Wednesday, May 11, 2011

mother's day weekend

my first unofficial mother's day weekend was fantastic!!  john is the greatest husband ever.  we got up early on saturday morning (a miracle for the both of us) and drove around from garage sale to garage sale.  the weather was absolutely gorgeous.  didn't find what we were looking for (bedside tables for our bedroom), but we really just had a good time hanging out and driving around.  :-)

sunday after church, we went to sonic (my choice).  came home, took a nap, got up at 5pm, spent the next 3 hours in the front flower beds with john doing some much needed weeding.  once again, it felt incredible outside and all the neighbors were out (having emerged from the winter season of staying indoors at all times), so we did lots of visiting as well as weeding.  we live near some great people.  two people that we hadn't met yet came by and introduced themselves.  i wouldn't have changed anything about our evening.  i loved every minute of it.  as for my mother's day gifts:  one of them i've already put to good use...
...an electric sander!  i <3 power tools.  he also gave me a laser circular saw.  can't wait to use that one!

i am loving all of the trees and bushes that are in bloom.  we've had some pretty ones pop up in our yard.  it's been kinda fun to see what springs up.


we had tulips and daffodils bloom along the fence in our front yard.  love it!  they died already but were precious while they lasted.

last night we had our first labor and birth class!  it was very informative.  there were 7 or so other couples, and they were all close to our age.  we behaved ourselves until the last 15 minutes of class when we started doing relaxation techniques.   i was sitting inbetween john's legs leaning against his chest doing some deep breathing techniques, and john kept laughing silently because i was putting too much pressure on his chest for him to be able to take any deep breaths.  we both got the giggles and had a hard time containing ourselves. 

35 weeks:
i'm significantly bigger than i was last week for sure.  i stay entertained with all the moving around he/she does.  5 more weeks til we get to meet our little one!  i cannot wait!  here's the baby bed:

for those of you who know my eating habits & likes, you'll be very impressed to know that i went on a fruit buying spree yesterday, came home and cut it all up (first time ever to buy/chop up a pineapple), and am very much enjoying some fruit salad.
don't be fooled though...this is my freezer drawer...
i <3 chocolate.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Spring has arrived in PA

i've been a terrible blogger.  please forgive me.

shreveport baby shower:

AWESOME!  i have an amazing extended family.   everything, the whole weekend, was perfect (with the exception of the heat and humidity causing some swelling - it made me glad to be pregnant in a cooler climate).  got to spend time with olivia and go bridesmaids dress shopping for becca's wedding.  also, got to visit john's grandmother and see a lot of my side of the family that i hadn't seen in a while. 



Thanks, Aunt Bitsy!

Thanks, Aunt Julie, Aunt Jay, Kristen, Megan, Erin, Jenna, Mitzi, and Cynthia!

Thanks, Ms. Steph!

Thanks, Mom!
it was SO fun coming home (PA) and with everything having been delivered while i was in louisiana! 


maternity pics with olivia:  (31 weeks)



unfortunately, laying on my back really flattened out my belly pretty much.  o well!  it was still fun!  thanks, liver.


33 week belly pic:


john's mom spent part of last week with us.  she brought the hot weather with her because it was in the 80s while she was here, and then when she left a cold front came through, and it's been in the 60s since.  we went shopping for gardening tools and got started working in our flower beds.  our poor yard looks (and has been) neglected.  our sweet, sweet neighbors have mowed our yard the last 2 weeks for us since we don't have a mower yet.  

i'm still working on the master bedroom...gotta finish up some small details in the nursery before i post any pics.  :-)

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

30 weeks

3/4 of the way there.

in 2 days, i fly to shreveport for my baby shower!!  yay!!

crib and dresser will be delivered friday.

i'm finding that i'm getting irritated more easily lately.  :-/  i hope that fizzles out quickly...for poor john's sake.

my project this week has been my master bedroom.  it's gonna be a lot of work, and i'm growing more tired more quickly.  my feet are really aching.  this should be interesting.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

5 years!

yesterday, john and i celebrated our 5 year anniversary!  he took me out for a surprise evening on the 'spirit of philadelphia.'
we had a lovely dinner while floating down the delaware river.  some of the staff provided some live entertainment, and they had an audience participation competition that john was a part of.  shocking, right?  haha.  it was a lip-sync competition.

 

staff entertainment:


dancing:

it was a really great, special evening.  <3

Monday, March 28, 2011

nursery

nothing too earth-shattering to update on other than mom and i did some serious work in the nursery last weekend.  it was AMAZING having her here, first of all, and second of all, she worked harder than i ever expected anyone to.  i guess knowing that it was for her grandbaby gave her lots of energy and incentive.  we worked in excess of 10-12 hours for the couple of days that we had.  the crib and dresser should be delivered this week, so BEFORE and AFTER pics should be coming soon.  woohoo!!  i can't believe a real live baby will be living in that room!  weird!!!!

i got my glucose tolerance test done last week.  don't know the results yet, but i'm pretty sure everything is fine.  wednesday, i get the injection that you have to get if you have a negative blood type.  needles!  i love them! :-/

less than 2 weeks til i fly to north louisiana for my baby shower.  :-)  i can't wait to see all my family!  i'm very much looking forward to this trip.

as crazy as it may sound, i've made the decision to use cloth diapers on my baby.  :-)  i'm kinda excited about it actually.  they've come a long way since i was a baby, otherwise i wouldn't have even considered it.  i'm not THAT much of an environmentalist.  :-)

anyway, nursery pics coming soon.  stay tuned.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Massive Update: Part 4

i took this a week ago at 26 weeks.

Massive Update: Part 3

some girl friends from louisiana came up 2 fridays ago and stayed through this past wednesday.  it was absolutely wonderful and so much fun!  we did a tour of philly the day they arrived and the day they left, a tour of new york city, a tour of our home and church and surrounding towns, a tour of qvc studios, and they got to go to one of our bible studies and sunday morning church service.

pictures!


phildelphia:
with anna  
with ashley
with holly
liberty bell
independence hall
aw...how sweet. :-)
museum of modern art
anna and geno's
cheesesteak!

new york city:
staten island ferry to manhattan:  tarah, holly, ashley, brandon, anna, richie
statue of liberty
times square
subway
minute to win it!
anna and john
richie, em, anna, john
rockefeller center: em, john, tarah, holly, brandon, justin
central park
john and holly

others:
cheeseburger in paradise after our qvc tour
john with baby hands
everyone's favorite place