Fort Knox

So I've never had my body compared to Fort Knox... until my doctor's visit last Friday. We were looking forward to this visit, not only to find out if Baby Lindhjem was thinking about arriving soon, but because we couldn't wait to hear what Dr. Panner had to say about our new friend. We met Billie at the neighborhood bar where we ate at the night before. She was our waitress and was anxious to hear about our baby. And then she proceeded to tell us that she's about 5 months along, awaiting the birth of her 7th child! When she said this, apparently my jaw dropped, but I was able to get something out like, "Congratulations - you are an amazing woman!" She then responded with, "No, I just got drunk on my birthday and left my husband in charge." Not much we could do then but laugh with her. So anyway, we came to find out that we go to the same doctors, and we were going to see her favorite the next day. The minute we saw Dr. Panner, we told him that "the woman with 7 kids" says hi, and his only response was, "Billie's crazy!" I could definitely believe that.
So on to Fort Knox... Dr. Panner said that my baby was contained in Fort Knox and not showing any signs of making an appearance soon. Of course, he continued to remind me that these things can change quickly, but for Erik and me, it meant another weekend of house projects. And so after a couple of days of sanding drywall and painting doors and baseboards (in the room that we decided would be quick and easy to finish - and now we're in 4 months deep!!), the house is actually starting to look like it's ready for us to settle in and enjoy some time with our baby. Now the question is... Baby, are you ready? (no response - Baby must be sleeping - all that painting wore it out!!)