No, this wasn't a fluke! His umbilical cord stump fell off yesterday (on Day 12), so today was our first day to have some tummy time! I thought perhaps he just did it once as a fluke...but no, he did it over and over, and both to the right and to the left! Do kids do this this early?! AMAZING!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
After some chaotic 'nesting', everything is ready! T minus 5 days!
I can't believe it is July already. YIKES! 5 days until the due date...and we are so excited. Tony asks almost every night "I wonder what he'll look like?" We got a little bit of a glimpse at the ultrasound at week 36 (seems like that was FOREVER ago!). Looks like he is going to have a head of hair and chubby cheeks!!
It has certainly been anything but a boring final few weeks leading up to now....it all began the day before the hail storm when our AC wasn't cooling....and we had to put 2 lbs of freon in the unit. The service guy recommended we consider replacing the AC and the furnace. The AC is 14 years old, and the furnace is almost 20. Looks like that is on our 'to do list'...but probably not until a little later...especially after we received the quote from the salesman!! The house is staying cool for now.
Then the hailstorm onset...that left us with needing new garage doors and siding, and possibly a couple of slopes of our roof....thanks to our awesome friend Aaron, he and his brother were able to get out within two weeks of the incident and get us all taken care of. I was worried people would be banging around on the house with a new infant around....which would be even more sleep deprivation for this mom-to-be who needs her 8 hours a night. [Yes, I know, this will be changing dramtically anytime now!!]
While getting the repairs done on the house, we realized just how rotten several of the trim boards on our house were...so we hired our friend Chris to come out and paint all the trim and replace any rotten boards. There must have been at least 20 rotten pieces....it was so worth hiring out!
Then the day after the siding was replaced, I was trying to put some of the finishing touches on the organization of the nursery......and as I was getting ready to put shelving in the closet, I smelled a mildew like smell as my foot touched a 'cold' piece of carpet. That 'cold' was actually damp...no wait, make that WET. The carpet was soaked in the closet. GUH! I then discovered that the water heater was leaking (and likely had been for a while) and had soaked the carpet/carpet pad. Needless to say, we ripped up the carpet and had to buy a new water heater. Thanks to Tony's FABULOUS cousin, we got some fancy new carpet in the nursery. It totally makes me want to refloor the entire house...but that project will have to wait, along with the heater/AC.
After the house decided to stop breaking on us (was there anything left to go wrong?), we finally got the finishing touches put on the room. Tony finished the crib...which is AMAZING!!!!! Doesn't it look awesome with the new carpet and the fabulous rocker? The room is so comfortable. I love sitting in there and just relaxing now. :) Of course, that quiet time is about to be eliminated.....but I'm sure I'll still love sitting in this room!
So, Tony has officially declared me the most expensive 'nester' that the pregnant world has ever seen! I've definitely had my share of 'preparing'....unfortunately, it hasn't been in a super productive cleaning way..the house is still dusty, the floors are dirty...and my office is.......HOPELESS!
As I was getting ready to take my 39 week photo, Sanders decided to strike a pose for Tony. Looking at this picture, I realize how much Sanders really doesn't look like a dog! What is this creature? It looks like a character from a Cartoon! HA!
And, here I am.....getting huger by the day (at least I feel like it!). This is at 39 weeks and 1 day...but who's counting?
It has certainly been anything but a boring final few weeks leading up to now....it all began the day before the hail storm when our AC wasn't cooling....and we had to put 2 lbs of freon in the unit. The service guy recommended we consider replacing the AC and the furnace. The AC is 14 years old, and the furnace is almost 20. Looks like that is on our 'to do list'...but probably not until a little later...especially after we received the quote from the salesman!! The house is staying cool for now.Then the hailstorm onset...that left us with needing new garage doors and siding, and possibly a couple of slopes of our roof....thanks to our awesome friend Aaron, he and his brother were able to get out within two weeks of the incident and get us all taken care of. I was worried people would be banging around on the house with a new infant around....which would be even more sleep deprivation for this mom-to-be who needs her 8 hours a night. [Yes, I know, this will be changing dramtically anytime now!!]
While getting the repairs done on the house, we realized just how rotten several of the trim boards on our house were...so we hired our friend Chris to come out and paint all the trim and replace any rotten boards. There must have been at least 20 rotten pieces....it was so worth hiring out!
Then the day after the siding was replaced, I was trying to put some of the finishing touches on the organization of the nursery......and as I was getting ready to put shelving in the closet, I smelled a mildew like smell as my foot touched a 'cold' piece of carpet. That 'cold' was actually damp...no wait, make that WET. The carpet was soaked in the closet. GUH! I then discovered that the water heater was leaking (and likely had been for a while) and had soaked the carpet/carpet pad. Needless to say, we ripped up the carpet and had to buy a new water heater. Thanks to Tony's FABULOUS cousin, we got some fancy new carpet in the nursery. It totally makes me want to refloor the entire house...but that project will have to wait, along with the heater/AC.
After the house decided to stop breaking on us (was there anything left to go wrong?), we finally got the finishing touches put on the room. Tony finished the crib...which is AMAZING!!!!! Doesn't it look awesome with the new carpet and the fabulous rocker? The room is so comfortable. I love sitting in there and just relaxing now. :) Of course, that quiet time is about to be eliminated.....but I'm sure I'll still love sitting in this room!
So, Tony has officially declared me the most expensive 'nester' that the pregnant world has ever seen! I've definitely had my share of 'preparing'....unfortunately, it hasn't been in a super productive cleaning way..the house is still dusty, the floors are dirty...and my office is.......HOPELESS!As I was getting ready to take my 39 week photo, Sanders decided to strike a pose for Tony. Looking at this picture, I realize how much Sanders really doesn't look like a dog! What is this creature? It looks like a character from a Cartoon! HA!
And, here I am.....getting huger by the day (at least I feel like it!). This is at 39 weeks and 1 day...but who's counting?
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