39 Weeks (aka Due Date minus 1 week!)

The baby clock is ticking down over at the House at Fellows.  Our "official" due date is July 19th - but we'll see when this little girl actually decides to grace us with her presence!  I've been gettin feelings like she'll come sooner than that, buuuuutt this IS my first time to the circus so what do I know? ;)  She may even take a page out of her momma's book and show up LATE (though I hope not!). 

Happily we are feeling pretty prepared (or as prepared as you can be for a momentous change you've had no previous experience with whatsoever!) for Rainy's arrival - we've got clothes and diapers washed, folded, and tucked away in the appropriate pieces of baby furniture; I assembled (with a little muscle power from Jess) TWO pieces of baby container equipment - one swing, one bouncer - to be strategically placed throughout the house; our new glider and ottoman are nestled up in our bedroom near the bassinet; our whoah-nelly-my-water-just-broke-let's-head-over-to-the-baby-birthing-place-overnight-bag is 95% packed (the icepops will remain in the freezer and hopefully not be forgotten before we head over!); AAANNNDDD . . . . the sunporch is done! 

You can see a short video of the results here: (don't worry, it's only sideways for the first few moments!)  Now we're just on the hunt for a small pub table and chairs - CraigsList here we come!

By the by, if you are ever packing some version of the aforementioned overnight bag, here is what is inside ours:

• clothes for me
• toiletries (including my trusty denture cleaner and CHAPSTICK)
• snacks
• whole grain cheddar goldfish
• apple sauce
• small bags of trail mix
• 6-pack of V8

• massager tool and tennis ball
• 'The Valkyries' by Paulo Coelho (one of my favorite books, sure to relax)
• "Blueberry Girl" by Neil Gaiman ( for baby!)
• clothes, mittens, hats, diapers, and a "swaddle me" for baby

As I look over this list, it strikes me that Jess may want to pack at least a change of shirt and undies for this extravaganza :)  We also do need to include the camera in this mix.  Anyone have any other suggestions for items to include?  Don't worry about the weight - I'll make Jesse carry it :)