The Wee Hours Of The Morning...

Well, as I have mentioned, I haven't been sleeping well the last several weeks. In fact, it's been getting worse, which explains why I feel crappy with a sore throat. Ask me later if my large bowl of cereal (with milk, of course) helped at all this morning. Anyway, moving on to cooler, more important things...Amongst all of the AWESOME things we got, uh-umm, JP got, for the shower was a stroller! Yippee skippy! The day of the shower turned pretty busy and Matt and I got home pretty late that night. He was wanting to put it together. Me, being a control freak, wait, I like to be involved!....was too tired, and knowing it was already late, suggested we do it Sunday afternoon after church, when we would be resting and hanging most of the day. Matt reluctantly agreed, admitting he was a little tired. (Plus, we had an early morning the next day anyhow.) So we went to bed after beginning to sort and go through all the cool stuff.

Early, very EARLY, Sunday a.m. I am just NOT sleeping and finally give up. I get up. It is like 3:00-ish in the morning. I don't normally get up, but my mind is racing and thinking about how I can write my next blog post (see previous post)...so I get up and start blogging before I forget what and how I want to write it. :) During my tossing and turning, and more tossing and turning, I managed to stir Matt just enough, that he knew I had gotten up. Now, he can't sleep and he shortly thereafter joins me in our living room about 4:00-ish. We are both totally WIDE awake and start talking....we look at the MASSIVE box of stroller and both kind of say, "Do you want to put the stroller together?" So, my darling, studly husband begins the awesome task. It was crazy to think about the fact that WE were putting together a STROLLER..something that real, live, babies go in! :) (Don't worry, we've known for a while what we're in for!)

The only job I took on, other than continuing my blog post, was to be the photographer and capture these moments. I just wanted to be 'there' with him while he put it together and be a part of it. At some point...I did mention to him, after investigating the progress, that something didn't look right. It looked abnormal to me and all I wanted to know was if it was right...this, of course, led him to inform me that he wasn't done with it yet and that I could critique, errr...examine...his work when he was finished. What a lovely discussion at 5 o'clock in the morning. :)

(Now let me take a moment here and say something: Men and women are SO different! I don't think I will ever stop being amazed and surprised at our differences. All I was saying was a simple statement. I wasn't at ALL trying to criticize my studly man's abilities. I was seriously, simply just asking a question. I do realize, now (and after I opened my mouth in the wee morning), that to a man, what I said and the way I said it could come across as a 'doubtful' and 'questioning'. But, simply, I just wanted him to take a look at what I was pointing out and tell me it was fine. That's all. TRUST ME, there is NO way I would have wanted to put that stroller together. I'm not patient enough and would have gotten frustrated quite quickly. You think I would have learned two weeks prior when we, uh..Matt, put the baby swing together. I just simply want to be there. And advise. :) )

So, anyway, after some delicious toast (somehow, it is so tasty at 4:30 in the morning) we managed to finish the stroller and tested it out in our apt. early that morning. Matt put it together pefectly. He's such a pro! :)

Oh, and Maverick and Bella just had to be a part of it too...though Maverick crawled back in his bed after about 20 minutes of excitement. :)

At this point...it is 5:45 and we are both exhausted and pretty tired, so we decide to take a little nap and sleep until 6:30am. This leads me to my next point...my naps. I'm telling you, I have to take a nap every morning. My nap times vary based on my work schedule...but I'm telling you, whether they start at 9:00 or 11:00, I could sleep all day. My sleep is heavy. It's like I am drugged! Now, why can't I just flippin' sleep like this at night, when the rest of the world is sleeping???!!!!

Now, it is Tuesday morning, and our car seat has been installed (yesterday morning before we left for work... :) ) and we have another Dr.'s appt today. We found out yesterday (PRAISE GOD!!!) that I have insurance so we are anxious to get another ultrasound of our boy to see him again. :) I doubt the u/s will be today, but the thought of seeing him again is exhillerating! We will definitely post his picture once we get it! :)

It's Shower Time....!

It's one of the few times where family and friends all gather together! What a wonderful thing that Matt, JP and I could benefit from such an event! This is such an exciting time in our lives! Very early this morning (while I wasn't sleeping...which happens to be for most of the night at this point in my pregnancy) I was giddy like a little girl just thinking about my shower and how special it is to me. The last time I remember feeling like this was on my wedding day (OH, and when we found out we were pregnant too!). There is another significant day that stands out in my mind....when I turned 4 years old. I remember so much about that day...it could be that I have seen the pictures so many times...but I remember what I wanted for my birthday, and I remember getting it! It was an elephant that my mom and I saw at a craft fair at the bottom of the hill and it had a giant sucker in it's belly pocket. I wanted her so badly and was SO excited when I opened her up! I fondly named her Elli.
Anyway...that was a very special day to me, and so is today. We were showered upon!! We were overwhelmed and overjoyed at the love we felt today. We received so many wonderful, thoughtful things and we just can't wait to put them to good use! It is so much fun opening the gifts again as we put them away and organize them. We can't wait to meet our precious little John-Patrick.
My sister put on the FU-SCHIZZLE baby shower!! I felt the way I should...the way she wanted me to feel! I felt like I was some extra special person who was getting it all! :) We had magnificantly delicious hors 'd oeuvres, beverages and 'displays'. :) She really does know how to put on a par-tay! No one does it like my sis! We were showered upon like none other I have ever seen and we feel so blessed to have such thoughtful family and friends. It was a joy to be able to see people and visit too!
Thank you so very much to everyone who was involved and able to come! We love you all and can't wait to introduce you to our baby boy! M&C

My feet these days..

So...thought you'd like to see the feet. Normally, these shoes are a lot looser than they appear in this photo. If you look closely...you can see my puffiness popping out where the space is in the shoes. :) I'm drinking TONS of agua too. Imagine what they looked like when I took the shoes off...I had quite the design embedded into my feet. :)

Happy Meowloween!

Happy Fall!!

Okay...so these pictures are in the WRONG order...and I'm not in the right mindset to have to go back and switch them! :)

Matt and I went to Schnepf Farm on Sunday and totally had a blast! It is such a great place to go as a family (to-be!)

We got the chance to just hang out and be with each other...it was a nice fall date! We had a scrumptious over-priced dinner that I'm sure my love loved! It was so much fun to kick back, hang out, walk around, eat some junk food and just be together. Thanks baby! You are an amazing hubba hubba! You rock my world!

10 Weeks Left....

WOW! Time has passed so quickly! It is amAZING to think about the fact that we found out we were pregnant at 3-4 weeks. We are now 30+ weeks and revving up for the big, exciting days we have ahead of us. It is CRAZY to think that we will be a mommie and daddy in a few short weeks! This morning I had a moment of "Oh my gosh!!" thinking about how we are not yet ready! There is still so much to do! We don't have a changing table yet....or a dresser....but we might do some shelving. I DON'T KNOW! :(

While I'm in my mini panic about this, Matt is casually watching The Good, The Bad And The Ugly on TV at 7 in the morning!! He's going to flip when the baby gets here! He's going to be so goo-goo ga-ga about our little baby boy. He was so funny at one of our dr. appts. a few months ago. We were going to talk to the dr. about the process of "when I think I'm in labor", etc. He was asking if, when we were on our way to the hospital, if he should call 911 to tell them he would be the speeding silver Toyota Corolla and that he would not pull over, and that they should give him an escort to the hospital, etc. or "how does that work?" type thing. He was so cute. I told him we would probably have some time to get to the hospital before the baby came. :)

My goals this weekend (potentially UNrealistic):

Get all of the boxes in storage that need to go to storage STAT!!!

Go to Michaels or JoAnn Fabrics to look at wall letters (for his name or initials)

Attempt to decide on a 'theme' for his room...(don't worry, I have SOME idea of what I like...and this may require some bribing of Matt)

Not baby related: Make it to church! :)

Give myself a nice little foot soak - I would do the pedicure part but I would get irritated at not being able to sufficiently and comfortably reach my feet

Immediate: Buy new work shoes: I have been coming home with my feet BLACK from the dye in the shoes. I'm wearing socks..but to no avail, I still have black feet every day. I have been SCRUBBING them every night because I don't want it to stay on me, or cause some funky wierdness to the baby.

So, that's it....we'll see what I accomplish. :)

More random thoughts:

For the last couple of weeks, my belly button has started to 'pop'. :)

I just realized that the hot chocolate I just "had to have" for our trip down here is practically unopened. I only had two packs....on the same night. Hmmm. I guess I could have done without. :)

My 'pantry' / bookshelf full of food stuffed in there to fit looks like crap

Our house is a mess (this has GOT to change)

I'm the most blessed girl in the world to be married to the coolest dude of them all! :)

29 WEEKS!!!

Well, we are 29 weeks pregnant today! We didn't think we were this far...based on WA dr..but that's okay. It is that much more thrilling! It is SO exciting to think about meeting our son in just a few short weeks...okay...2 months is more than a few, but I'm sure we will look back and think about how fast the time went.

My belly button is starting to pop every so slightly! :) The baby has gone through some growth spurts lately and I can totally tell when he moves around that that boy has some muscles!

We had our first AZ dr. appt today and that was exciting. We think we are really going to like him...his whole staff is very kind. Our dr. in WA was so awesome, we were a little concerned (well, I was a little concerned) about finding one just as good here in AZ. :)

Still needing to get that boy's room cleaned out and the crib set up....anyone interested in some sanding and painting??? :)

Also, still looking for some fun big belly picture ideas....I should just ask my sis, as I'm sure she has some cool ideas.....