all my bags are packed, i'm ready to go...

actually, no. my bags aren't packed. in fact i don't even have the laundry done so i have nothing to pack. do you think perhaps that if i did go in to labor right now and went to the hospital that they could just send me home in the hospital gown along with a few supplies (of course on the condition that i keep the back tightly closed when leaving, wash the gown and bring it back...maybe with a thank you card?)

i have definitely prepped and cooked this little baby and can hear the kitchen timer dinging...he's done and ready to come out. to some, however, the prep work might be a tad questionable. i finally got this poor baby some clothes (well, other people did) but didn't do so until his crib bedding was completed and his room decorated. priorities, folks.

so now with the important prep work out of the way (see pictures below) i will try and get around to packing a bag and getting this place in order for our new little boy.

some pictures of the room:

and yes, there are clothes, diapers and even wipes in those bins.

i finally got somewhat of a maternity photo as well. now when ballard baby boy is looking back at pictures i can say "look! there you are in my belly!" instead of "ok, so you see annie sitting on my lap in this picture? you are right behind her. i promise."

music 101. i hear that playing classical music to your baby while he is in the womb can increase his intelligence. you think this little musical concoction of pearl jam (softer stuff), guster, kings of leon and billy joel is close enough? next week's lesson: jack johnson, airborne, rogue wave, beck and the beach boys... and perhaps mozart just to be safe.

i even made annie and baby boy semi-matching blankets