My Valentine - Belated

Hope our baby looks just like my William. We're so excited, but it will be strange to have another person in our relationship after 14 years together, just us. We had a nice leisurely breakfast Sunday morning and I made this awesome french toast. It didn't look quite as pretty as Annie's but it was so good.


Hope you all felt loved and appreciated on V-day.

Overwhelming

in a good way. I'm a few weeks behind, but had a wonderful baby shower the weekend before last. I was truly overwhelmed by the generosity of my friends and family. This baby and I will want for nothing, materially anyway. We have just about everything we need at this point based on lots of hand-me-downs and gifts. It pays to have babies later than most of your friends, I have to say! On top of all the stuff, it's so great to have everyone share in the enthusiasm and joy of having a baby.



Babylegs for boys!




Yummy cupcakes


Thanks Johanna for taking pictures!


The day before the shower Bill and I went to our 8 hr birthing prep crash course. That was overwhelming in an entirely different way. I loved our instructor. She's a mother of two grown girls and also happens to be a doula. I hadn't considered hiring a doula (and I probably won't) but she was awesome. I could've done without the videos - I think I prefer to cross that bridge when I come to it! Until then I will be in denial that this baby has to actually get out somehow.

With 40 days to go on the official timeline, I am checking things off the to do list left and right. If baby comes early and I don't get it all done I know we'll somehow survive... I would just like to have everything in order (maybe for the last time?) before surrendering to the great adventure of parenthood.