36 weeks

We are down to the home stretch! I can't believe that it's already been 36 weeks. Here is the latest picture of the belly. I'm still feeling really well. The only downfall to pregnancy at this point is the crazy amount of swelling in my feet and ankles. Elevating doesn't even help that much at this point. I've never missed my ankle bones so much.

Flourishing Garden

Our garden last year was such a sad sight, so this year we needed to make some improvements to redeem ourselves. Instead of planting our vegetables in the ground we thought they would do better in a raised garden bed. Blake was able to put his handy skills to the test and made these raised garden beds. They have worked great to keep Lucy out, and small children (William and Cole :)). We have about 10 zucchini starts, our peppers and cucumbers are on there way, green tomatoes for now, plenty of green strawberries, and some delicious lettuce and basil.

Seattle Dirty Dash Mud Run!

The sun decided to stick around for the second weekend in a row. The weather has been absolutely perfect and it was nice to spend some time outside. Saturday morning I played some softball with my peeps while Sheena hit up the outlet malls in Everett.

Later that afternoon, Sheena and I went down to Kent and I ran in a 10K Mud Run called the Dirty Dash. It was a blast! The race was filled with all sorts of crazy obstacles ... wooden walls, huge waterslide, forest run, root-beer chug at the half-way point, 3-foot deep mud puddles and more. Sheena didn't run the race, but had her own set of obstacles. She was busy taking a few pictures in the sun, having Lucy tug at her most of time, carry her purse/camera bag, bulging prego-belly, and "puffy" feet. She said she was getting a few "stares" from other bystanders. She assumed it was because people thought Lucy was such a cute dog...:). She's a good sport and I love her.

Baby Shower

Last Thursday I had my first baby shower. One of the ladies I serve with in Young Women's threw it for me. It was so much fun to visit with just the girls for the night! I received so many cute clothes that Hannah will look so adorable in. A few of my favorite gifts were ones that people made. I love diaper cakes, and think this one's especially pretty. The other gift is a growth chart complete with Hannah's name and birds- so cute!

The Tree Is Finished!

The nursery is almost complete. Blake is making great progress on the rocking chair, and I finished the tree last week. It looks so cute and adds so much color to the room. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

FHE activity

For our last FHE we decided to try out our tie dying skills. Blake is a far better tie dyer than I am and it shows in his work. Apparently he's done this a few times in the past. I had bought some white onesies for our baby to wear to bed in the summer months, and instead of painting pictures on them like a lot of people do at baby showers, I thought tie dying them would make them really cute. Here's how they turned out.

Nursery in Progress....

Life never seems to slow down. Blake and I have given ourselves the names of "weekend warriors." It's like a mad dash to get all the errands done on Saturday, in order to relax on Sunday. Our latest project is the nursery. Blake's been busy refinishing a rocker we bought so he's constantly out in the garage sanding, staining, and restaining to get the color just right. I've been painting, and buying stuff to decorate the room. I don't know how many times I've visited Pottery Barn Kids, but I think going there every weekend for the past 2 months has made me appreciate ordering things online more. Here is the nursery so far. The only things left to add are the rocking chair once it's done, and I have some leaves to make to put on the tree. By the way I painted that tree instead of buying the decals. It was a lot easier than I had anticipated.