Fun Sunday Afternoon

Still no baby in hand, but fun non-the-less! Today in order not to sit around and wish to be in labor, I invited my friend Kaeley over to hang out with me. We had a very good time talking as Kaeley is 24 weeks pregnant with her first son. It was fun to share stories and give a heads up. We went to my favorite coffee shop down the street and enjoyed their comfy couch. Then we went to Target where Kaeley got me a mobile for the baby crib - it is classic pooh and just the cutest thing ever! She also talked me into buying the stuffed piglet that they had. Usually they don't have piglet, and there were only two left, so I am glad she talked me into it. Now we are ready for the baby to come. While we were at target we saw lots of pregnant women, apparently they (we) are out in droves today.

Kaeley and I also took a baby bump picture - as she is now definitely showing. I look more miserable than I feel - that will teach me to take a picture with no makeup on, Aunt Cynthia would hang her head!

Chronicles of Unwasted Time...

Since I have been given all this extra time to get ready for the baby, I have been trying to take advantage of it! I get so much done everyday - it almost makes me feel that I should do more when I am not pregnant!! Oh well. Anyway, I have been doing very important things like getting a pedicure (wouldn't want the doc to see unkept feet!), making sure that everything is picked up each night before we go to bed, nothing gets left till the morning anymore (I wouldn't want to have to come home to a dirty house), making sure that all the laundry is kept done(who wants to have to go to the hospital naked to have a child??), packing my hospital bag (we realised that we should do that now that she could be here anytime!), and last but not least, finishing the christening gown.

I am so happy that the gown turned out so well. For those of you who are seamstresses (Sarah, Grandma, Aunt Cynthia, Aunt Diana...), please don't look too closely. I lost my zipper foot for my machine, and had to do that part by hand. This was only my fourth project, first was a blanket, second was a book and third was a straight skirt - which I finished just before I started gaining pregnancy weight. So, this was quite the undertaking for me. It took me a long time and I had to re-do parts of the dress, several times. I have not finished the bonnet yet, and at this point pulling it all out again just makes me a little sick - so maybe she will be bonnet-less, it is summer after all.

Of course, I am praying that she fits into the dress, with as long as she is waiting to come out, she could be fifteen pounds, and I would have to get her something else to wear! But I will cross my fingers.

I am so glad that I finished it though, it is now a remembrance of my wedding, and a (soon) baptism. I plan to embroider KayLynn's initials on the back when she is baptised. I do want to wait until she is here though because, who knows she may not be KayLynn - you can never be too sure. Here is the picture of the dress.

Different Ways of Handling Heat...

Well, It has been a hot few days. The weather has been so beautiful here. The challenge: Finding something cool enough for a pregnant woman in the summer, and yet nice enough for the office!! As I was cleaning the other day I noticed that Crickett, likes to stretch out during the hot times and let the fan in the living room blow on her - she was so cute that I decided to take a picture. Here she is - apparently it is her belly that gets hot too!!

"D" Day plus two

Or as the office calls it, "Day three of baby watch". The Lord has been giving Max and I blessing after blessing. Yesterday at work my big boss offered to make a position for me in the Tacoma office. Her reasoning - she did not want me to quit due to the commute and having to deal with a newborn. So now, I will be just a few minutes away from my house for work! Such an unexpected blessing! I am also thankful that the Lord has blessed us so that I do not have to work full-time, but I can go back to work part-time (20 hrs) and still have most of my time with our little one...

Also, KayLynn has decided that she is perfectly happy where she is! Believe it or not, this is a blessing. Both my mother (Terri) and my best friend (Brenda) will be coming to Washington for visits the first week in August. This means that I will still be on baby leave from work when they are here and I will get to spend lots of time with them. I can't wait to see them. And, the weather is so beautiful that we will be able to spend a lot of time outside and on the water. KayLynn, of course, will have to be covered and kept cool, but it will be fun. If any of you cant reach me in the weeks following the birth, I am probably at Aunt Cynthia's on the dock.

Well, that’s the update for now...

A Year of Blessings...

Today is Max and my one-year anniversary! I am so thankful to the Lord for giving me such a wonderful husband. I cannot imagine having enjoyed this year more, or having grown more in love with him than I was on our wedding day. Everyday I have more reasons to thank the Lord for giving me this man. I look forward to the future and Lord-willing, many more years together.

The traditional "First-Year" gift is supposed to be something paper. We intend to give eachother a birth certificate! It will probably be a few days late, but it will last forever!

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to the Giampapa's for their newest edition! Praise the Lord that he came and is big, healthy and happy. Remember to keep them in your prayers as they adjust to life with two little guys.

3 days to go...

Well, here we are. Three days to go. Just waiting to see if this little girl likes to be on a schedule or if she wants to be stubborn and comes in her own sweet time. We are praying that she wants to come early so that we can begin enjoying her now, and so I don't have to go back to work next week!! We shall see.

The bet at work is that I will have her before Monday the 7th. However, it does not seem that way now.