35 weeks

Yesterday marked 35 weeks of Emily being on the inside. This is a very good thing. I'll be real happy to make it to full-term (37 weeks in very short time now). Here are some recent belly shots marking 34 weeks. Not sure if I was bigger last pregnancy or this one but either way, there is definitely a baby the size of a cantaloupe in there!!! ( ~ 19-20 inches and 5.5 lbs!!).

In more Emily news, we are making headway on the 2nd nursery. Her furniture arrived yesterday and we are working to clear out the guest room and get it ready for the assembled furniture to be placed. Our washing machine decided to die on us this weekend (right when I was catching up on a whole backlog of infrequently used items) so I can't yet wash all the newborn stuff and baby gear items until the new washer gets here (on Thurs). but soon enough, Emily will have lots of wonderful and clean newborn clothes from her big sis to wear. I decided to pack my bag for the birth center just in case so that's pretty much ready, too. Now we just need to install the newborn carseat and finish her room in the next few days/weeks and we should be pretty much all set. Sophie definitely seems to get it that there is this person Emily coming. Sophie talks about Emily's bed (the bassinet) and gets to listen to Emily's heartbeat at the midwives office during each prenatal visit. Beyond that I'm not sure that she gets that Emily is in mommy's belly and that she'll be coming to live with us forever soon. But I guess soon enough that will all become very real to her (and us, too!!)