By amy on February 18, 2008
Ahhh, the events preceding the blessed event. Brian and I took a weekend visit to see my family and attend a shower from my friends back home! This post will be on the shower because those are the only pictures I have right now – I’ll have to get others from mom.
Here is my pregnant self with the hors d’oeuvres and a cute cake! Now what did my midwife tell me about eating sugar?
Next came games – guess the baby food and fill in the nursery rhyme. Several attendees play underneath some of the decorations – clothes on a line. I love the cute little blue frog outfit!
No time like the presents! Many cute and practical items – very appreciated by this new mom. It’s nice when those with experience pass on what worked well for them. The hostess gift was a jogging stroller! I was really excited and Brian too when he saw it! We’re hoping to continue our running once I recover from birth, and I was really wanting something that would perform well with extended daily use.
My Aunt started this quilt before our wedding – I guess she figured a little one might be along soon afterwards 🙂 She teaches quilting to missionary ladies so they in turn can teach the skill to ladies on the mission field.
And now, our lovely hostesses! Thanks to all who helped – I had a great time and felt very loved. It was good to see so many friends and get to catch up a little on happenings in Bryan. Now just waiting on the baby – only one more month!
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By amy on February 15, 2008
Valentines day started out with a heart and message in soap on the mirror for Brian to see when he got up to study (I wrote it during the night on one of my pilgrimages to the bathroom).
The next surprise hit Brian when he got to work. The day before I smuggled some decorations to one of his co-workers who put them up after Brian left work. Apparently several of the staff got involved in the whole decorating scheme and had quite a bit of fun!
The airplane had a latex glove labeled “palm pilot” and the giant kiss had banana bread inside – Brian’s favorite!
Some of the workers stopped by during the day and asked if it was his birthday or something. Brian told then it was Valentines, of course. Then they would ask how long Brian had been married.
When Brian got home we went running/biking and had a heart shaped pizza for dinner. I also cut his hair.
Brian then suggested we go clean up the office – so we took a late night run to the building, took pictures, and cleaned up. The we walked around outside, looking at the horses lit up for the night, and sat there in the gorgeous evening and enjoyed each others company. Finally we headed home – a great day!
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By amy on February 10, 2008
So sorry for my delinquency in posting – I have been sick. A general bad feeling began to creep over me Wed. night – I thought I was just tired. The next day I got up to make breakfast and see Brian off, heroically started my days routine but headed back for bed around nine. Unfortunately, I had a really good book to read so instead of napping I indulged in a good two hours of…. “resting”! I did crash for a nap later that day though.
Brian was home on Friday and made sure I took a nap (wouldn’t let me get away with reading this time 🙂 Saturday I was still sick – I know this because it was a gorgeous day and I had no motivation to get up and enjoy the outdoors. The Lord was probably doing good things though because it kept me from getting antsy and distracting Brian from his school work. Instead, I looked over his papers and helped him find references for an assignment in between house cleaning and another nap that Brian made me take (I have such a good doctor).
By Sat. evening we both needed a break from the computer so Brian suggested a dinner date. I tried cooking hamburgers to take to the park but my grill wouldn’t cooperate. Now the french fries were done but the burgers weren’t and it was getting dark. So…we picnicked in the living room and ate our meal in courses while playing Cribbage.
Today I’m feeling a whole lot better – I have some energy again! I went on a walk this afternoon and totally enjoyed the beautiful weather.
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By amy on February 6, 2008
Looks like slow and steady wil win the race – I’m only 1 pound behind Brian now! Boy, should have eaten more for dinner last night.
I had my midwife appointment yesterday and everything is checking out well. The little mover was a lot more cooperative for the heartbeat check but its squirming always makes the midwife laugh when she tries to check its positioning.
I can tell that the baby is getting bigger the little hard spot near my belly button has grown. I’ve learned that the hard spot is the baby’s bottom and I can take it and wiggle it, making the rest of the body move – of course the baby can retaliate by putting pressure on my bladder….
I finished up the rocking chair on Saturday – the weather was perfect! I put several coats of varnish on and now it sits, ready for use. I’m looking at making a pillow for the seat out of the leftover quilt material. I have yet to decide if I’ll do a quilt block or just a plain cushion.
I’m also trying to decide which book I’d like to read during my recovery after the birth – Ben-Hur or Les Miserables; any votes or recommendations?
And finally, Brian wanted me to put this picture up. I was making little pizzas and when I took the pan out of the oven one of the pizzas left sauce on my belly and I didn’t even notice! When called to eat, Brian dutifully informed me of my condition (not without some laughter). This belly gets itself into all kinds of messes now – guess I should put on an apron every time I enter the kitchen!
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By amy on February 3, 2008
Today was my very first baby shower! It was hosted by our Sunday school class as a after church fellowship type event including everyones kids! I think they wanted to help us see what we were getting into. It was fun to have a little more time to get to know some of the people in our class and it was very neat to see them bless us even though we’ve barely been members for a month!
There was a really cute little cake for everyone to enjoy (especially the kids!) I don’t know where it came from but it’s one of the best ones I’ve tasted! We thought the little baby was really cute.
We opened gifts and admired the cute stuff! I think baby showers are a lot more fun than wedding showers – every thing is just so cute!
The frog stuff is from the pastors wife – she remembered our pictures from when we had them over for dinner! We also got several other frog outfits and a little frog bathrobe….it’ll be hard for this kid to outgrow the nickname!
From our S.S. class teachers we got this baby monitor with a neat note that said:
Just as this monitor will let you hear your child, parenthood gives you a special understanding of your relationship with God.
Today was just another neat reminder of how special a new life is…and how much closer that life is to entering into the world! Only 5 weeks!
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