Sunday, January 27, 2008

Cha..cha..cha...Changin...

Okay, okay....I finally got around to updating this thing! Peter and I have had a lot going on the last few weeks and I wanted to keep everybody up to date, but I never seemed to have the time to get these pictures posted.

A few weeks ago Peter. my mom, and I went to my sister's storage unit and got their crib and their bassinet! We brought it all home and my mom helped us put the crib together. I should also acknowledge Francis' assistance as well. I had to call him to figure out how to raise and lower the mattress. So after a few tense moments, some arguing, and a smashed knee (mine), we finally got it together. Of course once it was done I was dying to go buy the crib bedding set for it, but it was too late at night. So a few days later Heather and I made a trip to Babies R Us and spent about an hour deciding between all the choices.

Look, look, ain't it cute!!!
I just love it. Every time I walk into the room I just get so excited!!!! Our little baby is gonna be in there!

We are still working on the rest of the room. She will be sharing space with Blake so it's hard to try to keep from intruding on his space, while also trying to make sure we have room for a changing table and a rocker so we have some place to sit with her when we need to.

Blake has been very helpful though. He is concerned that we don't have all of her stuff yet. When he saw the crib he thought it might be a tad too big for such a small human, and he was wondering if we had bought her any blankets yet, and a stroller. Always the little planner!

Here I am at 26 weeks. I'm not sure how much you can tell, but a few weeks ago I decided to dye my hair two shades lighter and add blonde highlights! I totally freaked after it was done and thought it looked horrible. But I'm used to it now, and have had a lot of compliments, so I feel better.

As far as the pregnancy I am definitely starting to feel pregnant. I think overall I have gained about 21 lbs. Right now it has been very difficult for me to get comfortable at night so I have not been sleeping well at all. I have tried more pillows, less pillows, legs bent, not bent, lying on my back, lying on my right side, lying on my left side. It's so annoying!

I am feeling the baby move everyday now. She seems to be most active in the morning when I wake up and pretty much all through the morning until about noon. Her kicks are getting stronger, which tells me she is getting bigger, but they still don't hurt yet which is good. Next week I have my 28 week appointment and will have the glucose test and a RhoGamm (sp?) shot.

My sister brought to my attention that she never got to see my kitchen now that we are pretty much done making some changes. We started early last year by re-facing the cabinets. We painted all of them and added all new hardware. Later in the year we painted the walls. All that is left to do is add a wallpaper border over by the window and kitchen table and get rid of the clunky old buffet and replace it with a less bulky piece that will still give us some storage space. So anyway, here are some before and after pics.



































Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Happy New Year!!



Well, we have survived the holidays. December turned out to be a very busy month for us with the holidays, our Disney Cruise, and a few days in DisneyWorld. It feels like it has been non-stop since I returned from Hawaii. I am looking forward to taking it easy for the next few weeks.



Hawaii was wonderful. I really enjoyed spending time with my family. Maddie and Taylor are so wonderful. They are just non-stop! There was no resting! But that was okay. We had a fabulous time together. And it was great to see Jenn and Francis and spend some quality time with them.












Blake celebrated his 8th birthday on the 2nd of December. They had a magician and Blake got to wave the wand and make a rabbit appear! They also got their faces painted and ate lots of pizza.



On December 12th we flew to Orlando and boarded the Disney cruiseship for a 3 day cruise. We were with Peter's mom, dad, and grandma. And of course, Blake. We also met up with Peter's aunt and uncle on the cruise. We visited the island of Nassau and the Disney owned island, Castaway Cay. The weather was gorgeous while we were at the ports of call and while Peter and Blake snorkeled I laid in the sun and got a tan. Peter and Blake and I also did the Stingray Adventure where we were able to feed the stingrays and snorkel with them.


We returned from the cruise on Sunday morning and headed for Orlando. We spent time with more family there and then headed to our hotel on Disney property. We visited Animal Kingdom on Monday, where we all ended up buying gloves and sweatshirts because it was about 50 degrees outside...and shaded! We were sooooo cold! The next day Peter and I took Blake to Magic Kingdom. It was much warmer and so much fun! I actually got to ride everything except Splash Mountain (which Peter and Blake rode twice). We all had a really great time.

We returned to Denver just in time for last minute holiday shopping. We spent Christmas morning with Blake and the afternoon with my parents. It was very nice.






As most of you know, we had our ultrasound on December 10th and found out we are having a girl!! I must say, I was one of those women who just "had a feeling" that it was girl, so I was elated!
Peter and I are looking forward to the new year and all of the changes it will bring for us. Although Peter says that I'm "taking too long" to have this baby, I can hardly believe that I am about to start my third trimester.
We hope every one is doing well and wish the best to everyone in the coming year.
With love,
Brittany and Peter