baby bump, week 29

So I'm 29 weeks now!  Almost 3/4 of the way...which sounds far.  But there is still another 2 1/2 months, give or take a few weeks, to go - so it also seems kinda far away.  And I feel definitely bigger lately:

Yep, bigger.  Morgan and I went to a childbirth prep class on Wednesday and the previous Wednesday - basic stages-of-labor stuff and Lamaze relaxation techniques.  Morgan thought the relaxation stuff was kinda corny but came anyway because he loves me like that :) and I feel a little more prepared for future events.  So  good all around :)

Christmas trees!

So I have a bunch of nativities that I set out each year, for the reminder of the real reason for the season.  Also I have had this tiny, 3-foot (to the very top) Christmas tree since college...and I kinda love it, it's my familiar Christmas friend. 

His name is Timothy, just in case you wondered.  Timothy the Christmas tree :)

This year, we needed another tree - since Morgan has gotten an ornament every year, and we have them all now, but we couldn't really put them on little Timothy.  Pretty sure he would fall over.  And also I haven't had a real, from-a-living-plant Christmas tree since...well I was young and just remember that vacuuming the needles was not fun.  Also loud - vacuums sound really loud when they have to actually pick up something, right?  Anyway, so we got a real tree for Morgan's ornaments:

Hmm, you can see the ornaments well but it doens't look so Christmasy...

That's better!  Oh and his name is Carl.  Carl the Christmas tree :)  Carl isn't very big either - maybe 4 feet? - since our tiny apartment can't handle a normal-sized tree if we want to be able to, oh you know, walk around and stuff.  We decorated him with hand-strung cranberry and popcorn strands - this was a labor of love, since stringing that stuff makes your fingers sore!  It's a good thing Carl isn't big, after all.

Just wanted to share a fun bit of Christmas in our home :)

baby bump, week 27

Somehow, despite all the eating of the Thanksgiving food and leftovers, I don't feel like I've gotten bigger in the past few weeks!  It's completely possible that I have, but I haven't noticed it, so maybe I haven't gotten bigger (or bigger enough to notice).  Or I'm in denial.  Something like that :)  However, the doctor said on Wednesday that my weight was good, so I think she's saying I don't need to limit Christmas treats and stuff...right?  You agree, right?

Despite my feeling of non-lots-of-growingness, here is a picture of what I'm looking like at 27 weeks:

Hey my hair is looking good in this picture!  Apparently it just needed a picture where it thought the focus wasn't on it...mwahahaha :)

Also I really like this off-white sweater thing I got from Motherhood Maternity.  The design is pretty hole-y so I can't wear it alone, but that keeps me cooler.  And I can wear it with a long-sleeved shirt underneath, as pictured, or with a short-sleeve shirt if I'm feeling hotter that day.  Versatility in a pregnancy wardrobe is awesome!  Also sales on top of sale prices is awesome - the only way to buy crazily-priced maternity stuff.

Remember how I said we ordered actual, real-people silverware?  Silverware that isn't cheap starting-college stuff from Walmart that bends like crazy, when you try to scoop ice cream?  Sadly we did not have it in time to make our Thanksgiving table look even more grown-up and official - but we have it now!  Ta-da!:

Pretty nice, huh?  I got to choose it and look at ALL the Oneida silverware options because I wanted to (and Morgan didn't :) ).  And so we got something pretty but simple and basic - and it's a stainless steel/some other metal mix, so it should hold up fine in the dishwasher.  Crossing my fingers!  But it's super-sturdy and looks pretty and can scoop ice cream well...all the stuff that really matters :)