Getting to the end...

I'll be 35 weeks tomorrow! Just two more weeks until full term, and then I can start the heavy lifting, acupressure, and spicy food. Haha.

We've moved to our new house this week, and things have been smooth and really fun so far. Every day we get some projects completed, and even though it'll take at least another week or two to feel like things are organized, we can see progress daily. Miriam is LOVING having a porch and back yard, and we're spending a lot more time outside. We've only been here two days so far, but she's so far decorated the porch with sidewalk chalk, made yummy mud cakes, helped daddy plant tomatoes, observed countless ants and bugs, and otherwise enjoyed herself digging through boxes and unpacking all her "old" toys. We barely venture into the outside world, since there's so much to do and enjoy around the house.

On the day of the move, while I was driving the Civic packed with Miriam and the cats to our new house (Josh took the other car, and the movers took everything else), I got into a little accident on the highway that scared the stuffing out of me. A giant tour bus veered into my lane, not seeing me, and by the time I beeped the horn and he pulled back to his own lane, the front of the bus bumped into my side and caused me to swerve across two lanes. It was the scariest thing ever. I screamed, but the car righted itself and no major damage was done. Everyone was ok, and the situation could have been much worse, but it gave me a huge scare. Thankfully, insurance will cover the cost of the damage (a few scratches and a dent)

In happier news, I looked over my baby "to do" list and was surprised at how much we've got ready so far. Only a very few minor things to do. We have everything we need other than a diaper bucket which I have to get at Home Depot (and maybe some whimsical drawer pulls for the change table, if I can find some). I've started throwing things together for a hospital bag, we've got the names set, I've organized our files (work and maternity benefits papers), almost finalized my iPod playlist, and composed the mass email birth announcement. We even managed to attend a sibling prep class with Miriam, today at Credit Valley Hospital, and it was surprisingly beneficial. She seemed to enjoy it, learned a lot, was engaged and participated, and she's very excited about the baby. She was mesmerized at the video of birth, and liked the part where we diapered and swaddled our stuffed animal babies. She LOVED seeing a two-day-old newborn, and burst out with excitement a few times. She even liked holding the realistic weight baby model (approx. 7 lbs). We also talked about things we can do with the baby, and things that are not a good idea (like sharing her small toys with it, or holding the baby while not sitting down). I would say the class was worth the $25!

Next midwife appointment is on Tuesday, and tomorrow I'm taking what I hope will be our last belly picture (35 weeks!). Hurray!