A baby update (that is not so baby)

At the last ultrasound, they told us that the baby's weight was 6 pounds 11 ounces (48th percentile). Currently I am dilated to 1cm (yeah, I know, it's nothing) and 50% effaced. Everyone says that this will come to an end soon. Although I do not feel it will ever end, just in case it does, I want to remember a few things.

Work out routine:
Weeks 0-25: Aerobic dance (2x/week), swimming (1x/week)
Weeks 5-25: Stretching (daily)
Weeks 25-30: Brisk walks (3x/week)
Weeks 30-now: 10 miles on a stationary bike (4-6x/week)

Most surprising symptom:
Drooling. This doesn't happen very much anymore, but during the first five months I could not keep my saliva in my mouth while I was talking! It made meetings, presentations, and class in general very awkward.

Favorite part:
When Sam shakes my belly and wakes up the baby. He is so proud of himself and thinks it is hilarious.

Most terrifying part:
Labor. When people talk about the pain of labor I start feeling like I am going to throw up. I don't handle pain very well. But I feel like I could be tough if there was a good reason. And a baby qualifies as a good reason. But I have never experienced pain to the level that I hear childbirth reaches.

Most frequent craving:
It started out as spaghetti. I ate spaghetti for two meals a day many times. That faded around week 20. Then all I wanted was popsicles. That craving ended when I had the gestational diabetes scare. Now I eat baby carrots like candy. I eat about 2 pounds of baby carrots every week!

Most annoying symptom:
Not being able to sleep on my back. I hate sleeping on my side. I sometimes wake up on my back and feel guilty.

Weirdest symptom:
My memory. I don't remember ever being small. I feel like I have always been a huge, pregnant lady. And then other times I forget that I am pregnant. People stare at me and I get angry because I don't realize why they are staring.

Funniest memory:
My mom gave me a lot of maternity clothes and some of them are... awesome! Usually I would be embarrassed to wear some of the things but when you don't fit anything else, you take what you can get. Sam just laughs at the things I wear. (Thank you, Mom! You have saved me hundreds of dollars!)
Sam: What are you wearing?!
Emily: I already feel awkward. Why not look it too?
Sam: It's one thing being awkward, it's another thing looking polygamist wife-esque.

Weight gain:
Starting weight - 130 pounds
First trimester - lost 11 pounds
Current weight - 155 pounds

We are counting down!
Yellow and blue = still more time to go
Green = due date
Red = I want to die (overdue)

I get better parking than handicapped people at the grocery store!

Since we are moving to New York a few weeks after the baby is due, we do not really have an excuse to nest too much. That means no painting the nursery walls, no hanging pictures, etc. This is a pretty good excuse for me since I am not good at those things anyway. But here are some pictures of things we have done:

Crib (from craigslist)

Changing table (from craigslist)

Soft Carrier (from a second-hand baby store)

(Look at that bling on my finger!)

Infant/Toddler Tub (from a second-hand baby store)

Pants (from a second-hand baby store)
Sam's shorts are on the left and the baby pants are on the right. We bought those shorts for Sam at Old Navy last summer in Denver and when I saw the matching pants at the second-hand store I had to buy them!

Sports Toy (from craigslist)

(I know that this will not be needed for a long time, but it was free.)

Stroller/Car Seat Combo (from Target)

I even made Sam read the instructions so the baby would be safe.

We have a lot of other things from baby showers, Sam's sister, and a few very friendly ward members. We have been so blessed!