long awaited update

I know, i know...it's been awhile. Like 16 weeks...

Much has happened, obviously. We're almost to the end of the pregnancy stage and almost to the wonderful first meeting of my son! I'm humongus. Here are some highlights of the last 4 months: I had lost a total of 27 lbs but have since gained about 7 back still leaving me a good 20 under. My waist measurement is the same now as it was pre-pregnancy so I'm feeling pretty good about seeing my post baby bod. Asher is a mover and shaker (and roller)! The kick chart my midwife gave me has been pretty useless because it never takes more than a couple minutes to get all the required kicks in. The midwives have been pretty awesome. My gallbladder has been behaving pretty well and I've gotten myself back to eating pretty normally again. If it keeps behaving they probably won't take it out post-baby but we'll just have to see. We've had 3 baby showers, 1 to go after the birth. Lots of fun and lots of presents! Derek and I took a roadtrip in June to California to see my cousin get married and had lots of fun! We took Asher to many cool places that we'll have to take him back to someday! The nursery is done! It's so stinkin cute! Most of the sewing was done by my mom (Grammy Tami) and the grass, painted by myself, Derek, and Al, looks great! And since the showers it's pretty darn stocked too! So now we wait...Our bags are packed, Derek's installing the car seat today, I'm already 1 cm dialated and half effaced and having some contractions, and the doctors say there's probably a decent chance he'll come a little early. Thank god! My hips especially are killing me! However, I know these double jointed hips I got from Grandma gotta help in delivery. Now though it's hard to even walk. Even more so since he dropped significantly a week or so ago. The waiting is pretty much the hardest thing. I'm only nervous about WHEN things start to really happen. The labor and delivery doesn't frighten me too bad because I know it's gotta end sometime and I might as well labor (haha) through it. But not knowing when I will go into labor scares me. I could be home alone, in a store, or with a ton of people to give me support, but I just don't know. Hopefully the next time I write, I'll be a mom and will have wonderful news of birth to announce!