Conor and I are under contract for a house! Eek! I never would’ve guessed we’d be here at this point in our lives, but here we are; 24 and 21 and buying a home. This is definitely the summer for change! Baby, house… I don’t think anything else can happen! The closing date is August 21 – the next couple of months are going to be a whirlwind!

PS: I’m 1-2 cm dilated and 80% effaced. Whoop whoop! Holly come out now!

Almost done. I’m so excited to not be pregnant anymore! At Aqua Aerobics this morning, a couple of the ladies commented to me that they think I’ve dropped. Who knows? I haven’t felt out of breath in a while. I think Holly is going to be one of those babies that likes her limbs out all over the place. She’s filled up the space from my groin to my hips. Do I look tired in this photo? I am. I think getting up to pee every 3 to 4 hours at night is good conditioning for getting up to nurse at similar time increments (hopefully feedings are that spaced!).

My body is the queen of false labour and for whatever reason the beginning of each month, for the past 3 months, seems to be the hot time to really contract. Yes, last night was a doozy. The contractions were painful and got stronger when Conor and I went for an evening walk around the neighborhood. We came back home after an hour or so of walking so I could potentially take a shower or what I secretly really wanted to do was clean the apartment, just in case.

Quick Disclaimer: I’m not the most eager beaver to have this baby. Nowadays I’m happy to wait until her due date. I have too much to get done! However, if we’re going to do the contractions let’s just get them DONE!

Alas, the contractions tapered off a little leaving Conor rather disappointed. And then they picked up again at about 3 AM this morning, waking me up. Obviously nothing came of those either.

This morning, I felt like I did a billion sit-ups yesterday. I have a feeling the next 3 and a half weeks have some serious potential to be miserable and misleading!

Any tips for a seriously aching back??

This baby is killing me! My back hurts, the top of my stomach hurts and often has a burning numb sensation and tonight I cannot get comfortable. Nowadays I’m more than glad to have Holly wait until the end of July to come since I have things to finish up, but it’s evenings like these that make me want to issue an immediate eviction notice!!

Conor says that the grill is the best thing that’s ever happened to us. Our friends, The Blodgetts, say it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to them. I wish every night could be Grill Night.

Lemon-Parsley Chicken Breasts from this summer’s Cook’s Illustrated grilling issue.