37 weeks (and a day)

Nothing much new from my appointment today. I'm still dilated about 1 cm, so no progress since last week. My doctor talked to me about how big the baby is (plus his head is in the 75th percentile), and mentioned that when the time comes if labor doesn't progress well we might have to go to a c-section. We'll keep you posted!

Shower

My friends Jaime and Traci hosted a wonderful shower on July 18. We felt so blessed to have friends and family there to celebrate The Bean's upcoming arrival. Here are a few photos:

Shower games! Everyone had to try to draw a baby on a paper plate without looking. We got some good ones. :-)





Jaime, Me, Traci



Sara, Me, Monica, and Vivian



Me and my Mom



Me and Brad's Mom



Me, Lois, and Allie



Karen, Carla, Me, Jennifer, and Jaime



Beth made a beautiful quilt for The Bean. He's lucky I have such talented friends.



Here are photos of the quilt Jaime made. She had everyone create a square at the shower, then she sewed it all together. It's such a beautiful keepsake.

36.5 weeks and counting!

An update on The Bean: I saw my doctor last week, and I'm dilated 1 cm and my cervix is starting to thin out (TMI, I know), so things are getting started. I had an ultrasound today, and they estimate that he's already 6 lbs 15 oz (give or take 10%), so I don't think this is going to be a small baby! I see the doctor every week now, so we're going back again on Friday for another check. I can't believe my due date is 3 weeks from Thursday already. The last couple months have really flown by.