36 Weeks :: FINALLY A PHOTO UPDATE!

It's official.  I've reached 36 weeks and we have our technical difficulties fixed.  I have a full FOUR weeks of pictures to share, and I'm eager to do so!  Without further ado...

32 Weeks

33 Weeks

34 Weeks

35 Weeks

Whew!  I feel like I just slow-motion watched myself grow!  It's wonderful!  No new changes this week that I'm aware of except that I have such a bad cold!  It kept me down all weekend when I needed to be preparing for Christmas weekend where we'll have Ryan's family here Friday/Saturday and my family here Sunday/Monday!  Yay for family time, not so yay for Nicole not having gifts ready!  Actually, I think I'm mostly finished.  Just a few finishing touches on a few things and I'm ready to go, I'll be able to check that off my Six Week Bucket List!

To update you on THAT progress, I've gotten just about everything I think I'll need for Declan, Ryan and I took time to in-depth organize his room, we still need to set up the bassinet, buy nursing gear, finish packing that pesky hospital bag and finish the curtains for the room and then I'll be ready!  Though, I somehow think that I'll find something else to put on a "to-do list" when I've finished these!

I also, in between hacking up a lung, sewed three blankets for Declan that I'm SUPREMELY proud of!  You know those people that couldn't do ___________ (fill in the blank) to get out of a paper bag?  Well, I couldn't sew a straight line to get out of a paper bag!  Which is fine by me, these are not gifts that I'm making for someone else, just for me.  So, if they're not perfect, I don't really care--they're done and I made them while pregnant.  End of story.  Below are some low quality pictures of them.

"I love my family" "One big crazy family" "Happy Together" This one definitely rivals the "I love Mommy, I love Daddy" design below for my favorite!

In other news...Declan is gaining about an ounce per day and weighs about 6 pounds!  He's more than 18 1/2 inches long too!  He's losing the downy hair that covered his body as well as the waxy vernix stuff that protected his skin from the amniotic fluid.  Next week he'll be considered full term!  That's this coming Saturday!  I'm too excited for words, he could come any time, truly!  And all my waiting (rather patiently, I must add!) will have paid off!

I hope you all have a great week!  Thanks for stopping by to catch up with us!

TTFN!

~N~