Changes

Whew! This has been a crazy month. I know it's not over yet but I feel like we are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Everything has been organized in Finn's room and now we are working on setting it up to be more baby-friendly. We still have some organizing and setting up, pictures on the walls, place for shoes, etc., but at least we don't have boxes all over the place. My job is going well and I am getting used to working with kindergarteners a little better. I decided to put my singing on hold and told my choir director at church that I would join up again after the baby is born. It was a bummer, but it was just turning into too many things after school.

I'm also getting much bigger. Sometimes I see my side profile of my belly and am just like, "Wow! That's me?" And let's just say, I'm not getting more graceful as the days go by. Getting up, bending over, walking in general...all look more and more awkward the bigger I get. It's fun, though, I remember being so disappointed with not showing for about 5 months and now I actually feel like my less than lady-like movements are more acceptable. I do get frustrated with how little I can move around without getting tired or our of breath. I was able to play some basketball, just shooting hoops, yesterday with Brett, but running and jumping to get the ball is pretty much out of the picture. I looked really cool trying to shoot a 3-pointer initially, but it was still fun. Unfortunately I have to put my competitive nature on hold but it's worth it!

Finn has been so active! It is especially noticeable once I sit down. I think I am also experiencing some Braxton Hicks contractions which feel weird, like a tightening in my upper abdomen, almost like a little pinch once in a while. They aren't painful, but can be uncomfortable since it just feels like he is stretching out or pushing harder in one spot for a longer period of time. But that's kind of it. Right now he's just kind of boring, which is a good thing haha, so I'm really excited for him to get here!

My grandparents were in town this weekend which was fun. So nice to have some family come visit because we all live so far away from every one! We were so excited to live in Boise thinking it was so central, which it is, but it's actually a lot more difficult to get to and farther than we thought in some cases. Oh well. Anyway, my grandpa was able to help Brett set up our little cradle, which will go in our room, and Brett put together our crib, a surprisingly difficult task, pretty much all on his own (I helped hold a few bars and screw in a few screws, but he did the rest!). We got our mattress today and I am just washing the sheet before I put it on there and am looking forward to decorating! I have all his clothes organized by size and put away and just need a few more key items-diaper pail, DIAPERS! haha, a diaper bag, and a few other things and then we'll be all set! We're so close! We're also so close to the due date, just over two months away! Crazy! Can't wait!