Things are progressing here.  We have beautiful, new carpet in and are still in the (longer than expected) phase of organizing things into their permanent home for when the little miss in my belly graces us with her presence.  Still trying to go through old things as we organize, and give more away to Goodwill.  No one needs this much STUFF, and it will be a continual goal of mine to keep simplifying.  THe only mostly finished room is our bedroom, where the baby will sleep for the first few months.  Below is a picture of the cradle we'll be using, which is the one my grandpa made me when I was a baby. 

I'm almost 33 weeks along now, poking out more than ever.  Work/school has been going well.  I'm on my OB rotation, which is interesting when you're pregnant.  I've seen 2 vaginal births and a c-section, and haven't been traumatized as of yet, so yeah!  Knowing more about childbirth helps me more in the preparation, really.  Although I haven't seen anyone deliver without an epidural, so if I make it there, that will be a new frontier.  Next week I start working at the internal medicine outpatient clinic that I worked in last fall, which should be nicer hours and a less busy schedule.  I'm definitely ready for that.  I spend 4 weeks there, and then break from August 1 on, waiting for the little one. 

That is most of how we've been doing.  Michael and I do a childbirth and a breastfeeding class in July, so it's a busy month!  Hope everyone's summer is going well. 

32 weeks, 2 days



Michael and Ethan at Ethan's 1st Birthday party


Ethan and I


Our bedroom.  Cradle, rocker, changing table (well, dresser, but you get the idea...)  The keyboard won't be a permanent fixture.


My mom and aunt made a bumper pad especially for the cradle...how nice!


I think he'll be a good dad.  :)