You know you are getting old when...

Week 35

November 29, 2007

So, I innocently ask the Dr. at Wednesday's appointment, "how big is this baby?" He replies with the following non-answer: "If I were a betting man, I'd say you'll have this baby one week after your due date." What the..??!!

I was so000 sure that this kid was coming out ASAP, I mean, there is simply no more room in there, right? Most women will tell me what I want to hear: "oh yeah, that kid will be born in 2007, mark my words." -sigh- They are so nice and deceiving.

At any rate, we are slowly getting the baby room in order. After spending a fabulous Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday with Jodi & Dean, et al. (SEE DEAN'S BLOG LINK ON THE RIGHT FOR GREAT COMMENTARY), we stopped in San Jose to pick up the crib. Alas, the dresser has yet to come in, but I'll settle for whatever 'nesting' I can do. To finnish off the title of this blog post: you know you are getting old when you just want to stay home Friday night to wash crib sheets so you can put them on the new crib!!

There is a ton of baby crap still all over the place awaiting the dresser, but here is a view of the crib:

Pretty cute, right? I also decided to take off the doors to the closet in order to create more space for a bookcase. (IKEA purchase). I'm not really sure this kid has enough clothes - what do you think?

And more clothes keep-a-comin' nearly everyday. If you are one of those generous folks: THANK YOU! I will mail you a thank you note soon. Keep reading to understand the delay (sorry!).

In other news... only 4 more trips to San Jose this semester! I have a final due tomorrow (12/1), and my other two classes will only meet a total of 3 more times!! Hallelujah. I am just a little bit tired, and only slightly overwhelmed, in addition to being a bit uncomfortable. Truly, I can't complain about this pregnancy's effects on my body. Even the drives to class aren't terrible. The courses are interesting and (for the most part) relevant to my daily work.

I won't go into detail about work, but I am looking forward to two things:

1 - getting a final date to begin demolition of the swimming pool building.

2 - not working for 2 months!!

Have a great day, S-dub & babe

My Baby Book

These are some of the pages from a scrapbook I am trying to complete prior to baby Wilson being born. They are from a box of old pictures from my mom. I've just organized them chronologically (she did a great job of writing the dates on the back of all the pictures) and am using the same/similar design for each page. It is cruising along - I'm halfway through & just ran out of the matching cardstock! Yea me!

Week 32

I'll post tonight's picture soon

Amanda was asking if we've decided on a name. No. It's been turmoil for the past 6 or 7 weeks. I still want Jane for the first name. Regardless of certain family middle names. Jane Elizabeth sounds the best, but Blaine doesn't like the initials (JEW). He still wants Audrey Mae. Cousin Patty is working on a new middle name for Jane and here is a partial list of her suggestions:

Jane Addison
Jane Victoria
Jane Madeline
Jane Madison
Jane Ashley
Jane Julie (that's steve's suggestion)
Jane Doe (also from Steve)

and my two favs still:
Jane Elizabeth
Jane Alexandria

Blaine suggested Jane Nicole a while ago. But he still wont budge from Audrey. It's just that the more I hear the name Audrey - the more I don't really like it! So, the name war game ensues...

Getting Bigger

Week 29

Week 31

I am getting bigger, that's for sure. I am just now getting uncomfortable trying to sleep and breathe. But, for the most part this pregnancy has been pretty smooth (KNOCK ON WOOD).

We've had a PINK EXPLOSION in our house the past couple of weeks. We have had 2 showers for the baby and have been completely overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends. Talk about stuff! We've now discovered all these things we need that we weren't even aware existed before now: breast pads, toy chains, butt paste, and breast pump attachments??!! It is wild, and exciting. And we are VERY appreciative.


Now for the sad news: I am totally missing the Evans family already! Blaine & I went up to Sacramento last weekend, with much of the family, for a farewell gathering. We played games, held the kids, and just hung out.

During the week I was feeling really sad, so I drove up to Fairfield Friday evening to see them again. We played together all night, and laughed so hard at Trevor's manic trips running back and forth across the room. I was so glad to get one last look at this face:



Well worth the drive.