Let Me Back Up.

(still pregnant - no changes - don't ask)

Thursday evening my daughter graduated...from Pre-K.

They wore caps and walked in a procession and it was adorable.

The Carseat-

is still down in the basement with a fine coat of drywall dust.

We are awesome parents.

Dave promises me he will install the seat tonight. I know he will.

We have a great start on laundry - thanks to Dave.

The artwork is hung in the nursery - thanks to Dave.

The changing pad has been purchased - thanks to Barb.

My ankles are starting to swell - what's that all about?

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In other news, this weekend is the Big Race Party! Littleton Race Fundraiser thing-y. It's a great time.

Remember from last year? (click)

This year is Confederate Railroad and Kentucky Headhunters.

My mom-in-law and I feed the bands at my house. Which means I have to clean. So anyone who comes to visit this weekend (dad) will be forced to clean.

C'mon out to the race party - email me for more information. The shows are Saturday, but Mad Hoss is playing tomorrow night too. Food and beer and lots of fun people. $15 at the door.

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In other news, this weekend is ALSO Hallie's dance recital weekend!

Two shows on Saturday and two on Sunday.

Ask me how crazy this weekend will be.

Do it. Ask me.

I dare you.

And don't you dare tell me I look like I'm about to pop.

At Least We Have Food.

I stocked up (sort of) our fridge and pantry last night. I say sort of, because Dave will have it all gone by the end of the week. He is a bottomless pit.

Barb picked me up a changing pad at BRU last night, so we're good on that.

And...that's it.

Carseat tonight. We have to get the carseat installed tonight. After dance recital rehearsal and pre-K graduation.

And let's do some laundry. Why not?

Ah, Geez. More To-Do.

Like,

• install the freaking car seat.
• buy a changing pad
• empty the overflowing laundry basket full of random crap I found in the baby's closet.
• move the swing to the living room (but really, now? says Dave)
• move the baby papasan chair down to basement
• hang up the freaking artwork
• buy food for our empty pantry and refrigerator
• clean the house for the race-party this weekend

My problem: I am super gung ho to do these things....while I'm at work. And then I get home and i'm all sorts of pooped out. Or, we have a zillion things to do in the evening (it seems) and then I poop out.

I'm pooped. Out.

FLASH.

I had the extreme fun of helping to organize a flash mob for the Jacksonville Downtown Turnaround Celebration this last Saturday.

It was so much fun. Stressful to make sure it all coordinated, but fun.

If you look around the 3:48 mark, you can see a VERY pregnant girl in a yellow t-shirt with two little girls in pink and a woman in a black and white striped top. That would be ME, Hallie, Mackenzie and BARB!

Love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQwbpD9Tawk&feature=player_embedded

38 Weeks.

I have a doctor's appointment today - this morning, actually. I've been pretty lazy about the appointments. Getting to Springfield and back during the week requires at least 3-4 hours of sick/vacation time to claim. I hate that. And Dave rarely goes with me, because it does take such a chunk out of the day.

But tomorrow, he's going with me, and I might go ahead and let them check me. I've been declining the checks up to this point. I suppose I could have started at 36 weeks. BUT WHY?!

Oh how I hate checks.

So much. So, so, so much. I can vividly remember my very first check when I was pregnant with Hallie. I was shocked. And I remember the three worst things about my labor/delivery with Hallie were:

1. The stupid blood pressure cuff

2. The IV and how they blew 18 million veins before they finally stuck me properly

3. THE CHECKS

They can just keep their hands to themselves.

I am pretty sure I am not dilated a bit. I don't feel any low pressure and the baby is moving around like crazy. I think I will make it up to my due date, just like with Hallie. And that's fine. There's enough going on between now and then to keep me busy. Things I don't want to miss.

Like the cutest dance recital in the world next weekend. I can't wait!

PS - I have created a baby pool. If you want to get in on the action, feel free to fill in your guesses!!!

www.bebepool.com/kmas0n

Witte's Wedding.

Hallie took most of the pictures. Obviously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But we did end up with a few cute ones!

 

But this picture sums up the entire weekend.

And I just realized this is the only picture I have of Brandon and Jenna.

Seriously, that is it.



Fruit Trees.

Thanks to Dylan, I now have two fruit trees - cherry and apple. I am very excited.

And Dave was more than willing to plant them for me, with the help of our little Hillbilly Hallie.

I love when she rocks her cowgirl boots. Especially paired with some short shorts and a t-shirt tied in the back.

We are real classy.

 

 

 

T-Ball is WAY Better Than Soccer.

At least for Hallie.

No tears, lots of fun. I'm so glad.

We had our first game last night. I was prepared for a freak out, nerves, tears, etc.

Nope. She did great. Had fun. Good stuff.

Feeling Good. Feeling Ready. But Not Too Ready.

My garden is planted and growing and the nursery is 95% complete.

I'd say that's good enough.

After a weird week last week, what with the baby moving transverse and all, we are back to good this week. I think the baby did it on purpose. It gave us an excuse for a late ultrasound, which was 3D and pretty creepy awesome. It looks like we have another Dave look-a-like up in this uterus.

Regardless, the baby is back to head down, but still floating up high and non-engaged. And that's fine too. I'm pretty content at the moment. I'm not uncomfortable (except after Los Rancheros like last night - yikes), so even though I look like I could pop at any moment, please rest assured that I'm not.

I'm good for now. We'll see how I feel later on this week, or even today. I always feel heavier as the day goes on.

Pictures tomorrow - garden, Hallie in cowgirl boots, my new fruit trees, etc.

How My Garden Grows.

(pics to come)

Dave and Hallie planted my garden for me last night. I purchased the plants that I wanted and simply pointed where I wanted them planted.

I really liked that arrangement. I wonder if I could get away with that next year too. Probably not.

This year I kept things super simple, but added a couple of surprises.

Strawberries, of course - already have some precious green (and big ones too!) berries ready to ripen. They are plants from last year that we pinched off to give them more time to grow. I think it's going to pay off, because they look fabulous. Our biology teacher at LLCC also gave me a few Dunlap strawberries to plant, but those won't produce much until next year.

Green Beans - new this year! I bought a bush variety - Kentucky Blue. I think Hallie will have fun picking them for me. We're going to stagger plant them a bit and plant some more in a few weeks. Then we'll have a longer harvest season.

Tomatoes - lots of them. Roma for saucing, celebrity and better boy for eating, and sweet million, lemon cherry and cherry tomatoes to eat fresh off the vine.

Basil - I love basil so much. And it's so easy. And it just keeps growing and growing, as long as you keep cutting and cutting.

Peppers - red, green and orange. Hallie loves her some peppers.

Cukes & Zukes - cucumbers and zucchini, just two of each. They were gigantic last year and we had gobs to share.

And finally, the most exciting new plant of all - Kohlrabi. Oh, just google it. It's for Barb. And Hallie. The only two people I know that will eat it. You're supposed to plant it earlier in the spring, but I hope it will still grow okay. We'll find out!

I did companion planting again this year. It worked really well last year. I had zero pest problems and no rot or blight or anything like that. Plus, it makes me happy to know that I'm planting veggie friends together and keeping enemies apart.

For example, did you know that tomatoes and kohlrabi do not get along? And that tomatoes and basils are best friends?

Now, it needs to hurry up and rain. I haven't watered the plants and they need a good watering. It's supposed to rain this afternoon, so I think i'm good.

Well, Okay.

This baby is most certainly a boy.

Why?

Because it has flipped back to transverse aka sideways. Little stinker. It definitely takes after

Dave's side of the family. 

This means I am tighter than tight at the top and sides of my belly. I am streeeeetched. My belly looks awesome.

But that's okay. He/she will flip back, by golly. I have a consult with an ob tomorrow to do an ultrasound to determine the position. At that point, they will schedule a version (look it up - yay) to manual turn the baby. Sounds like fun? Oh, it's going to be!

In other news, I  bought everything needed for my garden.

Dave is going to help me put it in tonight - I can't wait! I'm keeping it pretty simple this year.

And It's Starting to Get Real.

Tonight I plan to pack a hospital bag and sterilize some pacifiers.

That's pretty crazy.

My to-do list is dwindling down. Dave brought up the (non-matching) green recliner from the basement last night and we moved the baby's glider into the baby's room. I need to organized a bit more in there, but we have all of the necessities ready to roll.

Except the bassinet. BARB - we can't forget to get this. Like, this week.

This a.m., my daughter and my pimple. What a title.

My favorite little girl with bedhead and very stinky morning breath.

Also this morning, I have a huge, giant, enormous, red, inflammed pimple.

As a rule, I never pop my pimples. It makes them worse, I say. Just let them deflate and de-red on their own, but do not pop them. My husband is the opposite. Pop the darn things before they get bad.

Well, yesterday I had a pimple that looked like it was getting bigger. And we have Witte's wedding this weekend. So I thought...let's get it over with now. Better to have it red and yucky now than at the wedding.

So I popped.

I made it mad. Really mad.

And now it is like purple red it is so mad.

And it is HUGE.

Nursery List - Take 2 - I Love Morgan

I'm making progress:
For the Nursery:

• Buy fresh, white onsies
• Wash existing onsies and other gender neutral gowns/clothes
• Wash receiving blankets, crib sheets and boppy cover
• Prep and wash cloth diapers
• Wash basinett bedding - get basinett from Barb's house (Barb - REMIND ME!)
• Sort through overwhelming giant box of toys to sort out baby toys
• Hang artwork on walls
• Make and hang mobile
• Bring monitors upstairs
• Purchase sound machine
• Purchase wipes
• Purchase batteries for the swing
• Purchase California Baby diaper cream - got some CJs BUTTer from Morgan! (see below)
• Purchase Vaseline (anticipating a circumcision!)
• Find 2nd base for the carseat - get other carseat stuff ready
• Dave to build shelves
• Bring in DiaperChamp
• Newborn diapers from Morgan

Dear Morgan,

I love you so much. Thank you for the HUGE box of newborn diapers - there are a million in there! I couldn't believe it when I opened that box up. I forgot how tiny those diapers are, which means there were freaking TONS in there. Seriously, thank you so much.

Also, to anyone buying diaper cream...get some of this CJs BUTTer. I might be obsessed now. Morgan sells it in her online all-natural baby store:

http://www.babynaturallyllc.com/

This stuff is amazing for eczema, diaper rash, etc. And it is cloth diaper safe. I got the Monkey Farts, Love Spell and a sample of My Pixie Pie. Monkey Farts is our favorite.

I Love These Two.

They are so weird, but they are weird together.

Grounding FAIL.

Hallie got her first sad face at pre-K on Tuesday. We were pretty disappointed, but not really. She bit Mackenzie on the school bus going to school.

Fighting with Mackenzie = normal.

On the bus = bad.

These girls are like sisters. Kenz put her hand over Hal's mouth and Hal bit down. Not a shocker. But still warrented a sad face, so that's what she got. I feel sorry for Miss Elisha a lot of times and this is one of them.

Anyway.

We decided that we would ground her for the first time. After supper, she went to her room with instructions not to come out unless she needed to use the bathroom. Dave and I went outside to do some yard work (planted some new strawberries!) and every once in a while we would hear her bang on her bedroom window.

We just ignored. But we kept saying things like, "it's so nice, I wish Hallie was outside with us."

We peeked in her window a little later and she was....passed out on her bed. Dead asleep. Passed out cold. It was pretty funny. It was also only 6:30pm, so I went in to wake her up.

Dave came in a little bit later and we somehow migrated to Hallie's room. Apparently we couldn't handle not hanging out with our kid.

We are pathetic.

We suck at grounding.

How Now Brown Cow? Oh, Bite Me.

Why does it seem like people lose their filters around pregnant people? When did it become okay to say rude things about someone's size or weight? Just because I am pregnant doesn't give anyone the right to be rude - whether they think they are rude or not.

Things not to say or I will punch you in the face:

*Wow, you're about to pop! (heard this a few minutes ago!)

*Oh my gosh, you could go anytime! I'm scared for you! (heard this at lunch!)

*You're as big as a house! (heard this yesterday!)

*You are huge! (hear this EVERYDAY).

I mean, I am not the first to complain about people saying tactless and rude things to pregnant people. There are all sorts of articles, blog posts, etc, written about this very topic. It's common sense.

COMMON SENSE.

It's rude.

Just, rude.

I love talking about my pregnany otherwise.

I love belly rubs (no lie - feels good!).

I love hearing nice things.

I do not love hearing rude things about my size. I know that I am big. I feel big. I feel huge, in fact. As big as a house, yes. I do feel like I can pop any day.

But do you think I need to hear it from you? Nope. So don't expect a response if you say something like that to me.

Just expect a death glare.

I Love Lists - Kitchen Edition.

Just a few things before the baby is born for the kitchen:

• Make frozen meals! My goal is to stock my deep freezer with meals to hopefully alleviate some of the - oh crap, what's for dinner moments that I'm sure we'll have.
• Lasagna
• Baked Ziti
• Taco meat
• Stuff shells
• Baked Pasta with Chicken Sausage
• Enchiladas
• Burgers
• Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Sloppy Joe Meat
• Chocolate Chip Cookies (because, really)
• Muffins
• Breakfast Burritos
• Frozen Pizza Crust
• Figure out where to put the baby bottles. We moved to our new house when Hallie was two, and I've got my kitchen organized "just so." But time to make room for Baby Mason!
• Hang up stained glass from Dad
• Clean out top of fridge cabinet

Easy.
Right?!

I Love Lists - Garden Edition.

Forget the onions. I missed that boat. I'm actually really sad about that boat, but that's okay.

Dad is bringing the compost this weekend, Dave will be home to till and I'll have them both to help. Suckers.

Here is my Garden Plan 2011:

Strawberries (done and looking nice and bushy!) - need to be weeded, desperately.
Onions - crap. Too bad, so sad. I might plant them anyway for green onions.
Tomatoes
Basil
Cilantro
Peppers
Zukes & Cukes

AND THAT IS IT.

Simple. Easy. No potatoes this year. And I'm mulching the crap out of everything.

A Good Reminder.

Last night I had to remind myself that I really, really, really wanted to get pregnant. That I took my temperature, tried herbs, tests and good timing...all to have what I have now. A precious life growing inside of me.

Because last night I was not grateful. I was not counting my blessings. At all. I was grumpy. I didn't want to cook. I didn't want to clean my messy house. I was mad that Dave was being messy and both were being loud and I just needed a time out.

So I sent them outside while I cleaned the kitchen. Which always makes me feel better (nothing better than a clean kitchen!). And then I bundled up and went outside to snuggle on the porch swing with my daughter while we watched Dave hit golf balls over the pond.

And I started counting. I have a whole bunch of blessings. Lots and lots. And then I felt better. And then we watched Parenthood and I cried because they were talking about all sorts of issues that I never want to have to deal with for Hallie, but know that I probably will. And then I had a really weird dream about taking a walk with Hallie up our gravel driveway, having one contraction and delivering on the side of the driveway with only Hallie there to help. Weird.

And then I woke up enjoying the rain and the stormy weather.

I Love Lists - Nursery Edition

I'm trying to get organized.

I need to get organized.

I have no energy to be organized.

I gotta suck it up and get some of this stuff done.

For the Nursery:

• Buy fresh, white onsies
• Wash existing onsies and other gender neutral gowns/clothes
• Wash receiving blankets, crib sheets and boppy cover
• Prep and wash cloth diapers
• Wash basinett bedding - get basinett from Barb's house
• Sort through overwhelming giant box of toys to sort out baby toys
• Hang artwork on walls
• Make and hang mobile
• Bring monitors upstairs (buy video monitor?)
• Purchase sound machine
• Purchase wipes
• Purchase batteries for the swing
• Purchase California Baby diaper cream
• Purchase Vaseline (anticipating a circumcision!)
• Find 2nd base for the carseat - get other carseat stuff ready
• Dave to build shelves
• Bring in DiaperChamp
• Newborn diapers from Morgan

And on, and on and on. I'm sure I'm forgetting so much. But hey, really. As long as they have a place to sleep, eat and poop, we're good.

The Crack Down.

Crack down - Crackdown? One word or two?

Anyway.

It has begun.

Somewhere along the line our daughter has turned into a major crybaby, sort of a wimp and a tattletale.

 What a lovely combination.

Now, I'm not one AT ALL to minimize if a kiddo is hurt or had their feelings hurt.  And my kid ROCKS, that is to be certain. But sometimes enough is enough.

A few examples of why:

1. Mackenzie gets hurt and Hallie cries harder...to get attention.

2. I get poison ivy and Hallie gets jealous because *she* doesn't have poison ivy...therefore not getting that attention.

3. Hallie picks her toenail. It bleeds slightly. This now requires a bandaid, Neosporin and she limps around....for attention.

4. Hallie bumps into the side of a soft, leather chair. Immediate tears. For attention.

See?

So Dave and I have started cracking down. Our crackdown plan is quite simple: shut it down immediately, ignore and NO MORE BANDAIDS (unless it is actually needed).

She tattles - I don't want to hear it (unless someone hits, pinches, etc).

She cries - I shut it down.

She whines - uh uh, none of that.

Little owies? Get over it.

Does it feel mean? Yep. Does it really suck sometimes when you just really want to give a hug for that tiny hurt, but don't? Yep. Is it working?

YEP.

(I feel mean just typing all of this)

This is Only a Test.

Testing out the new FLIP!

Ignore the poison ivy on my face - gross. And  my awesome camera skills.

God Bless Friday.

Oh Friday how I love thee. This has been a trying week, but it's Friiiiday and things are really looking up!

1. Fabulous news from fabulous friends. God is so good!

2. Patty might come visit!*

3. Sarah might come visit!*

4. Erin might come visit!*

5. Alison might come visit!*

6. Kate??? If 2-5 come, will you come too? Please?*

7. My poison ivy is getting better. I didn't scratch myself to death when the hot water hit my hands this morning.

8. I got my new FLIP camcorder in the mail yesterday (thank you, mom!!!!!). I love it already as it sits charging in the USB port of my computer. Handy!

9. I get to sleep in a smidge tomorrow!

10. Dave will be home in a mere three days!

*Writing out that people will visit means they will, right?

Poison Ivy and PUPPS.

This is a really fun week.

I have poison ivy on my hands, specifically in betwen my fingers. That's a real treat.

And I have developed PUPPS (you go ahead and google it) on my stomach.

But the baby has turned head down, so yay for that!

And it is going to be 72 and sunny today, so yippee for that!

And i'm going with Hallie on her pre-K fieldtrip today, so hooray for that!

Just Another Monday Evening.

Dave is home for two days (yippee!), so we crammed in as much as we could. You know...to enjoy family time or whatnot.

1.  We picked up golfballs. Our favorite activity!

2. Hallie played with our "neighbor" aka the person who lives closest to us.

3. Dave worked on his "Honey Do" list.

4. We got the bones of the nursery done - hooray!

In other news, I have poison ivy on my hands and face. And I think now in my ear. It's really awesome.

This Morning.

I wonder what time my family will wake up this morning. I left them both snoozing in my bed with cool air circulating (finally!) and mouths wide open.

I'm not at all resentful that I had to wake up, get ready and go to work.

Oh no, not at all.

Last night was awesome.

The way I couldn't get comfortable BEFORE the storm, much less DURING or AFTER the storm, as our little blonde-haired girl decided she needed to sleep with us.

I ended up sleeping on the couch, and I might end up staying there. It hugs my, uh, curves better than my bed does.

That's okay. This too shall pass.

Frriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiday!!!

It's Friday - Friday - Friday - Oh, hip hip HOORAY!

I'm thrilled, so thrilled.

I slept awesome last night.

So did Hallie.

We have nothing planned for tonight.

How I love thee, Friday.

(old picture of Miss Hallie - first birthday party!)

Today is a Better Day Than Yesterday.

I'm not gonna lie. Yesterday was rough.

I was running on fumes from a poor night's sleep the night before and was feeling the stress of organizing and running an event that evening. Plus, we had a crazy work schedule that included interviewing people for a new position at LLCC - yay for that!!

Oh yeah, and I'm as big as a HOUSE.

All of that together meant I was very, very, oh-so-very tired by the time the event finished last night at 7pm.

And then I took off my shoes and my feet were fat.

I sort of wanted to cry. But my daughter picked every daffodile in Barb's yard and made a gorgeous bouquet. And I slept decent last night. And Hallie slept without waking (me) up last night. And she wasn't a total wreck this morning from the Zyrtec.

So today is better. I am better. But still as big as a house. So big.

My feet in Hawaii. Nice and skinny.

Zyrtec for Kiddos.

Makes them not want to wake up in the morning?

My chipper morning girl was a rag doll this morning. We tried her first dose of Zyrtec last night before bed and good grief it made her super sleepy this morning. I knew it caused drowsiness, but was hoping giving it to her at night would knock out that side effect by the morning.

Hopefully that will go away with time.

She was also up between 2-3am last night, so that was fun.

This mama is tired. I haven't had a cup of college in ages, as I gave it up for Lent, but I have a cup sitting in front of me right now. I have a very long day of student appointments, interviews for a few staff person and an honors reception tonight until 7pm.

I need sleep, but instead of sleep, I'm having coffee.

Please pray for me.

I Swept the Floor

about 10 minutes before this picture was taken. We were already past supper and snack time, so I thought I was safe to finally clean the kitchen floor.

Wrong.

Apparently lemon-blueberry-coffee-cake was too tempting for Hallie to munch on right before bed.

Prenatal Progress.

I took pictures. But left my camera at home. I promise to make this blog more interesting this week - I promise! I just haven't taken many pictures lately and it just seems like we are always busy doing something - work or home, just busy!

This weekend was a good one. Thanks to the help of Bob-o, Dave got the blue room cleared out, crib set up and the dresser brought up from downstairs. I feel much better now. I didn't like looking at his schedule and seeing that he basically has one free weekend in April and May left before the baby is born.

Plus, now I can start decorating - yippee!

Dave also got my garden tilled up. We are awaiting some compost from my dad and then we will re-till it just one more time. Then it's time to plant! I can't wait.

The baby is growing daily, at least that's what people are telling me. I feel like a giant.

Melissa took this picture yesterday.

Yes, that is an outie. My bellybutton is officially in the out position, permanently. Or, at least until he/she comes out! Please also notice the chocolate stain on the bottom left corner of my shirt.

Classy.

But I love it.

PS - Happy birthday to ELI!!!!!

In the Market to Make Movies.

Our current camcorder is a bit...out of date. It records what we need it to, but unfortunately was gifted to us pre-blogs, pre-facebook, etc. There is no way to download any of the videos to a computer. They only go on the little tapes...remember those? We love the camcorder, but I want to be able to burn dvds, put video on the blog, etc. And with a new baby coming up...well, we're in the market for something new.

So...what do you have? We are thinking a Flip? Or something else?

Help.

Dance Party on Concord Road.

We have a lot of dance parties in our house. Well, Dave and Hallie typically "run" the dance and I watch. Because really, who wants to see a pregnant lady shake her groove thang? Sickos.

I guess Hallie couldn't wait until Dave got home to have a dance party, because all of a sudden I hear Keith Urban come BLARING out of the stereo in the living room. Keep in mind that to do this, she had to put the CD in the DVD player, change the input on the TV, turn on the separate stereo speakers, change the buttons on the remote to adjust the sound and then crank that puppy up. Impressive.

I went out there and we had a mini dance party until she told me that she couldn't listen to Keith Urban anymore. She said it made her think of her daddy and she really missed him. *sob*

So we turned on Jason Aldean instead and then eventually ended with Taylor Swift.

I love having music blaring in the house. Much better than the TV, which I definitely let her watch too much of!!! Bad mommy!

Much Better.

My day has been a little rough. The baby was laying in a very, very, VERY uncomfortable position. I was on the verge of a homonal meltdown when Hallie decided she had to sit on my lap. I have no lap. I have belly. I have a huge, giant belly. Huge. With a sideways baby.

Luckily my nephew was a very cute Saint Bernard, because sitting through the Spring Sing was almost unbearable at that point.

We made it home. And then it got better. Here's how:

How to improve your night in six easy steps.

1. Put on maternity goucho pants.

2. Get comfy on your couch with your kiddo and eat strawberries.

3. Put the kiddo to bed.

4. Eat ice cream straight from the carton.

5. Then eat some pepperoni.

6. Watch the Office and cry.

Done. Time for bed.

Why Does Everything I Love Have to be So Expensive?

*****This just in: my aunt liz bought me the diaper bag!!!!!! It will look fabulous on my shoulder as I lug this giant baby around. THANK YOU AUNT LIZ!!!!!!**************************************

I love this diaperbag. I mean, I love it. It's large and in charge and super cute in person. Hallie and I took a quick dash into Babies R Us this weekend and I saw it in person.



http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11278862

I want it.

I should just get it. I could use it after the baby too. Like a weekender bag or whatever.

See how I can justify???

I am making a list of things to buy before the baby is born. I made up a purchasing schedule so Dave doesn't freak out. March is done, phew.

April (nursery stuff!):
-decor for the nursery (a few prints, pillows, etc)
-sound machine/white noise (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Graco-Sweet-Slumber-Sound-Machine-with-MP3-Plug-in-Port/13374401)
-hangers
-gas/tylenol/themometer/hairbrush stuff

May:
-bathtub
-newborn diapers/wipes
-bouncy chair

Not too bad! What am I forgetting? I want a stroller that would be okay on the gravel road, but i'm not sure one exists that wouldn't cost a million dollars.

Yes, I'm Still Working on This.

My 30 Before/During 30

I'm a loser, yes. But now #22 AND #29 can be crossed off!!! Sweet! I have changed up #3, but I am thinking everything is pretty feasible on this list. We'll see!


1. Successfully grow a garden

2. Purchase new drinking glasses (white polka dot from Target - love)

3. Pay off Dave's Student Loan


4. Print all past pictures since Hallie was born (making progress!)

5. Put #4 into albums.

6. Take Hallie camping.-


7. Re-size my super-cute moo-moo


8. Get (and stay) pregnant (no pressure, right?).

9. Get my ears pierced!

10. Take a tour of Woodlawn Farm.


11. Give up soda.(I am actually making progress with this.)

12. Visit Kurt in Colorado.

13. Find and buy black and white striped cushions for porch swing/rockers. I changed my mind.

14. Eat hibatchi with Dave.

15. Go on a job with Dave. In the semi.

16. Lose 5 pounds. (changed from 10 to 5...let's be realistic)

17. Organize under the kitchen sink.

18. Take a trip with Hallie and Dave. (St. Louis - to the City Museum, Brewery and Neil!)


19. Hang up plate wall in dining room


20. Make cinnamon rolls from scratch.

21. Buy nightstands for the master bedroom -

22. Buy lamps for the master bedroom - DONE!! Thanks to Mother-in-Law for my birthday!!!!


23. Make/buy a headboard for the master bedroom-


24. Have new windows installed in the house. Blah.

25. Host an outdoor movie night.

26. Host a bonfire


27. Sew curtains for the laundry room.

28. Pay off sound loan.

29. Pay off my car loan - YES! I don't know if the check will be sent actually before I turn 30, but I'm counting it.
30. Host a fish fry.