Today is 36 Weeks

Officially I have 4 weeks or 28 days left. We are hoping to have this baby either right on time or a little early. The full moon this month is on the 12th so who knows maybe we'll have the baby around then. :) I'm to the point that I don't think we could be physically anymore ready. We have clothes and diapers and blankets and a place for the baby to sleep. That's all you really need right?

I guess we need a name too. We've got a list and we're working on it. Right now we have more girls names on the list than we do boys names. Which is funny since I have had a bunch of people tell me that they think I'm carrying high so it must be a girl. :) I don't know about that but I can still breathe so I don't think I'm carrying that high.

I haven't really started nesting yet either. Andrew was joking that my nesting will be me telling him what to clean; just because I told him to clean the bathroom before people came over for Thanksgiving. I have been crafting a lot I've finished up one crocheted blanket and putting the finishing touches on another. And I've got quite a few other projects that I need to get finished before Christmas.

This picture is me at 35 weeks and 4 days and yes the pants are supposed to be capris.

Random Thoughts in a Numbered List

1. Maternity overalls sound like a good idea right? They're nice and loose and don't bother your belly. I thought so too... until I decided to wear a pair the other day and I litterally had to use the bathroom 10 times that day when I finally decided to change into something else less cumbersome to wear, and ironically once I changed my clothes I didn't have to go to the bathroom as much.
2. I've been doing a lot of "crafting" recently in addition to the things that I've posted about already. I've been crocheting a blanket and making Thank You cards, I even made a wrap so I can wear my baby. It's just been a very crafty time. Yesterday I said to Andrew, "You really like me doing all this crafty stuff, huh?" He said, "Yes." And then I said, "It's because it helps to justify having a room full of crafty stuff." He again said, "Yes."
3. I found a really cool website while searching Frysfood.com (Fry's is our local grocery store in the Kroger family, the one by our house is a Market Place which just means it's bigger, similar to a Fred Meyer or WalMart) for the sales to make my weekly shopping list from. The website I found is called shortcuts.com and basically you register your loyalty shopping card with the website and "clip" coupons online, then the next time you use your card at that store and buy that item the discount will automatically be deducted from your total. I haven't tried it yet but the next time we go grocery shopping (probably tomorrow) I will test it out. There are only certain stores that participate so it may not be available to you but it's a great way to clip coupons and save money. Though I think the hard part will be not having the physical coupon to remind you to use it.
4. This past week I am to the point in my pregnancy that it has started to get particularly uncomfortable. I was sitting on the floor cutting fabric and really got annoyed that my belly was in the way and I couldn't quite reach what I was doing comfortably. I actually had Andrew cut the fabric for the wraps because it was so long.
   
5. I really enjoy walking with our walking group on Thursdays, it gives me a chance to get out of the house and get to know the ladies in our ward that are in similar situations that I am or else that I soon will be in. I also really enjoy the walking it's really good exercise and one of the ladies wanted to up the walking so we're going to go walking on Monday's too. I'd love to do it daily but I don't know if I can handle that much walking right now. The last time I went walking my pelvis really hurt, just like the first time I did the walking. Maybe I need to walk more to help prevent that... I'm not sure.
6. I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. We're doing it at our house and we're having Ham. I can't wait to have all that yummy food. I get to eat more this year because I'm "eating for two". :) I am trying out a couple of new recipes so I will be sure to share them afterwards if they turn out okay.
7. I'm constantly thinking about things that I can blog about. I don't always end up posting what I've thought about but it's still fun to think about. Sometimes I will tell Andrew what I'm going to blog about and then I remind him that he's allowed to blog too. The typical reply to that is, "Yeah, I know... mumble, mumble, mumble."