Cooked Medium Well

I reached the 37th week on Monday (going into my 38th week), which according to some books is considered full term. Of course, it's better for the baby to hang out for a little while longer to make sure his lungs are fully developed, but he's officially allowed to arrive anytime now and still be okay. I like to think of him as cooked medium-well. He's not terribly comfortable in there and rolls and stretches all day. He also gets pretty darn pissed when he gets the hiccups, which leads to leg and elbow thrashing until he's done. 

I, on the other hand, am the picture of grace, waddling and wheezing from here to there. In order to relieve my arms and legs from the crushing weight of my body, I also do a bit of leg and elbow thrashing at night. Sometimes I don't even think I realize my struggle until I find J looking at me with a concerned face and asking if I'm okay. Bottom line? I am gigantic. I didn't truly realize the enormity of my midsection until I looked at a photo from an outing to the Pittock Mansion with good friends this weekend. Watch out, Kyoko! The belly just consumed your right arm! I'm surprised they even let me out of the house. 

I did get out of the apartment quite a bit this weekend though, both with Kyoko, J & Naomi and for the baby shower thrown by our great friends here in Portland. It was so nice to have distractions from the nesting that's kept me scurrying around like crazy. Sunday was a scorcher, getting a little over 90º so we did a lot of lounging in the back yard around the BBQ while taking breaks to stick our feet in the kiddie pool. 

We also feasted on delicious kebabs, grilled naan, and peach cobbler. And of course, a baby shower wouldn't be complete without games! We kicked off the afternoon with an amusing round of trying to figure out which candy bar had been melted in the diapers. I got 3 out of 5 correct. I believe Jesse had a near-perfect score. I think maybe I'll use his abilities to decipher poop as a good reason for him to be on diaper duty! 

Overall, it was a great weekend, but now I'm back to grind, making sure everything is ready for when the baby decides to make his appearance sometime in the next 3-4 weeks. There's still so much to do!