35 weeks

our little kitkat is 35 weeks!  there's at least 5 1/4 lbs of baby in me right now, probably more!  i can't believe it's almost over.  as of this week, we are officially ready.  thanks to our amazing moms, we now have a car seat, bath tub, pack n' play, and a pretty solid collection of diapers and wipes.  we could have her tomorrow and be ready.  hopefully she cooks for a few more weeks, but it's nice to feel prepared.  we still need some little things like diaper rash cream, nail clippers and a carrier since we're not doing a stroller, but we can survive without having those things right away as long as we can get her home and have somewhere for her to sleep. 

i've been holding off on washing her clothes, but i think it might be time to go ahead and start on the 0-3 month stuff so i can at least see how much we have.  i'm having a really hard time finding storage baskets to go in our cube storage unit.  i've found some on walmart and some on amazon and neither will ship here, so i'll have to get some help on a workaround i guess.  it seems silly considering they are $4 apiece, but this is the island life!

and speaking of island life, things are looking up since my last whiny post.  when i took the car in the other day, i ended up waiting nearly 4 hours and talking to the sweet owner the entire time.  she has been so good to us with all the work we've had done so far, and this week was no exception.  when it was all said and done, we paid $24 for just the parts and they didn't charge us for labor.  they fixed the coolant problem ($14 hose with a massive hole in it) as well as a screw that was loose and causing the car to idle hard and stall.  i went ahead and got us a new gas cap too, so we're 100% ready to list this thing for sale FINALLY, and then we can upgrade to something a little more reliable and safe for kitten pants.