Updates (29 weeks)

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Aaron and I have been at home through the holidays and keeping snug in our little house. I've had a fair amount of time off and been staying home because of a little touch of a cold, so it almost feels like we have been in some little cocoon. Aaron's mom is visiting us this weekend and yesterday we dragged her through our regular "Baby Saturday" routine of going to class and shopping. We also ate Japanese food last night and will have greens and blackeyed peas today, so our New Year's traditions live on.

Yesterday, we made some big purchases that definitely move us closer to being ready. We finally decided on and bought a crib from a baby store in the area. I'm excited to have it taken care of. Okay, you know I love a bargain, so you know I only got it because it was below retail -- more than 60% less than retail, to be more precise. It is a dark stain that will match my computer desk (which will live in the nursery for awhile), has a drop-side and undercrib drawer and converts to a toddler bed. I'm hoping that we will get the nursery painted in the next month when we have a painter coming in to paint the house exterior and trim and two of the few rooms left without paint. Anyway, we should have the crib in the room by Tuesday.

We also got the car seat yesterday with a Christmas gift, so again, feeling a lot closer to being ready. Only 76 days to go!

New symptom of the week: Having finally gotten rid of heartburn, I now find myself with swollen ankles. Told you this was fun!