33 Weeks

I'm just over 33 weeks along and starting to feel pregnant!

A few people have asked me lately if I'm "ready" for the baby to come.  The short answer?  Not really.  I still want to paint the crib, but it's been too hot & humid to be outside much, so it's still sitting in the garage in pieces.  I haven't unpacked the baby clothes yet.  I do have a lot of diapers that I've been getting with coupons, so there's that.  I also bought a new diaper bag that I love.  Other than that, no, we aren't ready!  I'm not quite ready to give up my full nights of sleep.  Not quite ready to lug a carseat around.  Not quite ready to re-learn all that baby stuff that I always forget (feeding schedules, sleep schedules, etc.... and this time, on top of keeping up with a kindergartener's schedule.).  But, thankfully I don't have to be ready yet!  Still have a handful of weeks to go.  The plan is to not be induced this time, which will be a first for me. We'll see how that goes.

Still experiencing a lot of sciatic pain, but nothing unbearable.  If I am careful about how I sit or lay down, I can usually manage it okay.  Still also trying to walk regularly... I usually do about 10-12 miles a week.  I can tell that it's made a huge difference in this pregnancy, both with weight gain and just how I feel overall.  It's nice to live in a neighborhood with sidewalks everywhere!  I am looking forward to cooler weather, though.  The heat + my growing size are not a very comfortable combination!  Some days are harder than others (it's still about 95 degrees every day, and very humid).

In other news.... I am about 75% sure that we know what we want to name her.  Well, I know what I want to name her, Garrett is still on the fence I think.  So, I won't give it away until he's on board, just in case it changes.  My sister-in-law Shauna suggested the name to me back in July and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.  It's not too popular - I was looking at some "name charts" online and apparently it's never been more popular than #380, and that was almost 80 years ago (by the way, aren't those baby naming websites/charts so much fun to look at??).  I love many of the popular names right now but we just wanted to find something a little more unique (but not weird!).  I think (hope!) we've found it.

So, on the to-do list:

Paint the crib (hopefully... definitely not a priority though)

Unpack baby clothes, organize them

Buy Ellie a twin mattress (she is still sleeping on the crib mattress on the floor)

Set up the crib

Pack my hospital bag

Buy a few things, sew a few things, try to sell a few things

Hmm.. not as long a list as I thought.  And, none of them have to be done before the baby comes except for the clothes and packing the bag, so I guess I'm in good shape. :)