37 weeks and counting

So this past Wednesday marked 37 weeks of pregnancy! Yipee! Our midwife, Paula, stated after checking me that she thought I would probably be another week to a week-and-a-half until I gave birth...apparently I went from 1/2 cms. dilated to 2 cms. in just 7 days, the baby had dropped substantially, and my cervix was even more effaced than the norm. So Joe and I went into overdrive today getting things ready for Nayeli--buying a hose to run hot water from the bathroom to the birthing tub, getting towels together, disinfecting & cleaning our home, etc. We get our birth tub this weekend and we're going to set it up and try it out before the birth, like a rehearsal birth:)

This Sunday we will also be having a "Family Blessing" sponsored by our school's director, Sue, and our very good friend and co-worker, Sarah Eastman. I am so excited to have a little party and to hang out with good friends and co-workers. We'll definitely take many pictures and share them with you all on the blog. In the meantime, here are some more belly pictures, as well as some pictures of Joe getting an orientation on a game called W.O.W.--this means I probably won't see him until Nayeli's birth:)