Week 31 officially started yesterday, and last Friday the 17th marked two months until our “official” due date.
Not that that means much. I was really surprised to learn only 5% of babies are born on their due date and only 50% in the due week.
So strange to think there’s a decent chance we’ll have a baby near the beginning of Feb… (And I just want to groan thinking it could be more like the beginning of March!)
I still get surprised catching a glance of myself in a full length mirror when I’m not covered in several layers of clothing, can’t believe how big I look. It just seems impossible. I think my mind is really having a hard time catching up with all the physical changes, with the overwhelming, impending reality that we ARE going to have a baby.
On a lighter note….
Here’s our X-mas card. (The one we actually sent out, as opposed to the semi-pornographic version my aunt mocked up for fun.)
It’s funnier if you know us, and know that we really do enjoy the holidays. I don’t get people who feel like this time of year is so stressful, I suppose unless they have some sort of super shitty family situation.
But buying gifts? Decorating? Parties? I guess I’m pretty good (too good, some would accuse) at just saying no to anything I don’t feel like doing. I only buy gifts for a few people, and only then if I think of something they’d really love, not some crap out of obligation.
We aren’t religious, so none of that stuff is a factor.
Otherwise, I love all the lights, parties, general festivities, ugly holiday sweaters, even x-mas music. Even Mariah Carey x-mas music. (Ok, especially Mariah Carey…)
How do you feel about the holidays?
Ha! That card is awesome.
I decided to skip cards this year (as well as seeing anyone we’re related to [yay!]), but decided to send a card out to anyone sent us one. Yeah, totally didn’t do that either. 
Yeah, I really, really don’t get the point of feeling obligated to send a card, especially something generic with no personal message. People don’t even hand address them anymore, they print labels off from an excel spreadsheet and probably don’t even know who all they are sending a card to!!
I feel the same way about the holidays — I only do what I want to do, and I barely shop for anyone! In fact, I only bought one Christmas gift this year (for my boyfriend.) I enjoy all of the baking and cooking, enjoy singing in my choir for Christmas Eve, and love going snow shoeing during my time away from work! What’s not to love?
Just stumbled upon your blog…nice.
Feel the same way about the whole holiday obligation shenanegens. I love winter celebrations and big meals with friends, but I don’t get into the gift giving thing at all either, unless, as you said, it’s something someone would really love. Just seems ridiculous, forcing yourself to do any of it if you don’t feel passionately about it. I’d rather surprise people with gifts when the mood strikes me then force it one one day that, perhaps outside of childhood nostalgia, has no particular special meaning for me.
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Whoa looking at this right now and just having passed the 31 week mark myself I’m all like, “look at how small she is!” Haha. You def had a smaller 31 week belly than I. I’m all like exploding blueberry over here right now.