Another 38 week Photo - Enjoy!

Here's a better one of the belly - with a little "tude" on the side!

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Rabbi Lydia Bloom Medwin

38 weeks and 3 days!! Almost cooked!

It was so great to see Tiffany for dinner tonight! We are all glad that she was able to drive over from the far away land of the City of Commerce (yes, there is actually a city with that name outside of LA - well, at least you know what you are getting into if you move there!). Sending so much love, Tiff! To all you other folks, come visit! Maybe you'll get on the blog too and become famous! More pictures of Baby Girl soon to come - hopefully, of the actual baby sooner than later!

36 Week Self-Portrait

Baby girl is really cooking now!! Her momma has consistant reminders of her presence, and her belly is never perfectly round but instead has lumps sticking out in various directions at any given time. Mommy and Daddy are all ready for her arrival, having finished up with her room, installed the new car seat base, and registered at the hospital. We are going to our midwife once a week nowadays and are patiently (or not so patiently) awaiting her arrival. She is expected to be a little late (most first births are) but we will take her whenever she's ready!

Today marks Lydia's first official day of work, which she spent off site at The Grove Community Church at a workshop learning about a great pre-marital counseling assessment tool. It will be very helpful over the years as she sees couples about to take the plunge (and what a wonderful plunge it is). Dan is hard at work healing from his wisdom teeth removal surgery (day by day he is feeling better and swelling less) and engaging with all kinds of matters involving his CCAR responsibilities (which he continues to enjoy). All in all, BGM is headed into a pretty wonderful world!!

Dad's trip to Senegal

Check out pictures from Dan's trip to Western Africa with AJWS:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dan.medwin/SenegalWithAJWS#

So, it turns out that we have developed a blue and green safari type
theme for BGM's room. Hopefully, she'll be an animal- and outdoor-
lover like her parents! Thanks again so much to all who have sent
their love and good wishes and sweet things. Baby Girl's parents feel
so blessed and grateful to be a part of the different communities that
touch our lives!

We only need a little changing pad and this section will be complete.
Mama Lou (Lydia's mom) threw an amazing baby shower in Memphis a week
or so ago, and all of Lydia's Womanly Memphis community came to
celebtrate! It was so sweet and profound to get their advice and warm
wishes. It was also special for Lydia to hear about her parents'
experience of having their two children. Plus, there was a generous
outpouring of love for BGM; she got so many adorable dresses and
useful things for her mommy and daddy to have so that BGM can be well-
tended to! This dresser will be filled with all that wonderful stuff
tomorrow! You can't really see it but that glowing sphere is actually
Lydia's "man in the moon" night light that she grew up with as a
baby...memories! And it still works!!

This is our almost complete baby room - here is where the rocking
chair will go!