Update time

• As of today, I'm 29 weeks and 5 days along in this pregnancy. I could be a mom in 72 days (or 65 days if we're going with the fact that I'll probably be induced at 39 weeks).

• The nursery is coming along well, and the list of things we need to purchase before baby gets here is down to a very, very small list. Dan put together our rocker yesterday. The crib and changing table have been set up for months, and I folded and put away another load of clothes last night.

• I know this is a long way off, but I can't wait until Christmas next year. It was so fun watching my niece Kayla unwrap presents this year. I know next year our little one will be the same exact age. I'm so excited.

• We meet with the photographer who is going to be doing the little peanut's newborn session tomorrow night. I've checked out some of her work on her blog. It's fantastic. It will be so nice to have those lasting memories.

• What we're going to name our little one continues to be a big topic of conversation. Not for us, but for others. I think yesterday, alone, I was asked four or five times if we've picked a name out. Most people are very respectful when we tell them we have, but that we're not sharing. That's good. Some people like to provide advice. "Don't name him xxxxx." "Or my uncle's daughter's sister named her kid xxxx. I hope you don't do something like that." For the most part, I find it all pretty funny. While the name that we've picked is not in the top 25 boys names of the past few years, it is in the top 100. It's not that unusual, but it's not the most common name either. Months ago, when we first started telling people that we were expecting, we shared some name ideas with my grandma. On Christmas Eve, she told us that she liked all of them but one. The one she hated? Our back-up name. Good thing name No. 1 seems pretty secure at this point.

• Have I mentioned that I'm exhausted?

• No swelling in the feet or the hands yet, but I'm expecting that will start soon.

• Our next doctor's appointment is on Jan. 3. On Jan. 13, we have another ultrasound.

• We've finally signed up for classes. We'll be doing the all-day childbirth class on Jan. 22. And the transition/breastfeeding class on Feb. 7.