Is this the last photo of me pregnant? Let’s hope so! Michael says the baby will come next weekend but please, please let it be sooner! I mean… look at the sheer size of me. People literally stop their conversations when I walk by because they can’t believe how large I am. Soon.

I am 38 weeks and 5 days today so I should be measuring around 38 cm from pelvic bone to the top of my uterus, but I am coming in at a whopping 39.5 cm!!! As with everything in pregnancy, this could mean:
A. Nothing
B. Baby is big
C. Baby is ready
D. Something totally different
Unless you are more than 3cm larger than expected, it probably just means he is a little bit big. The midwife nicely said that since I haven’t an ounce of fat on me, it isn’t me it is …

I bought a Tiny Love Monkey Island Baby Gym and it came on Friday. Today I pulled it out of its packaging and put it together, but the second I turned my back, Michael grabbed it and claimed it as his own. He said the baby can buy his own gym. Sigh.

You know, ever since Jen became pregnant, I keep finding myself craving the… oh? What’s that? No one cares about my cravings? Oh, okay.
Seriously though, as a guy, people always think that pregnancy means getting sent to find pickles and ice cream at 2am on a Wednesday. I’m here to say that actually it is a little different, at least here in the Walker household.
If anything, Jen sleeps a lot more now. In fact she’s asleep right now. Whilst she might get up to go pee every few hours, she’s …

Okay folks, the time has come to play baby bingo! I’m not sure what it is really called, but it is time to play the guessing game. The categories are…
Weight
Length
Delivery Date & Time
So leave your guesses in the comment field!

Baby is happy and healthy. He is semi engaged, and in the exact right position to be born, with his back on my left side, his little bum curling up around the top left, and his legs sticking out to the right. His head is facing to the right. He probably will stay in this approximate position for the next 4-5 weeks, when he will join us in the real world.  Don’t you think your neck would hurt  if you were in one position for 5 weeks??? Everything is good …

I had my first antenatal class today. Nothing too shocking, but a few interesting points. The midwife was coming down hard on Lamaze, saying that if you do that style of breathing you’re probably not getting enough oxygen to the baby or yourself. It also encourages the need for an episiotomy because you tend to just push and push without a lot of conscious thought. They tend to encourage slow, deep breathing, without all the panic, and when the baby crowns, they encourage you to stop pushing and let the …

47 more days until we meet our little guy, and we can’t wait!!! I broke down and weighed myself today, and while I won’t tell you the number (for fear of shocking you into a coma-like state), I will say that I am right on track. I still have to gain about 10 pounds before the birth, which Michael is helping me with by providing an endless supply of Ben and Jerry’s. So here’s the 33 1/3 photo:

Everybody wants to know what the baby will be named. Well, pick from our short list!

Yes I know I am 31 weeks, but these photos were taken 3 weeks ago, at 28 weeks along… take it or leave it!!!