what happened??

as you might imagine, growing a baby is a gloriously bizarre phenomenon... truly miraculous, yet at the same time, hilariously odd. brad and i have been taking "belly shots" along the way (not quite as frequently as we had intended, but enough to really see the growth chart in action). as i was downloading a few today from the camera, i came across the 8 week shot versus the 32 week shot. all i can say, is wow -- what happened?? and dream of the day when (hopefully) my favorite jeans will be more than just a distant memory :)

many of you have asked to see the belly shot, so in a moment of weakness, i won't leave you disappointed (perhaps disgusted, but not disappointed!) here it goes...

(we're 35 weeks now, so it's still not a completely accurate picture of what i look like today!)

almost done

we are getting closer and closer to completing project new floors at the reece household. as you can see from the pictures, the family room and foyer are complete. we are still waiting on our drapes to be returned from the cleaners for the dining room -they will be in tomorrow along with the flooring crew who will remedy the mismeasurement issue. as for mason's room, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of his mattress, so we can begin decorating and kammy can settle on the furniture layout. we'll update with pictures as we make progress.

we're hoping this weekend will bring some much needed rest and relaxation as well as a bit of rug shopping to warm up the new wood floors. let the bargain shopping begin!!

just for fun, see if you can find the hidden kammy that didn't want to get up when the picture was taken.

better late than never...

so apparently it's been a little over a month since our last ultrasound and i'm just getting around to posting the picture... my apologies to those of you checking back to see if "soon" meant anytime before his arrival! i took the liberty of rotating the image for those that are unaccustomed to interpreting photos from the womb. p.s. you're looking at his face :)

i'll try to post more on our recent events later this week. between working and growing mason, i've hardly been able to keep my eyes open, so rushing home to get on the computer hasn't been at the top of my priority list. no offense.

however, with any luck, we will be rid of the flooring people by friday (long story, lots of complications) and brad and i will be well on our way to crossing off more items on the "before mason arrives" list.

sometimes it gets worse before it gets better...

we're in week 6 of home un-makeover, but the good news is that we're making progress! at the moment, the soothing sound of a jackhammer is removing the tile from the entryway which will soon (as in this week!) be replaced with hardwood floors. the demo crew has been hard at work for 6 hours thus far, which has done wonders for the amount of dust in the house and my hearing! the drywall has been repaired, baseboards are in, and brad has been painter-extraordinaire and touched up all the walls and repainted the baseboards in the living and dining rooms. the carpet we picked out is on back-order, so the flooring company is pulling out all the stops to see if we can move up the stocking date... after all, we do have a baby on the way!

speaking of mason, the little monkey is growing like a weed! as if things weren't crowded enough in my guts, he is finding innovative ways to wiggle around in my belly. we see the doctor every 2 weeks now and at my appointment tomorrow we'll get to see his progress. all is going well, though, and despite the 98 degree houston heat, we're staying as comfortable as possible.

thanks for checking in... with a lot of prayers and well wishes, we might just be back to normal by the time mason arrives!