36 weeks

It's been awhile since I've written...even longer for Kevin, but I suppose that's how it goes.  All is well in the Swan family.  The nursery is complete, minus art for the walls.  I ordered some modern animal art from an Etsy seller and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival.  Once the art is in the empty frames on the walls...the nursery will be complete, well minus a cute little baby swan!  When the art finally arrives I will take pictures  of the nursery and post them.  I'm loving how it turned out and really loving that this is the first room in the house I've re-decorated and finished completely!  This is no small task since I'm so indecisive I usually just look at options forever and never decide on anything.  It's the perfect balance of modern and traditional and gender neutral, but boy appropriate, just like I was hoping it would be.  It will be nice to know that baby swan's room is completely done until he comes up with his own preference for how his room is decorated.

Also, the painting in our house is complete as well.  My dad finished the living room and kitchen a few weeks ago and it looks great.  It was no small task to paint basically our entire upstairs, and I really appreciate his hard work and willingness to get the job done.  There is still a small area behind the fridge that didn't get painted and I'm okay with that.  You only see the unfinished part if you put your face up against the wall.  Surprisingly...it bugs my dad that it's not finished more than me.  I'm just happy to have the house put back together and to be all done with the painting before baby swan makes his appearance.  I'll work on the decorating part of these rooms later.

We are quickly approaching the full-term mark for baby swan and I am feeling more and more ready each day.  As far as pregnancy goes I'm still pretty comfortable and able to work no problem.  I feel so blessed to have had such an easy pregnancy.  Tying my shoes and bending over to pick things I've dropped up are getting more difficult, but if that's the worse I have to deal with, I'll take it!  We just have a few things to get that are necessities for baby swan and I and we will be all set for his arrival whenever he decides to come.  I can't believe I'm writing that...less than a month until the due date, CRAZY!!  I had a midwife appointment yesterday and everything is looking good.  Baby swan is head down, but still rather high up.  I'm only slightly dilated and it appears that baby swan is pretty comfy in his current home for now.  I'm okay with that, I have a few things I'd like to do before he comes and the longer he stays put the more likely I am to not have to go back to work until the New Year.  My midwife also confirmed my thoughts about having a bigger baby, she told me he doesn't feel like a small baby, but she's only saying that based on how he feels from the outside.  I tried to convince her maybe he's just really tall, but she didn't seem to buy it...I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Life around here is pretty much the same as always.  We are checking things off the ever shortening to-do list, making last trips to cabins before baby swan makes his arrival and continuing to work hard at work.  This weekend should be filled with some relaxing, a little shopping, some cooking of meals for the freezer and completed by another baby shower thrown by Bubba.  I'm looking forward to the shower and spending the weekend with Kevin enjoying one of our few remaining weekends until we are joined by baby swan.  Until then more of the same, with hopefully a little more relaxing and spending time with those we love before we become a family of 4 (we can't forget Kona!)