Week 33

Whoo! 33 weeks already. The little missy will be here before we know it. :) This week she is about as heavy as a bag of flour, and about as long as a 17 inch monitor. Her lungs are almost done, so when she makes her debut she can show us which side of the family her pipes came from. :)

Sean was busy this weekend: he was able to save the files off of our defunct hard drive, so we have our old pictures back. He was also able to hang the new doors we have so baby's room is distinct from our guest bedroom-although the doors are obviously not soundproof and won't be painted until later. The new sewing machine table is in place and built too, and it looks very nice. Downstairs, he hung the blu-ray player (aka babysitter) on the wall behind the TV, so hopefully she will not be able to put peanut butter in the drive, at least until she is old enough to figure out how to pull a chair underneath it, climb up, and push it into the slot with a butter knife.

"Mom" got more of the nursery together, including fitting all of her clothes into her handy dresser/changing table, which now comes with a cushion. Baby has a toy box, too many stuffed animals, and all manner of other things waiting for her. I also managed to break the first toy already (I accidentally let the water out of a teething ring), but I'm sure she'll have plenty more by the time she needs it. Somehow there's more more baby laundry to do now, but things are coming together. I will have to get Sean to take some pictures with the fancy camera, as we are still looking for a good point-and-shoot (aka Jen's camera) to replace the dead one. At least it broke before we really needed it, so we can get one with better pixels and things for when missy arrives.

I think the animals know something is going on, but so far we haven't had any acting-out yet. The cat is the cat, although we may have fun teaching her that the baby's toys, unlike the dog's, are not for sharing. Benson is a little easier to contain, at least until the little missy can make her way to him. We've shown him crying baby videos on YouTube to see how he reacts to the noise, but I think it will probably still be a big surprise when we bring one home.

There's still a million things to do to get (mostly) ready, but we're keeping up with the Jones' quite well thanks to all the wonderful baby shower presents. Missy will be here soon, and in style. :)