36 weeks

It seems like the last few days especially my level of comfort has dropped significantly. I am sure it's nothing compared to many people, there's really nothing in particular that's terrible it's just the combination of everything. And at my last few doctors appointments we've been talking about an induction on March 15 if baby does not come on his own before then. That's only 16 days away! So we're going to be busy getting all of his stuff in order before then... car seat installed, clothes washed and put away, etc.

Oh, and as an update on our house - we had a couple say that it's on their top 2 houses, they're still looking but they liked our house. So we decided that it's time to drop the price a bit to see if they will just make us an offer. It would be so great to get that off our minds soon.

photo shoot!

34 and 35

Ok, only 4.5 weeks to go! I know that's a rough estimate, but it certainly is getting close.

Here's me at 34 weeks

Here's me at 35 weeks

I certainly can't believe how big he's gotten over the past few weeks. He's starting to run out of room :) It's been a really fun and busy last few weeks too. My mom visited at the beginning of the month, and we got a lot done as well as had a lot of fun. She happens to be an excellent seamstress, so I put her to work making me some pj's and lounge wear. I figure that I'll be wearing sweats quite a bit for the next few months and it's nice to have some that fit me now too.

After our crafting, we had a little ladies brunch that turned into a family brunch/shower at an amazing restaurant downtown. My sister in law Laura made me a "blessing box" to fill with encouraging notes from friends and family members! I got to open up the notes and read each one as we ate, and I was overwhelmed by the touching notes that I received.

And then just this past weekend my good girlfriends from college drove up from Chicago and even further to spend the weekend with me before Baby Mellema arrives. I was amazed that they'd spend their Valentine's weekend on the road to see me, and loved having them over. My friend Holly also brought up her camera, and took some maternity shots which I'll be posting too! I'm blown away by her abilities, it was a blessing to have some professional shots to document my third trimester :)