Housework

i did a TON of stuff over the weekend. i'm very proud of myself to be able to cross off so many things. i patched and painted the baby's closet, painted the hallway ceiling, painted the bathroom ceiling, painted the trim on the bathroom doorway, touched up the blue paint on the bathroom walls, caulked between the vanity and walls, calked between the shower and the walls, cleaned the toiled, installed new knobs on the baby's dresser, and measured for shelves in the baby's closet. :) i just about made my ankles explode, due to water retention from standing/over activity, but dang it makes a huge difference having those things out of the way.

the baby's room is so close to being done! all we need to do is install shelves and a closet bar, move the dresser in the closet, and maybe buy a rug, and we're done. there are a few baby supplies we are still waiting on, but as far as decorating goes, we're just about there.

we ordered the carseat last week, so hopefully it gets here before...the baby! supposedly it will be here no later than the 7th of July. since my due date is August 6, i think we have plenty of time.

we'll be buying a few other things next weekend but mostly stuff like pacifiers, swaddle blankets, burp clothes, nail trimmers, diaper changing pad cover, and some misc. breastfeeding supplies. which brings me to a whole different subject: breastfeeding and working. i want to try to make it 6 months this time! 2 of those months i will be home, so that shouldn't be a problem, but i'm going to try MY BEST to pump at work. it's going to challenging, from what i've heard, but it's also very doable. the great thing is you can rent a double electric breast pump from the local hospital if you are a full-time mom. all you have to buy are the storage supplies and have a cooler to keep the milk in while your at work.  i just hope it's easier this time with Presley than it was with Trinity. i only lasted 3 months with Trinity because it was so hard. but, i didn't really try very hard to make it work either. i'm going to vow to do my best because i know that is what's best for the baby!

35 Weeks Pregnant (almost)

I have a 5 1/2 lb baby in my uterus...WHAT? Seems crazy to think about. I just don't feel like the baby could possibly be that big. But then I come to the realization that I'm due in 5 weeks and I guess it makes sense!

35 Weeks Pregnant

Photos with my new camera!

Bubbas...

   

Grandpa...over for dinner and a game of go fish!

 

Here's just a photo from my doctor's office that I walk to in SLO:

Silly faces before bed time:

And just a picture of some flowers that I see when I go for a walk during lunch:

More blogging to come later...were going to see Toy Story 3 at the Sunset Drive-In tonight at 8:30!

Nesting?

i've been totally freaking out about our house. i can't sit still in the evening after work because i know there are a million things that i want to get done before the baby comes. and time is running out! i can easily name 10 projects that MUST be completed ASAP: patch corner in baby's closet, paint patch, install shelving in closet, paint ceiling in hallway, install baseboard in hallway, paint ceiling in bathroom, fix doors on vanity in bathroom, paint trim on bathroom doorway, buy and install new doors for bathroom, kid's rooms, and masterbedroom...i could go on, and on, and on. i sit around all day at work, working nontheless, but still..i sit most of the time (thank goodness) so i'm not exactly physically exhausted like OTHER people (hunny) when i get home. my brain is usually working the most when i'm at work, so it's actually relaxing to come home and do something mindless...like painting or cleaning, to distract myself from any stress or anxiety caused by more complicated matters at work.

so, the question is: is this behavior "nesting", or am i just being normal? :)

Wow, I'm the WORST blogger ever.

i'm 34 weeks pregnant. that's right. its been 17 weeks since i blogged last about my prenancy. i failed this one miserably, but at least i'm back.

when we found out the sex of the baby, they also told us that it was possible HE had down syndrome, or possibly something worse, like Trisomy 18.  we we're absolutely devastated. the doc recommended an immediate amnio, which i agreed to. he made me feel like it was an emergency situation and i really didn't have any choice. i was in shock until we got into the car. then chris and i cried. we couldn't even be happy that we were having a boy we were so overwhelmed.

three weeks later.

everything is fine. no down syndrome, and no more soft-markers for genetic abnormalities. this boy is "normal".

we have decided on a name: PRESLEY MICHAEL BEEBE

he's due in 6 weeks and we couldn't be more excited.