Getting close...

So as of today, I am 31 weeks and one day. That only leaves us with 8 weeks and 6 days left! Less than 9 weeks until Baby Joseph is here! I can't wait to see those little toes that have been jabbing me under my boob. =) I feel like I may have an outside bruise due to his crazy dance routines! But it's still one of the coolest feelings ever! His kicks are starting to feel like real movements. Instead of a jab here or there, I feel his whole body slowly shift and change positions...so cool! Something that I will definitely miss once he's here!

This past Saturday, Joe and I had our Child Prep class at Baylor Dallas. It's crazy what all you learn from your girlfriends having babies, what you read in books, and what your doctor tells you. So with all that already in our head, we actually knew quite a bit of the information. But we did still learn alot! There were some couples there that knew NOTHING! And are definitely in for some shocking stuff. We had one d-bag in the back making stupid know-it-all comments...and when they told us they were going to show us the birthing video, one girl asked, "Umm, it's not gonna like show us the whole thing, right?" Ummm yes! That is what a birthing video is! We also got a tour of the hospital, which was great to see! All in all, it was a good experience and I'm glad I was able to share it with Joe.

That following Sunday, we had our maternity pictures taken! Let's just say, I HATE my profile, and I feel as though I look like a whale! But they did turn out nice, and I am excited to see them in print. It was fun to take the pictures because that is our first official family photo with baby Joseph! I will post pics of them soon for all to see! A friend of mine, Lorelei, who is awesome at photos, is going to edit out the line on my belly, and take the gray out of my hair! She is awesome! And I can't wait to see them with those edits!

Another great friend, Kristin, is letting us borrow her bassinet. We are placing it downstairs so we will have one close by so we don't have to keep going up and down the stairs. We placed it in our living room on Monday, and it's very cool to see it while we are watching tv. Soon, a real baby will be inside!!! My friends, Kristin and Margaret have both given Joe and I so much stuff...they are spoiling us. It seems like everytime I go over there, I leave with some onesies, diapers, formula, etc. Joe gets excited when I come back from their places to see what new items we have received! They have been great!

I have my first shower on Saturday, and I am sooooo excited! I may not be able to sleep the night before. But knowing me, I will pass out by 10pm. =)

I will update maternity pics this week with an update on our first baby shower! Until then...I'm off to pee..again. ;o)