Turtle Speed

Things here are moving at turtle speed...it seems like we have so little time left before this baby arrives but some days it feels like we just found out we were pregnant!

We've registered, painted the room, bought a few things for decorations, signed up for a birthing class, and basically have done everything we can to prepare and are just waiting. Last night I was having the worst Braxton-Hicks contractions I've had so far...I couldn't even sit down on the couch because it was too soft :) And I've started getting this new odd sensation in my upper back...whenever I squat to feed the cats or pick something up I get a tingle straight up my spine and then it spreads across my upper back and shoulders into little pops of itchiness...very odd. Luckily I've been in the kitchen each time it has happened with scissors nearby to stick down the back of my shirt and ease the itchiness but it is the weirdest feeling ever.

Baby Girl No Name is active and heavy and makes her presence known to Amelia and I everyday...she rolls and flips around as if she is a ballerina or an ice skater and is practicing for the Olympics...she's crazy. It's odd for me since I am in general fairly small...I weigh a ton but I have a fairly small frame, 5 feet tall, no hips, so yeah this is quite the experience for me...sometimes it feels like she is stretched out from hip to hip!

We've narrowed our name choices down to our top five so feel free to let us know your preferences. If I knew how to add those vote buttons I would totally do that but I have no desire this morning to attempt to figure it out...so just tell us what you like...the middle name is Evenia (my grandmother's middle name)...so go ahead sound it out, say it out loud, write it down, and vote, vote, vote!

1. Grayson
2. Lorelei
3. Layla
4. Emmerson
5. Annalice

Have a great weekend everyone!

Here's the update I promised

Crazy Dog!

About a week ago, Amelia bought a cat bed for our little kitten (she weighs about 9 lbs). It's tiny and blue...you can heat it up...very cute...

But lately someone else has been sleeping in the tiny bed. Every morning when I come downstairs I look for Bridgette, who weighs about 20 lbs, in her bed but where is she?

Do you see how all of her hangs over the edge?

Oh and the pink part isn't even part of the bed...so yeah the tiny bit of blue is really the bed she is choosing to sleep in.

The Room

So I've been promising my sister and a few others I'd post pictures of the baby's room as it is now...and I am finally getting around to doing it. Mostly people wanted to see the room so they could plan for the colors of their gifts which is just fine with me. Our colors are yellow (the walls), white (the wood trim), blue, green, and red...the other stuff...enjoy the photos!

The crib and the changing table... the yellow in the room

The messy built in bookshelf that is driving me crazy! Those little suitcases are the blue and green we are using.

The art that we bought in Seattle for the room...the red in the room.

My favorite onesie so far!

The silly light switch I made for the room...it will be changed :0

I'll Tumble For Ya'

On Thursday we had a crazy ice storm here in Columbus and what happened...yours truly fell on the ice...I went into work but had to leave right away to go into Labor and Delivery Triage (sounds fancy right?) Wrong it was just a room where all the klutzes that day came to get things checked out. I'm happy to report all is well :)