Week 26, The end.

Last weekend we drove took the Greyhound bus from Pittsburgh to Ann Arbor, Michigan to meet our amazing friends Andy and Jenny. I partly say amazing since we never get to see them and we really miss being near them (and they’re pretty awesome people with the cutest kid in the world), and partly because they let us buy their SUV from them! Which is why we met them in Michigan. I haven’t taken a picture yet of our new car truck SUV because it’s been RAINY here. And I’m not standing out in the rain any longer than I have to. I carted around the 4 year old I babysit for and realized how much time it takes a kid to listen/ get out of the car. In other words, I’m glad I had a jacket with a hood on, because otherwise I could have swam away. Maybe I’m just impatient  

Anyway, on our way home from Michigan we detoured a tad north in Ohio so we could visit Lake Erie, to a beach just northwest of Cleveland. It was about 75 degrees outside (the day before was freezing. This weather is crazy.) and beautiful! If it hadn’t have been so windy… sand+wind=sandstorm in my face. Oh well. At least we got a picture.

Nathan didn’t want to be in any pictures, or else this spotrighthere would have his mug in it. Oh well. Here I am at 26 weeks. Today, April 12, I started my 27th week, and got a nice email saying I only have 13 weeks to go! Our countdown clock is at 90 days.  If we at least had the baby’s room cleaned out and painted I’d probably feel a lot better. I’m sure we’ll get around to it. Eventually.

We found an amazing store in Pittsburgh (www.happybabycompany.com) that carries cloth diapers and tons of cool accessories and whatnot, and they offer a free cloth diapering class. So, we’re going to one, probably in May. We picked up a couple of diapers when we were there, because who knows? Maybe this one random diaper we picked up will be best for nighttime, while others leak. At least we’ll have it Also, I’m (don’t cringe) looking at cloth wipes. (I know, I know.) We have tons of disposable wipes (and will likely need plenty more) but I’d like to try the cloth wipes. SO. I picked up a couple of yards of flannel today at a fabric shop and I plan on making some flannel diaper wipes! If I don’t like them as wipeys then we can use them as wash cloths. No biggie. At least they’re cute.

While I’m on the baby talk, when we were in Ann Arbor we stopped at a farmers market (no food, just crafts) and found some really cute burp cloths and…. something else but I don’t remember. They’re cute though. And just around the corner at a store called www.elephantearsonline.com we picked up a couple of these:

They’re nightlights! You can move them off their charging station and they’ll stay lit for 8+ hours, or you can turn them off and use them whenever you want. And they’re cute. Right now they’re sitting on the kitchen counter. Maybe I’ll eventually move them into baby’s room, but I think I want one next to my bed.

Week 25

No picture this week… cause I. Don’t. Wanna.
But here are some OTHER pictures from this week-

We’ve been looking at this eyesore since we moved in. Thanks old homeowners! I finally (FINALLY) got around to craigslisting those ugly cylinders and someone came and picked them up! Hallelujah! Here is what it looks like now:

Okay, so maybe the word "Hallelujah" doesn't run through most peoples minds when they see this picture, but to us, it does! We're so happy we finally go rid of all that ugliness and we can finally do something with that smidge of yard. Maybe take out that extra dirt and make it part of the yard? We'll see.

Here's a picture I took of a magazine while I was at the Dr. office today (for my gestational diabetes test. Yum, orange soda-ish.)



When I first read it I thought it said "9 easy ways to cook children." :)

I was on the internet at the table today (instead of on the couch, like usual. Crazy enough, it's more comfortable to sit at the table! --Our couch is super comfy, but I can only sit certain ways anymore without being uncomfy.) I hadn't heard the dogs in awhile (who, by the way, attacked the garbage this morning and ate the bag/wrapper that hot dogs come in. Come on.) and this is where I found them! We never let them on the sofa, so I guess they just took advantage of the fact that I wasn't paying any attention to them. Brats.

Alright, I'm bored and don't have anymore fun pictures :)

PS This Sunday is Nathan's birthday! I've had his presents wrapped and sitting on the table since Tuesday :) Mean? Sure, but I learned it from him!

Week 24

We’re at the end of week 24 today! Unfortunately I’m starting to get more tired and not able to sleep much at night. And I’m getting pretty uncomfortable. Only 15 more weeks.  

We’re picking up diapers and wipes when we go to the store- we started getting size 1 diapers, and we’ll probably pick up a size 2 next time. Yes, we’re using cloth diapers (super cute ones!!) but we’ll need ones to throw away every now and then. Hope this kid goes through all the diapers we have.

Other things around the house… we’re going to be getting estimates for a fence soon. So far we’ve been fine with the dogs in our mainly un-fenced backyard- they know where they can go and when I say “too far” they know to turn around (except when there’s a cat in the alley, apparently… Bosco made it halfway up the alley today!) So we haven’t had to worry too much about a fence, but we know we’re not going to want to wrap up the kiddo every time the pups need to go out, and this will be a way to get the dogs out of our hair every now and then! Say, when Bruno gets his crazy face on and races around the house. Anyway, we’ll keep you updated. No, a fence isn’t too exciting, but we’ve been waiting over a year for one, and I guarantee we’ll be doing nerdy happy dances when the fence is put in, and again for the first month of having it!

Last week I was on the computer, and Daisy decided to nestle up to me:

She’s weird. Can you see how the dogs are passed out on the floor? This is pretty normal around here- they only go crazy once in a while. Our home is quite interesting.

Week 23

This week has been pretty uneventful- except for the beautiful weather! We’ve had the windows open and the heat off lately, and the dogs and Nathan and I are loving it.

I feel like I’m getting huge. Getting up off the couch is starting to be a pain… Also, the little one is kicking like crazy at times, and it’s only getting harder. Nathan felt his first kick on Tuesday- I’ve felt bad about always saying “Oh, there’s a kick!” because he couldn’t be part of it, but now that he is it’s more fun. Except when it hurts, that is. I hear it’ll only get better, har har.

Also, I thought I’d throw this picture in- when everything is quiet in the house and the dogs are nowhere to be found, this is normally where I find them. At least they aren’t chewing on things.

It's always very interesting here...

I decided to RainX my car windows on Tuesday (luckily, since it rained Wednesday and Thursday and then snowed on Friday!)

I decided to let the dogs roam while I cleaned my car- and left the doors open. Unfortunately this is what happens when a car door is left open near Bruno (Bosco is a follower).

There are some nice new muddy paw prints on my car seats, but this was so cute I couldn't help but laugh! Bosco doesn't take pictures well, so this is the best one (he moves a lot :))

Week 22, Woohoo.

Here we are at the beginning of week 22… (my hair is, indeed, pulled up on top of my head, I did not chop it all off.)

I’m getting more uncomfortable as the weeks go on (yay) but the good thing is that I’m definitely feeling kicks! Sometimes they’re pretty decent kicks, too. Whenever those happen I yell at Nathan, but by the time he gets to me, of course, the little bugger has moved on and doesn’t kick again for awhile. Oh well, he’ll be feeling the jabs and kicks/elbows soon enough.

This week has been a little weird, weather wise. I didn’t go out on Wednesday or Thursday because of the rain, and who really wants to go out in the rain? So I figured I could get everything done today (Friday). I would take a picture of what’s outside but I’m so mad I don’t want documentation! It’s snowing! Again! Nathan says we’re supposed to get up to 4 inches, I think. Ugh. Oh well, nothing I can do except go out and do my errands. (Or wait until next Wednesday to do them…. )

We got a laptop!

We picked up our new laptop today, so once I figure out how to get pictures on here I can post more regularly. Hopefully it’ll be soon; whenever I have time to sit down and figure it out. :)

I’ll also upload pictures of our bathroom redo too! We have the vanity in and running, and we got the vanity light hard-wired too, so we can use a light switch to turn it on (instead of me standing on my tip toes to turn a knob!). We only have to re-wire the ceiling light switch/fan and get the trim up and we’re finished! Wish us luck! (We might spend more time playing on our new computer, haha) Hopefully we’re going to Target or Babies R Us this weekend or next so that we can start registering for baby stuff!