You Will Be a Cool Parent

You seem to naturally know a lot about parenting, and you know what kids need. You can tell when it's time to let kids off the hook, and when it's time to lay down the law. While your parenting is modern and hip, it's not over the top. You know that there's nothing cool about a parent who acts like a teenager... or a drill sergeant!

Would You Be a Cool Parent?

According to this, I'm gonna be a cool parent. Phew! Now I can relax! Just kidding, I don't know what I'm doing. Hopefully my kids will think I'm cool, but if they don't, oh well! I think I'm pretty cool anyway. Besides, Kenny will say I'm cool, you know, if he wants to live.

Ahhh...pregnancy

I have reached 31 weeks today! I am so far along, I can't believe she's almost here! And my my my, she is getting so big! Elise, being the proper girl that she is, has decided that it is highly inappropriate for mommy to slouch in her chair. She likes to correct my sloppy posture by repetitively kicking me in the ribs until I sit up, she is quite insistent. She will soon outgrow her cramped quarters and venture into the world (I hope it's not too soon, though, I'm not ready!).
I am not so happy to announce that I have also discovered the magical wonder of braxton-hicks contractions. They're really annoying when you're in the middle of an intensely focused project. I am convinced that they have distracted me from receiving several brilliant ideas. Oh well! I love it all! I'm having a great time.

Here they are!

Below are some of the pictures that we had taken last week. Okay, so they're the only pictures we actually bought, because they were hella expensive! I figure I might as well save a little money now and buy less of these pictures because when we take pictures with the baby I'm going to want to buy them all! Anyhoo, I think the pictures came out pretty well, I'm happy with them.

Are you sure there's only ONE in there?

Let me be the first to admit that I am huge. This is understandable, I am seven months pregnant. Just recently, I shared an elevator with a woman that works on the same floor that I do. We chatted a bit about the baby, the gender, and how excited I am. I made a small comment about how big I was getting to which she replied "Yeah, there's only one in there?" I said yes, that I was sure I was having just one, to which she answered "Are you SURE?". Excuse me??? I realize that I am not as small as I used to be, but have I officially reached house-size status? I like to believe that because this woman is foreign, she was actually trying to give me a compliment (even though I know I'm kidding myself). I was actually relieved at my last doctor's appointment when the doctor said that I am just a little bit on the small side for this far along in my pregnancy. She said that it's okay, though because I'm kind of a small girl. So, maybe I'm not a whale yet, though according to some, I'm well on my way!

Grumpy Kippy

If you know my Kippy Cat, you know that most everything makes her grumpy. There are very few things that make her truly happy. These things include oranges, kicking other's asses, admiring her own beauty in the mirror, and hearing her name spoken repeatedy in a high-pitched voice. She's crazy, but she does love her mom, in her own wierd way. She has recently learned not to sleep against my belly, because Elise likes to kick her through my belly and it really pisses her off. It makes her growl, grumble about, groom herself fastidiously, and then shake her rear left leg.

The baby's room

I think the baby's room is FINALLY coming together. We got the changing table in today. Kenny went to go pick it up and brought the huge box in the house. Here goes another week to wrestle with the massive amounts of styrofoam that Babies R Us likes to pack along with all their furniture. It's okay, though. I am so happy that we have all the furniture in. And it's really nice furniture to boot! I also just now finished ordering the bedding for the crib. It's a really cute "vintage floral". It took me long enough to decide on the bedding! I was obsessing over it in an unhealthy way. Big thanks out to my sister for shaking me out of it. Sometimes if you're a little nuts, you just need someone to nudge you along a little bit.

Pictures!

I finally had my maternity pictures taken yesterday. It was so much fun! The people there were super nice, so I didn't feel all wierd about it. I know, it's so cliche and uncool, but I had my pictures taken at Glamour Shots! I know what you're thinking; big hair and feather boas, but those days are in the past! I think our pictures came out pretty darn well, if I do say so myself. The photographer asked me if I wanted to take some with my bare belly, I told her no, because my belly is pretty unattractive. We had a good laugh. I ended up taking one with my bare belly, but didn't order it, because, as I said, it's pretty unattractive. So, I am glad to report that the whole experience was great.

First post

Hey, it's me, Norma.
So, here we go, my first post.
Here we are, 29 weeks along! I can't believe it. This whole thing has been such an adventure.
Little Elise is growing by the minute. I think she was training for a marathon in there last night. She was kicking and shifting around, consequently causing her mom to kick and shift around all night. I think she's rearranging things in there, you know, to suit her taste.
I finally got the changing table for the nursery ordered on Saturday! It took long enough, though. I swear, that's the last thing I'm buying from Babies R Us. Apparently you need a minimum of 10 managers to make a transaction at that store. Sheesh!
I'm taking maternity photos this upcoming Saturday. I am so nervous/excited! I never thought that it was something that I would do, mostly because alot of maternity photos are kind of wierd and creepy, but I'm excited to commemorate this time in my life.
I'll be sure to post some of the pics once I get them back!