One word can describe the last few weeks....overwelming. I am slowly becoming one of those "Hermit People" you see on talk shows that stay at home, blinds drawn only to remove themselves from bed to eat or use the lav. If I had much longer to go I may require a Maury Povich intervention. Lucky for myself (and Mark) we only have a short time until little Nell Nell is here. I have officially forgotten what my feet look like and am starting to forget what my legs look like as well. I am assuming that if I do get post partum depression it could have a lot to do with seeing my thighs again for the first time in months (I hope they break me in easy with the mirrors) . I am truly excited for the moment labor starts and can honestly say I am not afraid at all (yet) about the labor process....so those of you who told me your horror stories about labor have failed at your task to shock and bewilder HA! Today we visited a wonderful daycare and I think it may be the one we choose when the time comes. It's alot like a prison enviroment...low lighting, high tech surveillance and a yard out back to exercise in for half an hour a day. Brilliant! The other great news is that two of our best pals have just announced they to are expecting a rugrat (set to land sometime in April 06) so baby girl will have a pal to play with when Mark & I go out with our pals too! Play dates in our future...all signs point to yes!

12-1/2 actual days to the "due date" to go. However, on our last doctors visit on Tuesday the doctor said she'd be surprised if we went that long. Jaime and I are keeping our fingers crossed! Jaime is having a lot of BraxtonHicks contractions and feels like she's ready to go any moment. Although I think the baby will have the last word on the when part. We've found a pediatrician for the little one that comes highly recommended and isn't taking new clients unless it's by referral....but we got in :) Still looking for a child care place and going over all of the possibilities. Jaime is working a little less at work, but is still very tired at the end of even her shortest day. She takes lots of naps, and drinks a lot of water. We take walks on our breaks at work which I think helps a little bit.
I've been pretty busy lately with work and school. The last few weekends I helped Jeff put the start of a shop in his garage. It's a similar setup to mine in the design of the counters. His garage is fairly finished with drywall, so it looks a lot cleaner. It should be a good setup for him.
We haven't watched many movies lately, but I am renting the entire 1st season of Veronica Mars with Kristen Bell. It's a great series. 4-1/2 Diapers
We're also hooked on ABC's LOST. (Me more than Jaime, I think) There are TONS of cool websites and theory boards out there...it's really got a lot more to it than just the surface of the show. It's a great mystery to try and solve before the next installment airs. A Strong 5 Diaper rating.
If you've been watching you might want to take a look at some of the following websites:
http://www.oceanic-air.com/ this is a great site with lots of hidden "easter eggs" to discover
http://www.oceanicflight815.com/
http://www.lost-forum.com/index.php this site has some pretty interesting theories
http://lost-media.com/
http://thelostnumbers.blogspot.com/ some people have WAY too much time on their hands
http://www.thehansofoundation.org/ putting the clues together one by one.
http://www.dharmaindustries.com/

Well, until next time

So Amy (from work) hosted a coworker shower for Jaime last night. I think all but 4 women showed up from work (I even went to see what it was all about). Once again, everyone was very gracious in their gift giving to us and the baby. Amy did an excellent job in organizing things (as always). They played a few games and ate lots of goodies. Kathy and Kimberly had a cake made with an edible ultrasound picture of the baby on it. It was pretty cool....(actual picture of the cake to follow). Our house now looks like a Babys R Us showroom!

Last weekend we installed a new toilet in our main bathroom (the other wasn't flushing wellmost of the time and was constantly running). Jaime bought it as her birthday present from her mom and dad (Thank you Rich and Marilyn) And it should save us some on the water bill because it's a lot more energy efficient.
Let me tell you, it's a kings throne :)

Last Friday Jaime and I went to see A History of Violence w/ Viggo Mortensen (aka Aragorn). It was a little slow moving at times, and in my opinion the acting was not so great in parts. I think this had a little to do with the directing and the pace of it. But it was a great premise and I really like Viggo. There wasn't much violence in the movie, but when there was....holy cow...they made it matter. All in all, an ok movie, worth a matinee or a rent. 3-1/2 diapers.
Until next time....