"Why is her belly so big?"

As heard in Trader Joe's this afternoon...

3 Year Old Little Girl: "Mommy, why is her belly so big?"

Mommy: "Why do you think? Do you remember before Mommy had Liam... did my belly look like that?"

Me, realizing that the little girl was referring to *my* big belly: "Do you think I have a baby in my belly?"

Little Girl: "Uh hun. My mommy had Liam in her belly and then she had me in her belly."

Mommy: "Sorry about that."

No bother to me... just glad for the mom's sake that she chose an actual pregnant women to direct her question to! ;)

Proofs are back! More maternity shoot pics...

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Brandyn and I decided to capture this exciting time in our life, and our growing baby with a photo shoot. The photos were taken by Kelly M Photography. Here are a few of my favorites!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Who knew that Dr. Seuss (aka Theodore Seuss Geisel) is also a March baby like Baby C! Wouldn't it be funny if Baby C was born today! (Not that I'm seeing any signs or symptoms... so I'm not getting my hopes up!).

So here's an ode to Dr. Seuss... another pic from my maternity shoot.

QUICKLY approaching D-Day Month!

T-minus 2 weeks or so... and counting. Its been a busy couple of week for A, B & Baby C. Last week, my work hosted a shower. They generously added to Baby C's growing library with some great classics like Winnie the Pooh and a collection of Fairy Tales. Brandyn's school also got together to throw him a shower. The kids pooled their money and gave us a very generous gift card to Target (no doubt we'll get great use out of that!). One of B's fellow teachers Denise, presented us with several home items (blankets, burb cloths and a cross stitched piece of art). Everyone has been so generous!!

As for me... today "officially" marks my last day of regular commuting into San Francisco. My Dr. suggested that I work the last two (or so) weeks from home... and my work agreed! Thank goodness too... 'cause the day is REALLY beginning to wear on me. Yesterday... TWO people (both my regular Starbucks Barista and my Boss) commented how I'm starting to look swollen/puffy... niiiiice! I guess its true. My wedding rings have come off... and I only have a few select pairs of shoes I can wear.

And the belly... it keeps growing too....

We're pretty well set for Baby C's arrival... just working on a few last minute projects. In the meantime... I've "packed" my bag. (Well... I've organized it all in the Baby's crib... ready to be scooped up when we need to head to the hospital).


Tomorrow, February 28... marks the last day of February. Next month up on the calendar... MARCH. The month of Baby C's arrival!!!

My belly is *so* big...

HOW BIG IS IT!?!

My belly is so big... that this evening when I went to wash the dishes... I discovered my belly hits the counter/sink... forcing me to lean/hunch over in order to reach the water/faucet. THAT'S how big my belly is now. Sounds like its time to turn the dish washing over to Brandyn!! ;)

Playing the waiting game...

At my Dr. appt. this morning... she confirmed everything looks good... and I could deliver Baby C anytime between now... 3 weeks from now (my due date)... or even 2 weeks after that. So... basically... we're playing the waiting game.

In the meantime... I'm keeping myself busy. Last night, my mom came up and helped me host my annual Oscar Party. She literally "catered" the whole thing! There's no way I could have done it without here. We had loads of games and prizes... including mini Oscars for everyone (my Mom won for Best Director, of course!).

A interesting night...

Last night I was awoken by a light cramping pain in my lower abdomen... I thought... hummm... that's new. And tried to go back to sleep. Then about 15 min later... it happened again. This time I put my hands to my belly and felt a firmness all over. I layed there a while thinking... wow, could this be contractions? It happened off and on for a couple of hours. I woke Brandyn up, told him I wasn't feeling good... and that I thought I should call labor and delivery (as they tell you to do).

This week marks 36 weeks in the pregnancy for me... so I had a small panic attack about it all being too early... and thought for sure that the hospital would call me in to give me drugs to make the contractions stop.

The labor & delivery nurse was super great. Asked all about my symptoms... had my water broken (no)... what was my pain level on a scale of 1-10 (2) etc., etc. And then she explained to me that sometimes contractions/cramps like this can happen for weeks before the baby is born. But other times it is a sign that labor is beginning... and since I'm 36 weeks... that's totally OK and they would allow that to happen.

WHAT!?! How did I get close enough for the baby to be born at any minute!?! I'm/we're not ready for that!

So... I took it easy today... worked from home... waited for the cramping/contractions to subside (they did)... and... started working on PACKING my hospital bag and getting other things ready.

Time to install the car seat Brandyn!!