Continued...

So...awesome shower! I had the best time with my mom and sisters. My dad was really cute about the whole shower thing. He really wanted to go, which I thought was too sweet:) My dad is going to be the best grandpa! On Sunday, I went to Babies R Us with Mom, Sarah, Lou, Travis, Amber & Gail to buy what I didn't get at my shower...over $1000 later, we were done:) Dang, babies are expensive:) But totally worth it of course! I get to go pick up his furniture today and I am planning on painting his room this weekend. Hopefully it will get done. I have about a million other things to accomplish this weekend, so trying to squeeze that in should be interesting. I am SO uncomfortable sitting up!! I wish I could be reclined 100% of the time. I seriously feel like I can't breathe!! Oh well...only FIVE weeks left!!!!! I cannot believe it!! At my next OB appointment she is going to start "checking" me...oh great...I can't wait:(

Last Saturday I went to a pottery painting place with my sis in law Heather for my neice Jaden's birthday party. I painted a piggy bank for Cole. I talked to Travis before I started to paint it and he requested that I make it into a boar instead of just a pig. I explained that if I tried to paint hair all over it, it would just look messy but I would do my best to make it more of a boar:) So, I painted tusks coming out of its mouth and painted it with brown speckly paint, so that it would look a little dirty and have some texture. I get to pick it up tomorrow and I think Travis will be pleased:) I wrote Cole's name on its butt:) I'm excited to see how it turned out.

I have an infant CPR class tomorrow night and I feel a little anxious about it. As much as I know it is necessary...I am a worrier...and I think it's going to freak me out a bit. I'll just do my best to keep my boy breathing, so as to avoid having to perform CPR:) Good plan, huh?

Well, I am in agony trying to sit at this desk to write this, so I will sign off now before I pass out from not breathing:) Good times!!

So much to do!

I have been SO busy this past week, I don't even know where to begin. The biggest and best thing that I did was attend MY baby shower. It was AWESOME!!! Thank you to Sarah B. for making her house so inviting and exciting for my family & friends! I had the best time!! We played fun games and I was surrounded by all of the people that I love the most in this world!! I couldn't have asked for anything more. There was even a chocolate fountain, which I devoured almost completely by myself:) Great food, great people...what more does a preggo girl need? I got SO many presents, I couldn't believe it!! I saw people bringing in their gifts as they arrived but I had no idea how much there was until I walked into the room to open them and seriously, the room was FILLED!! I felt a little uncomfortable being in the spotlight, opening gifts for what seemed like a really long time but it meant so much to me to have received so many wonderful things from so many wonderful people. I think I also felt a little uncomforatble because, unknown to me, the fireplace was pumping out a little heat behind me the entire time I was opening my gifts:) I know that I run a little hot becuase I'm pregnant but I was sitting there thinking, "MAN O MAN AM I MELTING!!". I was sitting in a leather chair and by the time I was done with opening presents and stood up, my body was soaked. I had boob sweat marks & a sweat circle on my back (really sexy). Good thing I was surrounded by people who love me in spite of my sweatiness:)

My boy will be very stylishly dressed and he has a blanket for every day of the month! Speaking of blankets...one of my favorite gifts is the blanket I received from my mom & Gail (step-mom). When I was born, 30 years ago, Gail made a quilt for me that she gave to my mom and I wore it out. I didn't know that my mom had held on to that blanket for all of these years and she had gail take it apart and salvage most of the squares and add some new ones and make an entirely new quilt for Cole. It blew me away and of course, made me cry:) Sarah B. also had put in the invitation for the guests to bring a book instead of a card with their gift and that turned out awesome! I got so many great books to read to Cole, I cannot wait for him to get here. I have a doctor appointment in 45 minutes, so I'll write more later.

Only SEVEN more weeks!!!

Until my due date!! I can't believe how fast it is going by. I swear the last 3 months flew by the fastest. My belly is undeniably large with baby and I love it! I do miss being able to lean forward and I don't really enjoy baby parts getting stuck in my ribs but other than that, I'm having a GREAT time! My baby shower is in 2 days and my family is all going to be here (well...at least my sisters and mom). I'm having a very non poopy day today and I feel fabulous. Thank goodness for these days to help erase the ones that super suck:) I'm still on my cleaning rampage and I am feeling really good about all that I have accomplished. Now if I can just get Travis to move the big stuff that I can't, I would be in heaven:) I really feel less overwhelmed by my remaining list of things to do and I am finally feeling somewhat ready for my baby Cole to make his entrance. I can't wait:) I love my life! Now, if only I can continue to remind myself of this when I'm having a crap day:)

Man, was I grumpy or what!?

I just read my last post and it made me laugh. I was so flippin' angry when I wrote all of that. Definitely not feeling like myself:) I'm feeling much better today and I got SO much done this weekend, I am quite proud of myself. I made a list (gotta love lists) that was three pages long of stuff that I wanted to get done around the house and crossed off almost 3/4 of it by the time Travis got home on Sunday afternoon. He was very impressed and told me I was amazing for being able to do most of it with my big ol' belly. He did get a little miffed that I did some of it because I moved some heavy stuff (although I did move it with a hand truck, so it's not like I actually lifted any of it) but I explained that if he would have been here, he could have moved it himself but since he wasn't, I did (so pbhllt). He scored major brownie points with me on Saturday because he sent me a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of flowers:) It's funny, when I think about getting flowers, I am never too keen on the idea because there are only a few flowers that I actually like and I don't like the idea of them dying. BUT when I get flowers, it's a whole different story. I was tickled and smelled them all day and thought about how much I love that man of mine. I'm psychotic!! They were so gorgeous...all orange and yellow (my fave). Anyway, my house is slowly coming together and I am definitely nesting...I can feel it. I DO NOT like to clean in a any way shape or form. I avoid it at all costs and do the minimum always (which is why I really need to hire a maid). But I swear, this whole last week I have been craving to clean EVERYTHING (I might as well be doing all of it with a toothbrush) and get everything organized in my house. When I got into the shower on Saturday to take a shower, I ended up cleaning it for the 1st 15 minutes I was in there and eventually had to convince myself just to take a shower because I was going to run out of hot water. It is crazy! I can't wait to get our carpets in and get everything hung on the walls.

I really do wish that I was more amped to have a garage sale. I've never actually put one on by myself before and I am not keen to sit in my driveway and have strangers go through my stuff. My sister Sarah keeps giving me crap and says that if she were here, she would do it for me because it is so fun to have people give you money for crap that you are just going to throw away. Sorry, I have zero desire to have a garage sale. I am not throwing it all away though. I am going to give it all to good will. I have dvd racks, tons of bedding and lots of clothes and shoes. There are two Bose speakers that we never hooked up that I just want out of my sight and a really nice Rebox treadmill that we spent a pretty penny for back in the day that I don't want to look at anymore. I have my spin bike and my pool and that's all I need:) I'm sure we could get some decent $ for all of our unwanted stuff but I am absolutely not motivated to sell it. It makes me feel better to give it to charity anyway:) I have to work now...see ya!

Travis is on my sh!t list...

He left for Wyoming on Saturday to go pour a ski lift on the top of a mountain in Jackson Hole. He doesn't seem to understand that although he "compromised" and is only going up for a week, he is also leaving a very emotional, tired and needy pregnant wife at home alone!! I love him and I want him to have a good time but to hear about what a fabulous time he is having and how cold and beautiful it is and how he wants to stay there for the rest of his life makes me want to kick him in the nuts when he gets home, rather than give him a hug. I went to my first childbirth class last night and if it wasn't for my WONDERFUL sister-in-law Heather (whose anniversary was last night), I would have been the only single mom at the class. Deep down, I really don't mind that Travis is gone but when it comes to the little things that I would like him around for, I get pretty upset that he had to chose NOW to leave me alone. I am glad it is only for a week though and not the original THREE MONTHS he was hoping for. Can you believe that?!!! He was actually contemplating leaving for 3 months when our baby was going to be due in 3 months!!! He wanted us both to go up there and it took some determination on my part to convince him that there were a MILLION reasons why that would not be a good idea. In short, I have doctor appointments to keep, classes I had signed up and paid for, my insurance doesn't cover me if I go to Wyoming, so if there was a problem with the pregnancy or I went into preterm labor, I would be screwed, the baby's room is not ready, we are in the middle of renovating our home...the list seriously goes on and on. I swear, sometimes he just gets tunnel vision and thinks that what he wants to do is the best and only way to do it. Luckily, I have learned how to talk him down most of the time and if nothing else works, I just cry and he hates to see me cry, so he concedes:) So, he'll be home in4 days and I have a list a mile long of things I need him to do. Our carpet got into town yesterday and if he were here, I could have had it installed today:( Oh well, what's done is done and he just needs to come home. Damn, I'm a needy, emotional butt:) I love him, I love him, I love him (just have to keep reminding my pregnant self of this). And that's enough of a hormonal rant for me today:)

A HUGE thanks to Sarah B. for making my baby invites and sending them out!! I've received phone calls telling me how cute and how very "me" they are...no duckies, chicks or bunnies:), they are just "cool". I can't wait to see them! I am really excited for my shower and can hardly wait for my sister's wedding and the arrival of my little man!! There is SO much going on in these next few months, it is insane!! Time is flying by and it seems my list things to do gets longer instead of shorter with each passing day. I am trying to do as much as I can everyday, even if it is just a little at a time to get everything ready. I'm so tired and excited...I feel a bit delirious!!