Beanie

It's much easier to cope with being preggers when I don't have to go to work. That said, I would still love to have the baby RIGHT NOW! I made this little infant beanie for the boy a couple of nights ago. I'm putting it in my hospital bag now.



I hate cleaning, will I still get the sudden irresistible urge to clean something when I'm ready to go into labor? ... or could the sudden irresistible desire to knit 10 things at once be considered nesting? I try to clean something every day just because it needs to be done, but I have to force myself to do it. I'd rather knit!

40"

I think I must have measured wrong last month when I posted 39.5" because I'm "only" measuring 40" now, but comparing the two pictures I look HUGE now ... even more huge than last month when I thought I was huge beyond huge. I am due 2 weeks from tomorrow, but hope that I won't have to wait that long. I can no longer fold in the middle like a normal person and that makes anything that requires sitting up straight nearly impossible. I am quite swollen, but can still see my ankle bones ... if only just. My belly button is still an innie, probably because it was so cavernous to begin with (as the Scoot claims). It doesn't look like the belly button I remember.

Today is my last day of work for this year. I've been counting down the days to pregnancy leave for weeks now. It's really hard to find a comfortable position at my desk and my back gets so tired by the end of the day. It will be really nice to just rest for a few days (hopefully) or weeks (wahhhhh) until the baby is born.



This is my most favoritest maternity shirt ever. Its so soft and comfy and still fits with room to spare. It's perfect for the cool Autumn that seems to have crept in over the last few days. I don't usually wear blue, but I make exceptions for comfort. Ironically, blue was the color in season during my pregnancy. Just recently my earthy colors started coming into season, but there's no point in buying more maternity clothes now ... as if I actually cared about my appearance at this point. After today it's sweats, t-shirts, bathrobes, and slippers for me!

Defective ...

The cats or the product?



Have you seen the commercials for Emery Cat? It's a scratchy pad that is supposed to trim cats nails when they scratch ... If they scratch. I have no idea if it works because so far none of the cats have figured out how to use it (as intended). Actually, that may not be true. I figure Pierre the Evil Genius knows that it will shorten his extra pointy bits and avoids it on principle. I'm pretty sure Azriel the Inbred has no clue what it's for. Schrodinger is the only one who uses it and guess what he thinks it is ... A TOY! ... or more specifically a hiding place. He races into the living room and dives under head first. He thinks that if his head is covered we can't see him ... even though ONLY his head is covered. This is currently his favorite game and he hasn't tired of it since we purchased this emery cat refill at Petsmart weeks ago. I'm afraid I'm going to have to pull out the nail trimmers ... or take these lethal kitties to the groomer.

Simple Pleasures

It's Asian pear season in Oregon! I used to think they were an expensive delicacy to splurge for when they actually showed up in the grocery store. Now I live somewhere where they actually grow. Fresh Asian pears are divine and I can have one for free every day right now. They are local, and fresh, and super tasty, and as an added bonus ... I actually WANT to eat them. With a stomach as fickle as mine is right now, wanting to eat is a serious added bonus.

We've been getting fresh produce from our garden too. I especially love the sweet, earthy carrots. Tomatoes are coming out of my ears and we've just sampled our first three ears of corn ... mmmm. Nothing compares to fresh produce. I had forgotten that tomatoes could be so flavorful that I could just eat them sliced up with a little salt and pepper. I can't believe it took me so long to plant a garden. Special thanks to Steve and Erin for helping us get our garden started even though they didn't get to stick around long enough to reap the benefits. Next year you two!

The pregnant belly is measuring at an astronomical 40" and the stomach must be the size of a small, squished Asian pear. No wonder its the simple things I want most.