7 Months...officially counting down...

Okay, so I've officially started counting down. I have 9 weeks and 3 days until my due date. I know a lot of first-timers actually pass their due date but Bryan seems to think I'll be having this baby early. He doesn't know how I'm going to make it another two months! I'm still feeling good and don't realize how big I've gotten until I see my reflection or look at pictures like this one! At my last doctor's appointment (last Thursday), I had gained 27 lbs. My doctor says I can gain up to 40 lbs since I was underweight to begin with. That makes me feel better but then I realize that all the weight I gain has to come off. My days of eating homemade brownies (the CocoLoco brownie recipe from Rachel Ray is AWESOME!) and Cold Stone for dinner (okay we only did that once!) will have to come to an end...oh, how that makes me sad!


We finally started clearing our wedding gifts out of the baby's room-to-be. We figured there's no need to refrain from using the new toaster and pots and pans we got. I'm not really sure why we waited so long; I guess we thought it would be less to pack if we sold our house. So we have new, wonderfully fluffy towels and 440-thread count sheets. It's like heaven! (Bryan doesn't exactly share my enthusiasm of the new goods. I guess I wouldn't understand since I don't have the lint from the towels getting stuck in my five-o-clock shadow!) So, anyway, we are slowly clearing out the room and will have it ready to be painted just in time for Leslie to visit! ;)


My mom is having a baby shower for me this weekend and Bryan's mom and sister are hosting one the following weekend. I am really looking forward to visiting with family and celebrating this child that we're anxiously awaiting the arrival of!


As always, I feel so blessed to have Bryan (and Diamond) to share this experience with. I thank God every day for giving me such a wonderful family and for this baby, who reminds me of what a miracle life is everytime I feel movement in my belly.