I wanted to thank all my wonderful friends who hosted and came to my baby showers.  It has been a blast! Everyone has been so generous.  Jason and I (and Noah) are beyond appreciative.  There are pics below of the hostesses…

I was supposed to post a photo of myself at 32 weeks, but now I’m 34.  So below is a photo from this past weekend of me at 34 weeks and my friend, Julia, who is 21 weeks pregnant with twin girls!  Fun to have friends to share this with!  I also thought I’d share some of the wonderfully encouraging comments I hear when people see me…

1) The ever-classic “Are you sure that’s not twins?!”  I’ve heard that one at least 3 times.

2) “You are NEVER going to make it to your due date!”

3) From men who are not considered “trim” – “I never thought your belly would be as big as mine!”

4) I think I heard this about 786 times at church yesterday – “WHOAAAAA!!!!” 

5) The best yet… Since we have named our son Noah, my friend Dan commented that he thinks I “may also be carrying the ark.”  HAHA… thanks a lot, Dan!

Truth be told, I’ve gained a very average amount of weight, thank you very much!! This little boy is moving and shifting and kicking constantly, so he must be well-nourished!