All right, all you eager readers:

You get not ONE, but TWO posts tonight. Enjoy. :)

First, a baby update:

The baby is great. She's now pretty consistently head-downward, perhaps thanks to a little effort on mine & Colin's part involving flashlights, singing, hanging out on my hands and knees, and reading out loud.

Second, our midwife:

Our midwife is awesome. She comes to our house every other week these days to do my checkups. She brings along with her everything that my doctor would have in his office during my checkups with him, only... it's in my house, and she actually seems to give a crap about what I'm doing. I had to keep a food log for her, she asks me a million questions, and even gives me options when it comes to treating any issues.

We discovered that I had a mild UTI a couple weeks back, and she wanted to put me on antibiotics to make sure that it went away. I'd just finished a round of antibiotics about a month earlier, and I knew that the slightly abnormal tests were due to kidney stone issues, and not really, like, bladder infections or anything serious like that. So, she gave me an alternative treatment involving really strong cranberry juice and garlic pills and a strict no-sugar diet for 2 weeks. And it TOTALLY worked. The infection was gone next time she tested.

Third, baby name update:

We don't know yet. We're probably not going to decide before she comes. I know how annoying that is, but... I don't think we can do it. (And, I'm sorry, but Luna and Taegan still are up at the top of our list.)

Finally, the baby shower!

It's this weekend! Saturday, Feb. 28th, to be exact. All I know so far is that it's loosely "picnic" themed, eco-friendly-ish, and is going to be at a really beautiful park on a lake about 15 minutes from our house. We're going to enjoy fresh produce, playing games, and (fingers crossed) beautiful weather.

And, don't be fooled, that's not all I've written tonight. Keep reading.