37 weeks...

for all of you not in the know today marks the day that baby C could come and would be considered "full term". while we'd like to get him to october and closer to his 40 week "birth-day", i would be perfectly fine with him coming whenever at this point. miles and oliver have just joined me in the nursery (my computer is hooked up here too) and they are sniffing around the things that haven't made it out of boxes yet (ergo carrier, breast pump, etc.) i'm pretty sure that they are super-aware that something major is happening, and we cross our fingers that they adjust to the baby well.

as for now, they are cuddling up to Ian as much as possible (my belly is too big...plus i'm pretty sure they just prefer him ;) )

the braxton hicks contractions are getting more pronounced and i (hopefully) only have to make the trek into DC one more time tomorrow before i can work from home (per the doctor). if for some reason i'm not allowed to, then it's looking like i'll be taking early maternity leave. not ideal, but i also absolutely cannot handle any more of the metro in. my feet look like sausages (as do my hands) and i'm having a hard time walking with the sciatic pain in my left hip. awesome.