38 weeks!

About two weeks to go!

I ripped my contact somehow so I'm wearing glasses. I have ones I like better, but they're packed in the hospital bag. Yup, I'm actually packed. Mostly. Any suggestions of what to take along?

My friends, Jill & Jacquie, and sister-in-law, Shelley, threw a baby shower for me last week. It was fun to get out and see some friends, and I got the cutest gifts! Thanks girls!

38 weeks:

The nursery is almost done! My mother-in-law helped me paint a bookshelf and a dresser and now I just need to paint the hardware and put the drawers back in. I'm making her a quilt for the crib, and it's almost done so hopefully this week I'll finish it. Binding is not my favorite thing so I'm glad I have my mom to help me. Other than the quilt I'm making receiving blankets and a dust ruffle for the crib. I hadn't sewn anything in probably a few years so I wasn't sure how anything would turn out but I'm actually liking my little sewing projects.  My seams are getting straighter! Now I really want my own sewing machine.
 

The colors in her room are purple/lavendar and turquoise/aqua (monitors vary so the turquoise might look green in this pic but it's turquoise!).

I finally settled on a diaper bag:

I just shot a wedding on Saturday so I'm trying to hurry and get that edited asap, along with the rest of the family sessions I've done lately, and the photos from my flower models. Clark's office needed headshots done so yesterday I drove to Cardston to do them. It was kind of fun to mix it up and shoot something different.

I'm excited to have a permanent model in about 2 weeks! :) Girls are so fun. I have canvases ordered for above her crib, and I'm excited to get them up (I pre-ordered the sizes during a sale and will actually order the canvases when I have the photos of her).

This Saturday is our big practice for our Primary Presentation. I'm in charge of it, so hopefully it goes well! Luckily I work with awesome ladies who do a ton to help so it's not just me. We're having a pizza party with the kids after, and then this Sunday is the presentation. Fingers crossed that it goes well!

I keep telling myself and Clark that this baby is not going to come early, because I'm not ready! I thought it just wasn't in my genes to have babies before their due date but my sister reminded me that she's had babies a week early. She'll come when she comes! :) It's weird to think she could come any day now. Clark has to be in Calgary for school for a few days right after her due date, so we wouldn't mind if she avoided those dates somehow. Whenever she arrives we're very excited to meet her!

1 month to go and I have a pantry!

It's already October! My due date is in one month - crazy! My maternity session is supposed to be all edited, so I'm just waiting to see the pics from that. I'm excited, but nervous. My hair basically went psycho that night. And then it was windy and it was blowing all over in my face. So we'll see how they turn out!

We're still waiting on the crib and the glider to get here. I'm starting to get nervous - what if this kid comes early? I am not ready at all. This week I am going to master the car seat. As in, figure out how to put it in the car. And get it back out. And sew some stuff. And pack my bag for the hospital. And put up curtains. And continue to LOVE not having to go to work! Maternity leave is the best.


Here's me at 34 weeks:

And 35 weeks.

I caught her moving around and I thought it was funny.

Here my belly is square ...

And here ... it's not ...

It's crazy how far out they can push sometimes - I had no idea and now I wonder if people ever see my belly moving around or if they're as oblivious as I was before I got pregnant.

The most exciting thing happened yesterday. Clark had just written an awful accounting final Friday, but on Saturday afternoon he did THIS:

Before:

After:

This isn't actually the final stage - they added shelves on the right later that night, after the Priesthood Session.

I can finally put food in there! It's been crammed into about 7 different places in the kitchen, and I could never see what I had or find anything. So, yesterday was an awesome day thanks to my awesome husband and his awesome father and brother. Thanks guys!!! :)