Thanks for all of your wonderful tips and advice re: packing for the birth! It is such a help to pick the brains of mommas who have been-there-done-that.

Oops, I'm due for another belly pic - I forgot. Maybe I'll look cute enough for that tomorrow. I had my 36 week appt w/ the midwife this morning, as well as my final evaluation w/ my doc. I have the green light to give birth outside of the hospital. Woohoo!

This appointment sparked some big excitement in me. Everything is coming together. DH and I will be somebody's daddy and mommy in a matter of weeks. Okay, so I guess it could end up being like 6 weeks from now....oh gosh, I hope not....but still....it seems sooner than later at this point.

We offically have boy and girl first names picked out for this unknown little booger. I'm hoping that he or she "looks" like the names we have chosen, 'cause it took us FOREVER just to come up with one boy name and one girl name....I don't want to start at square one again. But hey, if the name doesn't seem to fit once we see the baby's face and catch a glimpse of his/her personality, then I am certainly not opposed to finding a more suitable name. I don't think that'll happen, though. These names are perfecto. Middle names are still up in the air. Oh well. I feel like we've made a major breakthrough just coming up with the first names.

If you are interested in knowing our sweet baby's name after the big day, feel free to e-mail me at eipwek@makingaperson.com. I am happy to disclose that kind of info to my loyal readers. Heck, even if you aren't a loyal reader, I don't mind sharing. I just don't want to publish the name in case friends and relatives would happen to Google it for some strange reason and end up finding me here. I dig having an anonymous blog where I can spout things off that I may not necessarily share with people in my "real life", and I'd like to keep it that way.

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