boy oh boy

So, in case you missed the facebook memo, baby's a boy!  The doctor said everything's looking good though he is more the size of a 19 week fetus/baby.  So, maybe I'm halfway along, maybe not quite :)  Rob and I have narrowed down a name, I think, but that won't be shared for quite a while.  Is that a normal thing for people to do, keep their baby's name a secret?  I was given the advice not to tell anyone so they wouldn't tell me how stupid the name is or vent all their associations with the name.  Plus who knows?  Maybe we'll pick something else by August.  So, sorry everyone.  You will know when the time is right.

In other news, we leave for vacation in just about a week!  I am really excited though my family is flipping out about how dangerous Mexico is, and I've been informed not to pick up hitchhikers, get in the car with anyone I don't know, and basically read and memorize Homeland Security's webpage about safe travel in Mexico.

Also, when I get back from Mexico I have only a couple more weeks of work and then DONE.  Gosh, I have never been more ready to be done with a job in my life.  Is anyone hiring part time for the summer? :)

ALSO also, we are preparing to buy a new car.  Rob's little Hyundai Accent is more trouble than it's worth at this point so we are going to be purchasing a new (to us) car in the next week, hopefully.  Details to come.

And that's a life update.

scattered thoughts for sunday

+ trying to be an adult and get your finances in order by means of cutting back expenses, paying off debts,    having babies, and buying new cars is really really draining.

+ the thought of not working soon is amazing/terrifying.

+ we are going on vacation in 2 weeks!  holy heaven.

+ the hunger games movie was a lot better than i expected it to be.

+ on tuesday we have the ultrasound!  hopefully we'll know our baby's gender after that.

+ i seem to lack the patience (read: discipline) necessary to develop any meaningful hobbies.

+ our dog has seemed to develop a crippling fear of thunderstorms.  great.

+ maternity clothes are expensive and generally unattractive.  which is unfortunate.

+ people are finally starting to observe my "baby bump" and do not hold back the comments.

+ i love that there are leaves on the trees again.

+ i cannot wait until my dad comes and makes our basement a habitable place so we can turn the 2nd bedroom into baby's room.  i think that will a lot of fun to do.

+ is tomorrow really monday?  vom.

with child

I had previously decided I was going to post no "pregnant pictures" (i.e., pictures as above).  I think it's kind of awkward.  Anyway, I broke my own rule today because after getting home from work I changed into shorts and a t-shirt to take Simon on a walk (umm..hello, perfect weather?!) and when saw myself in the mirror I thought, "holy crap, I AM pregnant!".  I guess I've just never really dressed in a way that made it exceptionally noticeable to myself.  I mean, yeah, most of my regular pants are way beyond buttoning and  have invested in a pair of maternity pants and shorts, but I still just thought I looked slightly fatter than normal. Ha.  But anyway, today, at 18 weeks, is the first real day I felt like I looked pregnant.  You know it's a baby when you can't suck it in.

In other news, in exactly two weeks we will know if we're having a son or a daughter.  Rob is certain it is going to be a girl.  Which is weird, because I thought the woman was supposed to have these kind of feelings.   I still feel unsure.

hello march

Happy March 1st!  This is the month Rob and I find out if we are having a baby boy or a baby girl!  I am really super excited about that.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and everything seems to be fine (based on the what, 5-10 minutes he spent with me??) as in, I'm the "right size" that I should be at 16 weeks and I heard the baby's heartbeat again, etc etc.

Did I tell you we are going to Mexico in April?   Because we are.  Rob planned a whole vacation to surprise me.  He's awesome.  Hopefully those passports come in time.  I had to get a new one with my married name.  It may have been $110 annoying dollars, but let's just say I photographed a little better this time.  So I guess that's good.

Also, we impulse bought a new couch President's Day weekend and it was delivered on Tuesday.  I do like it (aesthetically), though it is way more uncomfortable than when we tested it out in the showroom (boo.), but hopefully that will change with a little breaking in.  Also I learned not to impulse buy couches.

In other news, I'm really looking forward to consistent spring weather.  I know in southwestern Ohio/northern Kentucky we have a while to wait, but I really want to just have the windows open.  That's my favorite.

mr. fox

This is my current project.  It took me forever to design a fox that I didn't think looked mostly stupid.  So far I've only hand stitched the details of the fox out of various pieces of scrap fabric I found in my [highly disorganized] "craft trunk".  I have just enough fabric left to make a pillow cover but I need to acquire a sewing machine before I tackle that one.  I will post a final product, whenever that may be.

p.s. do you recognize the fabric from his tail with the banner above?  reduce reuse recycle, man.

it has begun...

That's right, my mother has already taken the liberty of buying baby clothes!  I'll just be fifteen weeks tomorrow, so baby is getting a head start.  To quote mom, "They were the only gender neutral clothes I saw, so I knew it was meant to be".  P.S. Jane, she says the grandma one is for both of you guys, haha.

Also, maybe you remember me mentioning I bought an alphabet poster?

Well...

Here's hoping baby's a girl.  Because that poster is pink.  But see how glorious it looks against those green walls?!  I'm sure if baby's a boy he won't mind.

V-DAY

Valentine's Day is always awkward for me. Don't get me wrong, it's not something I value and I certainly don't feel the need to put much effort into it.  But there's always that expectation I can't seem to avoid.  Curse you, society.

Tonight Rob decided to have band practice so he just left for Middletown and will be back unreasonably late. Therefore I am adopting Simon as my Valentine.  I got out the entire box of my mom's homemade Valentine sugar cookies she sent home with me yesterday and I plan on eating as many as I can while I watch as much Harry Potter as I can (we just got the boxed set!).  Sounds like a romantic evening in, if you ask me.

Simon hates the camera.