33 weeks!

Less than 50 days until the due date!

Sea Monkey: is a pineapple. Around 17 inches and just over 4 pounds. Also, s/he has begun kicking or punching me in the ribs, which feels really, really odd. It feels sort of like how I imagine the Portkey in Harry Potter feels (being tugged along by your navel), only in your ribs.

I: apparently have a psychotic sense of smell now. Yesterday Richard and Karen were making bacon and eggs for breakfast and the smell that drifted upstairs was definitely that of chocolate fudge pop-tarts. So bacon and eggs = chocolate pop-tarts...... ?

I'm having a hard time adjusting to cooking at the stove with a big belly in front of me. I'll just be stirring away, not paying much attention to what I'm doing, and then realize my belly feels really, really hot, and have to try and stand as far away from the stove as I can while still being able to stir stuff. It's awkward. Also, the other day, I decided it'd be a good idea to push the belly against the side of the hot wok that I was cooking in. That was a good plan.
 
I realized the other day that July is half over, which means the disgustingness of summer is almost gone and fall is almost here!! I love fall weather (I do NOT like summer). No more humidity, but it's not freezing yet, and the trees are changing colors.... And soup! Oh, the soup. I'm so excited to feel ok with making soup again, because eating soups and stews in the summer just doesn't seem right. Once its cool enough for it, I end up making soup just about every day of the week for the first week or two of cooler weather. Zach is not exactly thrilled with this because he does not share my obsessive love of soup. He likes it, but not in a highly exuberant "I must eat this deliciousness every DAY!!!!" sort of way, like I am. He's more of a "mmmm, soup." sort of guy. But anyway... the best part of fall coming is that I'm going to have an itty bitty baby to snuggle with, and it will be adorable. =) I am very excited. And I get to wear tennis shoes and jackets and long sleeve t-shirts.... =)

Zach's parents will be here today! I'm very excited. And next week is the baby shower! Also very excited. Also, very, very soon, we're going to start buying baby stuff!! I'm thrilled. And very soon I'll get to wash baby clothes... =) Lots of good things coming up. =)

Belly picture: