9 Months Pregnant!

Happy New Year! Martin and I rang in 2010 quietly at home. We struggled to stay awake until midnight, but I did enjoy a sip (or two) of a nice Rose of Champagne. Martin spent much of the day trying to coax Peyton out of her cozy home in hopes of reaping the benefits of the child tax credit. He offered to buy her a pony if she made her debut before the clock struck midnight. The offer was extended to New Year's Day if she were to be the first baby born in 2010 (we understand you get loads of free stuff for the first baby of the year). Clearly Peyton is not interested in ponies (yet) as she refused Dad's bribery attempts.

I am now 9 months pregnant - only 28 days until my due date of January 31! Most people are placing bets that I will be early because of my size, but you can be the judge and make your own predictions in the comment section below based on the picture above, which was taken on Sunday. I am feeling pretty well all things considered. Sleeping is a challenge, but otherwise I really can't complain. I'm still hitting the gym 3-4 times a week (despite the stares of several old men who apparently don't think a pregnant woman should be working out), although my workouts have become slower and much shorter.

Pictures of Peyton's room to come soon - it's almost done!