Holy cow!

We're having a baby! While this is not really ground breaking news to y'all, the idea is finally starting to sink in for both Joe and me. This weekend I did a load of laundry that included a bunch of onesies and itty-bitty socks. Then we put these tiny garments into a drawer where they looked even tinier. That's when it both hit us: we're actually having a baby AND it's coming soon. We even have all the necessary stuff for this baby to come tomorrow if it wanted, though it still has 5 more weeks. We have Centering this Wednesday, and our official 36-week appointment next Monday. This is where we sit down with one of the midwives and discuss our birth plan in excruciating detail. I've been struggling with this because how am I supposed to know what I want until it's actually happening? I know myself well enough to know that whatever I write down will change six times before then, and twice during. So, we'll see how that goes. 

The inspiration for this camera angle came from a fellow St. Olaf blogger, Becky V (This New Life). I liked her picture from a couple of weeks ago so much I decided to try to copy it. It looked good on the small screen of my digital camera, but in real size it looks very different. First of all, I do not have a square, tan colored goatee. That is the pendant of my necklace, you just can't see the cord it's attached to because my chin is in the way. Also, my belly looks crooked, which it sometimes is. The baby has fondness for sticking it's little tush up against my ribs and it's arms down on the left side and pushing, thus making it's back bulge off to my right. I like to think of it as the baby practicing downward facing dog. It really is as uncomfortable as it sounds. Finally, note the pile of boxes in the back corner. Those represent everything from my desk at home, school, and from my old office. They took about a day to pack. Until next week, send cool thoughts our way. Desert summer is definitely here! The monsoon can't come soon enough.