A brand new car!!!!!!

We bought our new car yesterday, yay!!! We got a new Honda CR-V, quite a handsome vehicle. Kenny had been researching and re-researching this car for over 6 months now. We were driving by the dealership and thought we would drop in just to see which ones they had and what options they had in them. After looking into this car for so long, we were not surprised to find that we knew more about it than the salesman. We went and looked over at the black one (the color we wanted) and found that it had exactly all the options that we had been looking for, and even the sticker price was resonable! So, Kenny and I looked at eachother and said, "Yeah, this is the one". And we bought it, just like that. The salesman was a bit confused. He didn't even have to use his sales pitch! we said we didn't have to test drive it because we had test driven 3 CR-V's already, but he made us do it anyway. I loved it, of course, and the paperwork started right away. Kenny had worked out a loan with the Credit Union a few days ago, so everything was set! It was so fast and easy, I think we left all the salesmen in a haze. We are having some fog lights installed, but we get to pick it up on Thursday and I am sooooo excited!!! It's nice to have a good dependable car to drive our little girl around in. We are beyond blessed.

Busy Bees

Let me start by thanking everyone at OMRF for the awesome baby shower they gave us on Friday. Yes, it was our second baby shower, we are so spoiled. Bev and Monica, two amazing ladies, put it together for us. These girls just so happen to be very good friends of mine and also just so happen to be Kenny's students, wierd, I know. Everything went really well and we got such great stuff for our little girl. I'm so excited!
I was relieved that I didn't get sick during the baby shower. That morning I had had another blood pressure drop episode, so I was dizzy and basically sick as a dog all morning. Poor Kenny had to pick me up and drive me home, which I'm sure was a nightmare for him. I was sitting there in the passenger seat feeling like I was going to die with the world spinning around me and there was nothing he could do about it. Poor guy, he tries to talk me through it, but most of the time I'm just not listening or I'm snapping something back at him. Sorry, honey! I don't mean it, I promise! At least I didn't have to go to the hospital this time. It's amazing what a good long nap can do for you.
The baby shower was a good kick off for the rest of the weekend. On Saturday I went and visited with my mom and brother for a good long time. We had fun, like we always do. My brohter is an amazing kid, he has become very protective of his big sister and little neice, it's great! Meanwhile, Kenny was at home mowing the lawn and working on odd jobs around the house, Saturday was Kenny's productive day. Sunday was definitely productive day for me, though. I worked all day washing Elise's clothes, bedding, drapes, and basically everything else in her room, trying to get it ready for her big arrival. I felt so overwhelmed with the amount of things that I still had to do before she gets here, so I got to work on it! Now her crib is all set up, and everything I need is right in its proper place, ready to go. There are still a few details I want to work on before she gets here, but we're ready for our little girl. I can't wait to have her here.

Who is this maniac?

My poor dear husband! 34 weeks along, and I have been an absolute emotional roller coaster. So far, Kenny has been quick enough to keep up, though sometimes it's been a bit shaky! I find that sometimes I just want to lay down and cry over the dumbest things. Some days I can't stop expressing my joy and fascination over this whole thing. I'm smiley and bright and I just want the world to know how happy I am. But then, the next day rolls around where anything will set me off. It could be that I had a rough night, and my discomfort made sleep impossible (which is usually the case). On those days all I want is for this baby to be out. I always end up feeling so bad for being such a baby, because in retrospect, it wasn't that bad, and I truly do have it easy. Just yesterday I went to the grocery store after work because I was going to cook a special meal. I waddled around the store for a while until I was satisfied that I really didn't need anything else (only to find out later, that I completely forgot to pick up laundry detergent to wash the baby's clothes!). I got home and found myself exhausted from my long day, it was getting late, so dinner would be finished too late, and Kenny wasn't even hungry. Kenny had gone to a reception earlier and had already eaten. On any other day, I would have been relieved, less work for me to do! But yesterday, this seemed to be some sort of infinitely deep source of frustration. I just wanted to cry. I had to walk away from the situation and completely clear my mind of it. After the consumption of several strawberries and much time spent in the peace of our backyard, I was able to pull myself together. Geez, I'm a mess!

Is it May yet?

I just found out that my friends and ex-employers Chris Davey and Letrisa Miller had their baby last night. I must admit, I'm pretty jealous. I found out I was pregnant way before they did. Though, to be fair, they did find out they were pregnant when she was four months along. I have about a month left to go, and I don't know where I'm going to fit the extra poundage. I've already had two people comment on my large size just this morning. One of them even called me a "big mama"! I laughed, but it's still a little wierd to hear. I don't really feal big, it's only when I look in the mirror that I realize the exaggerated proportions that my body has taken on. It's a bit of a shock every time. My hips are so loose and uncomfortable these days, it feels like they're going to slip right off! Despite my discomfort and increasingly shocking appearance, I don't have much to complain about, everything is going really well.

Baby Shower

Yesterday my family threw us an AMAZING baby shower. It was awesome! My mom and my sister really outdid themselves putting it together. My sister made an incredible cake, it was pink with white clouds on it, two layers! And it was so tasty too! They organized great games and everyone had a good time (I think!). We also got SOOOOO much stuff! My family gave us so much beautiful clothing for little Elise. She is a very lucky girl, she is so well-loved already! My mom gave me so much stuff that I know I'm really going to need. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family that would do all that for me and the baby. Big thanks to everybody!!!!!!
Leave it to me to spill a big glob of Mayo on my pretty white shirt at the start of the evening! Oh well, everything was great anyway!

I'm not pregnant?

You Are Probably Not Pregnant

It seems like you're in the clear, but you should really take a test to be sure.

Are You Pregnant?

According to this, I'm not even pregnant. Somebody's got a whole lot of explaining to do. Ha ha!
Today I enter my eighth month of pregnancy. Yay! I'm so big, it's rediculous, I don't think my belly can stand to stretch out any more. Poor baby, she must be so squished in there. Today I saw a pathetic artist's rendition of what she probably looks like right now. The poor thing is all curled up, she has no room! She moves around and pushes at me more and more every day. Kenny says that she's in there doing pull-ups on my ribs, which is entirely possible because she does like to manipulate my ribs quite a bit (which feels really wierd, by the way).
My sister is in town and she saw my big-bellied self for the first time yesterday. She seemed thoroughly disgusted. I'm glad she's here and gets to share in this experience some.

More nursery stuff!

It is official. The baby's room is finally painted. I am so glad that it's done! I have to admit, I was dreading the whole project altogether. I envisioned all the work and back-aches that would ensue once I got the project started. Much to my surprise, the process was pretty much painless. Kenny and I got that room painted in less than in afternoon. I'm pretty proud of us. I think the room looks really good. The color I chose was a really light soft green (much like the background to this blog). I like it because it also brings out the green in the bedding I got for the crib. The bedding is a little more pink than I expected it to be, so I'm glad the walls are toning it down some. So, after all that painting, stretching, and climbing over furniture, we came out unscathed. No trauma, no fights, and NO BACK-ACHES. Woo hoo!