Tomorrow, I'll be starting pregnancy week 39...just 8 days now until d-day and we're both wondering exactly when Baby Bacheler will make his or her appearance. I seem to nap a fair amount these days...is it possible to stock-pile sleep ahead of time? Nate took this photo of me just before the sound of the camera abruptly startled me from my rest!
And here's one of the last belly shots. Most people continue to seem surprised that I don't look bigger when they ask how far along I am, but I measure in the normal range - I guess it's just all stretched out lengthwise along my extra-long torso. Lately, the baby has been jabbing my upper right ribcage with his/her feet I think. I've definitely been experiencing some very strange sensations in the belly and pelvic region these last few weeks, as my other pregnant friends can probably attest to....
With the start of the NFL Pre-Season, Packers mania has significantly ramped up. We moved here at the start of summer training camp, which caught a surprising (to me) amount of news itself. Now the evening news dedicates an even higher proportion of its broadcast to talk of the Packers: the new 3:4 defense, new players to watch for, a former Packer who committed the ultimate crime and now plays for the Vikings (one of the funniest t-shirts being sold around town says "Brent, we'll never forget you..."). On game days, it is a sea of green and gold. And if the wind is right, we can actually hear some of the announcing in our back yard - Lambeau Field is only a couple of miles away, as-the-crow-flies. Even my Certified Nurse Midwife was sporting a Packers scarf around her neck on game day last week. We have already acquired, as a gift from some of Nate's co-workers, a Packers outfit for the baby. Guess we need to make a run to Goodwill sometime soon to stock up on some gear for ourselves....I'm sure they plenty of Favre jerseys these days, he, he, he.
