Less than two months to go!

Yet another month has passed and I am finally getting around to another update. I am now 31 weeks pregnant and a week and a half into my 8th month. Hard to believe! Marc and I are having so much fun getting ready for our little guy's arrival. He is very active and we are able to feel some big movements now :) . We can even see my belly move! The nursery is coming along. Uncle Jeff's friend, Alpha, came down from NY at the end of October and painted the nursery..."ocean breeze"...a blue that matches the bedding which Duane and Linda so generously bought us.

I did end up getting the seasonal flu vaccine as well as the H1N1 vaccine after much hemming and hawing. I feel confident I made the right decision for me and the baby!

10/9 & 10/18-I bought my first maternity clothes...a pair of Citizens of Humanity jeans (thanks to birthday money from Grandma Jane, Aunt Anni, and Jeff) and a navy dress for my upcoming shower. I also got a few tops from Gap Maternity. Thanks to Traci Wachter's generous loan of her maternity clothes I've only had to buy a very few things. What a wonderful gift she gave! Although I am still wearing my own sweats, workout and pajama pants, I am now fully in maternity pants. They are just so much more comfortable right now!

10/22-I had a longer appointment today since I had my glucose test...I passed :)

10/23-10/25-in NY for my shower. What a wonderful girl's weekend in NY. The shower was just perfect thanks to my mom, Megan, and Becca and all their hard work. I felt so loved surrounded by family and friends. Thank you to everyone who made the effort to be there to help celebrate the exciting arrival of our baby boy!! The only thing that could have made the weekend better was having Marc, the boys (my dad, brothers...), and Aunt Kristi there too!

10/28-Bassinet arrived thanks to Grandma Sarah and Grandpa Bruce. Marc set it up. It's hard to believe our little guy will be small enough to fit in there!

10/30-Jaime and Tommy's little boy, Nathaniel Thomas, was born...our baby boy's first friend :)

11/3-celebrated Marc's 31st birthday with a week of birthday dinners. The baby even gave Daddy a birthday present...Eagles onesies which hopefully he'll get to wear if the Eagles are in the playoffs this winter!

11/5-another doctor's appointment...the baby is still growing right on track :) . The doctor measured my belly and said the baby should be about 3 pounds right now! A little girl in my class may have fifth's disease (darn germy kids!) so I had bloodwork drawn to be sure I am immune. Got a call the next week and thankfully I am immune!

11/6-My friend Lauren, who used to teach with me at Baucom, had generously offered to throw me a small NC shower. She sent the invites today for the December 5th event :) .

11/7-first of three "preparing for childbirth" classes

11/13-My LMC girlfriends sent the baby some LMC gear...so cute!

I will close, as usual, with the hope that my next entry will be sooner than the last!