We Need a Montage: The Baby FAQ #2

Andria, how are you feeling?

At 37 weeks, I'm honestly surprised just how good and, well, normal I feel. My back hurts a bit all the time. I do get tired a bit more easily than I care to admit. Yesterday I walked 3 miles to a friend's house then helped her clean her kitchen for 3 hours. Normally I'd consider this a good morning worth of activity and be ready for more... but holy crap, I was wiped after that.

Otherwise, rocking and rolling. We met with the OB last week and learned that The Muffin is head down and my belly is of normal size, so we're cruising along and the stars are in alignment for a C-section-free childbirth if that's how things are meant to go.

How is the baby's room? Everything ready to go? Are you registered?

We are 90% there on having the baby's room all set up. The birthaversary party weekend was huge on this front - we received all kinds of new and used stuff from our friends at the big party, then all our family in town pitched in and organized and set up the baby's room within a few hours, and helped me figure out the purpose of some of the stranger items we received. Our friends and family were soooo generous with their time and stuff, it was a cakewalk to get ready for The Muffin's arrival. A few additional purchases off of Craigslist and voila, a special space for the baby.

There are still a few items remaining on our registry, but for the most part we're feeling ready to rumble! Here's a few pics of the baby room, it's looking pretty damn set.

Jason made these collages of pics from our pregnancy, for us to take to the hospital so that I can have happy images to concentrate on during labor. Isn't that sweet?!? Changing table is also Jason's childhood dresser.

Crib from a friend, awesome monkeys cribset from Idell, and amazing hand-carved bird mobile made by Richard, bicycle baby blanket sewn by Dana. There's a lot of love in this one corner.