I Think That Summer is Over

It's beginning to feel a lot like autumn. It's been in the 50s for about a week and a half now, give or take a few warmer days. I am loving it! College football season (GO BUCKEYES!!!) is in full swing and for the first time in years it actually feels like it. All of this cool weather has gotten me into a cooking/baking mode. Sister is here, so there is an extra mouth to help eat my creations and I am thinking ahead to October and freezing some of the leftovers for quick and easy meals for the days of little sleep to come.

Sister and I have been having some fun on Saturday mornings heading out to garage sales around town. It amazes me what great stuff you can get for babies for little money. It is great and I would highly recommend it to all moms and moms to be out there. Why would a person ever pay retail for Ralph Lauren when it can be found for fifty cents? We also visited the local farmers market last Saturday. We were able to pick up some beautiful and inexpensive produce. I am bummed that I didn't make the trip sooner since this coming weekend will be the final market for the season.

Husband and I are on the countdown to baby as there is less than a month until the due date. I don't think that I am really nervous at this point. I am simply ready to have my body back to myself and figure out what our new life will be like. The hospital bag packing is in progress (let me know if there is anything that you found helpful to bring along), but since my favorite cozy sweatpants are still in use, they won't be packed until the very end. Yes, I do see myself going in to labor and then starting a load of laundry. Husband has to go out of town for about a week, so that makes me nervous; too, I feel very clingy and needy lately, so his leaving makes me kind of sad. But, at least he will be able to sleep well without me tossing and turning and peeing multiple times throughout the night. My biggest fear right now is that this baby will come out a boy...we have lots of pink clothes.

The baby/guest room has actually made some progress. I ordered a rocker, a wall has been painted, and curtains have been hung. The current occupant has also helped make some suggestions for the guest portion of the room since the quarters are a bit cramped. So, that has been very helpful. I will post pictures once it's more complete. On the house front, we also began painting the kitchen & dining room. It is an awesome color somewhere between a shade of maroon and a shade of rust. The ceilings are rather high and we don't have a ladder, so we stopped about half-way around the room. But, I still love it. Again, pics will be posted sometime in the near future.

Speaking of pictures. I have had several requests for a belly shot. These were taken about a week ago and are a little dark and blurry, but here you go...