All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

The hospital bags are packed.

The baby's clothes have been washed, folded, and put in her dresser.

I have notified the teaching agency I work for that I am no longer available to work.

Our ride to the hospital is on alert and their phone number, along with other important numbers, are posted by the phone.

We're ready!

Countdown: ONE WEEK from tomorrow!

Infiltrated

The Malden household has been infiltrated by new 'dos.  Here are some looks at our luscious locks "before": 

(Justin's stylists was a bit on the eccentric side)

There should now be "after" pictures, but neither one of us was in the mood to model our posh new styles, so you'll just have to keep an eye out for them in future posts. 

Crafty Carol Makes a Comeback

I made more bows AND I knitted a pair of booties.  Ahhh yeeeaah.  

You can call me Queen of the Craft if you want.

An Equation of Love

THIS

PLUS (+)

THIS

EQUALS (=)

i LOVE birthdays.

Winter is Finally Over!

This won't seem like a big deal for those of you living in warmer climates, but spring has finally hit the UK.  We've had a few days of beautiful sunshine with temperatures finally hitting the mid 50's (for most of the day)! Surprisingly, after just a few days of sun, everything began to bloom.  I finished my second term this past Friday and since then Jill and I have been going for lengthy walks to enjoy the weather and to get the baby moving. We've discovered more of what Oxford has to offer in the last three days than in the first 6 months we've been here. 

What'dja do last night?

We went to listen to the philharmonic orchestra perform in the Sheldonian Theatre.

  

It was brilliant.  

(Up until the emergency alarm sounded and the entire theatre had to be evacuated...)

Is it possible??

Every night I go to bed thinking my belly can't possibly grow anymore.  Every morning I wake up flabbergasted to find that I'm bigger than I was the night before. 

Everything is still going well for the most part.  I'm having some issues with dizziness/feeling faint, but I haven't actually fainted yet, so *{shrug}*.  I guess my blood is just struggling to pump through my now massive body at an appropriate pressure.  Understandable.  

We went to a prenatal class on Saturday and met a woman who is having twins at the end of April.  She was pregnant from her chin to her upper thigh.  We're talking HUGE.  If I hadn't known her due date I would have guessed she was 3 weeks PAST due.  I can't recall ever wanting twins, but if I ever did the desire was firmly laid to rest.  Poor, poor lady.  

My goal was to have everything ready for Baby's arrival by the end of February.  Didn't happen. Maybe by the end of this week?  So while we're not quite ready for the actual appearance to be made, we're still excitedly anticipating it.  Countdown:  3 weeks, 5 days!