Baby Laundry

So I have finally decided to do some laundry to get the baby's room ready. The first load was her bedding as it's been on the crib since the end of September but needed to be washed. The next load is some of her clothing so I can finish packing my hospital bag with her clothing. I got some great advice from some friends of things they were either glad that they had packed or wished they had packed when going to the hospital. It's caused me to update my bag a bit but I think in the grand scheme of things it will be helpful.

As time draws closer I'm trying to get as much done as possible. We're at less than 4 weeks till the due date and while I don't know if we'll ever be exactly ready I'm trying to get as ready as possible. I have spent a portion of this morning cleaning (not that it will be the last time but it was a good start). Plus there was some organizing of the living room that needed to be done. For some reason our mail seems to pile up and then every once in a while we'll go through it and throw away all the trash mail (which should be done the first time but just doesn't). I always feel better with a clean house but working a bunch of hours and having a large dog don't necessarily help keep it that way. Hopefully while I'm on maternity leave I'll figure out a schedule of some sort.

I'm looking forward to holding my little girl and watching her grow. It's a scary but exciting time and I can't wait.

Swimming

So this past week Jym and I went swimming twice at the community center. We did 500 meters each time. We're slowly going to work our way up but we've been doing 10 laps each time (one lap being to the end and back - as it's a 25 meter pool). It's one of those exercises that is good for pregnant women and one that I've always enjoyed. When I was in college there was a while when I was going to the pool a few times a week and swimming anywhere between 1200 and 1500 meters in between two of my classes.

I'm hoping to get back into it and had started right around the time I got pregant by getting a 25 visit pass to the community center. Well the first trimester was not a good one to me and so I didn't go and then during the second trimester it was summer time and we got really busy so again I didn't go. Jym wanting to go was the perfect excuse to start going again. I figure I'll swim up through the end of my pregnancy and then once i can start exercising again I'll start swimming again.

Anyways until then the goal is to go 2-3 times a week. We'll see how the next few weeks go. Till the next update!

It's Getting Closer

Time certainly has flown during this pregnancy. I remember thinking I had lots of time to get things done but somehow we went from having 32 weeks left to having 20 weeks, to 10 weeks, and now to less than 5 and it just sort of snuck up on me. It's not that if she were to come now we wouldn't have anything because her room is set up and she has lots of newborn sized clothes (thanks to her cousin arden) and we have a stroller and carseat and really those are the basics that you need.

But I think mentally I need a few more weeks to get ready. It's going to be a big change and a big adjustments to our lives. It'll be a great one and one that we're looking forward to although a bit scary at the same time mostly because of the the unknown. For me anyways the not knowing exactly when she's coming is the hardest part. I like a certain amount of knowledge and control over things and I know that I won't have either at least to extent. But either way I'm looking forward to her arrival and can't wait to hold my little munchkin.

Jym and I have also started our search for daycare and have gone on one visit so far. We have a few visits next week and then another visit (with an in home provider) the week after. I think it's started to make things really hit home for Jym that she's coming and it's coming quickly. He's taking it in stride for the most part and I know he's excited for her arrival as well.

Till the next time!

Good Friends

It never ceases to amaze me that great friends are the ones that you can not see for months and you pick up right where you left off. I probably haven't seen Risa in over 6 months but like always we picked up right where we left off. We had a great night and just chatted and talked most of the night. It was like when we lived together in Maryland and all the time we spent together towards the end and after college. I've missed hanging out with her but it's great to be able to spend time and pick up right where we left off like no time has passed at all.

We went to Eastern Market on Saturday before dropping her off so she could head back to NJ. I was actually surprised that Eastern Market was not bigger. There were quite a few vendors and they sold some interesting things but I was expecting there to be a bit more. Although I do have to say we went later in the day and it was a bit windy. It was still fun though. We ate dinner at this little mexican/bolivian restaurant there (I can't remember the name of it) but the food was great.

The visit ended all too soon but she'll be back in early November and again in December so it'll be good to see her a bit more.

Surprise!

Yesterday my coworkers threw me a surprise shower! I have to say I had no clue it was coming so the fact that they pulled it off was good especially considering Jym knew about it. He didn't know what the exact date/time was but they had originally asked him if he wanted to attend so they were trying to make it a time when he could which I thought was sweet.

Anyways we got lots of great things from everyone that we had registered for as well as some things that we hadn't even thought about but were great gifts (frames for her first footprint and handprint) which I am glad we got. Tara made these great decorative frames to hang on the wall in Maddie's nursery. The frames are white and one has a purple background with green dragonflies and the other one has a green background with purple dragonflies. I can't wait to put them up and see how they look. I suppose I should figure out exactly where they are going first. Plus some gift certificates that will be very helpful as time gets closer to get those last minute items.

That's it for me for now. Off to do some laundry and try to put some of the great stuff away!

October

October has just begun and it's already been an interesting month. On our way home from a birthday get together for our friend Rob I had my very first encounter with a deer. Now by encounter I don't mean it was the first deer I'd ever seen as growing up in NH and living in Rochester NY I saw my fair share of them. No by encounter I mean my car and the deer had a collision of sorts. Thankfully nobody was hurt (well except for the deer) and the only damage to the Jeep seemed to be the deer sized dent in the driver's side door.

Now in my defense I am used to being on the lookout for deer and other animals however by the time I actually saw this deer there was no stopping in time. I did what you learn when you are driving to not swerve to try to miss the deer and drove straight and the deer ran into the driver's side door. I think the deer bounced back as i didn't run it over after hitting it. We pulled into the closest side street to check the damage and then called the insurance company to file a claim and about 10 minutes later we were on our way home a bit shaken up but no worse for the wear. It was a bit tough to get to sleep after that but knowing everyone was safe (minus the deer) made it easier and this is why we have insurance as these things happen.

For your viewing pleasure here are some pictures of the Jeep post run in with the deer.

Visitors

Jym's parents came to visit for a week at the end of September. They got to explore the area a bit and got to go to a lot of touristy areas. Jym took them the Air and Space Museum on Tuesday and then I took them to Great Falls on Thursday. On Friday we all went to Williamsburg for the weekend. We had a good time and the week went quickly. Here are a few pictures from the week.