Back in May some of my friends threw me a baby shower in Ottawa, and each of them tried to guess the birth date, weight, and gender of the baby. Here were the guesses:
I’d say that Kristina was the winner!
(No one would have guessed the 8 lb 2.5 oz birth weight, though!)
Just a quick post to announce that our daughter Mara has arrived! We were so happy to finally meet her. I’m hoping to post more photos later. My parents and Cullen were up on the weekend and it was nice for all of us to spend some time together.
So, we’ve passed the 40 week mark and we’re really just waiting for things to get started. By this time next week everything should be underway (if not sooner!).
It’s worked out well having this time to get things sorted. Over the past week we’ve managed to get a few more things done around the apartment (extra baby-related laundry, some wall decorations for the room, etc.). Our remaining to-do list is pretty short now, though, so we’ll be happy to get things moving.
Here’s a photo of James and me in the room (Note: The walls no longer contain our diplomas as decoration!):
After dinner tonight we went to see the construction of the Chinatown arch over Somerset Street. It’s a really big project, and James has been seeing the different stages unfold on his walk to work.
Here’s the latest photo:
What’s funny to me is that people (strangers I meet at stores, in the elevator, etc.) keep asking how far along I am. I think they expect me to say 7 months or something like that, and when I say 9 months (it’s actually closer to 10 now), they try to hide how startled they are. My check-ups show that the size is right, though, so it’s just a matter of waiting now.
I think people would prefer to see other photos right now, but for the moment the latest pictures I have are of the little tree. If I remember right from last year, it should pretty much look the same (leafiness-wise) from this point until the end of the summer. We’ll see!
Yesterday started off very rainy but ended up being nice and sunny later in the day. I managed to sleep through a thunderstorm the night before — that’s very impressive at this stage, since it’s rare for me to sleep through a regular night. I did see the first tiny flash of lightning, but somehow managed to fall asleep right after that.