It's 2009!

This is the year of Baby Maeker! I can't believe it's getting so close. I felt my first braxton hicks contractions the other day. It took a couple of days to figure out what was going on... but I'm sure that's it. Talk about a tight tummy... everything gets really tense. It's so weird. This whole pregnancy is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. I can't believe there is only about 8 weeks left. I'm not ready yet. I'm so excited to meet the baby and to hold him and look at him, but there is still a lot to do before then. We finally cleaned out his closet this weekend. That was a chore. My back still hurts from digging through all of those old purses and boxes. Ugh... I'm glad it's done though. We still haven't officially decided on his name... but I think I'm getting somewhere with Allen. We'll see. It may be one of those decisions that gets made when we see his little face. I have a feeling he's going to come out with a ton of dark hair. Allen wants him to have blue eyes like his daddy (which I would love), but I have some pretty dominant genes... so he may have beautiful brown eyes. Who cares, as long as he can see out of them! I took some maternity pictures with my great friend Lindsay on Christmas Eve. I can't wait to see them and I will post them once I've got them back. All in all, everything is going well. I couldn't ask for anything else. I just hope the little guy and I stay healthy through the end. It's coming up...