I take it back

Baby shopping WAS fun. It's lost a bit of it's flavor since there are so many things I have left to buy. I like the shopping part, but the fatigue after just 30 minutes of walking around sort of gets in the way. I *heart* internet shopping. I believe my final purchases will be made that way ;)

On a mission

I'm on a mission to get all the final necessities for our little guy, because, let's face it, I just don't want to do it last minute! I've pretty much bought out Old Navy and I'm on to Target this weekend to get all the big things left on our registry. Baby shopping is so much fun!

9 Weeks Left!

Another week to check off my calendar. Another week feeling unprepared! Dave has moved all the nursery furniture to the middle of the room and taped off for painting. Hopefully he'll get to it soon. I've found that I've become a nagging wife in hopes to prepare him for our little guy's arrival. Love my Dave, but he is quite the procrastinator.

I've noticed today that my pants are falling down when I get up or sit down. I thought at first that they might possibly be too big around the waistband, but I was sorely mistaken. My belly has gotten too large for my favorite pair of maternity jeans. No worries, I've prepared for this. I have 2 pairs that I couldn't fit into 2 months ago, so hopefully they'll work!

9 Weeks Left!!

Childbirth Class Followup

Our class was interesting last night. The teacher went over the basics of anatomy, stages of L&D and terms, drug options, and some breathing techniques. We watched a video of a natural childbirth. Dave did fine through the movie, as expected. I looked over at him and as the baby came shooting out, he quietly said "ow". The interesting part of the class was that there were about 12 couples. Every mother was with a male, except one girl who brought her mom. We were probably the 2nd oldest couple in the class. The older couple looked as if they were in their late 30s. So the class basically looked like a scene from Saved By the Bell. ALL young teens. When we went around introducing ourselves, every single one of the mothers introduced a boyfriend. No spouses here, folks. Married couples were the minority. It was, well, interesting. On our way home, Dave and I commented about the ages of one couple and guessed that the boy was about 13 or 14. He really looked that young. Dave even thought he may have been a son of one of the older moms upon walking in.

Anyway, we had a chance to try out some breathing techniques. Dave was hilarious, as usual. I've always imagined a very calm, fun-filled, lax labor and delivery (a girl can dream, can't she) and Dave helping me through breathing provided a preview. Each breathing technique was practiced twice. The first run was always humorous, but Dave sobered up on the second one so we could actually see if it was something that may work. During one technique, Dave got the counting wrong and almost sent me hyperventilating. We won't be using that technique ;) I was also pleasantly surprised at how willing Dave was to give me back, foot, and hand massages during the practices. He even got to rubbing the Buddha belly without the teacher suggesting it. I was very impressed with his "coaching skills". Overall, the experience was a good one and I'm glad we decided to take the class. We'll have two more after this and then hopefully 4 weeks later, pop out a strapping young lad!

Childbirth Class

Our birthing class starts tonight. I'm anxious to see how Dave is going to react to "the video". I warned him about it last night on our walk and he said he'll be fine. He's always playing "Mr. Cool", so I don't doubt he'll be great in that type of situation. I'm just curious to see his face while watching the actual event. After this week, I have no doubt the rest of my pregnancy will FLY by. It already has, as I've mentioned several times before. But after this week, we have several activities going on until the end of the year. I even have 3 holiday parties on my schedule for the week after my due date!

Baby Shower Fun!

My baby shower on Saturday was such a blast! Thank you to all who made it memorable and fun. The food was great and so were the games and company. I can't wait for Dave to finish painting the baby's room so we can put everything in it's place.

I'll post pictures soon...