This past week has been pretty busy. John and I have gone into full blown nesting mode. We have organized pretty much every closet in our house. Then last Thursday, John's brother came over and helped him put all of our stuff that we are not using up in our attic so we have plenty of room in the baby's giant walk in closet (which is bigger than ours by the way). Our house is looking more organized than ever...wonder how long that will last once the baby comes.
Friday and Saturday were nice. We spent the weekend at my parent's house in Riverside and I helped my Mom with baby shower stuff. The invites went out, so now it's just countdown time! She is also almost done making the centerpieces! She is very ahead since the shower isn't until the beginning of September. Her and I are very much alike in that we do not like to procrastinate! I am so excited, I cannot wait!
On Sunday, I went to my friend Dena's babyshower. It was the most beautiful baby shower I have ever been to. There was not one detail that was left untouched and they had a great turnout. I wouldn't expect any less from my friend Katie (her sister) and their mom Maureen! They are event planners and they helped with our wedding. They do an amazing job! It was also so nice to see so many of my girlfriend's from high school! I've missed them so much!
Monday through today were pretty uneventful, same ole weekly work stuff. I have however, decided that I'm going to take a better attitude about the whole weight gain thing though. Well, I am not sure if it's a better attitude or a better approach. I figure, I am not going to allow myself to whine if I am not doing anything to make it better. So I have started eating much much healthier and have given myself a goal of doing my pregnancy workout DVD at least 3 times a week and walking with John on the days he doesn't have to work. My inspiration is the baby shower for now...I don't want to be a giant blob at my shower, so I have 6.5 weeks to get it together!
On another note, I have noticed that being pregnant makes me extremely indecisive. I bought that pink Petunia Pickle Bottom bag a couple weeks ago and I liked it... for about 1 day. Then as I looked at it more and more, I realized that something with that much pink is probably not going to match with a lot of my outfits and since I bought it with the intention of using it as a purse too, that would somewhat defeat the purpose. So I returned it and got this one instead...
I figured black and white go with a lot more things and red is my favorite color so its perfect! I really do love this one and I've had it for over a week now so I think I won't change my mind again lol.
Our exciting thing for this upcoming week is that we are getting our carpet replaced tomorrow! You have no idea what a big deal this is to us. When we bought our house, we had some work done to our kitchen and bathroom and the workers completely ruined the brand new carpet with their work boots. Our lovely dog Charlie has also done a number on it with his chewing. We have been wanting to do this for a while now but figured now was a perfect time since we don't want the baby crawling on gross carpet. We plan to enforce a no shoes rule once the carpet is replaced, no matter how crazy we look lol. Now we just have to figure out a way to keep Charlie from getting it dirty with his paws since he follows the no shoes rule as part of his lifestyle that includes going outside. (Thank goodness he is well past the chewing stage now.)
This is also exciting because it means that we finally get to put the crib together and in her room! We figured there was no point in building it just so the carpet installers would have to take it out again and risk damaging it. But after tomorrow, we can! The dresser and changing table are still on back order so we will have to wait for those. For anyone who hasn't seen the set. It is the Simmons Vancouver set. We got it at Bergstrom's. They have beautiful baby furniture there! Here are some pics:
Anyway, thanks to those of you who read this! Hope I am not too boring...or annoying lol.
5 comments:
Love the furniture!! Super excited for the two of you. Don't sweat the weight gain, you'll lose it running after baby. this is a great time to indulge a lil!
-jaime
Yay! I'm anxious to get all the invites for our shower. I need to get addresses and what not. OMG!Your diaper bag is even cuter! I can't wait to get ming =)
omg!!! what a great little blog to read!! i love this! you have picked out such beautiful things!! and seriously, don't let any weight gaining get you down right now! this is the time to eat what you want (well, to an extent...i wouldn't recommend any of the fried stuff at the fair...lol) but you are going to have crazy cravings and stuff and there is no point in making yourself miserable. and yes, you will totally lose it. and i KNOW you look fine and are just being hard on yourself! you're beautiful!! i'm so excited for your shower! i just got your invite yesterday! =0) ...it's so weird...i remember sliding down the stairs and freezing bras in the orizaba house like it was yesterday, and now you're almost a mommy!! i am so happy for you! and you have a wonderful husband and amazing family! i love you and everyone tons! <3 can't wait to read more blogs! and see more cute pics! xoxoxo
Jamie, thank you so much! We are super excited too! I know I can indulge a little...I think I've just been indulging too much lol! Hope you guys can make it to the shower! We would love to see you guys!
Arisha, it's so much fun planning the shower...or at least helping my mom plan it. When are you ordering your bag?
Michelle, I'm glad you like it! I hope I am not boring people lol. I haven't had any crazy cravings, just generally hungry all the time lol, but thank you...I hope I don't look as bad to others as I look to myself lol. I can't wait to see you guys! Even though the pregnancy feels totally real, I don't think the whole being a mommy thing has completely hit me yet...but you definitely make it look like a great experience!
So much happened while I was out of touch. First, I've known you half my life, but never new (affirmatively anyway) that your favorite color was red. I knew you loved red, but you never explicitly told me that your favorite color is red. So we learn something everyday. By now your carpet and crib are probably fully installed, yay!
& a no shoes policy is a good policy - and in a lot of cultures, perfectly normal
Bisous!!
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