Delivery Update

Unless I go into labor tomorrow, we are scheduled for an induction on Thursday.  They may call as early as 5:00 AM, or as late as 5:00 PM, or they may be too busy to call at all (in which case, I would be induced on Friday).  Depending on the timing, it looks like our baby will likely be born on Friday - assuming the induction "takes."  In the meantime, we are going out to dinner tonight to celebrate our five year wedding anniversary (which actually happens on Saturday).  Lots of excitement around these parts, that's for sure.  Keep our baby girl in your prayers as we head into the next couple of days.  Hopefully I will be able to share the good news soon!

Still No Baby Yet

 What kind of pictures do you post when you want to tell people you haven't had a baby yet?

My answer is that I post pictures of our pup.  She's the only baby we've got or now, anyway.

We went to Pebble Beach with the neighbors and their dogs two weekends ago.  I wanted to break out the big lens one last time before I'm too busy holding a baby to take pictures of wet, shaggy dogs.  

After this trip two weekends ago, we've mostly been sticking around the house.  As it turns out, we didn't need to wait around for the baby, because she refuses to arrive.

This is my favorite action shot of Harper, with all four paws off the ground.  It will be a long time before we have any running photos of our daughter.

These are the last action shots you will see on the blog in awhile.  I promise there will be no labor and delivery action shots.

Monday afternoon we have another doctor's appointment to see whether or not said labor will be coming anytime soon.  Let's hope things have progressed at least a bit from last Monday's appointment.

Until our daughter arrives, this is our little family of three.  All three of us are eager for it to become a family of four, though.

Due Date

Well it's my due date, and unless I start labor in ten seconds and pop this baby out very quickly, our daughter is not going to have a birthday of August 2nd.  Last week the baby dropped, and I started to think the baby would be born soon, but now I'm of the opinion that it's going to be awhile.  I have no idea whether  mothers actually have a sense of when their babies will arrive, but my gut tells me she is staying put.

Above you can see my progression  of presentable woman to someone who doesn't wear makeup or blow dry her hair.  Also, apparently I started shoving a basketball under my shirt.

Baby Girl's Nursery

With our daughter due in less than a week, it's a good thing her nursery has been ready for awhile.  John and I love the way it has turned out (and I'm pretty sure baby girl won't really care one way or the other).

A basket of cloth diapers sits on our changing table/dresser awaiting the fun life ahead of them.

Blankets, towels, and toys are stored in the cubby.

The bookcase has all kinds of fun books - many of them about puppies - and the baskets help hide some random miscellaneous items for which we have no good place.

Hopefully our daughter will get plenty of rest in her crib without too many tears.

Don't worry, we'll remove the puppy doll before our girl gets any shut eye in here.

Not sure if this mobile will be very effective, but it's cute at least.

 

Nothing like Etsy to get the fulfill your every decorating desire.

This is the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in, and of course it's a glider.  John's college mascot (unofficial) is the black squirrel, hence the little buddy trying out the chair.

Gingham curtains with lavender lattice finials, naturally.

The bear was never really for our baby (it was Harper's), and has since found it's way to Goodwill.  We just don't have enough space in the room for giant stuffed animals our daughter won't really enjoy for years.

 Lots of books to give Mommy and Daddy some variety.

I can't begin to tell you how much cute clothes we have for our baby girl.  This is one of the 0-3 month drawers.

Sleepers and onesies with lots and lots of pink.

The closet houses the dressier outfits, most of which are for when she's a bit older.  I promise she's got something for every occasion, like every gal should.

This is the neatest the nursery will ever be, so I'm glad I managed to get some photos before all the craziness happens.  I hope you like the way it turned out!

A Ferry Ride

While John and I were in Sausalito, we decided it would be fun to take the ferry to San Francisco.

Typical San Francisco weather - it was a tad bit foggy on the ride over.  (It was sunny on the way back, but I was too lazy to take more photos.)

The Ferry Building in San Francisco is one of our favorite places in the city, and naturally, that's where the ferry takes you.  It also happens to be in a sunny pocket of San Francisco, which adds to the appeal.

We love walking around and scoping out all vendors and stores.

Naturally, I needed to have an organic vegan doughnut - how more San Francisco can you get?

John's favorite coffee place - Blue Bottle - has a location in the Ferry Building, so he loaded up on lattes and caramelized waffles.  We had a great afternoon there snacking and eating our way through the place and overall had a great vacation!

Hopefully soon I will get around to posting about the nursery - the baby is due in less than a week after all!

Rodeo Beach

While up in Sausalito we went to a couple of beaches with Harper.  It was beautiful and sunny but definitely jeans weather.

Rodeo Beach is one of our favorites because it's pretty secluded and really stunning.  (Not that Harper could enjoy the view with her hair in her eyes)

Unfortunately for Harper, the waves were intense that day.  The surfers loved it, but it was a little rough for us to let Harper go swimming.

That's Harper and John walking up the hill.  People with big bellies like mine don't go meandering up steep cliffs.

As you can see, it was a bit windy that day.

The books tell us that we're supposed to spend less time with Harper before the baby comes so that she gets used to less attention.  We've kind of been doing the opposite, because we want to do all her favorite things before we can't take the time anymore.  We aren't too worried about how she will handle the baby, so we're taking the spoiling route instead.  I'll let you know how it turns out!