I guess it's fall

It's raining and it's gonna keep raining. Plus nest weekend we "fall back" an hour. Ouch. Good thing I'll have a new baby to keep me occupied. ;-)

Pre-baby errands

Pre-baby errands by Corinne S.

While I countdown to Blueberry's arrival (on "the outside"), I'm doing a variety of pre-baby errands. Right now I'm getting my hair colored so all the gray hair doesn't make our girl think her mommy's disasterously old. As if that were possible. ;-)

Last pre-baby work day

Last pre-baby work day by Corinne S.

Today was my last day in the office before my leave. I guess I'm on
leave now!

Plus or minus 2 weeks

Tomorrow I'll be 38 weeks pregnant and, according to BabyCenter, little Blueberry has been "full term" since last week. I'm now in the weeks where I could go into labor "anytime" [in the next 4 weeks].

(For those who don't know, the way they count the weeks of pregnancy the full gestation period is 40 weeks and normal full term delivery is 40 weeks +/- 2.)

While I'm committed to the idea of not inducing labor before 42 weeks unless medically necessary, the idea of being pregnant for 4 more weeks is quite unpleasant. It seems to me, as a first-timer, that the baby may be "dropping" already, which really wreaks havoc on the bladder.

My last day at work before maternity leave is Friday, so this week will continue to be quite busy. I'm looking forward to getting some extra sleep next week though. Baby--don't come before I get some good napping in! Okay?

Last baby shower

Knitted blanket Eileen made by Corinne S.

I had a ladies-only baby shower on Saturday with my family and a few friends. It was a really nice event, hosted by Claire. See more pictures on Flickr.

Triage again

Triage drive-through by Corinne S.

Friday evening I had to make my second brief visit to Triage at Swedish. Nothing was at all wrong though--they were just checking my blood pressure because of my hands and feet swelling and a few other things.

I just wish we'd been able to get my wedding ring off. I've tried the tricks and it's looking more and more like I'll have to cut it off. Damn.

Benjamin's Surprise Baby Shower

Benjamin's Surprise Baby Shower by Corinne S.

Benjamin's incredibly generous co-workers threw him a surprise baby shower yesterday afternoon at work. So thoughtful! They got him everything from the snuggly green flannel sheets we wanted to a great bottle of Scotch and a cigar. Not only that, there's a sizable gift card for Babies R Us that's likely to go toward the Dutailier glider Benjamin wants so much. Yay!

Cute picture

Corinne and Benjamin by Rob Gruhl

Rob took this cute picture of us at his birthday party last weekend. :)

Creativity with mundane design elements

Those wacky Japanese designers. ;-) More creative barcodes on WeirdAsiaNews.com.