Hard to believe that in 10 weeks, perhaps more or perhaps less, I am going to be a mom. It's a scary thought sometimes but an exciting one at the same time. There is still lots to do but we're getting there. The nursery is almost painted we just have to do the trim which should happen today and then Jym is going to put the crib together and I'll be able to put the bedding in it and we'll get a small view of what it will look like. I'm excited to see how the room looks once it's set up. There won't be a bunch in it as of today but we'll get there.
With 10 weeks left I'm feeling pretty good and we have a few things coming up. Next week I go to the doctors for my normal check up and then I start going every two weeks instead of every 4 like I have been going. Once I hit 36 weeks I'll be going every week. Hard to believe that the time has gone so quickly. When we first found out it felt like it was going to be such a long time till this little person joined our world and now in less than 3 months she'll be here.
We have decided on a name for her Madeleine but we're still working on a middle name. I think we're there but till it's concrete we'll keep it a surprise. She'll most likely go by Maddie for quite some time but I think that works well. I'm looking forward to watching her grow and being a mom. As labor draws near a little worried about that but I'm sure that's normal for most new moms.
On Sunday Jym's parents are coming in for a week. It will be nice to visit and spend time with them. We're going to Williamsburg the following weekend so I will be sure to take some pictures and actually post them. Till the next time!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Hello September
Well September came a bit faster than I was expecting and here we are almost half way through the month. It's been a fairly productive month so that is a good thing. Jym turned the big 30 on the 2nd and we celebrated by going out to dinner. Back in August I offered to throw a small party but he declined. There's always next year. The weekend after his birthday we headed up to NH for my sisters wedding.
We left early Saturday morning as we had a 7:30am flight. Up until this weekend Jym and I had never really checked bags. Even on our honeymoon when we were gone for 9 days we didn't check luggage just had our carry ons. So when it came to timing that was how I figured out what time we should leave. I had forgotten that we had decided to check luggage for that weekend. We got to the airport and thankfully it wasn't too busy and the line to check luggage moved rather quickly. We did get the buzzer that said we were checking luggage with less than 45 minutes till our flight. We made it through security and they were boarding our flight (which made for a bit of stress but we got on the plane in the nick of time).
Fast forward about an hour and a half and we're in NH waiting for our bags to show up. Jym's shows up but mine does not. We go to the claim area and there is another flight coming in about 90 minutes. We were already planning to go to breakfast with Lori and Holly so we figured we would do that and then check back in. It took another flight but my luggage made it to NH (although there was a bit of worry about that for a while).
We headed up to Moultonborough and I got there changed and left within 5 minutes for the rehearsal. If there is one thing I dislike it's being late. I've gotten a bit better about it over the last few years where in certain circumstances it doesn't bother me as much but I was still stressing a bit about getting to rehearsal on time. I shouldn't have worried as other than Kaite and Derek my dad and I were the first to arrive.
Rehearsal was fairly quick and the place where the wedding was taking place was gorgeous. After the rehearsal we went to where the dinner was taking place. We got there a bit early so my dad and I headed to the bar to get a drink (ok a beer for him and ice tea for me but still).
Sunday was the day of the wedding. It didn't start till 5 so we had most of the day to hang out and visit with everyone which was nice. I will write more about the wedding in another post as I fear this one is getting too long already! We had a small baby shower Sunday morning with everyone who was staying at the house. We got some great stuff as well as some hand-me-downs from cousin Arden (Thanks Sara!) and that started our getting ready for the baby trend of the week.
We flew back to BWI on Monday afternoon and got home around 6pm and were both back to work on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening we decided to go out and purchase the crib. I had a 20% off coupon and we figured might as well start buying the things we need. We went to Target after that and picked up the crib mattress. On Wednesday I got a message from a friend saying that Target was having their baby sale and the breast pump she used was on sale. It happened to be the same one I had liked when I first started to look as well as the same one my sister has and likes. It was 25% off it's normal price and considering they don't go on sale very often we headed to Target after work to pick it up.
Yesterday we received the call that the crib was in and we could come pick it up so after work we trecked over to Babies R Us and picked up the crib. For those of you who don't know Babies R Us is having a sale right now if you bring in an old carseat, stroller, etc you get 25% off the purchase of a new one. We've had our eyes out for stuff and have asked some friends to keep their eyes open as we still needed to buy the stroller and carseat. I got a call from my friend Tara this morning and she had found one of those small umbrella strollers. She dropped it off on her way to run errands. The sale runs until next Saturday but I'm going shopping with a friend tomorrow so I'll probably buy the travel system tomorrow.
It's been a week of big purchases for us but thankfully they are all the ones we'll need for when the baby is first born. There are still some other things we'll need to buy but for the most part I feel a lot better than I did two weeks ago with where we were.
We left early Saturday morning as we had a 7:30am flight. Up until this weekend Jym and I had never really checked bags. Even on our honeymoon when we were gone for 9 days we didn't check luggage just had our carry ons. So when it came to timing that was how I figured out what time we should leave. I had forgotten that we had decided to check luggage for that weekend. We got to the airport and thankfully it wasn't too busy and the line to check luggage moved rather quickly. We did get the buzzer that said we were checking luggage with less than 45 minutes till our flight. We made it through security and they were boarding our flight (which made for a bit of stress but we got on the plane in the nick of time).
Fast forward about an hour and a half and we're in NH waiting for our bags to show up. Jym's shows up but mine does not. We go to the claim area and there is another flight coming in about 90 minutes. We were already planning to go to breakfast with Lori and Holly so we figured we would do that and then check back in. It took another flight but my luggage made it to NH (although there was a bit of worry about that for a while).
We headed up to Moultonborough and I got there changed and left within 5 minutes for the rehearsal. If there is one thing I dislike it's being late. I've gotten a bit better about it over the last few years where in certain circumstances it doesn't bother me as much but I was still stressing a bit about getting to rehearsal on time. I shouldn't have worried as other than Kaite and Derek my dad and I were the first to arrive.
Rehearsal was fairly quick and the place where the wedding was taking place was gorgeous. After the rehearsal we went to where the dinner was taking place. We got there a bit early so my dad and I headed to the bar to get a drink (ok a beer for him and ice tea for me but still).
Sunday was the day of the wedding. It didn't start till 5 so we had most of the day to hang out and visit with everyone which was nice. I will write more about the wedding in another post as I fear this one is getting too long already! We had a small baby shower Sunday morning with everyone who was staying at the house. We got some great stuff as well as some hand-me-downs from cousin Arden (Thanks Sara!) and that started our getting ready for the baby trend of the week.
We flew back to BWI on Monday afternoon and got home around 6pm and were both back to work on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening we decided to go out and purchase the crib. I had a 20% off coupon and we figured might as well start buying the things we need. We went to Target after that and picked up the crib mattress. On Wednesday I got a message from a friend saying that Target was having their baby sale and the breast pump she used was on sale. It happened to be the same one I had liked when I first started to look as well as the same one my sister has and likes. It was 25% off it's normal price and considering they don't go on sale very often we headed to Target after work to pick it up.
Yesterday we received the call that the crib was in and we could come pick it up so after work we trecked over to Babies R Us and picked up the crib. For those of you who don't know Babies R Us is having a sale right now if you bring in an old carseat, stroller, etc you get 25% off the purchase of a new one. We've had our eyes out for stuff and have asked some friends to keep their eyes open as we still needed to buy the stroller and carseat. I got a call from my friend Tara this morning and she had found one of those small umbrella strollers. She dropped it off on her way to run errands. The sale runs until next Saturday but I'm going shopping with a friend tomorrow so I'll probably buy the travel system tomorrow.
It's been a week of big purchases for us but thankfully they are all the ones we'll need for when the baby is first born. There are still some other things we'll need to buy but for the most part I feel a lot better than I did two weeks ago with where we were.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Goodbye Ankle
Well I think I have come to the conclusion that I must say goodbye to my ankles or at least the left one. The right one still hangs around for most of the day but the left one as well as the foot seems to be swollen on a regular basis these days. I figure it'll come back after the baby is born but I do miss being able to look at my feet and see an ankle.
In other baby news I finally have a consistant looking belly. I will post pictures soon (I promise) I just need Jym to take them for me. I tried to take a few myself in the bathroom but it just didn't work out all that well.
I passed my glucose test and everything looks good with the baby so far. I go back to the doctors in a few weeks and it's my last appointment where I go once a month. I'll be at the point where I go every two weeks and somewhere after 36 weeks I start going every week. I can't believe I've hit the last trimester. It's gone soo quickly. It feels like just the other day we found out we were expecting and yet it's been almost 6 months since that day. Crazy how time flies these days.
This weekend we're heading to NH for my sister's wedding and it will be good to see family. That's about it for here. Till the next time!
In other baby news I finally have a consistant looking belly. I will post pictures soon (I promise) I just need Jym to take them for me. I tried to take a few myself in the bathroom but it just didn't work out all that well.
I passed my glucose test and everything looks good with the baby so far. I go back to the doctors in a few weeks and it's my last appointment where I go once a month. I'll be at the point where I go every two weeks and somewhere after 36 weeks I start going every week. I can't believe I've hit the last trimester. It's gone soo quickly. It feels like just the other day we found out we were expecting and yet it's been almost 6 months since that day. Crazy how time flies these days.
This weekend we're heading to NH for my sister's wedding and it will be good to see family. That's about it for here. Till the next time!
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