getting bigger

sure, people still insist i'm small for 7.5 months, but i'm starting to really feel big. like having a harder time getting off the couch big. it's fine, but amusing that it's starting to catch up with me. of course, i can still do my squats and other morning exercizes. . . but i am moving a bit more slowly now. i'm just not in that much of a hurry to get anywhere, but i'll get there eventually.

i've also moved on to my 3rd and final "wedding" ring during my pregnancy. i lasted a while with my band (but not my engagement ring, because the setting needs to be adjusted again- i really dont' want to lose that rock!). then i wore a cute little ring i've had since way back when: gold with amethyst and tiny diamonds. now i'm on my favorite ring i never wear: the white gold plumeria ring we got when in hawaii. it didn't quite fit when we bought it, but now i'm glad because it fits perfectly. the ol' foot and hand swelling is settling in a bit, but not too bad.

adam and i are gradually nesting a bit, getting little things ready around the house. we're attempting to get rid of some boxes that have been lingering since the move a year ago now, but all in good time. we're also trying to get our diaper situation in hand too. i'm determined to make cloth diapers the convenient option adam wants and the ecologically friendly and cost effective option i want. i'm still working on it.

this coming week we celebrate our anniversary, go to a birthing prep class at the hospital and have another doctor's appointment. the icing on the week will be adam's shower this saturday. i cant' wait to have our friends over to the house to hang out and celebrate our upcoming lifestyle adjustment. i have to admit its a cool place in life to be when your friends are just as eager to hang out at a bar as they are to celebrate your having a baby. we seem to be in that special time of our lives where fun is important and having fun while playing a grown up is important too. sure, our lives will change a bit when the kid arrives, but i knwo we'll still have a good time too, and i'm looking forward to that. kids shouldn't end your social life, just modify it slightly. everyone's interested in having a good time!