Let's see, just a little over a week until the due date...but who really knows when that will be. Praise to God and thanks to all those who prayed that our little guy would not show up this weekend while Mark was on call. I can finally relax and finish packing my hospital bag now. Mark says that it is his turn to carry around the baby, and I agree! I'm not desperate yet or terribly uncomfortable (thank you prenatal yoga videos) so others have told me he's not ready to show his little face yet. Blast! I will work on my best face of desperation this afternoon to speed things along.

We had our final baby showers this weekend. This little guy has been showered enough to float from New York to London, and I think we are finally close to the diapering artillery needed to care for his little tush upon arrival. After 5 minutes of adjusting one all-in-one diaper to fit a newborn I'm fairly convinced that I could probably blog just on the topic of cloth diapering once he arrives....and I haven't even pre-washed them yet! I'll keep you updated on that one. My favorite gift of the weekend came in the form of baby Mark in a car seat. Sarah, Mark's mom, made a stuffed baby version of Mark and slapped a life sized version of his cute little face while still in the hospital on the fake baby's head. Then he was gently placed in the car seat to greet me at our baby shower. We will have to put our little one ( the real baby b that is) in the same outfit and compare look-alikeness after his arrival.

Pray with us in the final days of anticipation that we would be filled with peace, hope and joy....and be well rested because goodness knows that won't last!

A few more weeks

Have you ever been without internet for a month? NO FUN! Our internet is still not consistent even a week after an upgrade and three technical visits later. Ugh! But now we have an "expert" technician coming out for problems of "escalated status" tomorrow. Hopefully I will be more motivated to blog when my download speed is greater than 0.2.

Enough complaining about technological woes. Mark and I are excitedly approaching the birth day of our son one moment at at time. We spent fabulous time with friends and family in Houston. Our shower in Katy at Lillie's home was incredibly elegant and fun! Thanks to everyone who drove across town or the state to make it special. The shower at my sister's house with all my family proved truly entertaining as the grandads diapered baby dolls and the dads swaddled the plastic infants.

After our time in Houston, we celebrated the Texas wildflowers in Round Top with my family sans children, and Mark's parents. We had a great time amid the flowers, antiques and intriguing individuals selling their wares at the antique festival. We have since come home and even had the help of my parents in Albuquerque for a few days to set up the gorgeous curtains that my mom (with the help of my engineering dad) created for his room. They are LOVELY and higher quality and more fun could not be purchased! And what kind of artist actually comes to install their own artwork but a loving set of grandparents?!

My recent visit to the midwife went well, and the baby is growing right on target but apparently sucking nutrients from elsewhere in my body since I cannot seem to gain weight even though I've added daily Oreos to my diet. Why not? My doula (birthing guide) came over the other night to lead Mark and I through a labor and birth visualization....it was very nice, but I could not make eye contact with Mark for fear of absolutely loosing it with laughter as I imagined him trying to attempt such a feat as "birthing". Our doula is very sweet and we look forward to her reassuring support and knowledge when the time comes. Its crazy to think that we have less than a month...the time went slowly at first, but now its is speeding up! And I haven't even packed a bag for the hospital. Better go get started on that.

To all my family, it was wonderful to see you all and we look forward to introducing you to our new little guy this summer. Praise God for a healthy pregnancy and for faith in His timing and provision.