Only Six Weeks to Go!

Well-we've long awaited our 'final countdown'-the third trimester-and it has just flown by! I think once you get used to toting around an additional 35 pounds, time just passes you by! Gabriel is very active and seems to have a weakness for chocolate (which is odd considering I never had a hankering for chocolate pre-pregnancy)...he seems particularly partial to M&Ms. I hope that I won't have to struggle with my newly acquired eating habits for too long after he is born...even though I will be nursing. (Then again, no one was ever known to have died from M&Ms, right?) We had our 34 week check-up at the OB and Gabriel is measuring right on track...however...he remains breech. We've got about six weeks left to turn our stubborn boy around. Check out the website we've been recommended to make him flip- Spin Your Baby I weighed in at 155 lbs which makes my current weight gain total 38 lbs! With just under six weeks to go, I will total approximately 44 lbs of pregnancy weight gain...wholly cow!

Our nursery is nearly complete-we still have to wash the car seat and swing liners. All the clothes have been washed, sorted by size, and put away. Mike will be unhappy to learn how quickly he will have to make space for Gabe's growing wardrobe. Currently everything fits in three small drawers and two little baskets...I would bargain that within six months the entire dresser will be his. Good excuse to clean out our clothing collections, though! We're finishing up the kitchen this weekend and the glass for our cabinets should be in soon-I will be sure to post pictures when it's complete.

Only a few nesting tasks remain (including baseboards, fan blades, and humidifiers) but I am not too proud to defer these to my best friend, Christa and my Mom :) I hope to put up the two mini Christmas trees over the next week or two (considering I'd like to enjoy them before my world is flipped upside down...but the good way, like a roller-coaster) and the largest one up the second or third weekend in November. Thank goodness they are all fake trees! I also aim to wrap my Christmas presents as soon as possible as well...but I wouldn't be surprised if some people end up with gift bags (my greatest defeat)!