getting things done.

a few of the projects i've been working on in the last few weeks. unfortunately, the blanket is the only thing that's actually finished at this point.

i got a new camera.

now you can all see how gigantic i've become :) 32 weeks.

me: you wanna tell me what happened to the klondike bars?

him: ...there was a home invasion.

so i finally taught myself how to crochet a hat. i decided to give in yesterday after i found this adorable newsboy hat (size newborn), and couldn't justify paying someone else $40 for it when i knew i was perfectly capable of doing it myself. it took me all of 45 minutes to make. and it's the cutest thing i've ever seen in my life. Henry is going to have a drawer full of hats.

i just experienced the first professional massage of my life (thank you leah!!!), and while it was wonderful and relaxing and left me feeling wobbly (in a good way), i have to say the very best part was the special pillow with the tummy-hole cut out, allowing me to lay comfortably on my stomach for the first time in 6 months. awe. some.

also, there's this :)



it's going to be simple and small. in fact, the only thing i'm planning for ahead of time is pie from the dutch kitchen. wedding pie. yum!

i finally put my gift cards to good use last night... made a special trip out to the super target and nearly everything that was on my "must have before henry is born- no exceptions" list was on clearance! hooray! i hesitated on a few items, thinking we still have plenty of time to get some of these things... and then i had to stop and think. because no, i don't have a heap of time left. only 10 weeks until my due date! though, realistically, more like 11+ weeks. but still. that is very very close. close enough that i'm starting to freak out a little, but in a good way. but at least i have about 75% of the must-haves checked off the list, and most of the will-need-eventuallys.... and too much to count of the it's-adorable-and-i-have-to-have-it-right-nows. unfortunately, henry doesn't even have a room of his own for about 4 more weeks, so our living room and basement look like babies-r-us threw up all over them.

i've also been frantically working on bedroom/party decorations; bunting, paper chains, origami cranes, etc...

i would love to post some pictures of all my in-progress projects, but all of the digital cameras in this house are out-of-service at the moment, and i'm running dangerously low on polaroid stock to shoot things willy nilly. it makes me sad, but i knew the day would come :) but hopefully i'll have a new camera soon, and i'll be able to start documenting again!

it's very nice.

if there's one thing i never tire of, it's kurt vonnegut. and my feelings today (or rather, my feelings of late) can be summed up in this little gem right here:

I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'

there's been this bubble of excitement building in my belly (and i'm not just referring to the actual bubble in the belly), and it continues to grow. constantly. and things have never been nicer.