| 2008-07-03 (32 weeks) |
Maternity Photos!!!!
So we got the photo slide show this morning from the maternity shoot that we did a few weeks ago. And the slid show brought me to tears. I mean as soon as the music began I started crying. I am not sure if it was the hormones or the fact that I am REALLY pregnant and Aiden will be here is just a matter of weeks!!!! Probably a little of both.
The woman that took the photos was really sweet with a great personality. And she took some beautiful pictures. I cant wait for her to take the newborn pictures. I would put the link to the pictures on here but the slide show will only be availible for a few weeks. But I will post one picture in the photo album for viewing.
Other than that nothing really special going on. I am nesting right now so I have been getting everything together that I think Aiden will need. The essentials. I am getting bottles and formula just in case I cant breast feed. Plus stuff like the lotions, bath soap, detergent, hangers, etc. So I think that I have everything together. I just need to make sure that I get the changing pad and covers. Plus the mattress pad for his crib. But I think the other stuff will be bought at the next shower. Which is GREAT!!!! As long as I get the car seat I will be good to go...lol.
The meeting that I had tonight was canceled...thank God...so now I am just lounging. Not quite sure what I am going to be doing for the 4th of July but Aiden's father said something about going to his Aunts house...we will see.
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| 2008-06-29 (32 weeks) |
 Childbirth class and Nursery!!!
So I guess I will go in order.
First:
We had our childbirth preparation class yesterday and i found it to be pretty informative. I already knew a lot of what she was saying already...only because I have read about 3 books!!!! But I had not yet understood when I was suppose to call the doctor or go to the hospital when in labor...but now i know. I am also even more confident that I can do a natural childbirth after this class. My biggest concern was if I tore would I feel myself tearing...and the answer is no...so I am all good now. Aiden's dad did not seem to interested in the class until after lunch...we went to Hooters (had a craving...lol) and he had two beers. So when we got back to class he was very alert. The only time before lunch that he showed signs of life was when we were watching the first birthing tape...he was making all kinds of noises. I hope he does not do that in the room. I have to admit that I am a little worried about him in the delivery room. Supportive is not his strong suit...or at least it has not been during this pregnancy...and I can just hear him saying something off the wall or not being there when I need for him to be. I guess that is why I will have Mommy as back up!!!! Mommy will always take care of her baby and motivate me to accomplish my goal of natural childbirth. All in all it was a great class. Now I just have to reschedule my lactation appointment so I can find out for real if I will be able to breast feed. That is one of my biggest fears...that I wont be able to. I guess it will make me feel lees of a woman but it would be my fault...I was not thinking about having kids when I had my breast reduction 9 years ago.
Second:
So when we came home from the class I was pooped. I mean the class was from 9-4pm and of course I got up 20 million times to go to the bathroom. AND Aiden was moving around the WHOLE class. So needless to say I could NOT get comfortable. But Aiden's dad seemed to have all kinds of energy so he went straight to putting together the crib and the changing table (the dresser will not be here for a couple weeks). Everything looks beautiful!!!!! We got the crib from Wal-mart...yes my bourgeois self said Wal-mart...lol. It is a Storkcraft crib that cost less than $300 and looks like it cost $1000. The wood is beautiful and it converts to a toddler bed as well as a full size bed (but looks more like a twin). I am SOOOOOO happy with how it turned out. I cant wait until we get the mattress and the bedding and the rest of the furniture.
Now I am sitting in bed after eating WAY too much for breakfast...getting ready to do what all mothers dread...write thank you card for the baby shower!!!! UGH...I am not looking forward to this AT ALL. And of course Aiden's father has all kinds of crap to say about me not having done it yet, but I don't hear him asking me if he could help. All he does is bitch and moan about stuff. And he had the nerve to say that I have mood swings...he has had more pregnancy symptoms than I have in the past 8 months. He needs to get it together because it is irritating!!!
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| 2008-06-26 (31 weeks) |
Cleaning House...
So the house is getting cleaned today. And I am too excited. I HATE to vacume and HATE even more to dust (because of allergies). So dusting is the main focus of the cleaning today...oh and I hate cleaning my hard wood floors as well...lol.
So they are going to dust EVERYTHING...especially the baseboards. Then tomorrow we have the carpet cleaners coming. Then the furniture will get put together this weekend. There is nothing like clean carpet...and I mean NOTHING!!! We do the ChemDry carpet cleaners and it really does dry like in an hour or so.
Not doing too much work today, but I have to go and take care of a couple things once the cleaning lady leaves. Nothing much else to report. We have a doctors appointment tomorrow for our routine 2 week check up. I think after our next appointment we will be going every week. I am NOT looking forward to those appointments because for those I think they are going to start making me get naked again. I don't like exams too much but this is the nature of being pregnant I guess...lol. Oh and we do our childbirth preparation classes this weekend as well. Now THAT i am looking forward to. In addition to the childbirth preparation they will go over newborn care and stuff like that. So this should be fun. Hopefully Aiden's Father will go in there with a open mind and a closed mouth...lol. Until next time...
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| 2008-06-22 (31 weeks) |
NURSERY!!!!!!
So I don't know if I have expressed this before but I am a bit of a control freak. I have gotten better in the past few years but for the most part...I am still a control freak. I have had this vision of what I wanted Aiden's nursery to look like in my head for the past few months and was really bummed that I could not paint (I do love to paint...I painted my whole house in about a week when I first bought it).
So I had to let Aiden's Dad do it...who does not really paint more or less stencil (and those of you that have stenciled before know that stenciling is a whole nother ball game from just painting a room). On a few occasions I tried to organize a paint part y of people that I knew were decent painters...or at least had a light hand. And every time the plans fell through. So I got all the supplies needed, and had to just let go. Man that was hard for me to do.
So Aiden's Dad asked me yesterday afternoon how to do the stenciling. And I explained it to the best of my ability and then went to the grocery store scared out of my mind because I KNEW that he was not going to let me into that room once he started (because of the fumes....but I think it was to torture me as well...lol). My moms guy came over and I IMMEDIATELY sent him upstairs so I could get a progress check and see how Aiden's Dad was doing. Jessie said that he was doing fine and that it looked good. I still wanted to go up there. Then my mom came by and she went up there...I didn't tell her to but she is nosey and more of a control freak than I am...lol. And she said that he was doing good as well. I STILL wanted to go up there.
(Let me preface by saying that I bought non-toxic no fume paint on purpose. 1. because it was our sons room and I didn't want the lingering smell of paint in there and 2. because I thought that if I got that kind then I would be able to AT LEAST poke my head in to see the progress. Well that didn't happen...lol. )
So after Jessie went up there a second time and said that he was proud of Paul I could not take it anymore and had to at least TRY to get a sneak peek. Paul yelled at me to get off the third floor!!!! I could not even smell paint, but he was not having it. So at that point I just said that what was the worst that could happen? It is just paint.
So this morning I woke up and the FIRST thing I wanted to know was if I could go and see the room and he said yes. OMG...it is PERFECT!!!! He did a WONDERFUL job. There was a little bleeding on the larger circles but he had warned me about that the night before and I said that we could fix it. The name stencil that I ordered came out PERFECT. It looks just like it did on his invitation...like it was printed on the wall and not painted. Aiden's dad decided not to do any polka dots in the chocolate (the color of the name), but to do them in the two shades of blue and white. And that was a great decision. It looks so nice on the green background (and I was a little worried about that as well).
My vision is now a reality and I could not be happier. I think that he just went up there to put a couple more circles in one corner that we agreed could use a few small ones. And he took his camera up there as well...so I will put a picture up in the album later today...or attach it to this post. But I think that you get to see it better if it was in the photo album. but I AM SO EXCITED!!!!! I cant wait to get the room cleaned and carpet cleaned and the furniture put together this week. So by the end of next weekend the room will be almost complete...minus the rocker.
So until next time!!!!
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