So I’ve got 25 out of 40 weeks under my belt. Quite literally.

With the 3rd trimester right around the corner, I feel like we’re finally getting somewhere! This week in particular has been monumental for several reasons…

● As of today, the fourth of July, there are 100 days left until my due date. Typed out that seems like a long time, but time really does seem to be flying by. I’ve never wished a summer away so fast in my life.

● Iris’ nursery furniture has been ordered and should be here in a week or two. We were fortunate to get a ‘lifetime’ set, so it transitions from nursery, to toddler, to teen furniture. Setting that up will mean that we can put everything else in place and turn it into a real baby room.

● We received a few sweet gifts from Jen, including an adorable dress, the tiniest bracelet in the world, and a Medela pump (which I’m sure any nursing, working mama will know this is something to be excited about).

● I went to my last monthly pre-natal visit. From now until the last month I’ll be going about every two weeks. That means we’re getting closer, folks! This past visit was a basic one, but everything looked good – normal blood pressure, measuring right on track, healthy heartbeat, etc. The only thing that stressed me out a bit was the amount of weight I’ve gained in the last four weeks (TEN pounds!). The doctor didn’t seem concerned at all, but considering I’ve got a little over 3 months to go, uh, I’m a bit worried.

● Last but not least, we went to Stork Vision Tulsa to see Iris Adella in 3D/4D! She was being stubborn at first, turning her back towards us and putting her hands in front of her face, but the ultrasound tech was very patient and very sweet. After taking some sips of coke and blasting My Morning Jacket from Todd’s iPhone to my belly (see, I’m a great mother already), she finally woke up and showed us her pretty face. It was incredible to see her move around as I felt her kicks. She waved her tiny fingers and even smiled a couple times. A few of the 80 photos we got are below, plus a video of her fancy hand action. Check her out…

It looks like I’m not the only one.
My wonderful momma
misses home too and
she wrote about it in this
sweet little song.

Hope you enjoy it
as much as I do.
If you’re from Memphis,
I know you will.

hotel room song from kathy mcgregor on Vimeo.

Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll
and, Memphis, I promise
we’ll both see you soon.

So my heart went aflutter when I saw this shot of my homeboy, JT, wearing a vintage inspired Memphis Tigers shirt.

Anyone know where I can find one?
I want. I need.

Any tips on how to remove that thing
leached onto his right hand would be fine too.

In exchange, I leave you with this video of Justin,
which is from my family’s personal home video collection.
It was taken at a talent show in Memphis back in the early 90s.

Oh yeah.
We go way back.

The past week has been full of…

After work sunshine sessions.

Happy hour with Brandy and Ginny Lauren from each of our backyards.

Chilling with new friends (even if they are pink).

Running into this cute girl at the bar.

Having way too much fun with ridiculous iPhone apps.

Patio marathons.

Learning the basics of iMovie (while a silly wasp chased Sadie and me around our backyard blanket).

sarahfortune.com from Sarah Fortune on Vimeo.

And laughing hysterically at the last 9 seconds of this video that Todd took at the Farmers Market.

champagne and cupcakes. from gigi. on Vimeo.