Owen's Monkey Business

Possibilities! Well, with the countdown at 11 weeks til full term (though the doctors keep reminding me first time babies often arrive later than their due dates) we are jumping into preparations with both feet! I am heading down to San Diego for the first time this morning with my cousin (who is due the week before me!) for our cousin's bridal shower tomorrow! So excited and for so many reasons! D. is staying home to do some work and house projects like...... painting the nursery pale moss green! We picked up the paint last night and have been looking at some wall decals here instead of painting things on the walls. I figure by the time baby can stand he'll start taking them off but at least we'll enjoy them for a while before that starts happening. Above are some of the ones we love! We'll probably end up picking 2.

Our neighbors sold us their glider today as they were packing the moving truck; we love it! Luna and I have been jumping on as soon as the other one gets up for a second. It reclines and swivels and we are in love!

Little guy is bebopping around in there; at times it feels like he is tickling me from the inside! I've been on a strawberries and veggie sandwich kick for a few days; that's a welcome shift! Here is a pic from the weekend just to give you an idea of how much we're growing! Only 3 months to go...can't believe how fast time is flying by!

Tonight Derek and I went for our tour of the hospital maternity wing where we will be delivering the baby in about 15 weeks! (aack!) There were about twenty-five people there for the tour so they split us into two groups. First our group visited the post-partum wing and learned about what happens after the baby is born. Then we went over to the Labor and Delivery side and sat in an L and D room (huge) and learned all about what happens there. We also got to visit the nursery and the NICU too. Go to this link for a virtual tour. It was a great experience and so comforting meeting some of the nurses and hearing about their philosophies and goals for caring for us. Click here to reach the link. http://xnet.kp.org/multimedia/obtours/panorama.html

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