33 weeks!

Hi there little guy. Or, should I say big guy? You now weigh close to 4 pounds! I think your quarters are getting a little cramped. When you move it feels like there is scarely any room left for you in there.
Your birth is starting to feel more imminent. Last week your father and I started our childbirth preparation classes. I am hoping to have the most natural birth that I can stand, painwise. I am planning to pull every trick out of the hat in terms of working naturally with pain. I think this will make your experience a nicer one. Although no one can predict how a labor will go. In the meantime, I will do everything I can to prepare mentally. I keep dreaming about the moment you will placed on my belly all slimy and already starting to wonder where you are. That will be quite the moment for your father and I. The miracle that is you will finally be revealed to us in the flesh!
Slowly but surely we are preparing our rather small two bedroom apartment for your arrival. Last week I found a glider for us to rock you with and this weekend we will buy the paint for your room - pale green and light blue for clouds.
Your mama continues to walk to and from work. One of my favorite parts of the walk is through Buena Vista Park - narrow pathways line a lushy, bushy, tree-filled park. It is the oldest park in the city- established in 1867! It was first known as Hill Park - which makes sense since it is on a hill overlooking much of the city (the best views are North). I love the views that this hike affords me early in the morning (okay, not so early. your mama has been leaving late for work at 9:00 am!) The other day I stopped for a hot chocolate to carry us through the rest of the walk home. Your father and I then watched our favorite show, the Daily Show with John Stewart (I bet you recognize his voice!) and ate calzones. Today we traded in a bunch of my books in exchange for some children's books for you. A timely swap!
Well little guy, keep on growing. And, know that you are already so loved.
Love,
Mama