Eeek!

Ok, so I realize I should have seen this coming, but I just came to a realization yesterday and it kind of freaked me out. 

So I've been going through this whole pregnancy decorating and not eating the things I'm not supposed to and registering for stuff and whatnot, but the due date has always been some date far off in the future--but I realized yesterday that THE BABY COULD ACTUALLY BE BORN AT ANY TIME NOW. Yes, it's not quite at the +/- 2 weeks around the February 24th due date, but the baby would likely be perfectly healthy if it were born now. And I have to say I'm pretty freaked out by that. Partly because as the due date approaches I'm kind of nervous for, you know, actually getting the baby out of me. Partly because then I'm going to have to take care of a baby, and, you know, not screw it up.  And my floors at home right now: dirty from the mini kitchen redo that Jason is working on.  And I won't have a stove until Thursday.  And I keep forgetting to install the car seat base in my car.  And so on.  Maybe this is why I couldn't sleep last night...

Holy Crap!

So I just got done with my super fun work baby shower, and what a lovely day for it--sunny and 80 in January :).  And we played some games (baby word scramble, fill in the blank with candy names, and the ever popular guess the candy bar that's smashed up in the diaper)--and my office bought me an iPad!  I am so excited!  My laptop at home is just not what it once was at all.  A while back it got a virus, so then I reinstalled everything, but it just hasn't been the same.  When I try to scroll down on any page, it doesn't go smoothly, just kind of reloads after a few seconds and takes forever to load...BUT NO LONGER!  I am now super fancy!  I'm going to have to start dressing fancier and being way cooler in general...but here's the question:  I got the 16gb (which, thank you work, that is AMAZING), but do I need to upgrade it to the 32 or 64?  Thoughts anyone (other than the obvious jealousy, of course)?

Oh, hello not thank you cards

There is definitely something wrong with me.  I'm usually so efficient with my thank you notes, I get them out in record time, I swear, but I just can't bring myself to start writing the thank you notes for the awesome baby shower I had for all the awesome things that people brought me.  Even though I am very thankful for all the gifts that I got (thank you everyone!).  Instead I've been doing really exciting stuff like reading endless books about how not to have a jerky baby and trying to find new ways to sit/lie down so that those things can be done in a way that isn't super uncomfortable, and writing a blog post right now in order to try to put them off a little bit longer...

Also--3 more weeks of work!  So crazy, the 15 (business) day countdown is officially on!

LA Baby Shower

Had another great day this past weekend at Shannon's house at a baby shower thrown by Laura--thanks Laura!  here are some highlights of the cute bird decor:

Everyone had fun making quilt squares and trying to figure out nursury rhyme trivia:

And of course all the food that I pretty much pigged out on the whole time...

Although, sadly, I did have to pass on this:

I got so much great stuff and had so much fun with everyone, thanks to everyone who could make it!!!



Why must sleeping be done lying down?

So, what's up with this crippling hip pain?  I'm mostly fine during the day, you know, unless I try to do something really crazy like to go Restaurant Depot and Costco in the same day, where I am then completely wiped out for pretty much the rest of the day.  But really, I've been so wild and crazy, what was I expecting?  But at night, lying in bed, I dread having to turn over because it feels like my lower half is just going to fall off at the hip bone--the left side of me at least.  (and I know, I know, it could be so much worse, I could be on bed rest, or worse worse worse, but it is pretty painful and annoying). 

Yes, I have one of those giant pillows that takes up the whole bed, and it helps, but I think if I wasn't using it I'd just be paralyzed instead of in the amount of pain I'm in now...So, internet, build me a contraption so that I don't have to lie on either side at night?  Please?

Also, had a fabulous LA baby shower thrown by Laura & hosted by Shannon...more on that as soon as I get it together and copy pictures onto my computer :)

Oh, Look...and other stuff

I was in the most confusing situation that turned completely back to normal by the end of the night yesterday.  So Roscoe, most adorable dog in the world:

got an eye infection last week.  I took him to the vet (on New Year's Eve and I have to say I was pretty surprised that they were open) and got him some medicine...and the whole trip which took about 20 minutes, but which did include the medicine, was $140!  I really need to find a more economical vet.  Anyway, Roscoe has to get this medicine (which is not a liquid, mind you, it's more of a gel consistency) squirted in his eyes 3 times a day and then smushed around so as to disburse it.  However, since I give him a treat after he gets his medicine, and because Roscoe loves treats so much, I swear he looks forward to getting globby gel smushed around in his eyes.  I call out "medicine time" and Roscoe comes running and jumps onto my lap (I know, I'm very spoiled).

Yesterday morning I gave Roscoe his first dose of medicine and then set the tube of stuff on the coffee table before I went to work.  No problem.  I figured why would Roscoe mess with it, it's not food, and seemingly not fun to chew on.  But when I got home from work, and went to give Roscoe his second dose of the day, the medicine was not on the coffee table.  It was not under the coffee table.  It was not in one of the drawers of the coffee table.  It was not under the couch or bookshelf or in the cushions of the couch or under Roscoe's pillow or on the dining room floor, bathroom floor, kitchen floor, etc.  I looked ALL OVER.  Granted, all over isn't that big since our house is actually tiny, but when you're bending over and looking under things and getting back up again and you're giant sized, it seems a lot bigger.  It wasn't anywhere.  And this is super special $140 medicine--WHERE COULD IT BE???  So I gave up for a bit, and a few hours later, Roscoe comes prancing into the living room carrying the medicine from who knows where he stashed it, not chewed up or harmed in any way and looks at me like...hello, where's my treat already?

YAY!

Over the weekend I FINALLY made the second set of curtains for the baby's room and covered a pillow and added ties to it for a seat cushion for the rocking chair...SO I AM NOW DONE WITH THE BABY'S ROOM!  I'd put up pictures, but it pretty much looks the same as the pictures I posted last time, just look at the picture with the curtains in it, and then, imagine it a second time above the fire truck :). 

Also, totally getting pumped for my second baby shower this weekend.  That's right, I'm super spoiled, I get two, so look forward to pictures from that, I anticipate greatness from Laura!

In other news, it really has been raining in LA WAY too often and been WAY too cold lately.  It's like I actually need a heater and rain gear and what not.  And I know rain isn't that big a deal, but when you live in a city that was not built to accommodate (I really almost spelled that very wrong, thank you google, I did not mean accomedate--I blame the baby for that really awful almost mis-spell) the rain, it's totally a bigger deal.  1) the puddles on the side of the road near the gutter totally go almost all the way across the road. and nothing drains properly and of course, 2) no one knows how to drive in rain (although I suppose because of point #1 it IS harder, but still), and 3) mostly because I started making a list and without at least 3 things on it it really does look pretty pathetic, I really thought the rain was over this time and straightened my hair and it's just so much harder in the rain...I suppose I'll just have to invest in some rain gear.