Still waiting for the Bean...

Well we're two days from our due date and still no Bean.

I went to the doctor on Monday and Baby Bean looks to be ready to go and is still in the right position (very low). My doctor says it looks like it could be any day now - but we've heard that before. So we're playing the waiting game.

Luckily my nesting instinct is still going strong. I've been filling my days with cleaning, cooking, and baking - our freezer is stocked with casserols, cookies and more strawberry jam than two people will ever possibly eat. I'm starting to feel like I've been possessed by Martha Stewart.

The one thing keeping me sane is visits and chats with friends who are also on maternity leave. Thank heavens there are friends to chat with throughout the day. Today I went to my first ever Stars and Strollers movie with Julie and Maisee. It was super fun -Bean and I will definitely be taking in some movies - especially when the weather gets cold.

Other than that things are pretty quiet in the McMahon household. Although we get excited at every little pain - thinking it could be time. So far it's been nothing but false alarms.

Oh well Beaner will set things in motion when he or she is ready, until then... we wait.

PS Favorite food of the week - I'm still on the STRAWBERRY kick! Strawberry jam and tea biscuits are so tasty!

Thirty Eight Weeks!

I'm thirty eight weeks preggers -and as of tomorrow I'm officially on maternity leave! Hooray!

I'm hoping to cook and freeze a few more meals over the next couple of days, and get in some naps before The Bean arrives. Although Beaner may have other plans. Dan predicts that tomorrow or Wednesday will be delivery day. I'm guessing Wednesday since that marks the full moon and - hokey as it may sound - full moons tend to bring on the babies. We'll just have to wait and see.

In the meantime - check out the belly! This is me striking a preggers pose during a recent walk in Griffith Park - a fantastic park not far from our house. My belly is definitely growing lately, although it's feeling pretty cramped in there. I can feel every little movement The Bean makes.

More updates later this week - I am on mat leave now so I've got time on my hands. Oh and the food of the week - strawberry jam (with tea bicuits). Tasty!

Thirty-six weeks preggo

We got some wild news this past Friday during my regular doctor's visit. The doctor was doing her regular checkup and noticed that my belly hadn't grown since last week's visit. She explained that sometimes that means the baby has dropped and proceeded to see if that was the case.

Well her reaction of "Wow - this baby is really low!" told me Bean had definitely dropped. The doctor explained that this means the Bean will likely arrive sooner than expected. Although she couldn't say how soon - it could be a week from now, maybe three weeks from now. Either way that news set a fire under my nesting instincts (Dan's too). So we've both been busy wrapping up our last minute To Do items.

Other than that everything was fine during this last visit, the Bean has a speedy heart rate of 148 and is head down and ready to go.

Our little Beaner is also moving around a lot - and these are some big movements that make my whole tummy move in waves. It's pretty amazing to watch so we're trying to get some video of it to post.

Hope you like the new belly shot - 36 weeks preggo - and hot all the time.

This weeks' favorite food - blueberry muffins. Mmmmmmmmmm.....