34 Weeks & Random Home Stuff

Here is my belly shot from today, at 34 weeks and 1 day.  Getting big!!

This morning, my dear friend Jenn hosted a wonderful baby shower for Mike and I.  We had it here in San Jose, and it was a brunch.  The shower was mellow, with a ton of good food and even better company!  This was a book and music shower, and Mike and I now have a wonderful library of books and cds for this little baby!  

This was a couples shower and when the first set of folks showed up, Mike jumped on the availability of extra manpower and asked a few of the guys to help him move the playhouse.  The playhouse was originally set in the middle of the yard, on the right-hand side. 

A little over a week ago, I came home from work and Mike had toppled the playhouse over onto its roof:

He managed to get the house upright, but it was too heavy for him to move by himself.  So today he was able to get the house moved to its new home, in the back, right-hand corner of our yard.  Here is a short video of the move:

In other garden news, our 2009 vegetable garden is coming along nicely.  We planted corn from seed, two types of heirloom tomatoes, bell peppers, a jalapeno pepper, and two giant pumpkins.  We planted everything on April 19.  Here is a shot of the tomato and corn, the first day of planting:

And here they are again, nearly 8 weeks later:


Unfortunately, I didn't get a shot of the pumpkins when we first planted them.  Here they are this morning:

And here is a shot at one of the first pumpkins.  Right now, this little guy is about the size of a baseball.

We have two pumpkins in our little patch - a "Big Max" and a "Coastal Giant".  We are hoping to get at least one big pumpkin this year, and strive to beat our personal record from 2006, when we grew a pumpkin that weighed in at about 70 lbs.  Nothing compared to the 1000+ lb pumpkins that folks compete with, but big for us!

Lastly, we did a bit more work on the baby's room.  So, to close this post I will end with a few shots of the nursery.  Enjoy, and have a great week!

33 Weeks . . . and a Daring Exposure of the Belly

I am 33 weeks pregnant today.  I am just four weeks from being full term & I can't believe how fast time is flying by!  Over all I feel pretty good, apart from a few aches and pains.  I have pain in my right hip, some swelling in my feet, and the usual achey back.  My ability to bend over is almost gone, too!  When you see these pics, you'll understand why!

Okay, so in this pic I look big, but you don't get the full effect of the belly.

So, here is a nice little contour shot of our (not-so) Tiny Dancer, who is estimated to weigh about 4.5 - 5 lbs at this point, and will continue to gain about 1/2 lb each week until the big day.  These are just averages, by the way, from the pregnancy resources that I've read.

Mike has been busy between work (when he has it) and home projects.  He finished the bathroom (pics to come) and he is now continuing work on the backyard.  He is doing this in part because it has been on the punch list for a while now, but also because my dear friend Jenn is hosting a couple's shower at our house next weekend and we'd like the yard to be cleaned up for the occasion.

We are still enjoying the hot tub, which was one of the first projects that he worked on after we bought the house.  I have been absolutely loving it as I get further along - it is just amazing how great my body feels when buoyant!  Although I feel a bit shy about posting a bikini shot on the blog, I decided to go for it because I just think it is a crack up how big the belly has gotten.  I was in the hot tub this morning when Mike took these pictures.  Ignore my non-matching bikini - I mixed the top and bottom based on what would fit me right now.  I have a maternity suit, but it is all skirty and has a tankini top, which just floats around when the jets are on.  So, here I am, in all my glory.

Hey, in this shot you can't even tell that I am pregnant!  And then . . . 

Bam!  Tiny Dancer emerges from the depths of the deep blue hot tub, in all his/her glory!  I apologize if I blinded anyone with my fair skin, btw!