5 weeks and counting..

I am definitely happy to be in the last stretch - 35 weeks this week. It seems like my belly has gotten huge overnight. I realized this morning that I can no longer see my feet looking straight down. They're just gone. Needless to say, slip on shoes have become my lifeline. Although, since it's been an incredibly snowy winter, I am still wearing my old WMU boots back and forth to work. Yes, Jaime, I still have them! Looking back, I have had them now for 10 years! They've done me well, but I one of these days I may just have to break down and buy a new pair. Maybe next year...

It was so nice to see the sun this weekend. One of my favorite spots in our house is the floor in front of our sliding glass door. When the sun shines, it warms that spot right up, so I decided to take advantage of it and take a nap there this afternoon. This just so happens to be the dog's favorite place to take a nap, too, so we compromised and napped together. I've been on Jason to get him a pillow, but he thinks he doesn't need one. Well, JJ apparently thinks otherwise. Since I was in his territory (the floor), he decided it was only fair that I share my pillow with him. So, yes, we napped together on the floor, sharing the same small pillow. It was lovely.

Jason's parents came out for a short time this weekend, too (Friday night and Saturday). The nice weather made it so much better for running around town. Mary and I got dropped off to shop at a couple of stores in town, and then we did some shopping at Babies 'R Us for Jason's cousin, who is expecting a little boy a couple weeks after us. That place certainly can be overwhelming! We also checked out a new place to eat downtown - Hop Cat. They specialize in all kinds of specialty draft beers, both from around the state and the world. It was great! No, of course I didn't sample any drafts, but just the atmosphere was very impressive. Kind of a pub style but best of all - non-smoking on the main floor! We all really enjoyed it.

Nothing too eventful with my pregnancy. I didn't feel very well last week, but I think it was just a mild bug of some sort. I'm feeling much better now, except for the discomfort that comes along with the last few weeks. The baby is right up to my ribs now, so it's a bit more difficult to take deep breaths. As I was on the praise team this morning at church, this made it a bit of a challenge to sing. Overall, though, I really can't complain. It won't be long now and we'll be into March. Hopefully we'll be having a new March birthday and not an April fools!

35 weeks