Yeah, I know...

I haven't updated in a while; I know it. Really, I'm not sure where the time is going lately and I've found that unless I write something down on a "to-do" list, I forget it. I may have forgotten that I already made a comment about my forgetfulness of late. Whatevs!

Here are the two missing Kiddo growth updates, for 32 and 33 weeks. I can hardly believe that we are in the seven week countdown.

32 Weeks: "By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth."

33 Weeks: "This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood."

The good news is that I think I can blame the LARGE weight gain in the past week to Kiddo's growth. Earlier this week, I wasn't really all that hungry and dropped a pound, but let me tell you, he's sure helping Mom make up for it today. I am ravenous! I had cereal for breakfast, pasta for lunch, and three Flav-o-Ice dohinkers already today and all I am thinking about at this moment is chocolate.

What else is new? Hmm. Well, Aaron and I painted the closet doors in Kiddo's room, completing the painting process (unless I decide to add or amend something). The "magnetic" paint was a pain in the ass and we now have some charming black stains on the carpet from it. It was a nightmare! It has the consistency of oil mixed with metal filings, beads up, flies everywhere, won't spread evenly, and refuses to budge from whatever it touches (walls, paint brushes, hands, etc). Also, its magnetism is negligible; I doubt it will hold a sheet of paper, considering the magnet we tried was barely hanging on. Seriously, if YOU ever consider using it, give me a call and I'll come punch you in the face. Your time would be better spent recovering from my punch. The good news is that the chalkboard paint on top of the magnetic nightmare looks pretty good. The only things left to do in the nursery now are to hang curtains (still trying to figure out what color we want) and assemble the rocking chair that we'll pick up this weekend.

Next week is the final week of summer school. Hallelujah! I get a one week reprieve from school and I plan to use it to just sit around a be lazy, maybe do some yoga, wash up Kiddo's diapers (since I still haven't done that yet) and generally satisfy my OWN needs for a change. I refuse to clean! (We'll see how that goes.) I'm hoping that at least one day involves a Top Model marathon. Maybe I'll work on filling in a piece or two of Kiddo's baby book or start working on birth announcements so they're ready to go when he does arrive.

Our final "birthing" class is this weekend. This is the one where we get to see the actual birthing suite. I made it through seeing the epidural needle and witnessing crowning and I think that the TV show One Born Every Minute is worse than what class has shown. The animated video of the c-section was worse than seeing a baby crown, I think. I've decided to labor as long as possible without the epidural and then see how I do with the "half-epidural" that I've been told I can get. I don't want to be drugged out of my mind with narcotics (nor do I want Kiddo to feel the effects) or have the meds wear off. I'm starting to get to a place where I'm just ready to have him here. All the planning and work has been great, but I want him out of my belly and in my arms already! I'm not a patient person, obviously.

Well, here are just a few photos to look at. I'm gonna go find something to eat (although I shouldn't).

Not perfect, but there's the closet doors. I took the little door guide off this morning, so they are a bit askew, but meh, it'll be fine.

We found a Mario place mat at Walmart once and decided to grab it. I have it hanging on the door to the room, since my ambition to paint the Mario 3 map has disappeared. Maybe I'll find that desire in a few weeks, maybe never. Later on, Aaron and I want to do something in the room with the lettering you see, like write or paint "Super Killian" somewhere.

Mario got a bit of a face lift. I decided to make his ear a little smaller and therefore had to adjust his hair as well.

Silly picture, I know, but I wanted to show off the giant Mario blanket we got for when he's older. I think it's the size of a full bed.

I may have already posted this, but here are the bouncer and swing set up in the living room.

Check it out! Auntie Emily and Uncle Eddie got Kiddo a basket of fun! We got some great blankets and some extra sheets for the crib, a few necessary books, a stuffed elephant, and they somehow found this adorable owl outfit that I had been eyeing at Babies R Us for weeks!