It's been a while since I've felt like putting a post together. We've been so wrapped up in baby showers, final prep, touring day cares, etc. No matter how prepared I thought we were, there's still plenty more on our list.

The baby showers were great. I was only part of one, but it was an incredible amount of fun for me. I know Claire had a good time, but it was a boozy event, so that had to diminish her enjoyment to some degree. The other, hosted in Minneapolis, sounded like a lot of fun.

I've said this before and I'm sure I'll say it again, but pregnancy is a very scary time for the expectant parents. Not being able to see your baby makes it very difficult to feel confident that everything is OK. We've had a couple of scares - at least they were scary to us - during the pregnancy including the baby measuring really big at 25 weeks. Our doctor suspected that it was a growth spurt and seems to be right since the size has leveled out and is right on track as of 33 weeks. We've got seven more to go, which is equal parts terrifying and thrilling.

An unpleasant development is that our primary doctor scheduled a trip to India over our due date. He's found us a replacement who seems great, but unless the baby comes a week early or a week late, our carefully-selected, highly recommended doc won't be there for the delivery. We know that things happen (and that things will work out just fine) but this was a real disappointment for us.

Anyway, potholes and bumps abound along this road. It's a good thing we're almost at the end because I'm not sure how many more months of this I could take.