Waiting for Baby

(View from the Space Needle)

To any of you wondering, yup, still preggo. 

I fully understand now why pregnant women are READY to have their babies in the 9th month! Things have changed SO MUCH in the last couple of weeks (i.e. false contractions, cramps, pain when walking...) that I'm very ready to have my body back and to meet my little man! Seeing that Reese Witherspoon just had her baby made me super jealous this morning. ;)   Things I'm really looking forward to: being able to sit up in bed, take a brisk walk, tie my shoes without wheezing, sleep on my stomach!! 

However, I'm also thankful that I don't have to work right now. So many women work right up until their due dates, and I can't imagine how tiring and painful that would be (new found RESPECT)! Also, I'm still able to go swimming. I found a local pool that is kept a NICE warm temperature, and I've been going 2-3 times a week and swimming about 1 mile. Feels freaking awesome. 

Fun outing: The other day the hubby and I went on a date night to dine at the Space Needle. This was something I never thought I'd do, but a colleague of his had given us a gift card so we thought we should try to use it before baby was born.  It was actually pretty cool! The view was amaaaazing. And I didn't realize that the restaurant actually turns, so that you get to see all 360 views of Seattle and the Sound while dining. Sometimes I forget just how beautiful Seattle really is.

Well, please keep your fingers crossed that baby comes soon! Due date is this Sunday the 30th - also a full moon - hoping for some of that magic. :) 

September in Seattle

September in Seattle is so beautiful. I'm stealing one of my husband's photos here from his morning walk in our local park. 

Another week down until baby arrives! Which means another week of frantic nesting activities. The car seat is now installed and bag is packed. Doctor says she wouldn't be surprised if the little guy came a bit earlier than his due date (September 30th)! I wouldn't be surprised either with the changes I've been feeling. So I have slowed down my pace a bit. Last night we had some friends over for dinner and I chose the EASIEST dessert cake to make (okay, I'm feeling guilty that it includes 6 tbsp of vegetable oil), but it was dang tasty! 

I'm just so glad that we're back home from traveling to California right now. A couple of the advantages include: not having to prep every Sunday night to get on the airplane the next morning and being able to have LEFTOVERS! With jetting back and forth between Redmond and Winters we were always preparing food for just a day or two at a time. Now we can shop at and fully embrace one of our true loves: Costco!!  Currently I'm loving the Dave's Killer Bread, organic apples, and looking forward to making some dishes with a bag of their sprouted bean trio. Do you have any Costco food items that you love and recommend?

Have a great weekend everyone! :)

Hives and Nests

Check out this basketball sized wasp nest we discovered in our front yard yesterday!! Pretty awesome, now we're trying to brainstorm ways to destroy the little suckers ... ideas??

Now that we're back home in Seattle and in my ninth month of pregnancy the "nesting instinct" has kicked in BAD. I am obtaining immense pleasure from sorting through and organizing different rooms in our house.

I can also tell that I'm getting ready to have to this wonderful baby and to not be pregnant anymore. Being in the spotlight is fun... for awhile, but other moms' negative comments and "advice" are starting to wear on me. I've seriously pondered blogging about this before, and just haven't till now to keep things as "positive" as possible, but it's crazy how many people tell me in great detail about their excruciatingly horrible birth stories, how HARD it is, how I have NO IDEA what I'm in for, how PAINFUL breastfeeding is, etc etc.  "Just you wait" has been a common catch phrase.  Of course they always try to cap off the story with how much they love their kids, but by that time I'm usually standing with my jaw open in complete shock.  Thankfully, my hubby and close friends have been great at supporting and encouraging me, and there have been a handful of really beautiful birth stories that have been great to hear. 

One of my friends sent me this cute article yesterday which I thought was pretty refreshing about keeping things in perspective.  Loved the quote "When in doubt, ask yourself what a pioneer lady on a wagon train would think is important. Suddenly, organizing baby socks will fall off your to-do list and you'll feel a lot better about your day."