33 Week Update

In one more month our bean will be fully cooked! Though of course we hope he hangs on a few more weeks since he'll be nice and chunky by then. But it's another reminder that things are getting close to the end. I also started feeling my first Braxton-Hicks (aka false labor) contractions this week. They aren't painful, but they are noticeable.

We had our childbirth class at the hospital yesterday. I was sort of dreading it, but I was pleasantly surprised. We had a very good instructor and while we didn't learn any new information (we've read the books etc.) we did learn some useful techniques. This meant I got to spend a lot of time relaxing in beanbag chairs while Mark massaged me :) Not bad for a Saturday! We also got a tour of the labor & delivery rooms, so it was a productive class.

And here is my big old bump!

P.S. We got a couple bean packages this week from some blog lurkers which was quite a surprise! Thank You cards are in the works, but thanks for the surprises :)