bump and bike

We're in the home stretch now til Baby comes - just nine days to the April 2nd due date, which is very hard to believe. I saw my doctor this morning and he thinks I still do have at least a week to go, but that things seem to be progressing steadily and normally.  It is always fun to hear the baby's heart beat!

There won't be too many more opportunities to get baby bump photos, so here are the latest:

{the view from here: 38 weeks}

 {38 weeks, 4 days}

{there's always got to be at least one heart on the belly photo!}

To say I'm big is a slight understatement! We don't have a full length mirror in our house, so when I see my belly - either in photos or in mirrors elsewhere - I'm quite surprised.  Even though I'm so big, I still feel good, and am trying to remain as active as possible in the hopes of making labor and delivery as smooth as possible!

I had this great plan of making food and freezing it so that when Baby comes we can still eat.  I've frozen a few things, but found that cookies are more fun to prepare! I've made my new favorite cookie recipe and hope to try this easy looking bread recipe soon (today?). 

In other news, Dexter got a bike a couple of months ago!

He's been riding it a lot, and has been quite pleased with his purchase. His big goal is to ride the 5 or so kilometers uphill to the main road. I think he's made it about halfway!

{and he's off!}

Lastly, we've been getting a bit of rain for our parched land. It is a very welcome relief especially as water storage supplies were running very low here in Kijabe and elsewhere in Kenya.  Here's a photo from a month or so ago, when we had a random morning of rain and fog.  Just to give you a sense of what it looks like when rainy!

 

My parents arrive in Kenya on April 7, just five days after my due date.  Say a prayer for us that Baby comes before they do!