the nursery is all set up - we have the first sheets for the changing table and bed all washed and waiting to be put on the mattresses. we aren't putting them on yet, because i don't want el bambino to sleep on a sheet that is anything less than freshly clean!
the closet in the nursery is finally done...well...it should be at least. i don't like the $2 clearance baskets we got at macy's anymore. i hope another child will like them. we are taking them to once upon a child, so then i will just need new baskets. the dresser is in the closet since his little clothes take up about 10 inches of space. so adorable. his tiny socks could all fit in my cereal bowl! not sure why i compared them to a cereal bowl...but i guess i am hungry. it's lunch time!
we made room in the guest bathroom (also daddy's bathroom) for the little man. he has 3 drawers for all his bath time fun belongings! the kitchen has been rearrange so he has 3 shelves for the bottles, bowls, etc. it's fun :) can't wait for him to just get here now.
just in case he decides to make his arrival before Christmas, we also got a newborn first Christmas outfit :) it is so soft and cute.
our maternity photography session is BOOKED! excited to get pictures, but also not so excited. i am in the phase where the pants that should fit...with the elastic waist...don't so much fit anymore. shirts don't reach down to the other side of my belly. sweatshirts even fail me these days. and i just look tired. i need my hair cut. my finger nails grow way too fast and i tend to forget where i place the nail clippers. sitting, standing and walking are all not comfortable. my cankles (calf-ankles...can't tell the difference anymore) seem to squeeze into my socks each day and leave lines on my legs in the evenings to remind me just how big they are. i need to figure out outfits to wear for the photo session. it sounded so great, until it was actually booked. now i must prepare!
story time - i had a client call me today just to talk about how i was doing (and she just likes to chat). it was nice to know it wasn't about a project...or so i thought. here was the conversation...(my thoughts are in brackets)
"hey lindsey - how's it going?"
oh i am good. how are you?
"i am really good. just ran a half marathon this last weekend [thanks for telling me that because i only dream about running or even walking sometimes]"
exciting. i hope you did well and had fun.
"yeah, it was my first, so it was a lot of fun. so i feel like you have been pregnant forever".
yup, i feel the same way...it's about over though.
"how much time are you taking off?"
i plan to take 12 weeks off work, then i will be back.
"nice. i want to have a kid just so i get 12 weeks of vacation [hmm...vacation...is that what we call a million hours of labor, poopy diapers, crying baby, no sleep, no showers, meals from the freezer...]"
...and on went the conversation...but as you can see, she clearly doesn't have children so probably would have rather discussed a project by that point.
week 33 picture. ollie likes being in the pictures now too :) he is practicing to be a good big brother!
