getting really ready now...

so here we are, 36 weeks. they call it ringetsu in japanese - your last month. this is the month when the baby can come any day, and "it's ok", since they consider a baby is full term at 37 weeks. had our check up yesterday with the good dr, and she says everything is on track, and that bb2 is doing very very well ("what an active baby!" all the midwives say happily - and to that i want to say, ya, i know, duh, like i'm the one being kicked and poked ALL DAY LONG...). i caught a little cold that settled into my lungs last weekend, and am finally feeling better now. but all that hacking and coughing seems to have done some good, and bb2 is now dropped a bit lower, and my cervix is starting to do its thing, effacing and dilating a little bit. so let's just sit back and see what happens! i am hoping a couple of weeks, as soon as we hit july - maybe the 4th? but either the 7th or 8th would be grand. been talking to bb2 about it, since it is completely up to her/him, and i think all options are being considered carefully.

the other day, i was coughing up my lungs, tired, and making dinner in the afternoon. then major braxton hicks contractions came on, for like an hour. like it hurt enough to need to have a lay down. JG was all, "mama, me think baby is coming out today! or maybe tomorrow!" and promptly started getting us ready. he packed our suitcase for the hospital that evening - underwear and pajamas for everybody, books for him, bebi2's bits..."toiletries!" he shouts, and runs off for the bathroom. i am getting more and more and more excited to see his big brotherhood in action. oh ya, he also recorded his first "track" the other week with A., called "Donut Store". he composes original songs all the time, but this was the first time he went into the studio to record one. it's an awesome track, great lyrics, with JG on vocals and harmonica, A. playing drums and piano. he absolutely loved recording, and was a natural.

speaking of JG and A., they cooked me dinner tonight! we had pancakes, scrambled eggs, thyme and garlic sausages, and a fruit salad of mango, bananas, and kiwis with lime. YUMMERS. haven't had breakfast for dinner since we left california 4 years ago. JG was all flipping pancakes like an old pro.

***bedroom move was hellish, but successful! we are now all happily settled into our new rooms - JG's room is fantastic looking, with lots of play space, and the crib looks good in there. our bedroom is super cozy (literally), but A. and i are both sleeping better than ever in there! i think it's thanks to the fact that our heads are now pointing north. studio is slowly but surely coming along, and looking like it is going to be fab. mission accomplished!***

happy birthday to nigh nigh carin, tio ryder, and my maternal grandmother baaba. we love you, and hope your days are super special.