++So as not to neglect the baby++

We haven't said much about the little one on the blog recently...but we're hard at work getting ready for her arrival. I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow (gasp!). To put it in perspective, I was born just shy of 36 weeks. Now that's a little scary. Here's proof that she (and her mother) are growing just fine:
I've been feeling pretty good. Just this week I have started to feel like I am slowing down a bit. My hips are sore. Mark reminded me I complained about this last time. I think it's all about making room for the baby. It's also a little more challenging this time around because I have a little guy who wants to play active stuff, and has all sorts of little toys that require lots of bending to pick up, etc. I swear I will never take bending for granted again!

We think Wyatt is ready for what is to come. We know there is no preparing for it. He talks about baby sister a lot. He tells me my belly is "REALLY BIG" (spoken with lots of inflection). He also shows me his belly and his baby sister in there too. Today while at Old Navy he brought me a pink baby shirt and said "look mom, for baby sister!" I was impressed he had picked a pink shirt that was clearly for a baby. Then the kicker: "isn't it cute?" What? This kid does not miss a beat. He must hear me saying this kind of stuff to Mark when I show off her clothes (which by-the-way we have a closet full of).

We also have her room all set. When it all came together, I am actually glad I kept the blue. It works well with all our stuff and prevents Mark from hyper-ventilating when entering the room. As I have said before, I'm not much for princessy frilliness. I think her room is girly and happy. It makes me smile just to go in it. We're just waiting for a few more things for the walls.

Someone is always very eager to try out the crib. He informed us last week that he wants to sleep in there with baby sister. He even showed us where each one of them would lay.This lamp was in Mark's room, and then Wyatt's room. I added just the right amount of pink to make it girly!
These were a great find at the Pottery Barn outlet, along with the bird hanging above the changing table.

I am most proud that I made these drapes myself. My mom told me what to do, but I didn't even call her once for help during the project (partly because she is on a cruise ship so it wasn't really an option.) Final cost was less than $10 but the main reason I made them was to get exactly what I wanted (no one ever said I wasn't particular).

This is on it's way to grace one of the walls:

So now we play the waiting game. It would be nice if babies gave you a heads-up on when they are planning to arrive. It would certainly help with planning for Wyatt's care! And for those of you wondering...yes she has a name. I'm so superstitious about things that we don't even use it in the privacy of our home. I was tempted to order something for the walls with her name on it but just couldn't do it either. It will just have to wait until after she is born. Wyatt has some ideas for us though. The front-runners are "Toria" and "Baby Gabby" after his two friends at school.