A long day, well appreciated...

I spent all day yesterday working on the nursery...putting things away, washing clothes, etc. Here is some of my handy work thus far.
Here is the changing table area
Here is the clothes dresser...and yes, that IS a book collection started on top
Here is the crib with the new crib set inside
Here is where the rocking chair will go..right now it's our storage area for the swing, the bath tub, the two car seats and the stuffies (until we get the toy hammock up).

It all looks so real now, i can stand in the doorway and see the baby in the crib, it's so weird! It's almost scary, thinking that i will have to take care of a baby...me! Sometimes i can't even take care of Frank and I, let alone a baby. I guess it's all an instinct thing, at least that's what they tell me. Thank god for family and friends, or i think we'd be in for it.

My first of the day...1 of 2

Well, i've finally made it to 30weeks. That means there are only 70 days left before we have a beautiful baby girl in our arms. Wow, it's so hard to believe! She is getting so big already, and she is so active. She is a little over 3lbs this week, and she is around 16inches long. She is starting to gain more weight, and her skin color is improving to a nice pink color. She is the size of a large cabbage this week.

Here is my 30 week belly pic. She is still pointy in the front. I wonder if she'll round out anymore, or if i'll keep going straight out and look like a bullet by the end.

Another post today..2 of 2

Yesterday was my baby shower. I just wanted to take a minute to tell everyone how it was and to thank everyone involved for everything they did. I had a really good time, and i hope everyone else did as well. There were a lot of games, some harder than others...and yes, some had to be hard so everyone didn't do the same as everyone else! But all in all, i think they were fun games, especially the "Guess what i'm eating" game...really makes you think about what you feed your baby, lol.

I wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful presents that we received. It was definately more than i expected. Everything is so nice, from the bigger items down to the clothes. Our baby will be the best dressed baby in town :) Even Frank loved everything we got, and that's a lot to say for a boy! I can't begin to thank everyone for their generosity, thank you so very much.

We were putting things away last night, and Frank put some stuff together, and it's just very weird to think that in 70days or less, we'll have a baby! It's almost like a dream, it's so hard to believe...then i look at my belly, lol.

Just wanted to add a pic or two, since they were so cute. This is my diaper cake and my diaper teddy bear. They are made of diapers, ribbon and clothes.

Babies "R" Us...Heaven or Hell?

So yesterday, i had to go to David's Bridal to pick up my dress for the wedding. It just so happened that there was a Babies "R" Us right across the parking lot from the David's Bridal, so i thought..."hmmmm, let's go there!" My first mistake. We went over to the store, thinking we would look around, maybe pick up our diaper bag, and then hit the road. My second mistake. I try to avoid baby stores, at least until after the shower, but walking in there was like walking into heaven! There was everything you could ever imagine, and all at such reasonable prices (compared to other places at least). That's what makes it hell, as well as heaven. We proceeded toward the diaper bags, and were soon swimming in an olympic sized pool of different bags. There were so many to choose from, and every color you could think of. Big one, small ones, black ones, blue ones, pink ones, green ones, ones with changing pads, ones with bottle insulators, ones with hooks to strap it to the stroller. My head was totally spinning. Frank of course, went right for the most expensive kind. We had agreed that we would find 2 reasonably priced ones, that way we could each have our own (he doesn't want to carry a "girly" one, and i don't want a backpack one). Needless to say, we were looking for about 25min and had to walk away and come back. It's like staring at the sun, you have to look away so you'll be able to see ANYTHING ever again! We went back to check out prices for diapers and formula. I get coupons in the mail on a regular basis, and i wanted to see if it would be worth it to drive all the way out there to get stuff, or if it would just be cheaper to get the same things at WalMart. With the coupons, it was only about $1-2 cheaper than WalMart, so i think if i'm out there i'll get the stuff, if not i won't make a special trip. But, we did manage to find some wipes that were very cheap, so we bought 2 diaper bag cases (one for each of us) and one for the changing table that is refillable. Frank also found disposable changing pads, on sale, 24 for $1.50 (let me explain quick why we got these...the diaper bag he got doesn't have a changing pad included, so we wanted something small to fit inside, so we found those on sale and scooped up a bunch of them so he has them...they are usable for other things as well, like burping, wiping stuff up, etc, so they are multipurpose). We also got a box of the pre-made formula bottle. They had the 2oz size that WalMart doesn't have, so we thought that would be great for the first little while. We also bought a ring and nipple to go with the formula, and some infant q-tips...all of which were on sale. Then, we went back to the diaper bags. Frank decided on the one he wanted, even though they didn't have the exact color he wanted, he was still happy. I decided on a really cute one that was in a, like, value pack. It was a large diaper bag (Frank suggested i get the larger of the bags i was looking at, since i tend to overpack ALL the time), and there was a small diaper bag, and there was an insulated bottle carrier, and there was a changing pad and a dirty clothes sack...all included in one "value pack" for a very cheap price. I almost couldn't turn it down. So i got it. I got it in a nice, more neutral color too, so i can use it again. All in all, i was pleased with what we got there, and that we didn't buy more. We had to leave before i wanted to buy more. We'll be back though, we'll be back.

I wonder...

As i sat on the couch last night, watching tv, i had about a million things running through my head...and out of those million, about half were baby related, surprise surprise. Most of my questions are probably ridiculous, but maybe not for a first time mom. I'm sure this one is no exception, it just made me think a bit more. I wonder if the babies activity time NOW will determine her activity time when she is born, or even WHEN she is born. Let me explain, since my thoughts run together sometimes. Now, baby is not really active in the mornings, like she is sleeping...but at night, she is kicking away like she is taking a Tae Bo class! So i wonder, does this mean there is a better chance that she will sleep in the mornings and be awake at night once she is born? And i wonder if it means that i have a better chance of labor starting at night while she is at her most active, as opposed to when she seems to be sleeping. This is just some of the wacky stuff that runs through my head on a daily basis...come join the fun, lol.

Raise me up...

So yesterday i had a meeting at the school to go over my yearly evaluation, sign my contract, and see what my raise was. I thought i would have to negotiate a little bit more, you know, earn my money. Well, to my surprise, they thought i did a fantastic job...yes, i said fantastic...and they gave me the maximum raise that i could get. I was totally shocked, i didn't even have to argue my case or bargain or anything! It was so easy! Even though i think there are things i can improve on, i guess that's just the perfectionist in me. I was so happy!

And today i went back out to the school for physicals. I was there 8 1/2 hours...holy crap! There were so many kids, and so many parts to the physicals. It was exhausting, but now it's done. Now all i have left is the 2 weeks of camp, which i'm dreading, especially since i'm pregnant.

Daily vent...

I just got back from my run, and i feel the need to vent (while i can still remember what i'm mad about, lol). I took the dog for our usual run (when it isn't wet and muddy out). We got about 1/3 of the way through, to where we usually run around a bend, up a small hill, and then we pick up the dirt truck road. Well, we get to the bend and it's all blocked in! It appears that a plow or something has moved a bunch of rocks and dirt to block the pass, every one!!! (and there are a few of them). I was totally pissed! Not only did i have to stop running to figure out what i was going to do, but then i had to crawl over the rocks to continue my run! Well, we made it over that pile, and we went to run up the small hill and THAT was blocked by rocks and dirt as well!!!! Now, i can understand blocking them in, since they don't want 4 wheelers and dirt bikes and the like back there (so nobody wrecks and gets seriously hurt), but gimme a break...leave a small little opening for us runners that traverse back there regularly. C'mon! I finally made it to the dirt truck road, and not only was i hot from the weather, but i was steaming from having to deal with all that rock nonsense.

While i'm thinking about it, another thing that has me a bit annoyed is this whole "swelling" thing. My poor feet/ankles/calves haven't looked the same in about 2 months now. It's getting down right annoying. I know i'm not drinking enough water, and that doesn't help the swelling, but i sometimes wonder if it really WILL help or if it will just make me have to pee every 30seconds. I guess i can chalk it up to another thing that i can't wait for when this baby is born...10 weeks 5 days, 10 weeks 5 days!!!