Shower at 36 weeks, Ultrasound at 37

I had a shower on August 19th that my mom, sister, aunt and cousin organized for me and it was an absolute blast! Just look at the tasty treats they served up! And check it out--what do you think? Most adorable toothpicks ever? Yes, I think so. It was amazing, and the entire table scape was so cute and fun. Aunt Sara and Bridget made delicious little cucumber sandwiches, and there was a delicious punch made from pineapple juice, almond extract and other yummy additions. Here are a couple of shots of the table:

Here is a pic of the wonderful swing that came from Andi and Paul Dwyer:


I am positive that it will be put to good use! Most parents I know say that the swing helped them calm and sooth their babies a ton, and helped them keep the babe occupied while they worked on other projects.

So I was 36 weeks at the shower, and here is a belly shot from a week later, at 37 weeks:

I feel happy and healthy and so does the baby, who is still hovering around the 90th percentile for size. We got an ultrasound done half-way through our 37th week. The pictures of this sonigram are much blurrier than our earlier shots, but here's a profile picture from the ultrasound:

Still busy and big at 36 weeks

We've been pretty busy the last few weeks, and while it's been a ton of fun, I think that it's finally time to slow down. Two weeks ago (I was at 34 weeks) we went camping over the weekend and met our friends Jesse & Crystal in Sequim. We shared a campsite, had a ton of fun, got "rained" on (which wasn't actually rain, but dew falling from the big trees we were under), and picked blueberries the next morning. We picked over 21 pounds of berries in under an hour! It was good fun, and THANK GOODNESS for our Aero Bed. It was the only reason I was able to camp, and made things a lot more comfortable. That, and the fact that Jesse & Crystal picked a site directly adjacent to the bathrooms :). Here's a quick snapshot of our site:
The next weekend, (this last weekend), we drove down to Portland on Sunday afternoon and I stayed the night down there with Luke. He had training at the Honda Training facility in Gresham, OR. While we were there we got to kick around downtown Portland and meet up with my good friends Matt & M'Lissa who live down that way. It was great to see them, and scare them with my pregnant belly and new haircut. I got to spend some time with M'Lissa on Monday, and then drove back up to Tacoma in time for my final childbirth class. Mom came down to come to the class with me, as Luke was still in OR. We covered postpartum care and briefly covered some newborn care. You should have seen me swaddle. Let's just say that I found my own technique. Here I am at a small park we found in Portland. It was near the restaurant we ate at with the Tabors, and it was made from reclaimed industrial land. It was a peaceful little oasis in the city, so we thought it would be a good place for our belly-shot: