Thirty-one Weeks and Counting

Normally while pregnant, I avoid getting my picture taken. Or if there is a picture, it looks something like this, where you cannot see all of me. I mean after all, who really wants to see a picture of themselves looking like a whale? I know, I don't really look like a whale, I'm just joking. (maybe a baby whale) Now I'm not saying all pregnant women look like that, heck, I

have four lovely sisters-in-law that look like they just get little basketballs stuck under there shirts and then, poof, it turns into a baby. I on the other hand, am not like that, so I avoid preserving myself for posterity. Despite this effort on my part, I have seen some terrible pictures of me that were taken while I was pregnant. There was one taken when I was carrying Sebastian, it was taken on my due date, and I was standing next to my thin husband, and I looked TERRIBLE. But, the important thing is that the world got to see it. I think it is all just a lesson so that there is never any fear of my becoming vain. But, enough of my rambling. I decided to post some pictures for those who love me, no matter how I look. =)

I am thirty-one weeks along, and both the baby and I are doing well. Granted, I seem to have been prone to a few injuries recently, what with a strained wrist and then a hurt foot. However, while the pain was intense for a while, I seem to be healing faster than I expected. Today I have been able to walk around a bit without both the crutches. I occasionally need one, and I need to still rest, but I am healing. Sebastian has been extremely helpful while I have been injured. Yesterday he helped me straighten up my room. I would say, "Sebastian, will you please put this there" or "hang this up here" and he would do it. He loves to help, which is great. Hopefully he will keep this up after the baby is born.

Today I had a doctor's appointment and the baby's heart rate was good and everything seems fine thus far. So, the long-winded update from the Ford household is that we are doing well.