Yeah I have like one month left. Seriously?? I will have a kid in a month?!? WHAT?!?
I guess it's surreal to me. I've enjoyed being pregnant for the most part. (The vomiting throughout trimester #1 was not so fun). Feeling Boogie kick and move and grow in my stomach, however, has been nothing short of amazing. However - it still is surreal that there will be a KID at the end of all this. I will have to go to give birth, and I will have a little person that will forever be mine. WHOA!
So, we're at "operation finish line" to quote a Gilmorism. Time to get busy getting prepared.
Here are the things I need to accomplish in the month I have left (to name a few):
-Wash ALL the clothes and cloth diapers
-Make curtains
-Finish the artwork for the wall that I started
-Finish the mobile
-Pick up bassinet & pump from my boss
-Get the car seat bases installed in our cars
-Call & line up a pediatrician
-Clean out the downstairs closet for toys, etc.
-Inflate the tires of the stroller (that's right) and store in the garage
-Pack a bag for the hospital
-Make a "to contact" list for once Boogie arrives
-Buy Christmas presents
-Save money
Watch out world - I have one month and motivation!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Shower #2
I'm BACK!
I decided I needed to get a post up about my 2nd baby shower - held on October 11th at my sister Theresa's house.
It was a great time - and once again - everything was amazing. My mom and sister planned an entire pumpkin theme - complete with a pumpkin dessert that was one of the best things I've ever had. (A good new recipe mom - keep that one!). Here are me and the hostesses. (Not our best photo).
My mom's side of the family were almost all in attendance. Her 4 sisters, my cousins, and some of their kids were there. My grandma Chummie came up...Dain's mom, Denise, and I rode down together. One of my best friends Molly even came as well, and brought her little 3 girls! Here's Molly & I - followed by a shot of her youngest, Cora, enjoying the party.
We played some very cute games, including guess the baby food, guess the baby POOP (candy bar), and a timed game of me hanging cloth diapers on a line - as my sister is convinced that these are a stupid idea and uses every chance possible to make it seem like it's going to be horrible :)
The 9 kids in attendance kept busy playing upstairs and down - and Amelia and Molly's 2 older girls played dress up. Here's Amelia:
Once again - I'm so grateful to have these people in my life. I received some wonderful gifts for Boogie - including adorable clothes, cloth diapers, toys, bath gear, and books. It was a wonderful day. Thanks to all!
I decided I needed to get a post up about my 2nd baby shower - held on October 11th at my sister Theresa's house.
It was a great time - and once again - everything was amazing. My mom and sister planned an entire pumpkin theme - complete with a pumpkin dessert that was one of the best things I've ever had. (A good new recipe mom - keep that one!). Here are me and the hostesses. (Not our best photo).
My mom's side of the family were almost all in attendance. Her 4 sisters, my cousins, and some of their kids were there. My grandma Chummie came up...Dain's mom, Denise, and I rode down together. One of my best friends Molly even came as well, and brought her little 3 girls! Here's Molly & I - followed by a shot of her youngest, Cora, enjoying the party.
We played some very cute games, including guess the baby food, guess the baby POOP (candy bar), and a timed game of me hanging cloth diapers on a line - as my sister is convinced that these are a stupid idea and uses every chance possible to make it seem like it's going to be horrible :)
The 9 kids in attendance kept busy playing upstairs and down - and Amelia and Molly's 2 older girls played dress up. Here's Amelia:
Once again - I'm so grateful to have these people in my life. I received some wonderful gifts for Boogie - including adorable clothes, cloth diapers, toys, bath gear, and books. It was a wonderful day. Thanks to all!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
MIA
Yes - I'm MIA this week.
Sorry - no time to do anything...not scan pictures of Boogie's last ultrasound...not write up a summary of my last shower...not ANYTHING as I've been at work all day each day - and rehearsal all night each night.
The good news is - the show is this Saturday so you don't have too long to wait for an update! :)
Sorry - no time to do anything...not scan pictures of Boogie's last ultrasound...not write up a summary of my last shower...not ANYTHING as I've been at work all day each day - and rehearsal all night each night.
The good news is - the show is this Saturday so you don't have too long to wait for an update! :)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Babysitters Club
I'm VERY excited to report that we have a potential daycare!!
Dain's old co-workers SWORE by this woman in Roselle who was SUPER UNBELIEVABLY affordable. When I first found out about Boogie - I asked him to find out her name and info. He tried, but they thought she was full - and one of his old co-workers was trying for #2 and wanted to keep that in mind for this woman as well...
Fast forward to last week. Dain gets an e-mail from one of his old co-workers (they keep in touch) and she reported that her daycare lady's DAUGHTER was going to start doing daycare out of her home as well. Apparently she was just as fabulous, had 3 kids of her own, a big house, and had become friends with this woman at Dain's old work as a result of helping with her mother's daycare. I immediately called her.
After chatting on the phone - I was very excited that she and I got along famously, and she was EXTREMELY affordable compared to the other research I'd done. She even was on board with cloth diapers! In addition, we had a "personal reference" which was really important to me...and her location is reasonable considering where Dain and I work.
SO - we're meeting with her next Sunday. I'm so excited. This has been something that's been really worrying me. I have several other possibilities that I've called - but none were this affordable or personally recommended. I'm hoping that we're as impressed with the situation in person...wish me luck!
Of course - when I wrote the title to this blog - I was immediately sent back in time to thinking about some of my favorite books - The Babysitters Club series! I was obsessed with these in my youth - and my friend and I (like every other young group of girls in our generation) even were going to start our own club! We would swap the books, and LOVED it when the videos came out! I'm now singing the theme song from the show/videos out loud at my desk....GREAT.
Here - relive the past with me...
Dain's old co-workers SWORE by this woman in Roselle who was SUPER UNBELIEVABLY affordable. When I first found out about Boogie - I asked him to find out her name and info. He tried, but they thought she was full - and one of his old co-workers was trying for #2 and wanted to keep that in mind for this woman as well...
Fast forward to last week. Dain gets an e-mail from one of his old co-workers (they keep in touch) and she reported that her daycare lady's DAUGHTER was going to start doing daycare out of her home as well. Apparently she was just as fabulous, had 3 kids of her own, a big house, and had become friends with this woman at Dain's old work as a result of helping with her mother's daycare. I immediately called her.
After chatting on the phone - I was very excited that she and I got along famously, and she was EXTREMELY affordable compared to the other research I'd done. She even was on board with cloth diapers! In addition, we had a "personal reference" which was really important to me...and her location is reasonable considering where Dain and I work.
SO - we're meeting with her next Sunday. I'm so excited. This has been something that's been really worrying me. I have several other possibilities that I've called - but none were this affordable or personally recommended. I'm hoping that we're as impressed with the situation in person...wish me luck!
Of course - when I wrote the title to this blog - I was immediately sent back in time to thinking about some of my favorite books - The Babysitters Club series! I was obsessed with these in my youth - and my friend and I (like every other young group of girls in our generation) even were going to start our own club! We would swap the books, and LOVED it when the videos came out! I'm now singing the theme song from the show/videos out loud at my desk....GREAT.
Here - relive the past with me...
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
GRADUATES!
Last night was our final night of childbirth class. We graduated! (Does that mean I'm allowed to have my baby now?)
We had a short review of stuff we learned about signs of "true labor" - then proceeded to rotate around to various "Labor Stations" - where we tried different methods of coping with labor pains, doing pelvic tilts, and breathing during contractions. Here's an image I found online that shows a bunch of the positions/things we tried last night.
After all that - and a pee break for us big pregnant ladies - we talked about what to expect at the hospital, and helpful items to pack. Then we went into postpardum and what to expect after the baby arrives! We also went over how to introduce your baby & pet safely. (We even got a Delnor Babys&Barks frisbee for Penny!).
We finished everything with a tour of the New Life Maternity Center. I was pretty impressed with the facilities. The labor & delivery rooms were really nice - - and Dain was thrilled to see the huge Sony flatscreens on the wall! After the baby is born - you're moved to a mother/baby room - but they were all full due to a baby boom at Delnor - but we got an idea of what to expect. The rooms have computers, flatscreen TVs, nice bathrooms, etc. They encourage you to keep the baby in the room with you of course - but even at 9:15 last night there were 2 babies in the nursery area that we got to take a peek at. They told us their sizes - so it was a nice reference point. SO weird to realize I'll have one of those in a month and a half!! We got to see a few "gathering" areas they have in the center - as well as a new "garden room" for larger family gatherings that you can use anytime. They have free snacks for the mom and family in a little kitchen area as well. The whole place was very nice.
The whole tour experience made everything VERY real. I know it SHOULD be real by now - but this was like the whole crib thing...it became way more real to realize I'll be in one of those beds - and I'll be the mom to one of those babies!
We had a short review of stuff we learned about signs of "true labor" - then proceeded to rotate around to various "Labor Stations" - where we tried different methods of coping with labor pains, doing pelvic tilts, and breathing during contractions. Here's an image I found online that shows a bunch of the positions/things we tried last night.
After all that - and a pee break for us big pregnant ladies - we talked about what to expect at the hospital, and helpful items to pack. Then we went into postpardum and what to expect after the baby arrives! We also went over how to introduce your baby & pet safely. (We even got a Delnor Babys&Barks frisbee for Penny!).
We finished everything with a tour of the New Life Maternity Center. I was pretty impressed with the facilities. The labor & delivery rooms were really nice - - and Dain was thrilled to see the huge Sony flatscreens on the wall! After the baby is born - you're moved to a mother/baby room - but they were all full due to a baby boom at Delnor - but we got an idea of what to expect. The rooms have computers, flatscreen TVs, nice bathrooms, etc. They encourage you to keep the baby in the room with you of course - but even at 9:15 last night there were 2 babies in the nursery area that we got to take a peek at. They told us their sizes - so it was a nice reference point. SO weird to realize I'll have one of those in a month and a half!! We got to see a few "gathering" areas they have in the center - as well as a new "garden room" for larger family gatherings that you can use anytime. They have free snacks for the mom and family in a little kitchen area as well. The whole place was very nice.
The whole tour experience made everything VERY real. I know it SHOULD be real by now - but this was like the whole crib thing...it became way more real to realize I'll be in one of those beds - and I'll be the mom to one of those babies!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Decisions, Decisions
As you can tell by my ongoing discussions on my diaper bag...I'm the world's worst decision maker - when it comes to the small stuff. Seriously, it's an affliction.
This came up again this weekend in argument-form with the hubster - as I'm up for an upgrade on my cell phone. This means going to the Sprint store, picking a new phone, and activating it for 2 more years. This is not difficult. However - I can't pick a phone. I want a blackberry-type that I can use as a day-planner - but I don't use my phone for the internet or e-mail, and the fact that they make you sign up for a "data" plan is ridiculous - and makes the phone kind of a waste. So - I need a regular phone. But, do I want a flip-phone or this new one with a slide-out keyboard for texting? I don't know. I'm not in a rush to decide - so I didn't make a decision. This drives Dain INSANE as he's a just-go-and-do-it kind of person.
So - here it is, Sunday night, and I still have my old phone that drops calls. Get over it. I did pick a diaper bag though! It's the last one from the most recent diaper bag post.
I'm having it made - as the bag in the photo is a purse-size...so the maker is making a large version with many pockets on the inside. Hooray! HAHA DAIN - I made a decision!
This came up again this weekend in argument-form with the hubster - as I'm up for an upgrade on my cell phone. This means going to the Sprint store, picking a new phone, and activating it for 2 more years. This is not difficult. However - I can't pick a phone. I want a blackberry-type that I can use as a day-planner - but I don't use my phone for the internet or e-mail, and the fact that they make you sign up for a "data" plan is ridiculous - and makes the phone kind of a waste. So - I need a regular phone. But, do I want a flip-phone or this new one with a slide-out keyboard for texting? I don't know. I'm not in a rush to decide - so I didn't make a decision. This drives Dain INSANE as he's a just-go-and-do-it kind of person.
So - here it is, Sunday night, and I still have my old phone that drops calls. Get over it. I did pick a diaper bag though! It's the last one from the most recent diaper bag post.
I'm having it made - as the bag in the photo is a purse-size...so the maker is making a large version with many pockets on the inside. Hooray! HAHA DAIN - I made a decision!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Inherit The Wind
Here's the poster for my theater's new and upcoming show that I'm spending all my free time getting ready for. Between rehearsals, program design, poster design & printing & distribution, press releases, and being the assistant director - I'm a bit wiped.
I thought I'd share the poster with all of you - - this is being done as a partnership with The Kane County Bar Association - and will be performed in the old Kane County Courthouse on 3rd Street in Geneva.
Let me know if you're interested in attending!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)