Time seems to be speeding up a little because it seems like I jumped from month 7 to month 8 really fast. I assume it's because summers are always short and we're trying to wrap up a half dozen projects before the baby arrives. I am carrying a honeydew melon for size comparison.

The nursery is set up except for any decorations on the walls, I just changed the living room curtains and we'll be ordering a large area rug because we have hardwood floors that would hurt baby's head, and the biggest project is repainting our front porch- a project started months ago when we got serious about scraping off the old cracked stuff. I'm about to have 3 straight weekends of travel so time is precious to get it all done.

We had our very own "Rib Fest" on Saturday with some of my husband's co-workers. Yes, baby likes ribs (and everything else!). I was going to wear a sun dress but tops and pants or shorts are more flattering at this point. I am tempted to measure my waist just for my own curiousity!

Anyway, the coming week we'll have our first childbirth prep class and I'm sure it'll offer plenty to blog about. All for now, Carrie