milestones
Friday, September 05, 2008Josh and I started our three-week child birth class last night. Didn't I just register us for it? I remember thinking about once we got to this point things would start moving quickly. Labels: bakin' a bun
We also are shooting our last wedding of the year tomorrow. I have been slightly paranoid about this wedding because of my looming due date. I am really looking forward to it though. The wedding is early in the day (so I'll be home before I crash), the weather looks ideal, pictures get to be in a cool area in town, and the couple is a lot of fun. I think the only thing I'm concerned about is the lighting in the church and the fact that it's a Catholic wedding.
When Monday rolled around I realized that we can now say our due date is next month. Next month!? Whoa!
Also in preparation for the baby, we purchased a car seat which should ship on Monday. It will be so weird to have a car seat strapped into the back of my car!
Things are coming along nicely. My first baby shower is on Sunday and I cannot wait! This whole pregnancy thing is crazy. One minute you feel like your due date is forever away, the next minute it's in a few short weeks!
and we have a crib
Wednesday, September 03, 2008Labels: bakin' a bun
Back in June my parents offered to buy Baby Knight a crib as their gift to him or her. Josh and I spent a few nights looking online for a crib we liked. We wanted a white crib with straight lines, nothing scalloped or ornate. And I didn't want it to be hundreds of dollars!
We found a cute one on Target.com so my parents went ahead and ordered it. I believe the initial order said it would ship in about 4-5 weeks. We waited (not so patiently). My dad called a few times and things "looked" to be in order. Finally after waiting over six weeks my dad called again and politely demanded to know what was going on. The customer service rep still couldn't see anything wrong with our order. Two days later there was an email from Target.com saying our order was delayed indefinitely. Would we like to continue waiting? Uh, no!
That weekend my parents scoured the stores looking for a similar white crib. There were none to be found. Back to the Internet we went and came across another crib that we liked. This time we waited only 2 weeks before finding out the order was canceled. Strike two. This happened to be the weekend that Josh and I were going to Ikea so I thought I would check out the white crib I knew they had. Wouldn't you know it? Not in stock.
Next up, Babies 'R Us had a really cute crib online. Probably my favorite yet... I didn't want to get my hopes up but I thought "third time's a charm". Babies 'R Us promised shipment within 5-7 business days so that would be shipment by August 26th. On the 25th my parents got an email saying the item was no longer available so the order was cancelled. I called the closest store and asked if they could order that specific crib. The very nice saleslady said that they couldn't. To her it looked like a crib they weren't going to carry any longer and they were getting rid of their stock.
By then I was just determined. I really liked that crib. It had a little trundle drawer for underneath, plus converted into the cutest toddler bed and eventually a full size headboard. I started doing some online searching. I actually found the same crib in a few places but it had dark brown accents. This would be okay but it wasn't "perfect".
Suddenly I came upon ONE place that sold that exact same crib in all white. The site said in stock so I called my mom to tell her I would just order it. Maybe my dad was the bad luck. Ha! The wonderful thing about this place was that it said most orders ship within two business days and it was free shipping! Ordered.
That was last Monday afternoon. I could barely stand it all day Wednesday thinking about whether the crib would ship or if I'd get another email saying it had been canceled. Finally in the early afternoon I couldn't stand it anymore. I logged into my email to get the order number. I wanted to see about checking my order status online. I realized then that I had a shipping confirmation from them. Holy Moly, the crib shipped!?
I spent the next few days relentlessly stalking my UPS tracking number and found out about Track This on Twitter which does the stalking for me. Finally yesterday it arrived. The crib has been put together and we are getting the room situated. I couldn't help but stand in the doorway this morning and chuckle at the sight of that darn crib. At least now my kid doesn't have to sleep on the floor!
yeah, so?
Friday, August 29, 2008- My mid-morning snack today is a caramel apple. Labels: bakin' a bun
- If one more person asks me when I'm going to start to waddle, I might slug them. People, I'm not going to waddle!
- My co-worker is already paranoid that I'll go into labor at work and is anticipating calling the ambulance. Would it be wrong to fake contractions just to get him going?
- I really, really want to buy some cute new fall jeans from the Gap. I can't decide it they would taunt me after the baby was born or just be the ultimate inspiration.
- I think I have let go of the whole weight thing. My total weight gain isn't going to be some ridiculous amount although it is more than I anticipated. You know what? I am carrying a baby inside of me. That's worth it.
sometimes
Thursday, August 28, 2008Labels: deep thoughts
Occasionally when I am overwhelmed with adult decisions, responsibilities, and problems...I think wouldn't it be great to be a kid again? To run around not caring about anything but that moment. Hair flying in the wind, not afraid of falling onto the grass, giggling at the silliness of it all...
one of my favorite senior sessions yet
Wednesday, August 27, 2008Labels: knight light
This girl was barefoot the entire time we traipsed around her farm. She rode a bike, climbed a tree...
and yet could look gorgeous in a prom dress.
lullaby
Tuesday, August 26, 2008Josh and I had the last half of our breastfeeding class last night. The instructor was saying how there have been so many babies born in the hospital recently. She was saying that as she walked in she had heard the lullaby play over the loudspeaker. (The hospital plays a short lullaby every time a baby is born.) Halfway through class the lullaby played and then again at the end of class! I couldn't help but tear up a little bit thinking about how soon that was going to be playing for Josh and I. Only seven more weeks... Labels: bakin' a bun
a couple of CJ
Monday, August 25, 2008Labels: knight light, the one with friends
Pam and Chris took a little road trip on Saturday to see us and they let me take some pictures of their adorable little guy. I'm not even kidding you when I say I smiled the entire time I worked on his pictures last night. About every other picture I would have to yell for Josh to come and look.
CJ did so well spending the afternoon at my house. He ate a couple times, napped, played, giggled... Oh, the giggling...that could melt anyone's heart! I already can't wait to see them again and do some more pictures of the little guy.
