When's that baby due?

When the pregnancy app on your phone informs you that if you were to go into labor your baby would technically be born full term; you know you're getting close!  When the guys at work don't just offer to refill the printer with paper, they insist and move you out of the way; you know you're getting close!  When you're normally easy going and are starting to freak out a little about the nursery; you know you're getting close!

Can't believe we are under a month away from Sawyer's due date!  Doctor appointments start every week tomorrow.  Crazy.  There is so much going on between now and the end of the month I think it is going to go by pretty fast.  Well, I hope it goes by fast.  Drew's parents are coming in town Friday for a family baby shower this weekend.  There is a lot that needs to get done around the house before they get here, so that will keep me busy for sure.  Plus work and regular stuff going on.  I'm excited about the family shower, it will be fun to have one last shebang before Sawyer gets here.

Drew, my dad, and I have been working hard to get the nursery and other baby things ready.  Last weekend they put together the crib; however we are missing the mattress.  We do have a bassinet for Sawyer to sleep in when he first gets here, but a mattress is still pretty important!  The changing table is supposed to get here sometime this week, hopefully we can get it up and put together soon.  Also, cushions for the rocking chair should be here this week. Then it's just organizing everything and storing things where I want them and putting together the finishing touches.

Here are some pictures of what we've done over the past week:

35 weeks!!

5 weeks to go!!  Cannot believe we are so close to meeting little Sawyer!  The pregnancy books/websites recommend packing at 35 weeks, so we must be getting close!

Our nursery furniture came in last weekend, so my dad and Drew have been working on putting it together and getting it arranged in the room.  So far, we have the dresser up, and I worked this past week on washing clothes to put away.  I know it will be a chore to do in a month or so, but right now it is fun to wash the itty bitty clothes and get everything put away.  Tomorrow night they are tackling the crib.  Unfortunately the changing table had some gauges in it, so we have to return it and wait for a replacement.

On the pregnancy front, I think I have hit the wall.  Up until about a week ago I was feeling pretty great.  No real complaints, just ready to have Sawyer in my arms.  This past week I have felt absolutely drained, like when I had mono a few years ago.  It doesn't seem to matter how much sleep I get, I am still exhausted.  I have also developed some serious heartburn.  It doesn't really seem to matter what I eat, I can feel the heartburn start creeping up my chest a few times a day.  Hopefully it means Sawyer comes out with some hair on his head!

Last, but not least, here are some pictures:

She's Gotta Bump!!

24 1/2 weeks and feeling fine.  Belly bump is definitely here.  No question as to whether I'm pregnant or not.  I need to get some better bump pictures up, but I do have one from a couple of weeks ago:

Start of a bump.

My dad took some more in front of the Christmas tree over the weekend, but they are on his camera, so hopefully I can get those up soon.  My bump is a lot bigger in those pictures.  Basically it looks like I'm smuggling a soccer ball around.

Sawyer is kicking and moving around like no other.  He sometimes hits my schedule perfectly; moving around at work when I need to be awake and calming down when I'm asleep.  Every now and then though he get's confused and the kicking starts just as I'm good and asleep.  Oh well, it's still amazing that he is moving around and growing in there.  Pregnancy has really been good to me so far - something I know is a blessing!  I have started getting leg cramps, so I'm trying to up my fluid intake even more and adding bananas to the grocery list every time we go.  Other then that I've been just getting used to carrying around the belly - not being able to bend over as easily, using handrails when going up and down stairs, etc.

In other big news, I ordered some custom crib bedding on Etsy and the fabric swatches came in so I can start matching paint and other decor.  Here are the swatches:

To give you an idea of what the final piece will look like, the outside of the crib bumper will be the animal print, the inside of the bumper will be the bicycle print.  The crib skirt will be the little multicolored dot print, and the sheet is the large blue dots.  There will also be a personalized quilt with all these fabrics, and some other coordinating fabrics with Sawyer's name on it.  Can't wait till it's finished - which should be the end of the month/beginning of January.  So exciting!