33 Weeks! 7 Weeks to Go!

So I'm 33 weeks today - insanity! How did it go so fast? I just remember being like 15 weeks along thinking that another 25 weeks was so far away - and now there are only 7 more left!

My ever-growing self:

Things are good - I'm feeling good, my gestational diabetes is staying under control with diet and exercise, and it's fairly easy to follow. Baby Ben moves around all day long and doesn't usually like to let me sleep much, but I suppose that's good practice!

Ben's room is almost done - his crib bedding and changing table supplies are all stocked and washed and ready to go! We just need the rocker to come in (not until end of August), and we need to hang the artwork on the walls. But here's what it looks like so far:

Even the living room has taken on a new decor ~ baby gear! :-) We have the pack & play set up downstairs so that Ben can nap down there without us having to run up & down all the time to check on him!

The baby to-do lists have gotten much shorter ~ a few things to pick up in the next week or two so that we can install car seats and such, have to pack the hospital bag once we take our last trip to the cabin, and otherwise we are just about ready for the little man to arrive! We have our birth class this coming weekend, so hopefully after that we'll feel even more prepared!

We have also begun the ever-so-interesting job of house hunting. Our lease isn't up until the end of December, but we would want some overlap anyway to move with a little one, and plus we don't know how long it will take for us to find a house that we really want! We are looking at our town (Woodbury) and the next few over, including Cottage Grove, Maplewood, and Oakdale. So we'll see what we can find! Keep your fingers crossed for us! It would be nice to have a little more space (and our own space) when Ben arrives!

So that's it at this point - everyone is well, our tomato plants look great and we should have tomatoes soon - green peppers too! The basil and arugula are already full grown and we'll be cooking with those this weekend! :-) Otherwise just enjoying MN summer!!!

Hope this finds everyone else well!! We love & miss you all!