June 17, 2009

I woke up feeling extremely crappy, almost fluish in a way. I was just off and so not myself. I had a extremely bad night of sleep with the baby kicking every freaking time with BH. I was getting up to pee every 5 freaking seconds. I went on with my day and got some father day presents for Nick and my father in law. Not my dad. I took a huge long 3 hour nap and still felt like crap. It was not a good day. I skipped my prenatal water class because I had the gut feeling that I just might be in labor, yet did not know it. I went out to the pool for a swim anyway. The only time I was going to get to have time to myself in that pool. I called Nick to tell him that i might be in the early stages of labor and he should be getting home soon. Luckily for me, he was turning the corner to our complex as we spoke. We went out for dinner because that was all I could handle and the grocery shopping can be done tomorrow Thursday night. Boy, that was a mistake. On the Border was the dinner choice. We went to BRU afterwards to get sun shades for the car for the baby and look for a gift for my dad.


After we got home, I really don't remember what we did that night. It must have been all that nervous excitement.



June 17, 2010

I got to sleep in!!! Until 7:00am!! We got up and ready for the day. Our first stop was to hit the MASSIVE sale at The Red Ballon Co. I got tons of really cute 12-18 month clothes and a few 18-24 and one 2T shirt. I love the Tea Collection. She finally took a nap in the car at 11:00am. That little stinker. Naps are optional sometimes. We hit up our last 6-12 month Wiggleworms class, which was a joy. I am going to write that post as soon as I download the pictures into my computer. We got the birthday song and the beatles birthday song.

Daddy took a half day!! Had some lunch then headed to Oak Park for an appointment (my midwife). Took the non napping peanut home. Had some dinner then went swimming.

I did not take any picture today. I just wanted to live in the moment.

I had truly enjoy Dylan's last day of "babyhood". Officially, she becomes a toddler tomorrow. In my book, she will always be a baby. But I will start calling her a toddler once she starts to toddle.

I am truly amazed how much has happen in one year. How it goes from impending parenthood to full on all system go all the time. I think our impulsive decision to have a baby truly worked out for the best. I love my husband even more a year later because I have seen how amazing of a father he has become. In part, I give great credit to his mother for raising a wonderful young boy to an impressive man. He has step it up so much and even more so the last few weeks. I know father's day is not until Sunday but I want to express how much I am impressed by him everyday.


This post is about us and our journey because tomorrow it will be back to being all about Dylan.


We are in the final countdown hours to the big day. I almost do not want to go to bed because I do not want her to turn one tomorrow.

you laugh now

In my pre-natal water class, i always get to a point that i have to get up and pee. Being that I am 35 weeks along, one out of two women due in June and drink a lot of water all day long, peeing just becomes habit every hour or so. So we will come to the wall to due wall climbers and my bladder does not like them. So I get up and "run" to the bathroom. Well, I would look down at some of the ladies and they have that smirky little smile on their faces like oh poor girl or at least it is not me. I got back in the pool yesterday and told the girl next to me, that they should "laugh, smirk or have sad eyes" but in a few months they will be in the exact same position that I am in now. Then the teacher always gives me that "I am so sorry look" that we had to due wall climbers and you had to get up and pee. but Oh well.

I have also suffer from my 2nd minor sinus infection this month. oh the joys of spring. how I hate you. best be off.

8 more weeks

Pink ink=it is done

As of tomorrow, there will be about 8 weeks left before the little one arrive (hopefully she won't come earlier) and I have a super mess in her room right now. Granted, there is about 4-5 items that are going to be donated/garage sale in a few weeks. The bikes will be stored in someone's garage soon. But we have nothing that makes it a baby's room in that room. So here it is, the list that need to be done in the next 8 weeks.

Finish buying cloth diapers/Diaper Pail for Cloth diaper and everything else that we need for it
Prep Cloth diapers
Wash all baby clothes
Get a dresser (as in it will be moved in here soon)
Get a Crib (if that does not happen yet, we do have a pack-in-play (thanks janie and bob) now and the baby can sleep in our bed)
Get some baskets that Tori will not ruin
Hopefully get a comfy chair
nursing bras and tops
put together email/call list for after the birth
pack hospital bag

For the Cloth Diapers:
What We Needed
12 Cloth Diapers
Large Pail
1 Large Liner
1-2 Smaller Liners
4 Doubles
3 Pul Covers
Diaper Cream-Zinc Based, Organic, no Fish Oil
Spray Bottle
44-94 Cloth Wipes

What We Have

12 Indian Prefolds
Mini-Spayer
2 Snappies
2 Fleece Covers
Charlie’s Soap
2 doublers
1 Medium Liner
6 Cloth Wipes
1 Pul Cover (Blueberry is a great cover because it is an all-in-one cover)
(This will be edited and changed as the list get shorter and/or longer)

Left to still do:
Sign up for more pre-natal yoga or the pre-natal water class (really liked the water class) Taking the water class
One more shower for my side of the family (invites should be out soon)
Maternity Photos (need to find the money for that)
Doula (that as well) currently finding the money
Finish cleaning out the baby/second bedroom (will be need a big car to get some of that stuff out)
Hanging up the photos/posters
Write thank you cards from first shower
Get some actual work done (instead of being sick with a sinus infection)
Attend the breast-feeding class and the CPR class.

With all this scare with the swine flu (which both my high school and middle school are close, go batavia) I am so glad my sinus infection did not turn into the swine flu. Also, good thing I do not eat pork/ham. hehehe  edit: I was not scare that I will get the swine flu but I just did not want the sinus infection to get worse so people thought I had the swine flu.