Getting Close!

It's hard for me to believe that I have less than five weeks until my due date. Where has the time gone? How is it August 7th already?

Pregnancy is beginning to take its toll on me a little bit more than in previous weeks. My walks have slowed down a bit in pace and two miles is the norm now instead of three. On Thursday evenings I'm usually too tired from the work week to walk at all and so those walks have been replaced with a nap on the couch. My ankles and feet get a little swollen on humid days and I've had heartburn a few days this week (although the worst of it was after eating lunch at an Indian buffet which might not have been the wisest choice). It's definitely hard to get on and off the couch or even out of a chair so I ask Keith to bring me things a lot (of course he doesn't mind). Luckily I am still sleeping like a log - usually because I'm so tired by bed time!

We're pretty much all ready for Colin's arrival. Keith is painting the dining room this weekend - that is the last room on his list. He's already done the guest bedroom, the guest bathroom, and Colin's room. We hired painters to paint our bonus room since it's so large and we needed to have the ceiling done too. I just need to hang a few wall decorations in Colin's room and then it will be all set too. We have a few more things to buy and I have another shower a week from Sunday. We're down to the final countdown and we sure are anxious to meet our baby!