Here they are, courtesy of MJ (provider of pictures) and Jamie (taker of pictures...unfortunately she's not in any of them as a result! :-(
There were more, but really, how many shots of me opening gifts are necessary? ;o)
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
the belly @ 33 weeks
I look so distorted and weird, and there are still seven weeks left! This past week my family was in town for Thanksgiving, and one afternoon I was lounging around in maroon velour pants and a heathered maroon fitted t-shirt. My brothers told me I looked like a cranberry. Thanks....not only do I look like a cranberry, I'm about as flexible as one too...I swear, they should have some kind of pregnancy triathalon in which women could compete. Some possible events:
--bending over to pick something up
--putting on a pair of pants
--shaving legs (my personal favorite...I'm too stubborn to stop doing this, as I cannot stand stubbly legs)
--putting on (and tying!) a pair of shoes
(*I had to resort to using PhotoBucket again for these two pics...not sure how to post just individual ones from BubbleShare)
--bending over to pick something up
--putting on a pair of pants
--shaving legs (my personal favorite...I'm too stubborn to stop doing this, as I cannot stand stubbly legs)
--putting on (and tying!) a pair of shoes
(*I had to resort to using PhotoBucket again for these two pics...not sure how to post just individual ones from BubbleShare)
The Nursery
Well, it's almost completely finished! Aside from needing a couple of pieces of artwork for the walls (we've got resident artiste Jamie on that... ;o) the nursery is DONE. We have all of the baby supplies we need (well...maybe a few more diapers wouldn't hurt....) and are ready for Ava to make her grand entrance. All right...physically we are ready, mentally I don't think I'll ever be prepared. (Craig says he is...I don't know if he's *really* ready, or if he's saying that because "real men" don't admit it when something scares the crap out of them...)
ANYHOW, I'm trying something new: BubbleShare. I've seen it on other blogs and it seems much better than the PhotoBucket I've been using (recent shower pics coming soon). So,without further ado, here are the nursery pictures! Please keep in mind, my camera makes all of the colors look dull and washed out. The room is very simple and delicate...there is some pink, but pale sage green is the predominant color. I have to say, I REALLY like how it turned out!
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ANYHOW, I'm trying something new: BubbleShare. I've seen it on other blogs and it seems much better than the PhotoBucket I've been using (recent shower pics coming soon). So,without further ado, here are the nursery pictures! Please keep in mind, my camera makes all of the colors look dull and washed out. The room is very simple and delicate...there is some pink, but pale sage green is the predominant color. I have to say, I REALLY like how it turned out!
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
#4
Sorry for the crappy updating, especially since quite a bit has happened in the last week! Let's see....
On Saturday, I had my second (and likely my last) pregnancy massage. It was really nice, the masseuse was a little rough (I almost cried when she attacked the right side of my back) but I have a lot of tension and getting rid of it was not easy. That was at 10am, originally I was scheduled for 2pm but she had to leave early that day so they called earlier in the week to re-book me for a different time. This worked out perfectly because Shayne and I were going to go for tea at this little English Tea Room in Wake Forest that afternoon. Anyhow, we get into Wake Forest, go over to the tea room, and--SURPRISE--it's a baby shower! :o) MJ had put together a surprise shower for me with a small group of friends and family (my mom and mother-in-law both flew in!), and it was really nice. She put a LOT into it....I knew she wanted to do something but I was really blown away. I'll have pictures up eventually. (I think I'm switching from Photobucket to Bubbleshare...seems like it has much better features for posting pics on the blog.) Oh, and remember the rescheduled massage appointment? That was MJ's doing, since of course I'm a pain in the butt even accidentally, I had made my appointment right when the shower was scheduled so she called the spa and had them lie to me to change the appointment. :o)
So anyhow, the parents have been here for awhile now (my dad drove in on Sunday) and we're all accomplishing a lot--the men have put up a fan in the bonus room and one in the baby's room, they're going to put up shelves in her room next, my mom and I have set up the rest of the room and washed and put away the baby clothing and bedding; and done a good amount of cleaning in the rest of the house. That's about it! Oh yeah, and I went to the doctor on Monday...everything looks good except I gained five pounds in nineteen days. AHHHHH!!!!!! To put that in perspective, I gained only four pounds in slightly over a month before that. I'm hoping it's just because I ate five tacos the night before...we shall see. On the way home from the doctor's office I bought myself some skim milk. It's a start....
On Saturday, I had my second (and likely my last) pregnancy massage. It was really nice, the masseuse was a little rough (I almost cried when she attacked the right side of my back) but I have a lot of tension and getting rid of it was not easy. That was at 10am, originally I was scheduled for 2pm but she had to leave early that day so they called earlier in the week to re-book me for a different time. This worked out perfectly because Shayne and I were going to go for tea at this little English Tea Room in Wake Forest that afternoon. Anyhow, we get into Wake Forest, go over to the tea room, and--SURPRISE--it's a baby shower! :o) MJ had put together a surprise shower for me with a small group of friends and family (my mom and mother-in-law both flew in!), and it was really nice. She put a LOT into it....I knew she wanted to do something but I was really blown away. I'll have pictures up eventually. (I think I'm switching from Photobucket to Bubbleshare...seems like it has much better features for posting pics on the blog.) Oh, and remember the rescheduled massage appointment? That was MJ's doing, since of course I'm a pain in the butt even accidentally, I had made my appointment right when the shower was scheduled so she called the spa and had them lie to me to change the appointment. :o)
So anyhow, the parents have been here for awhile now (my dad drove in on Sunday) and we're all accomplishing a lot--the men have put up a fan in the bonus room and one in the baby's room, they're going to put up shelves in her room next, my mom and I have set up the rest of the room and washed and put away the baby clothing and bedding; and done a good amount of cleaning in the rest of the house. That's about it! Oh yeah, and I went to the doctor on Monday...everything looks good except I gained five pounds in nineteen days. AHHHHH!!!!!! To put that in perspective, I gained only four pounds in slightly over a month before that. I'm hoping it's just because I ate five tacos the night before...we shall see. On the way home from the doctor's office I bought myself some skim milk. It's a start....
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Batter Up!
The woman I work with had her baby today. (Anna's birthday! Woohoo! Happy birthday to Anna and to the new baby!)
Guess who's up next.
EEEEEEEEEK.
Guess who's up next.
EEEEEEEEEK.
Monday, November 12, 2007
The lamp is here!
And it's too cute!
That's about it...yes, I'm excited about a lamp.
Oh yeah, the kid DID kick me so much and so hard last night I thought I would throw up, so that was new and interesting. I'm also reading a book called "Baby-Wise," which among other things is supposed to tell you how to get your baby to sleep through the night. I'm all about that!
That's about it...yes, I'm excited about a lamp.
Oh yeah, the kid DID kick me so much and so hard last night I thought I would throw up, so that was new and interesting. I'm also reading a book called "Baby-Wise," which among other things is supposed to tell you how to get your baby to sleep through the night. I'm all about that!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Nesting
I'm getting a little weary of the expression. I can't so much as straighten a pillow without people giving me a knowing look and saying, "Ohhh you're nesting!" Yep....been doing it for about ten years now. Ever since I went to college and had my own living space, I've been cleaning, sorting, stocking up on supplies (see previous post) and rearranging things. Every few months I go on insane cleaning sprees...in fact I'm itching to go on one right now, but it's a little difficult to maneuver when you look and feel as though you've got a basketball duct-taped to your abdomen. I'm either going to have to let Craig help me out or hire a maid to come in sometime in December...jury's still out on that one. But that's another topic.
So anyhow, our furniture arrived yesterday and so far we have the crib up...we can't finish until we can get someone to help Craig drag the dresser and changing table upstairs to the nursery. (I hate the fact that I'm basically helpless right now...HATE HATE HATE IT!!!!) I got a little antsy last night since we couldn't do anything else, and I spent a few hours in the baby's room trying to do little things, most of which were entirely useless. Here's the breakdown:
1.) Helped Craig set up the crib.
2.) Took all of the baby blankets out of the closet, re-folded them, and put them in a stack on the floor.
3.) Put baby lotion, baby powder, diaper ointment, and wipes in a basket. Put the basket inside another basket which was empty, stacked them against the wall.
4.) Took all of the baby's hats, socks, shoes, burp cloths, and bibs out of baskets and put them back in again. Lined baskets up against the wall.
5.) Stacked all of the books together and put them in a basket with a few toys. Basket is against the wall with the others.
6.) Unstacked and re-stacked packages of onesies. Debated whether or not to exchange the two packages I have that are 5-8 lb. size, since the baby will probably be pretty big. Decided to keep them until she's born (still in the packaging) and then return them later if necessary.
7.) Moved the bouncy chair to the bonus room, since that's what we'll use when we're upstairs with her. I'm not big on having baby junk scattered all over the house, the exception will be the bouncy chair in the bonus room, the cradle in our room, and a baby swing downstairs.
8.) Had Craig put the baby swing (still in the box) in the garage, since we'll be using it downstairs.
9.) Moved the Baby Einstein play mat out of the closet and into the downstairs closet, since that's another item that will be used downstairs (I'll keep it down there but it will always be put away when not in use....again, not big on having baby junk taking over the house).
10.) Took out the Boppy and put it away again.
11.) Put all of the cards I've received at the baby showers in a photo album...cut the cards apart so that the front and inside are both displayed.
12.) Layed down on the floor when my back started hurting and dozed off for about an hour or so....opened my eyes and saw that both cats had finished their inspection of the room and passed out under the crib.
As soon as the furniture is up, I'm going to start putting things away and getting the room as set up as I can before everyone arrives for Thanksgiving...when my parents get here, they'll have a bunch of other things with them so I'll really be able to set up, except for a few finishing touches. Excellent!
*Still need to buy the breast pump. Oddly enough, the pump and the accompanying supplies were not popular shower items. ;o) Thanks to Mom buying us the mattress to go along with the furniture, it's really our last big expense.
So anyhow, our furniture arrived yesterday and so far we have the crib up...we can't finish until we can get someone to help Craig drag the dresser and changing table upstairs to the nursery. (I hate the fact that I'm basically helpless right now...HATE HATE HATE IT!!!!) I got a little antsy last night since we couldn't do anything else, and I spent a few hours in the baby's room trying to do little things, most of which were entirely useless. Here's the breakdown:
1.) Helped Craig set up the crib.
2.) Took all of the baby blankets out of the closet, re-folded them, and put them in a stack on the floor.
3.) Put baby lotion, baby powder, diaper ointment, and wipes in a basket. Put the basket inside another basket which was empty, stacked them against the wall.
4.) Took all of the baby's hats, socks, shoes, burp cloths, and bibs out of baskets and put them back in again. Lined baskets up against the wall.
5.) Stacked all of the books together and put them in a basket with a few toys. Basket is against the wall with the others.
6.) Unstacked and re-stacked packages of onesies. Debated whether or not to exchange the two packages I have that are 5-8 lb. size, since the baby will probably be pretty big. Decided to keep them until she's born (still in the packaging) and then return them later if necessary.
7.) Moved the bouncy chair to the bonus room, since that's what we'll use when we're upstairs with her. I'm not big on having baby junk scattered all over the house, the exception will be the bouncy chair in the bonus room, the cradle in our room, and a baby swing downstairs.
8.) Had Craig put the baby swing (still in the box) in the garage, since we'll be using it downstairs.
9.) Moved the Baby Einstein play mat out of the closet and into the downstairs closet, since that's another item that will be used downstairs (I'll keep it down there but it will always be put away when not in use....again, not big on having baby junk taking over the house).
10.) Took out the Boppy and put it away again.
11.) Put all of the cards I've received at the baby showers in a photo album...cut the cards apart so that the front and inside are both displayed.
12.) Layed down on the floor when my back started hurting and dozed off for about an hour or so....opened my eyes and saw that both cats had finished their inspection of the room and passed out under the crib.
As soon as the furniture is up, I'm going to start putting things away and getting the room as set up as I can before everyone arrives for Thanksgiving...when my parents get here, they'll have a bunch of other things with them so I'll really be able to set up, except for a few finishing touches. Excellent!
*Still need to buy the breast pump. Oddly enough, the pump and the accompanying supplies were not popular shower items. ;o) Thanks to Mom buying us the mattress to go along with the furniture, it's really our last big expense.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
The Bunker
I like to be prepared. I don't like running out of things. So, over the last few years, I've gotten into the habit of buying extra things (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, contact solution, etc.) and storing them under the sink in the guest bathroom--Craig makes fun of me for this, and calls the storage space my "bunker." Well, last month I expressed a desire to start buying and storing packages of diapers, which nearly drove him nuts. Hey, I think it's a good idea, and other people I know who have babies say the same thing...start buying them now so that it's not such a shock to your wallet when the kid arrives! But, because Craig melted down about it, I've restrained myself and not bought diapers.
Today, however, that has changed...I didn't buy any, but they had a baby shower potluck for me at work and easily a third of the gifts for the baby were diapers and wipes--how cool is that?! That's like having someone just hand you cash, since it's one of the biggest baby-related expenses. I thought that was a really good idea....plus now, I am able to start the baby supply bunker! Of course I still feel a little weird doing the whole shower thing (not liking the center of attention and all) but work showers are always low-key so that's nice, people bring food and gifts and then everyone just eats as fast as they can during our short lunch break. :o) (Oh, and of course the non-diaper-and-wipe gifts were very nice too! I just thought that was kind of different, and cool.)
Speaking of work....some good and bad. Well the bad isn't technically bad, it's just something freaking me out: there are five women pregnant at work...one is due on Sunday, I'm early January, then there's late January, March, and May. When I realized that the one is due in LESS THAN A WEEK and then I'm up to bat, it really spazzed me out. AHHHHHHH!!!! I don't know why that would set me off, but it did! Luckily a conversation with another co-worker (who had a baby last February) has helped...she tells me giving birth (with drugs of course) wasn't nearly as bad as people made it out to be. I really, really needed to hear that from someone! If you don't agree with her, I forbid you from telling me that! ;o) Let me be delusional. Please.
Today, however, that has changed...I didn't buy any, but they had a baby shower potluck for me at work and easily a third of the gifts for the baby were diapers and wipes--how cool is that?! That's like having someone just hand you cash, since it's one of the biggest baby-related expenses. I thought that was a really good idea....plus now, I am able to start the baby supply bunker! Of course I still feel a little weird doing the whole shower thing (not liking the center of attention and all) but work showers are always low-key so that's nice, people bring food and gifts and then everyone just eats as fast as they can during our short lunch break. :o) (Oh, and of course the non-diaper-and-wipe gifts were very nice too! I just thought that was kind of different, and cool.)
Speaking of work....some good and bad. Well the bad isn't technically bad, it's just something freaking me out: there are five women pregnant at work...one is due on Sunday, I'm early January, then there's late January, March, and May. When I realized that the one is due in LESS THAN A WEEK and then I'm up to bat, it really spazzed me out. AHHHHHHH!!!! I don't know why that would set me off, but it did! Luckily a conversation with another co-worker (who had a baby last February) has helped...she tells me giving birth (with drugs of course) wasn't nearly as bad as people made it out to be. I really, really needed to hear that from someone! If you don't agree with her, I forbid you from telling me that! ;o) Let me be delusional. Please.
Friday, November 2, 2007
30 Week Ultrasound Pictures
The top picture is a regular 3-D profile picture...in the bottom one, you can clearly see Ava's nose. Her hand is blocking the right side of her face (the ultrasound tech said that she appears to be sucking her thumb and inadvertently poking herself in the eye)...you can also see half of her lips where her hand isn't covering them.
The top picture is a shot of her curled-up legs, crossed at the ankles. The bottom picture is another face picture like the one above, but you can more clearly see her closed eyes, part of her mouth again, and a squished-up nose. Poor kid is running out of room...
Oh, yes....we ordered the furniture. Finally gave up on JCP (shipping would have been almost $300!!!) and ended up finding something nice at Babies R Us, which we ordered and can pick up in 1-2 weeks. No pictures are available online so I'll just have to take a few when we get it. That's it!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
GOOD NEWS!
The cysts are gone!!!!! Yay! Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers, our baby is looking beautiful and healthy. :o) They want to do just one more follow-up ultrasound in four weeks to look at her kidneys...the doctor said something around them looks dilated, which is probably just because her bladder was full when the ultrasound was done, but they want to check it out anyhow. No biggie. (Yes, full bladder, babies pee in utero....adorable, huh? :-P)
We also had the ultrasound tech check and make sure she's still a girl--or rather, make sure they were right about her being a girl in the first place since it's not like she suddenly switched genders--and she is, so that's good. The only bad thing--and it's not actually a bad thing--is that she's measuring 31 weeks and I'm only 30 weeks pregnant, so that means she's not going to be a tiny baby. I'm hoping she'll let up on the growing a bit in the next ten weeks, because I am NOT cut out for an 8-9 lb. baby! I'm thinking more along the lines of 6-7 lbs! I was hoping that being a week ahead meant she'd come out a week early, but apparently it doesn't work that way. The due date doesn't change and I can't even try to trick myself and pretend she was conceived earlier than I thought, because I used an ovulation predictor so I know almost down to the hour. Sorry if that's too much information, but it's true!
Anyways, so now we're supposed to go to the doctor every two weeks, and my anxiety about her brain is gone, and we're ordering her furniture in the next couple of days, so things are looking good! I'll post the ultrasound pictures as soon as Craig scans them for me. She covered her face with a hand again (appears to be sucking her thumb) but you can see her nose and part of her lips and her closed eyes...I think she looks adorable but of course, I could be a little biased. I also think she's going to look more like Craig, but we'll see! Maybe she'll allow us to see her face in the next ultrasound.... :o)
We also had the ultrasound tech check and make sure she's still a girl--or rather, make sure they were right about her being a girl in the first place since it's not like she suddenly switched genders--and she is, so that's good. The only bad thing--and it's not actually a bad thing--is that she's measuring 31 weeks and I'm only 30 weeks pregnant, so that means she's not going to be a tiny baby. I'm hoping she'll let up on the growing a bit in the next ten weeks, because I am NOT cut out for an 8-9 lb. baby! I'm thinking more along the lines of 6-7 lbs! I was hoping that being a week ahead meant she'd come out a week early, but apparently it doesn't work that way. The due date doesn't change and I can't even try to trick myself and pretend she was conceived earlier than I thought, because I used an ovulation predictor so I know almost down to the hour. Sorry if that's too much information, but it's true!
Anyways, so now we're supposed to go to the doctor every two weeks, and my anxiety about her brain is gone, and we're ordering her furniture in the next couple of days, so things are looking good! I'll post the ultrasound pictures as soon as Craig scans them for me. She covered her face with a hand again (appears to be sucking her thumb) but you can see her nose and part of her lips and her closed eyes...I think she looks adorable but of course, I could be a little biased. I also think she's going to look more like Craig, but we'll see! Maybe she'll allow us to see her face in the next ultrasound.... :o)
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