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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Tylers first....earthquake????

Yep, that is right.  Last Friday we had a 3.7 earthquake here in Maryland at 5:04AM.  Of course, I was awake and my husband was, too.  We can thank Tyler for that.  :-)  It wasn't scary at all, just strange.  It lasted all of 15 seconds, you could hear the rumble of the ground and items shaking but nothing fell or broke.  I wonder if Tyler could even feel it in my belly?


Checking In: 40 Weeks and a few days

How far along? 40 weeks and 3 days  Here is a belly pic:















Total weight gain/loss: I've lost count and don't even care anymore.  I  just cant wait to loose it all.





Maternity clothes? definitely yes.  Even some of them don't fit anymore.  My maternity shirts don't cover the huge belly anymore.






Stretch marks? I think maybe a few small ones on my hips. I have been paying extra special attention to those spots when lotioning up in the AM and PM.







Sleep: Ever two hours at night in between waking up to pee and to turn over. Now I am up at 4AM for a few hours.  At least I can catch the news.





Best moment this week: scheduling my induction.  At least now there is light at the end of this tunnel.  I'm still hoping he will come on his own in the next few days.  If not, he will be here Friday.




Movement: yes, stretches and sticks his little bum out under my ribs. Makes it hard to breathe but is so darn cute!





Food cravings: Whole Fruit frozen bars



Gender: BOY!!!!



Labor Signs: I WISH!!




Belly Button in or out? still in, guess it's not coming out.




What I miss: being able to sleep straight through the night. My old body and agility.




What I am looking forward to: meeting my baby and getting back into shape!
 

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Nursery Update: My Glider is here!!!

I am so excited that my glider is finally here.  I have been waiting for over 2 months since they are made to order.  It's so comfortable and I love that it's a slip cover so I can wash it if it gets dirty or change it out for a different color later on.

Here it is (you can also see the new black out curtains in the background):












































Nursery is almost complete.  We are just waiting on the lamp and the curtain rings.

On another note, below is a picture of the adorable baby booties that my mom knitted for Tyler.  SO CUTE!!!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Checking In: 38 Weeks and waiting...

How far along? 38 weeks





Total weight gain/loss: I've lost count and don't even care anymore.





Maternity clothes? definitely yes




Stretch marks? I think maybe a few small ones on my hips.  I have been paying extra special attention to those spots when lotioning up in the AM and PM.





Sleep: Ever two hours at night in between waking up to pee and to turn over.




Best moment this week: My Dr. saying - what are you doing here, I thought you would have had the baby by now??? 





Movement: yes, stretches and sticks his little bum out under my ribs.  Makes it hard to breathe but is so darn cute!



Food cravings: Anything cold.



Gender: BOY!!!!




Labor Signs: Had some false labor contractions I was able to time.  30 seconds each every 10 minutes but they went away.



Belly Button in or out? still in, guess it's not coming out.




What I miss: being able to sleep straight through the night. My old body and agility.





What I am looking forward to: meeting my baby and getting back into shape!

Shower Thank You's

Here are some pictures of my shower thank you's.  They were designed by RockPaperDove on Etsy.  I had them printed and matched up the envelopes and lables at Paper Source.
























Checking In: 37 Weeks and Bags are Packed!

How far along? 37 weeks



Total weight gain/loss: Last appointment it was 26lbs.




Maternity clothes? definitely yes




Stretch marks? not yet, but I'm not sure how much more my belly can stretch



Sleep: It seems I'm always tired and not really able to sleep. 




Best moment this week: Best moment last week was finding out I am 1cm dilated and 60% effaced!  Woohoo!  Progress!  Also, getting those bags packed for the hospital and the diaper bag:























Movement: yes, he's so strong!




Food cravings: Anything cold.



Gender: BOY!!!!





Labor Signs: no







Belly Button in or out? still in, I was sure it would be out by now.




What I miss: being able to sleep straight through the night. My old body and agility.




What I am looking forward to: meeting my baby and getting back into shape!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Nursery Update

Below are pictures of the toy chest/book shelf we bought from Land of Nod with our 15% registry completion discount. I loved the navy color and think it ties the green closet in with the rest of the room. Right now it holds extra diapers and wipes but soon enough will be holding lots of toys!





















Here are a few pictures of the rest of the room.  We are still waiting on our glider, curtains, and lamp from Pottery Barn Kids.



Tuesday, June 15, 2010

My Eastern Shore Shower

I had a great time at my 1st shower.  I loved seeing everyone and talking baby talk with all the moms. 

Tyler got lots of goodies.














All my favorite foods. Who am I kidding, ALL my favorite foods wouldn't fit on one table. :-)














The awesome cake to fit the nautical theme:














The Pregos:


















Some of the Salisbury crew:

















Checking In: 36 Weeks

How far along? 36 weeks



Total weight gain/loss: Last appointment it was 24lbs.



Maternity clothes? definitely yes



Stretch marks? no



Sleep: It's getting harder to sleep and I find that I have to wake up to flip over.  So I'm up just about every 2 hours.  I guess it's my body's way of preparing me for what is to come??



Best moment this week: Breastfeeding Class - I am both intrigued and mystified by everything surrounding this.  I look at all the crazy apparatus in the store and have no idea where to even begin.  I'm looking forward to getting some insight.



Movement: yes, he's so strong!



Food cravings: Ice Cream and anything with ice cream in it.  I normally don't even like ice cream that much.



Gender: BOY!!!!



Labor Signs: no



Belly Button in or out? still in, I was sure it would be out by now.



What I miss: being able to sleep straight through the night. I have to wake up to roll over.



What I am looking forward to: the end of all classes and baby related tasks on my to-do list.  And getting all my back ordered items on Pottery Barn Kids registry!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Checking in: 32 Weeks

How far along? 32 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I've lost count but Dr. says I'm good!

Maternity clothes? definitely yes

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: still pretty good but getting harder to turn over and is it just me or is it hot at night??? ;-)

Best moment this week: Looking forward to my shower on Saturday

Movement: yes, I love it! I think he gets stronger every day

Food cravings: I've gotten my taste for coffee back and had a decaf the other day. After going so long with absolutely no caffeine, I can say for sure that even decaf has some caffeine. This wont be a habit.

Gender: BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: no

Belly Button in or out? still in

What I miss: being able to sleep straight through the night. I have to wake up to roll over.

What I am looking forward to: the end of our birth class and hospital tour

Other Updates: My shower is this weekend and I'm really excited to see everyone!!

Monday, May 17, 2010

When bad landscaping happens to good people

I ALMOST feel bad posting about my neighbor because he's such a nice person...almost.  I've been wanting to take these pictures of his "updates" for a while but he was always in the front yard working.  Last time the Husband and I were walking he stopped us to tell us that the city had given him 3 infraction warnings and declared his front yard a public nucance.  He said he had to get out there and finish some of his projects because the next infraction would carry a hefty fine.  Hmmm...I guess we are not the only ones that find his yard a HOT MESS. 

Without further adue, here are the updates.  You can judge for yourself:









Back to the grind...

Our relaxing weekend is over.  We had a great time at the Hyatt Chesapeake Bay.  We were greeted at check in with a mimosa for the Husband and a sparking grape juice for me.  We decided to change into bathing suits right away and lounge by the pool for the afternoon.  I planned to do some blogging from there but I was too relaxed and fell asleep!  Here was the view from my chair:














Here is a picture from Jeff's chair:















Not the greatest picture but I forgot my camera and had to use my cell phone camera.  There were tons of kids at the resort but they were all well behaved and quite amusing to watch and listen to.  They had tons of fun on that water slide in the background.  We decided to try a few restaurants that were not on the Hyatt property (the reviews on the food at the Hyatt were not so great).  We ate at Jimmie & Sook's for lunch.  Food was great and very reasonably priced.  All their seafood is local MD seafood.  We really liked this place, so much in fact, we went back again on Sunday for dinner before heading home. 
We wanted to eat at Bistro Poplar for dinner and even made reservations to do so earlier in the day.  We showed up at the right time and were told (by a snotty hostest) that we didn't have a reservation that they person we spoke to on the phone put us on a waiting list?!?  I was really disappointed, their menu on line looks amazing and they got great reviews.  After dealing with their attitude and unprofessional handling of their mix up we decided to go somewhere else for dinner and settled on CanvasBack's.  Their food was mediocre at best (very salty) and the place smelled gross.  We sat in the pub section and could hear the cook screaming at our waitress.  Then their entertainment started - a woman singing and playing piano.  Sounded like a drag queen on crack.  We were laughing as we left because they had speakers outside the restaurant and all you could hear was the singers voice - you didn't even have the piano to drown out the awfulness!!
We drove back to the resort and had smores by the fire (every night they light the outdoor chimney and you can purchase a packet of smores supplies in the gift shop.  It was nice and relaxing.  There was  a wedding reception going on at one of the pools so we had music in the back ground.
The next day we lounged by the pool and played a game of mini golf. 



















All in all, a successful weekend of relaxation and bliss!  Now back to the grind....work, birth classes, glucose test, pediatrician interviews....

Friday, May 14, 2010

Checking In: 30 Weeks

This week feels like it should be a milestone but I guess it really isn't.  Only 10 weeks to go until I meet my little man!!

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: ???  I lost count a few weeks in

Maternity clothes? definitely yes but still able to wear some of my non-maternity clothes too.

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: still pretty good but getting harder to turn over.

Best moment this week: Baby kicked his Daddy in the head - lol!!  It was so funny!!

Movement: yes, I love it!  It feels like he gets stronger every day.

Food cravings: still Chocolate Milk. I've been making smoothies in the morning with milk, ice, banana, chocolate, and spinach.  Trust me - you can't even taste the spinach!  Tastes sooo yummy!!!

Gender: BOY!!!!


Labor Signs: no


Belly Button in or out? still in


What I miss: being able to comfortably cross my legs.


What I am looking forward to: getting a few more items knocked off my to-do list (last time it was birth classes, newborn baby class, Child Infant CPR class)  This time its Pediatrician interviews, daycare contract, and delivery of dresser and glider for the nursery.


Other Updates: We are headed out of town this weekend for a relaxing trip.  I'm really looking forward to it!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Looking forward to a relaxing weekend away...














Somehow I was able to score a one night stay at any Hyatt in the world for free.  Since we have limited funds with the little one coming we decided not to travel too far so we will be staying at the Hyatt Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, MD this weekend.  I'm looking forward to relaxing pool side with a (virgin) pina colada!

They give you a smores package at check in so you can roast your own smores by the fire after dark here:

Friday, May 7, 2010

Baby Shower

I'm really excited for my first baby shower in a few weeks.  I picked out the perfect dress below

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Nursery Art Work

Since I have been getting the nursery together I have been looking online, mostly at Etsy, for some Nautical artwork.  Below are some of the items I  have come accross that I like and feel like would work in that room and coordinate nicely with the theme.  The first one is my absolute favorite.





















Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Nursery Progress

We are slowly buying our furniture to complete the nursery. We had new carpet installed about a month ago, purchased and assembled the crib about 2 weeks ago, and painted the closet green. I'm so excited to see my plan come together!

Since the walls are painted a soft grey color (sterling by Behr) I wanted a pop of color in the closet. We chose garland green by Benjamin Moore.







Here is a pic of the closet:














Jeff putting together the crib. I especially like the last one - it looks like he is stuck under there - lol!


Monday, May 3, 2010

Checking in: 28 Weeks

I am officially in my third trimester this week! Very exciting for me.

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I've lost count but Dr. says I'm good!

Maternity clothes? definitely yes

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: still pretty good but getting harder to turn over.

Best moment this week: Making it to the end of a 5k walk in DC. I think I will be taking it easy from this point on. My legs are sore!

Movement: yes, I love it!

Food cravings: still Chocolate Milk. I was worried about all the high fructose corn syrup I was ingesting by drinking all this chocolate milk (seriously, at least a glass a day) so I found an alternative brand sold at our local MOM's grocery store called Santa Cruz. It's not exactly healthy but at least I have an alternative. I've been switching off every other day.

Gender: BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: no

Belly Button in or out? still in

What I miss: sushi!!!

What I am looking forward to: getting a few items knocked off my to-do list (birth classes, newborn baby class, Child Infant CPR class)

Other Updates: We found a day care provider! Finally! This, by far, has been the most difficult baby related task for us.

Monday, April 12, 2010

So cute and on sale...how could I resist?

I bought Jeff and Tyler matching shirts today. It's just too cute, I HAD to do it!




Checking In: 25 weeks

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I've lost count but Dr. says I'm good!

Maternity clothes? yes

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: pretty good but with LOTS of pillows. Seriously, I can't even see my husband sleeping right next to me because of all the pillows I have!

Best moment this week: It's finally warm outside and I got to walk a lot.

Movement: yes, he's a very active little guy already

Food cravings: Chocolate Milk and Strawberry Yogurt Smoothies

Gender: BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: no

Belly Button in or out? in

What I miss: cute clothes. I keep getting e-mails from JCrew and Banana Republic...one day soon...

What I am looking forward to: seeing Becky get married at my Church this weekend and hanging out with a bunch of old friends.

Other Updates: I've started a garden and Im very proud to say I havent killed anything yet! 2 kinds of lettuce, tomatos, cherry tomatos, cilantro, and basil.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Baby Pena's Nursery

It has taken me a while to get all my thoughts together on a nursery project. My husband and I love boating and being on the water so we decided on a nautical theme. Here is a mood board I put together for the items I want in the nursery. The room we are using has bright grey walls (Sterling) and white trim (Billowy Down), both are Behr paint from Home Depot.




Crib: PotteryBarnKids (PBK) Catalina, Dresser: PBK Darcy, Bedding: BRU Nautica, Lamp: PBK Parker Shade and Cortland Base, Laundry Basket: PBK Canvas Tote, Glider: PBK Eco in stone brushed twill, Table: JCPenny Radner, Curtains: PBK SailCloth, Throw Pillows: Etsy Recycled SailCloth

Baby Pena's Photo Shoot - 20 Weeks



21 Weeks

We had our 20 week sonogram last weekend and found out Baby Pena is a boy!!! We got some great sonogram pictures of him and even some 4D shots of his cute little face! SOOO exciting!! Now I can start planning a nursery!

Now for the weekly follow up that I have been really bad about posting:

Pregnancy Quiz
How far along? 21 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +10 lbs

Maternity clothes? yes

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: pretty good but with LOTS of pillows. Seriously, I can't even see my husband sleeping right next to me because of all the pillows I have!

Best moment this week: Best moment about 2 weeks ago was being able to feel the baby. So very cool to feel that he's happily moving around. And while we were listening to his heartbeat at the doctors office he kicked the doppler! I guess he didnt like being poked!

Movement: yes, he's a very active little guy already

Food cravings: Once I get something in my head I have to have it. Im trying to be good about giving into my cravings and now that the weather is good I will be able to be outside more.

Gender: BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: no

Belly Button in or out? in

What I miss: sushi, I would say beer but I never really liked beer before, that is a reason I was convinced it was a boy - I have never craved beer before!

What I am looking forward to: seeing my baby boy for the first time

Other Updates: I am heading back to my hometown this weekend to hang out with my prego best friends - we are having a slumber party complete with 80's music, and junk food!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

11 Weeks - Fig

Post written 01.06.10

Pregnancy Quiz
How far along? 11 1/2 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +2 lbs

Maternity clothes? a mixture of regular and maternity. mostly regular clothes with a belly band

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: so much better now that Im taking yoga

Best moment this week: drs appt on Friday - I cant wait!

Movement: no

Food cravings: pizza

Gender: ?? Im hoping they can tell on Friday but I doubt it

Labor Signs: no

Belly Button in or out? in

What I miss: sushi, red wine

What I am looking forward to: finding out the gender

Other Updates: Started prenatal yoga this week and I highly recomend it. I slept so good after that class.