Some new belly shots (finally)

Okay, first, before I say anything else, I need to complain about my computer. In order for me to get photos off of my camera and onto my computer, I essentially open up the memory card (via a usb cable) and drag and drop the photos I want into a folder on my computer. A wizard would be lovely, but apparently Vista doesn't have one. That's ARGH factor #1. Then there's the fact that it puts them on to my computer in the wrong flippin' order!!! This is REALLY annoying to me, because I like to look through my photos chronologically. This is important to me, because then I can compare which of two shots I like better. But no, the numbers are all out of order. So I take the time to drag and drop every photo into its proper place (because I'm anal like that), and then I notice that they're still titles IMG 7889 for instance. So I select them all and do a mass rename, titling them X weeks X days (in the case of belly shots) so that I can actually remember later on when I'm looking at them. The idea is that they'll all be renamed X weeks X days 1, 2, 3, and so forth. But no. That would be too simple for my freaking Vista system to do! No no. It must first revert them back to their original out-of-order order, and THEN rename them 1, 2, 3, and so on. And now they're stuck like that unless I want to rename every individual photo. AFTER once more fixing the order of them (which I now can't remember.) And even I'm not that anal.

ARRRRRRGH!!!! Seriously fuming right now. SERIOUSLY. Can you not see how annoying that is? Especially when you're working on taking pictures and being a budding photographer, and your computer is all looks with no brain, or is at least secretly working against you???

So, with that being said, I give you new update photos. But first, a reminder of the last update photo I gave you, at 28 weeks:


And now, a side shot from this evening, at, ohhhh I don't know, 8 months and a bit? More than a month and a half later anyway.

So I realize when I compare those two photos that my belly really IS growing and there IS a nearly full-term baby in there. It's so strange to think of. And, because I was curious about how I actually looked from these angles, here's a front and a back shot:

Pretty sure there's a beach ball under that shirt.

Okay, so I'm pretty happy about the whole not really pregnant from behind thing, but I'm 99% sure that in a month and a bit (EEEE!) when the baby comes, all the chub that has been pulled forwards will snap back and be quite visible from the hips and so on. Even still though, I'll take having a half-decent figure at any point in the whole pregnancy and post-pregnancy thing. It's a nice bonus. Don't get me wrong though, I'd be happy to be pregnant even if it meant I looked like a whale. I'm just all the happier to not look like a whale. Get what I'm saying??

So there you have it! Not too much is new with Matt and I, although we've been rather busy. Matt's been working hard at the business, and I've been keeping myself occupied for the most part. I've actually had TOO much to do, and I've been doing it! I'm pretty sure I'm controlled by the weather though, because this morning it was cloudy, cold and windy and all I've wanted to do all day is snuggle up under some warm blankets and watch a movie.

I had my family baby shower on the weekend, and it was wonderful to see my family and friends and spend some time with them. My mom and sister did a great job on the shower, and we played some of the best baby shower games I've ever played thanks to Matt's mum. AND I'm finally starting to feel ready for the baby to come. I now have a carseat, and the crib is all set up with a mattress and bedding. I still have to put everything else away, but I hope to tomorrow.

We also had our very last photography class on Monday, and I can't say how excited I am! It's been a good semester, I've learned so much, but MAN those drives were getting to be tedious, and the classes a teeny bit boring. Okay, so not a teeny bit!

So yeah. That's pretty much it. I know, not much of an update! And it's been more than a week since I posted last too. It's not that things haven't been happening, I just don't know how interesting they'd be on a blog. Like tonight we went to Matt's parent's to play board games, and the power kept going on and off, so we came home. See what I mean? Next week I have a mw appointment with a midwife I've never met before so that should be interesting, and after that I start going EVERY week, so huzzah for the homestretch. I'm getting way too excited.

Anyway, I think I'm going to go change into my pyjamas and watch the last couple hours of Pride and Prejudice. What can be better on a cold night than pyjamas, a warm blanket, a chocolate-peanut butter milkshake a la Matthew, and some nice P & P Mr Darcy-ness???