on the table. I saw John over his lunch hour that day, so I know he did some kind of scheming on this one. We usually do not have lunch together, but he came to my office on Friday for a nice lunch and fun baby shower there. John and I picked up some more baby items today and I am feeling more ready. I think that the picture of the items on our kitchen table are pretty reflective of our lives right now: some parenting magazines to read, John's remote controlled helicopter, my flowers, and the car seat that we bought today for Alex.

Updates

I am now 36 weeks along. I think that I made the nursery messier over the weekend by starting to organize things. I have been washing some tiny clothes.

Frida is not a fan of the remote controlled helicopter flying around the house. I think that I am just going to accept that there will be toys all over the house for a while. (That is big kid and little kid toys!)

Dresser: After

John has finished the dresser and moved it into Alex's room. Now we need to organize the room. We've been fortunate to receive gifts and nice hand-me-downs from friends and family to get us ready for his arrival. I bought some diapers today with some coupons. Most parents I've talked to are Pampers or Huggies fans, so we'll see which camp we fall into after some trial-and-error. We are gradually getting closer to being ready for his arrival! Back to laundry...

Inner Child

I had a very nice Saturday with some friends. Kat and Sharis hosted a baby shower for me, and then we went to see he's just not that into you. (I liked the movie.) On the way to the movie, I called to check in with John, who was visiting Target stores with a friend in search of a secret toy. I thought that it might have something to do with the baby, but I came home to find a remote-controlled helicopter. (You can check out the Air Hog website here.) I am glad that my husband is in touch with his inner child, but I reminded him that he will have to share his toys with Alex in the future.

35 Weeks Along

The weeks keep adding up as my due date of March 8th approaches. John and I finished our childbirth classes yesterday.

Staying in Touch

By the time I was heading off to Case for college, email and online chats had taken off. The ways we could communicate had really changed. My first residence hall room in Norton had two high speed internet hook-ups and a phone line. My roommate and I could both be on the internet and someone could still call. Pretty cool, huh?

Now that seems so out-dated. Who needs a land line when we have cell phones? Email seems slow when I could just text you or see your latest updates on My Space and Facebook. I ventured onto My Space a few months ago and finally signed up for Facebook yesterday. At first, Facebook was almost overwhelming because of the constant news-feeds of so many peoples' lives. I found it really easy to find friends from high school, church camp, college, grad school, and San Antonio. I found a few relatives in there too. It can quickly move from overwhelming to addictive. So what's next?

Dresser: Before

We bought a birch dresser/changing table combo from Furniture in the Raw. After obsessing over a crib, we found this piece of furniture pretty quickly. Above is the "before" shot. John will be staining it, and then it will be ready for Alex's room. Next we will be looking for a glider. Since it has been hard to find what we want in stock at Babies R Us and Baby Depot, I am hoping to find more luck online. What did parents do before the internet?