Christmas 07 & Nursery Pics

Christmas07BlogAlbum

Here are some pics of things the baby got for Christmas as well as a progression of nursery pics (click on the image above for the entire album). The "theme" is located near the end. Also, check out the nifty cat gate idea that Bill came up with in the doorway. It is made out of the old crib rail set. Works pretty good so far!

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You're squishing my liver!

So I've been a little busy preparing my freelance portfolio for online display and looking for work... I finally found a moment to put up a new post.

Things have started getting a little uncomfortable lately. The belly definitely isn't getting any smaller and my organs are beginning to run out of space! Most of the time, when sitting normally, I have this tingly feeling at the top of my rib cage. I've been told it's more than likely my liver. I have a long way to go yet folks! Some of my other non-enjoyable treasures of pregnancy are my achy back, weighted belly and...well, everything in between. I certainly have my limits as to how much I can do at once these days.

The little guy has been on the move lately. I can actually see the kicks now when I look at my belly. That's a pretty neat experience. Bill finally "snuck up on him" the other day and felt him move. Usually he's perfectly still when he senses Bill's presence, but I think his shyness is wearing off.

We racked up on some clothing deals for the little tike at the mall in Boone a couple of weekends back. We went up that way to get our trees (one for Marcia and Alan) and a short overnight getaway. When you find a bargain of Arizona baby jeans for 3.99 ea., you buy 2 of each size! Well, at least what they had available on the rack. I don't feel so bad now that I know he'll have something to wear!

I've been told I have to hurry up and make a decision on the nursery theme so someone can begin painting. That's actually a tough decision to make!

We've got a pretty busy schedule coming up, so bear with me through the next couple of weeks. Let's see, we're touring Tanglewood Gardens with Bill's boss to see their spectacular Christmas lights, celebrating our anniversary at a new venue at the Grove Park Inn (our participation will be inexpensive), then there's Christmas at the Quade's, my parents, my Aunt's in TN, and throw in a dr visit...that will easily take us into 2008! :)

Merry Christmas Everyone!

oh, btw...I broke our camera, so bear with us until we can get some more pics posted. Unfortunately, it wasn't repairable under our warranty. :(

Belly Pics

Notice the Packers are on TV...This is definitely an exaggeration. I was trying to be funny by getting my belly out there as far as I could. :)

Bill is getting his practice in with our niece, Regan.

Tip of the day - Don't let Bill post any blogs

By now most of you are sick and tired of the 'waiting game'. So, here it comes. We are having a baby. You see, when a bee collects pollen from one flower and then goes to another flower to collect pollen it pollinates that flower. This will eventually lead to seed germination which allows for that plant to reproduce thus succeeding in ensuring is survivability. I hope you get the hints. If not, yell at Rhonda. So there you have it. I hope everyone is as excited as we are. Keep checking back to see how things are developing. Now its time to go sleep off the turkey.

It's a....

Yeah, I know, I promised a belly picture. Well, I had Bill take one, BUT, I wasn't happy with. I'm trying to reschedule a retake with a different outfit and location. It seems to be hard to get us in the same place at the same time not preoccupied with something else. I'll get you one soon. I promise. :)

Now you think you were really going to find out yet???? We have found out the gender of the baby. Everyone is just going to have to hang on to their horses for a couple more days! We're making the official announcement Thanksgiving. If you want to know sooner than we can get it posted, you'll just have to show up for turkey dinner. :) I encourage you to make your predictions. I believe you can make comments directly on each post. I know you don't have much to go on. Maybe if I can get a picture up, you can see "how I'm carrying the baby", and go from there.

It's definitely a busy week for most of us. As tradition stands, we now have Thanksgiving dinner at our house and are expecting up to 15. So, there's cleaning to be done, decorating touch ups, turkeys to thaw... See you back here again soon!

An update on me - the real reason you're here :)

The past few weeks have been a little bit of a roller coaster for me. I had a pretty bad bout with a cold/sinus issues that wouldn't let go; most recently, I had a bad case of vertigo. For those of you not familiar, vertigo makes the room spin really fast and churns your stomach at the same time. I only hugged the toilet once that day, but didn't do much of anything because I was afraid to move or tilt in any one direction. That was all related to sinus issues from a trip the day before to Greenville, SC to do some baby shopping. I'm just wired weird that way. I travel out of the area and end up sick. I still have some small issues with vertigo at night, but that will be a constant thing with the drought and dry, winter season.

Other than all of that, I've been feeling fine concerning the pregnancy. Just some issues starting to creep up with comfort levels and the fact that my balance is beginning to shift.

My 'volunteership' has sort of stalled out for the moment. It appears that the timing just isn't working out for folks and they have too much on their plate and it's too hard for everyone to get their heads together on the same page. I'm waiting to hear an update this week, but that adventure may be over. That's too bad, because I really had high hopes. It might take off again one day. Who knows. My next concentration is getting a portfolio up of my web/graphic design work and finding freelance side jobs.

We spent some time Saturday evening with Marcia, Alan and Regan. We all went to eat at Olive Garden. It gave us some experience of holding, feeding and tending to a baby while trying to eat dinner ourselves. Something that will be coming along all very soon! Here's Bill and Regan today at Marcia and Alan's:

Oh, in case you're wondering, Bill is doing fine minus some aches and pains of working too hard. He finally let me show him how to do this whole blog thing, so watch out, he may slip in here one day and actually post something! :)

We should be able to find out the sex of the baby this month. I know all of you are anxious to know already! We are hoping to make the announcement at Thanksgiving if everything cooperates. That should give my grandmother some new found excitement to talk about. She's pretty excited to be becoming a great grandmother. We will get to see her Thanksgiving weekend.

I'm finally starting to get a more noticeable belly, so be checking back in the next day or two for a belly picture!

Best to all!

I haven't forgotten about you...!

I'll try to make up for lost blog time by including lots to keep you reading....at least until the next update. :)

Let's see, I left you last with Bill headed off to Kentuckyland for about a week. They had a good trip and were able to get a lot in, here are a few pictures from Churchill Downs, their hotel room and an arboretum.

Why didn't I think of this for extra money???